Why is the South so Conservative? A Marxian Analysis of Alienation, Religion, and Political Ideology Among Poor Southern White Voters

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Bryan Leeen
dc.contributor.committeechairFuhrman, Ellsworth R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHawdon, James E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWimberley, Dale W.en
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:36:13Zen
dc.date.adate2005-06-13en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:36:13Zen
dc.date.issued2005-05-09en
dc.date.rdate2005-06-13en
dc.date.sdate2005-05-16en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to use Marxist theory of alienation to explain voting patterns among impoverished Southerners. This research is important in explaining the relationship among alienation, religiosity, politics of opposition, and their impact on voting trends in the southern portion of the United States. I will construct a Marxian model based on the literature available and test it by using data in the General Social Survey of 1998. I will construct a concept of class based on the interaction of alienation and income. I will then test it by running multiple linear regressions to see if the hypothesized relationships of positive correlations exist among class and politics of opposition, apathy, and religion. I will also examine the relationship between religion and politics of opposition. And lastly I will see how all of these factors influence political ideology.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05162005-084748en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05162005-084748/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42674en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartTHESIS.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSouthen
dc.subjectPoliticalen
dc.subjectReligionen
dc.subjectMarxianen
dc.subjectAlienationen
dc.subjectVotingen
dc.subjectPooren
dc.titleWhy is the South so Conservative? A Marxian Analysis of Alienation, Religion, and Political Ideology Among Poor Southern White Votersen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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