Political Attitudes of Students in the United States Turkey and Turkey and North Cyprus

Abstract

Political Attitudes of Students in the United States Turkey and Turkey and North Cyprus

Abstract

This study explores the attitudes of students in North Cyprus and the
United States in ten areas of political attitudes; (1) Attitudes toward U.S.
President Bili Clinton; (2) Attitudes tovvard the United States; (3) Attitudes
tovvard the United Nations; (4) Attitudes tovvard secularism; (5) Attitudes
toward terrorism; (6) Attitudes tovvard the military; (7) Attitudes tovvard
democracy and the West; (8) Attitudes toward patriotism and nationalism; (9)
Attitudes tovvard race and ethnicity; and (10) Attitudes on state of vvell-being
compared to ten years ago. The study provides cross-national data on attitudes
of students in each of the above areas.
It would be expected that students in a southern university in the
United States vvould demostrate very conservative political attitudes on most
issues. Earlier studies have shovvn that Louisiana students tend to like David
Duke, the former Klansman vvho gained prominence in Louisiana politics.
(Eisenman, 1992, 1993). On foreign policy issues that reflect the global
povver of the US, these student vvould likely support the continued extensive
application of US povver in the global arena.

Keywords

• Political Attitudes
• Students
• United States