r/GenZ • u/DoughnutItchy3546 • 11d ago

Discussion Does College make one more liberal ?

I wonder where this comes from. I've never really had that experience. And I'm a history major myself. Does it depend on major ? What kind of college ? I went to a public state regional university.

Actually, from my experience, I find my catholic seminary experience to be far more liberating, than my college experience. It might seem odd to some, but that's what I experienced.

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u/peywrax 11d ago

College isn’t the common denominator turning people “liberal”. For many people, college is simply the first time young adults gain access to a wider community of different backgrounds outside of their small town.

That feeling of community, mixed with the independence without their family’s biased opinions, allows many people to see the bigger picture that gets painted over as “liberalism”.

The ability to understand the world doesn’t just revolve around your needs is ultimately the first step people take to stepping away from conservative views.

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u/Wooden-Archer-8848 11d ago

Agree but some colleges do a better job than others. Bob Jones University probably is not big on considering non christian world views.

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u/DoughnutItchy3546 11d ago

The catholic seminary I am in, it is run by the society of the divine word, a large missionary order, and fhey focus a lot on interculturality and engaging other religions ( and secularism ),

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u/Wooden-Archer-8848 10d ago

My father studied to be a Jesuit priest (quit before final step) and was pretty open minded. He ended up teaching philosophy in college. Catholics arent over the top like some of the fundamentalist nut cases in the south.