MetaFilter posts tagged with attitudes

Keep Calm and Carry On

6am — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:42:26 -0800

In 1939, King George VI commissioned the Ministry of Information to produce three posters designed to reassure and prepare the British nation for an inevitable war. The posters were designed not so much to deliver any specific instruction, but rather to suggest an attitude - from King to country - towards the unknown. Stiff upper lip, old boy. KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON. YOUR COURAGE, YOUR CHEERFULNESS, YOUR RESOLUTION, WILL BRING US VICTORY FREEDOM IS IN PERIL, DEFEND IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON This extract from a PhD thesis outlines in more historic detail the concept, execution and reception of the three posters.

Oxydude — Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:13:18 -0800

Tracing Baby Boomer Attitudes Then and Now: A Comparative Look at the Attitudes of Baby Boomers in the 1970s and 2002 From an AARP study..."we gathered attitudinal surveys conducted in the early to mid 1970s, when these leading edge baby boomers were in their 20s. We then asked the same questions of this same group today, now that they are in their 50s."

WolfDaddy — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:09:09 -0800

Homophobia is not a phobia, researchers conclude. Well, DUH! However, it's really going to be difficult to march down the street chanting "Hey hey, ho ho, high negative affect scorers on the Index of Attitudes Toward Homosexuality have got to go!"

muckster — Tue, 28 Aug 2001 09:37:30 -0800

Implicit Attitude Tests are a way to find out how biased you are regarding race, age, and gender. The results can be spooky.

twistedonion — Mon, 18 Jun 2001 01:49:50 -0800

In favour of the death penalty? Don't worry, it's in the genes