Cold Hearts and Bleeding Hearts: Disciplinary Differences in University Students' Sociopolitical Orientations

@article{Hastie2007ColdHA,
  title={Cold Hearts and Bleeding Hearts: Disciplinary Differences in University Students' Sociopolitical Orientations},
  author={Brianne Hastie},
  journal={The Journal of Social Psychology},
  year={2007},
  volume={147},
  pages={211 - 241}
}
  • Brianne Hastie
  • Published 1 June 2007
  • Education, Psychology
  • The Journal of Social Psychology
Many people believe that a university education leads to the liberalization of students' worldviews. The author aimed to investigate whether such differences occur across disciplines and whether they are due to self-selection or socialization within disciplines. The author conducted 3 correlational studies of university students (N = 223, N = 531) and alumni (N = 143). The results clearly supported the self-selection hypothesis and suggested that students from all disciplines generally endorse… 
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