Incoming college students more liberal on hot-button political, social issues, survey finds
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 06:30
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- First-year college students' political and social views shifted in a more liberal direction in 2011, according to the CIRP Freshman Survey, UCLA's annual survey of the nation's entering students at four-year colleges and universities. Notable changes were seen in student views on same-sex marriage, affirmative action and access to higher education for undocumented students.