Date on Honors Thesis

Spring 5-2025

Major

International Studies

Minor

East Asian Studies

Examining Committee Member

Dr. Marc Polizzi, Advisor

Examining Committee Member

Dr. Brittany Wood, Committee Member

Examining Committee Member

Dr. Alexandra Hendley, Committee Member

Abstract/Description

What is the relationship between gender ideology and abortion attitudes? For decades now, abortion has remained one of the most controversial topics in the modern world. A greater understanding of the motivations behind abortion attitudes could be useful to predict changes in abortion policy within a variety of cultures. This study analyzes data from the 2021 General Social Survey (GSS). Multivariate regression was used to investigate the effect of gender ideology on abortion attitudes. The independent variable was tested with two models. In Model A, four conditions for gender ideology were analyzed separately, and in Model B, the four conditions were combined into an index variable. The findings from the study reveal that overall, egalitarian gender ideology is a significant predictor of supportive abortion attitudes. Some significance was also found for religiosity and level of education as alternate predictors of abortion attitudes. No significant relationship was found between sex and abortion attitudes. Overall, the findings suggest a significant positive relationship between egalitarian gender ideology and supportive abortion attitudes.

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