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UNCLASSIF EDODC REPORT BIBLIOGRAPHY SEARCH CONTROL No* /ZMML7AD-637 168 1b/3 5/11MICHIGAN STATE UNIV EAST LANSIN(a DEPT OFCOMMUNICATIONTHE DEVELOPMENT OF VALUES AND BLLIEFS IN YOUNGAMERICANS TO4ARF FALLOUT SHELTERS AND CIVILDEFENSE,(U)CESCRIPTIVE NOTE: PILOT STUDy REPT. NO. 2.MAY 66 73P 6REENBERGBRADLEY So IPETTERSENDUANE ;KOCHEVARJOHNUNCLASSIFIED REPORTSUPPLEMENTARY NOTE: REPT. ON CCMMUNICATION RFSEARCH.SEE ALSO AD-637 167.DLSCRIVTORS: (*FALLOUT SHELTERS, ePUBLIC OPINION),CHILVREN, ADOLESCENTS9 ATTITuDES, CIVIL DEFENSE5YSTEMS, SOCIAL SCIENCES, CULTURE, STATISTICALANALYSISTHI1 IS THE SECOND OF THREE REPORTS CONCERNING THEATTITUDES EXPRESSED BY AMERICAN YOUNGSTERS TOWARDFALLOUT SHELTERS AND CIVIL DEFENSE. THE PRESENTSTUoY FOCUSSED ON THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF AGE, SEX,RACE AND PERSONAL ABILITY ON THEIR OPINIONS. WN'NTHESE VARIABLES AkE CONTROLLED SINGLY AND TOGETt.ZR INANALYZING OPIONIONS, WE FIND THE FOLLO*INGs INTERMS OF AGE, YOUNGER STUDENTS *ERE MORE FAVORABLE TOFALLOUT SHELTERS AND CIVIL DEFENSE vbITH NO CHANGESINTý(ODUc.ED BY CONTROLLING FOR OTHER VARIABLES.RACE A'-SO REMAINED HIGHLY CORRELATED WITHATTITUDES, AFTER CONTROLLING OTHER FACTORS. NONtfOUNGSTERS,BUT THE DIFFEIRENCE WAS MOST PRONOUNCEDAMONG THE OLDER NON-WHITES. PERSONAL ABILITYACCOUNTED FOR DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDE TOWARD FALLOUTSHELTERS AND CIVIL DEFENSE. THE HIG"ER ABILITYsTUOENTS, ESPECIALLY THE OLuER ONE5, WERE LESSFAVORABLE TOAARD THE T11O OPINION AREAS, SEX AAS AKEAKf NEGLIGIBLE CORRELATE OF THESE ATTITUDES, ANDSEX DID NOT INTERACT WITH THE OTHER VARIABLES*(AUTHOR)(U)(U)80UNCLASSIFIED/ZMML7