Social Attitude Test
1) The nation exists for the benefit of the individuals composing it, not the individuals for the benefit of the nation.
2) Great wealth should be shared much more than at present.
3) War is inherent in human nature.
4) It wouldn't be so bad if private property were abolished and socialism introduced.
5) On the whole, workers are fairly treated by their employers.
6) 'Free enterprise' is another way of saying 'exploitation of the workers.'
7) Production and trade should be free from government interference.
8) Divorce laws should ensure that the process is difficult and not taken lightly.
9) The so-called underdog deserves little sympathy or help from successful people.
10) Crimes of violence should be punished by flogging.
11) The nationalization of industry is likely to lead to inefficiency, bureaucracy and stagnation.
12) Men and women have the right to live together even if they are unmarried.
13) 'My country, right or wrong.'
14) 'Soft' drugs, like marijuana, should be legal.
15) It is perfectly fair that many people should acquire large incomes, not through work but through inheritance.
16) People should realize that their greatest obligation is to their family.
17) There is no survival of any kind after death.
18) The death penalty is barbaric, and should not be used on anyone.
19) In general, Jews are pretty much alike.
20) The dropping of the first atom bomb on a Japanese city, killing thousands of innocent civilians, was morally wrong and incompatible with our kind of civilization.
21) Birth control, except when recommended by a doctor, should be made illegal.
22) People suffering from incurable diseases should have the choice of being put painlessly to death.
23) Investors and financers are responsible for our economic prosperity.
24) Capitalism exploits workers by failing to give them the full value of their productive labor.
25) People should listen to what they learn in church rather than questioning it.
26) A person shouldn't be allowed to take his own life.
27) Free love between men and women should be encouraged as a means towards mental and physical health.
28) Compulsory military training in peace-time is essential for the survival of this country.
29) Sex crimes such as rape and attacks on children deserve more than mere imprisonment; such criminals ought to be flogged or worse.
30) A white lie is often a good thing.
31) The idea of God is a ridiculous invention of the human mind.
32) Royalty and nobility encourage snobbishness in a country, and are not compatible with democracy.
33) Separation of Church and State has gone far enough in this country.
34) Conscientious objectors are traitors to their country, and should be treated accordingly.
35) Regarding abortion, I am pro-choice.
36) Most religious people are hypocrites.
37) Sex relations except in marriage are wrong.
38) Foreign refugees should be left to fend for themselves.
39) In strikes and disputes between workers and employers I usually side with the employers.
40) It's OK for someone to help another country because he prefers it to his own.
41) It's just as well that the struggle of life tends to weed out those who cannot stand the pace.
42) In taking part in any form of world organization, our country should make certain that none of its independence and power is lost.
43) Nowadays, more and more people are prying into matters which do not concern them.
44) All forms of discrimination should be made illegal and subject to heavy penalties.
45) Capitalism works well.
46) Muslims and Jews are as valuable citizens as those from any other group.
47) Our treatment of criminals is too harsh; we should try to cure them, not punish them.
48) Religion is a valuable bulwark opposing the evil trends in modern society.
49) There is no harm in traveling occasionally without a ticket, if you can get away with it.
50) No one should be allowed to buy privileges in education or medical care for his family.
51) Life is so short that a man is justified in enjoying himself as much as he can.
52) An occupation by a foreign power is better than war.
53) Christ was divine, wholly or partly in a sense different from other men.
54) True democracy is limited in this country because of the special privileges enjoyed by business and industry.
55) The way wealth is distributed at this moment is natural and just.
56) The universe was created by God.
57) Blood sports, like fox hunting for instance, are vicious and cruel.
58) The maintenance of internal order within the nation is more important than ensuring that there is freedom for all.
59) Every person should have complete faith in some supernatural power whose decisions he obeys without question.
60) In capitalist countries there tends to be conflicts between workers and employees.