ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to consolidate and extend research concerning the domestic social consequences of the Vietnam war, by focusing on public attitudes about the war and about rebellion and repressions and the independent effect of Vietnam war attitudes on the latter. An index of tolerance for rebellion and support for repression can be derived from these items by simply summing the pro-rebellion responses coded 1, and the pro-repression responses coded 0. Interviewees with an index score of 0 strongly support repression of protest, by disapproving mass demonstration and protest and approval of police force against demonstrators. Attitudes about the civil rights movement are gauged responses to a question about the pace of social change. Variables of social status-occupation, income, or education-do not relate to policy preferences on the Vietnamese war; nor do such variables as religion or region. Space limitations preclude detailed consideration of relationships between attitudes about Vietnam and attitudes concerning domestic issues and foreign policy.
