While individuals who had lower income favored the Democratic Party. Within the same study the association between occupation and political affiliation was also determined. Those who held higher positions shared more conservative values than individuals working in maintenance and manual labor (Raymond and Richard). As an additional example another study found consistently that college professors and social scientists identify with liberal values, both the level of education these individuals had and the occupation they held predisposed them to identify with the Democratic Party. They were characterized as being more open minded and conformed better to the liberal agenda (Eitzen and Maranell). These examples exemplify the distinction between the occupations we choose, the amount of money we make, and the level of education we complete and the political party we identify with and what characteristics surround these social
While individuals who had lower income favored the Democratic Party. Within the same study the association between occupation and political affiliation was also determined. Those who held higher positions shared more conservative values than individuals working in maintenance and manual labor (Raymond and Richard). As an additional example another study found consistently that college professors and social scientists identify with liberal values, both the level of education these individuals had and the occupation they held predisposed them to identify with the Democratic Party. They were characterized as being more open minded and conformed better to the liberal agenda (Eitzen and Maranell). These examples exemplify the distinction between the occupations we choose, the amount of money we make, and the level of education we complete and the political party we identify with and what characteristics surround these social