Recent sociological research has addressed a wide range of attitudinal, behavioral, and sociodemographic factors that influence attitudes toward legal abortion. Young adulthood is an important life stage for the development of attitudes and behaviors that are likely to influence individuals over time. Several life course theorists in psychology, social psychology, and sociology hold views consistent with this idea. We use a cohort comparison to evaluate the extent to which attitudes among young adults vary by cohort/historical epoch. We examine the influence of religious preference and participation on support for legal abortion across three birth cohorts controlling for a range of sociodemographic variables. Using data from the General Social Survey, we compare abortion attitudes and religious predictors of these attitudes across three generational cohorts—Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials. Our findings indicate (1) differences between cohorts, (2) variation in the influence of religion on abortion attitudes among young adults socialized in different time periods, and (3) consistency and inconsistency in relation to sociodemographic effects across cohorts. These findings suggest that part of the continuity of abortion debates in U.S. society reflects changes whereby young adults became less supportive of legal abortion after the Baby Boomer cohort.

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年轻人对法律堕胎的态度的世代变异：宗教作用的语境化

最近的社会学研究已经解决了影响态度堕胎态度的各种态度，行为和社会人口统计学因素。年轻的成年期是态度和行为发展的重要生命阶段，随着时间的流逝，态度和行为可能会影响个人。心理学，社会心理学和社会学的一些生命历程理论家对此观点持一致观点。我们使用队列比较来评估年轻人的态度随队列/历史时期的变化程度。我们研究了在控制一系列社会人口统计学变量的三个出生队列中，宗教偏好和参与对合法堕胎支持的影响。使用来自一般社会调查的数据，我们比较了三个代代人（婴儿潮一代，X代和千禧一代）的堕胎态度和这些态度的宗教预测因素。我们的发现表明：（1）人群之间的差异；（2）宗教对不同时期社交的年轻人的堕胎态度影响的变化；（3）跨人群的社会人口统计学影响的一致性和前后不一致。这些发现表明，在美国社会中，堕胎辩论的连续性反映了婴儿潮时期后，年轻人对合法堕胎的支持减少的变化。（3）整个人群的社会人口统计学影响一致和不一致。这些发现表明，在美国社会中，堕胎辩论的连续性反映了婴儿潮时期后，年轻人对合法堕胎的支持减少的变化。（3）整个人群的社会人口统计学影响一致和不一致。这些发现表明，在美国社会中，堕胎辩论的连续性反映了婴儿潮时期后，年轻人对合法堕胎的支持减少的变化。