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My thoughts, too. If you've got to pick one, the much more parsimonious explanation would be that people's attitudes are influenced by the attitudes of their fr
by bunderbunder 7y ago
My thoughts, too. If you've got to pick one, the much more parsimonious explanation would be that people's attitudes are influenced by the attitudes of their friends and acquaintances.
That said, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a mix of both. I'm sure people's ethical judgments are influenced by the law, too. It's the main reason I can think of why, for example, alcohol tends to be so very much more socially acceptable than marijuana in places where the one is legal and the other is not.
- rossdavidh 7y agoSure, I also believe it is a mix of both. But, this study is probably overestimating the degree to which the legalization is responsible for the change in attitudes. Also, it is probably "only" accelerating a change that was going to happen anyway. For example, there were times and places when divorce was legal, but did not become "accepted" socially for a generation or several. So, I don't think the causation primarily goes from legalization-->social attitudes. But, I agree it's probably a mix.