Jul 19, 2019 01:56 AM
https://www.newsweek.com/socialism-philo...ll-1449238
EXCERPT: Overall, socialism isn't winning over the majority of college students. When broken down by major, though, its popularity doubled with philosophy students. [...] Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, is gaining momentum among college students. ... While Sanders is coming out as a 2020 frontrunner, a recent poll by College Pulse, a survey and data analytics company, found socialism isn't favored by the overall majority.
Only 39 percent of the 10,590 undergraduates polled had a favorable view of socialism, and the same percentage responded that they had an unfavorable view. When respondents were broken out by major views of capitalism shifted considerably. Philosophy majors were most likely to view socialism positively, with 78 percent of those polled saying they had at least a somewhat favorable view of it. Anthropology majors were a close second at 64 percent, followed by English majors at 58 percent and international relations, sociology and music majors all at 57 percent.
Least likely to view socialism favorably were accounting and finance majors at 20 percent and 22 percent respectively. Only 12 percent of respondents said they would be enthusiastic about a presidential candidate who described themselves as a socialist, compared to the 22 percent that would be very uncomfortable. (MORE)
EXCERPT: Overall, socialism isn't winning over the majority of college students. When broken down by major, though, its popularity doubled with philosophy students. [...] Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, is gaining momentum among college students. ... While Sanders is coming out as a 2020 frontrunner, a recent poll by College Pulse, a survey and data analytics company, found socialism isn't favored by the overall majority.
Only 39 percent of the 10,590 undergraduates polled had a favorable view of socialism, and the same percentage responded that they had an unfavorable view. When respondents were broken out by major views of capitalism shifted considerably. Philosophy majors were most likely to view socialism positively, with 78 percent of those polled saying they had at least a somewhat favorable view of it. Anthropology majors were a close second at 64 percent, followed by English majors at 58 percent and international relations, sociology and music majors all at 57 percent.
Least likely to view socialism favorably were accounting and finance majors at 20 percent and 22 percent respectively. Only 12 percent of respondents said they would be enthusiastic about a presidential candidate who described themselves as a socialist, compared to the 22 percent that would be very uncomfortable. (MORE)