1. A Diverse Nation

2. Announcements Short essay assignment Extra credit First Year Experience Workshops Library Orientations Thinking about a health career? Model UN

3. Freewrite Describe your opinion about the statement below. Explain why you feel the way you do. How do your personal values affect your opinion? Could someone persuade you to have a different opinion? The government should be able to prohibit all abortions.

4. Montclair, NJ vs. Franklin, TN Different values Different approaches to race relations Different politics Where would you rather live? How are politics and culture related?

5. Cultural Differences in Voting Patterns Religiosity

6. Worship Attendance and Presidential Vote Frequency of Church Attendance% Voting Bush % Voting Kerry More than once a week6535 Once a week5941 Every few weeks5149 A few times a year4555 Never3763 All5248

7. Cultural Differences in Voting Patterns Religiosity Urban/Rural

8. Place of Residence and Presidential Vote, 2004 % Voting Bush% Voting Kerry Suburban/Rural5545 Large and small cities 4753

9. Cultural Differences in Voting Patterns Religiosity Urban/Rural Race

10. % Saying Yes BlackWhite Would Katrina response have been faster if victims had been white? 6617 Has the position of blacks in American society improved in recent years? 5672 Should the gov’t guarantee food and shelter? 8062 Do you support Affirmative Action?5524

11. Black-White Similarities in Political Opinion Agree with whites: distrust of government More conservative than whites: social issues Why this pattern of similarities and differences?

12. Cultural Differences in Voting Patterns Religiosity Urban/Rural Race Gender

13. In 1992: –Male: 1% more D than R –Female:16% more D than R In 2004: –Male: 1% more D than R –Female:11% more D than R –Gender Gap in Party ID: 10%

14. Cultural Differences in Voting Patterns Religiosity Urban/Rural Race Gender

15. How do diverse peoples govern themselves as one?