Eric Plutzer

2025

Scaled Paired Comparisons as an Alternative to Ratings and Rankings for Measuring Values

Plutzer, E. & Berkman, M. B., Feb 1 2025, In: Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. 13, 1, p. 39-65 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

Climate change education in U.S. middle schools: changes over five pivotal years

Plutzer, E., Branch, G. & Townley, A. L., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 25, 2

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Scopus citations

2023

Reassessing the Effects of Emotions on Turnout

Phillips, J. B. & Plutzer, E., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Politics. 85, 3, p. 1094-1106 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Scopus citations

What’s effective and ineffective in preparing high school biology educators to teach evolution? Evidence from a representative national U.S. survey

Branch, G., Plutzer, E. & Reid, A., Dec 2023, In: Evolution: Education and Outreach. 16, 1, 4.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Scopus citations

2022

Religion-State Interaction at the Local Level: Key Findings from a Survey of Religion and Local Elected Officials

Adler, G. J., Mayrl, D., Coley, J. S., Sager, R. & Plutzer, E., Mar 2022, In: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 61, 1, p. 217-229 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

2021

A potential new front in health communication to encourage vaccination: Health education teachers

Plutzer, E. & Warner, S. B., Jul 30 2021, In: Vaccine. 39, 33, p. 4671-4677 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Editors' Note

Holbrook, A. & Plutzer, E., 2021, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 85, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Religion at the Frontline: How Religion Influenced the Response of Local Government Officials to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Adler, G. J., Ortiz, S. E., Plutzer, E., Mayrl, D., Coley, J. S. & Sager, R., 2021, In: Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review. 82, 4, p. 397-425 29 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

19 Scopus citations

Teaching evolution in U.S. public middle schools: results of the first national survey

Branch, G., Reid, A. & Plutzer, E., Dec 2021, In: Evolution: Education and Outreach. 14, 1, 8.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

7 Scopus citations

2020

Teaching evolution in U.S. public schools: a continuing challenge

Plutzer, E., Branch, G. & Reid, A., Dec 2020, In: Evolution: Education and Outreach. 13, 1, 14.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

30 Scopus citations

Valid vs. Invalid straightlining: The complex relationship between straightlining and data quality

Reuning, K. & Plutzer, E., 2020, In: Survey Research Methods. 14, 5, p. 439-459 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Scopus citations

2019

Federalism and the Racialization of Welfare Policy

Ojeda, C., Whitesell, A. M., Berkman, M. B. & Plutzer, E., Dec 1 2019, In: State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 19, 4, p. 474-501 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

Measuring Complex State Policies: Pitfalls and Considerations, with an Application to Race and Welfare Policy

Plutzer, E., Berkman, M. B., Honaker, J., Ojeda, C. & Whitesell, A., 2019, In: Policy Studies Journal. 47, 3, p. 712-734 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

Privacy, Sensitive Questions, and Informed Consent

Plutzer, E., 2019, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 83, p. 169-184 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

11 Scopus citations

Publication Ethics, Transparency, and Replication: New Policies at POQ

Plutzer, E., Sep 12 2019, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 83, 2, p. 309-312 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

2018

Teaching climate change in middle schools and high schools: investigating STEM education’s deficit model

Plutzer, E. & Hannah, A. L., Aug 1 2018, In: Climatic Change. 149, 3-4, p. 305-317 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

36 Scopus citations

2017

DEMOGRAPHICS AND THE SOCIAL BASES OF VOTER TURNOUT

Plutzer, E., Jan 1 2017, The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behavior and Public Opinion. Taylor and Francis, p. 69-82 14 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

10 Scopus citations

2016

Climate confusion among U.S. teachers

Plutzer, E., McCaffrey, M., Hannah, A. L., Rosenau, J., Berbeco, M. & Reid, A. H., Feb 12 2016, In: Science. 351, 6274, p. 664-665 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

203 Scopus citations

2015

Enablers of Doubt: How Future Teachers Learn to Negotiate the Evolution Wars in Their Classrooms

Berkman, M. B. & Plutzer, E., Mar 14 2015, In: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 658, 1, p. 253-270 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Scopus citations

2011

Defeating creationism in the courtroom, but not in the classroom

Berkman, M. B. & Plutzer, E., Jan 28 2011, In: Science. 331, 6016, p. 404-405 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

108 Scopus citations

Local autonomy versus state constraints: Balancing evolution and creationism in U.S. high schools

Berkman, M. B. & Plutzer, E., Oct 2011, In: Publius. 41, 4, p. 610-635 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

2010

Evolution, creationism, and the battle to control America's classrooms

Berkman, M. & Plutzer, E., Jan 1 2010, Cambridge University Press. 287 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

123 Scopus citations

2009

Political Participation and Cumulative Disadvantage: The Impact of Economic and Social Hardship on Young Citizens

Pacheco, J. S. & Plutzer, E., Apr 21 2009, Democracy and Disenfranchisement. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Vol. 64. p. 571-593 23 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2 Scopus citations

Scientific expertise and the culture war: Public opinion and the teaching of evolution in the American states

