GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

519. Some people say that it is better for America if different 
racial and ethnic groups maintain their distinct cultures. 
Others say that it is better if groups change so that they blend 
into the larger society as in the idea of a melting pot. Here is 
a card with a scale from 1 to 7. Think of a score of 1 as 
meaning that racial and ethnic groups should maintain their 
distinct cultures, and a score fo 7 as meaning that groups 
should change so that they blend into the larger society. What 
score between 1 and 7 comes closest to the way you feel?

519a. Should it be up to the government to help racial and 
ethnic groups maintain their distinct cultures, or should this 
be left up to the groups themselves?

519b. Should it be up to the government to help racial and 
ethnic groups change so that they blend into the larger society, 
or should this be left up to the groups themselves?

520. Now I'm going to read you some statements and would like to 
get your reaction to them. After I read each statement, please 
tell me if you strongly agree, aggee, neither agree nor 
disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the statement. 
Political organizations based on race or ethnicity promote 
separatism and make it hard for all of us to live together.

521. Now I'm going to read you some statements and would like to 
get your reaction to them. After I read each statement, please 
tell me if you strongly agree, aggee, neither agree nor 
disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the statement. a. 
Under the First Amendment guarnateeing free speech, people 
should be allowed to express their own opinions even if they are 
harmful or offensive to members of other religous or racial 
groups.

521. Now I'm going to read you some statements and would like to 
get your reaction to them. After I read each statement, please 
tell me if you strongly agree, aggee, neither agree nor 
disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the statement. b. 
People should not be allowed to express opinions that are 
harmful or offensive to members of other religious or racial 
groups.

522. Now, I would like to ask whether you have ever felt the 
following ways about blacks and their families. For each of the 
feelings that I ask you about, please tell em whether you have 
felt that way very often, fairly often, not too often, or never? 
a. How often have you felt sympathy for blacks?

522. Now, I would like to ask whether you have ever felt the 
following ways about blacks and their families. For each of the 
feelings that I ask you about, please tell em whether you have 
felt that way very often, fairly often, not too often, or never? 
b. How often have you felt admiration for blacks?