Social Issues http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam One of Gallup's earliest polls, from 1939, addressed the evolving cultural norms around men and women revealing their skin in summer clothing. http://www.gallup.com/vault/213596/gallup-vault-men-cleared-topless-swimming-1939.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/vault/213596/gallup-vault-men-cleared-topless-swimming-1939.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:00:00 GMT A slim majority (52%) of Americans think women in the military do not have as good a chance as men at promotions and jobs for which they are qualified. http://www.gallup.com/poll/213491/slim-majority-says-women-military-face-unfair-obstacles.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/213491/slim-majority-says-women-military-face-unfair-obstacles.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMT Americans believe immigrants help the economy by providing low-cost labor rather than hurt the economy by driving down wages in the U.S. http://www.gallup.com/poll/213152/americans-say-immigrants-help-rather-hurt-economy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/213152/americans-say-immigrants-help-rather-hurt-economy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMT Americans are more positive now than in 2007 about the effects that immigration has on several aspects of life in the U.S. http://www.gallup.com/poll/213146/americans-positive-effects-immigration.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/213146/americans-positive-effects-immigration.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:15:00 GMT Americans' confidence in newspapers is up from 2016, although it remains low overall. Their confidence in television news and internet news also remains low. http://www.gallup.com/poll/212852/confidence-newspapers-low-rising.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/212852/confidence-newspapers-low-rising.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMT Americans' attitudes about immigration have not changed significantly since Donald Trump's presidential campaign featured a prominent negative focus on immigration. http://www.gallup.com/poll/212846/overall-desire-decrease-immigration-unchanged-2017.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/212846/overall-desire-decrease-immigration-unchanged-2017.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:03:00 GMT Americans name healthcare as the top financial problem facing their family, while concerns about low wages have fallen to pre-recession levels. http://www.gallup.com/poll/212780/cost-healthcare-americans-top-financial-concern.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/212780/cost-healthcare-americans-top-financial-concern.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:45:00 GMT Two years after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, 10.2% of LGBT Americans are now married to a same-sex partner, up from 7.9% before the ruling. http://www.gallup.com/poll/212702/lgbt-adults-married-sex-spouse.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/212702/lgbt-adults-married-sex-spouse.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMT The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 50 years ago that state laws against interracial marriage were unconstitutional. But as that case was wending its way through the courts, less than half of Americans agreed. http://www.gallup.com/vault/212717/gallup-vault-americans-slow-back-interracial-marriage.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/vault/212717/gallup-vault-americans-slow-back-interracial-marriage.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:45:00 GMT About six in 10 Americans see themselves as upper-middle or middle class, with most of the rest identifying as working or lower class. Middle-class identification has returned to pre-recession levels. http://www.gallup.com/poll/212660/middle-class-identification-pre-recession-levels.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/212660/middle-class-identification-pre-recession-levels.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 21 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMT