Aging and changes in attitudes about the women's liberation movement

Using data from a four-year national panel study, this research examines changes in attitudinal support for the women's liberation movement over the period 1972-1976. All age groups became more favorable, but the extent of these shifts was greater among the older members of the panel than among the younger members. The findings provide no support for the notions that social and political attitudes become more conservative with aging or that they become rigid and fixed.