Berkman, M. B. & Plutzer, E., Sep 2009, In: Perspectives on Politics. 7, 3, p. 485-499 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

19 Scopus citations

2008

Evolution and creationism in America's classrooms: A national portrait

Berkman, M. B., Pacheco, J. S. & Plutzer, E., May 2008, In: PLoS biology. 6, 5, p. 920-924 5 p., e124.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

124 Scopus citations

Political participation and cumulative disadvantage: The impact of economic and social hardship on young citizens

Pacheco, J. S. & Plutzer, E., 2008, In: Journal of Social Issues. 64, 3, p. 571-593 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

61 Scopus citations

The polls - Trends: Evolution, creationism, and the teaching of human origins in schools

Plutzer, E. & Berkman, M., Aug 2008, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 72, 3, p. 540-553 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

62 Scopus citations

2007

Stay in school, don't become a parent: Teen life transitions and cumulative disadvantages for voter turnout

Pacheco, J. S. & Plutzer, E., Jan 2007, In: American Politics Research. 35, 1, p. 32-56 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

32 Scopus citations

2006

Family transitions, economic status, and voter turnout among African-American inner-city women

Plutzer, E. & Wiefek, N., Sep 2006, In: Social Science Quarterly. 87, 3, p. 658-678 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

14 Scopus citations

2005

Families, divorce and voter turnout in the US

Sandell, J. & Plutzer, E., Jun 2005, In: Political Behavior. 27, 2, p. 133-162 30 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

40 Scopus citations

Ten thousand democracies: Politics and public opinion in America's school districts

Berkman, M. B. & Plutzer, E., 2005, Georgetown University Press. 206 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

112 Scopus citations

The graying of America and support for funding the nation's schools

Plutzer, E. & Berkman, M., 2005, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 69, 1, p. 66-86 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

37 Scopus citations

2004

Gray peril or loyal support? the effects of the elderly on educational expenditures

Berkman, M. B. & Plutzer, E., Dec 2004, In: Social Science Quarterly. 85, 5 SPEC. ISS., p. 1178-1192 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

40 Scopus citations

2002

Becoming a habitual voter: Inertia, resources, and growth in young adulthood

Plutzer, E., Mar 2002, In: American Political Science Review. 96, 1, p. 41-56 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

630 Scopus citations

2001

Class, gender, and the family unit: A dynamic model of stratification and class politics

Plutzer, E. & Zipp, J. F., 2001, In: Social Science Research. 30, 3, p. 426-448 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

2000

From housework to paid work: The implications of women's labor force experiences on class identity

Zipp, J. F. & Plutzer, E., Jun 2000, In: Social Science Quarterly. 81, 2, p. 538-554 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

1996

Identity politics, partisanship, and voting for women candidates

Plutzer, E. & Zipp, J. F., Mar 1996, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 60, 1, p. 30-57 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

188 Scopus citations

Scientific information, elite attitudes, and the public debate over food safety

Maney, A. & Plutzer, E., 1996, In: Policy Studies Journal. 24, 1, p. 42-56 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

Wives and husbands: Social class, gender, and class identification in the U.S

Zipp, J. F. & Plutzer, E., May 1996, In: Sociology. 30, 2, p. 235-252 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

25 Scopus citations

1993

Alternative Contexts of Political Behavior: Churches, Neighborhoods, and Individuals

Huckfeldt, R., Plutzer, E. & Sprague, J., May 1993, In: The Journal of Politics. 55, 2, p. 365-381 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

152 Scopus citations

Contextual determinants of feminist attitudes: National and subnational influences in Western Europe

Banaszak, L. A. & Plutzer, E., Mar 1993, In: American Political Science Review. 87, 1, p. 147-157 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

80 Scopus citations

The social bases of feminism in the European community

Banaszak, L. A. & Plutzer, E., Mar 1993, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 57, 1, p. 29-53 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

53 Scopus citations

1991

Family life and american politics: The "marriage gap" reconsidered

Plutzer, E. & Mcburnett, M., Mar 1991, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 55, 1, p. 113-127 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

33 Scopus citations

Preferences in family politics. Women's consciousness or family context?

Plutzer, E., Apr 1991, In: Political Geography Quarterly. 10, 2, p. 162-173 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

36 Scopus citations

1987

Determinants of Leftist Radical Belief in the United States: A Test of Competing Theories

Plutzer, E., Jun 1 1987, In: Social Forces. 65, 4, p. 1002-1019 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

Notifying husbands about an abortion: an empirical look at constitutional and policy dilemmas.

Plutzer, E. & Ryan, B., Apr 1987, In: Sociology and social research. 71, 3, p. 183-189 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Scopus citations

1986

Fertility and agricultural structure: rural America in 1930.

Plutzer, E., 1986, In: Rural Sociology. 51, 2, p. 156-168 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

1985

Gender differences in voting for female candidates: Evidence from the 1982 election

Zipp, J. F. & Plutzer, E., Jun 1985, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 49, 2, p. 179-197 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

61 Scopus citations

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