The sometime connection : public opinion and social policy

Author(s)

• Sharp, Elaine B.

Bibliographic Information

The sometime connection : public opinion and social policy

Elaine B. Sharp

（SUNY series in public policy）（SUNY series in urban public policy）

State University of New York Press, c1999

• : pbk. : alk. paper

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

CHOICE2000 Outstanding Academic Title The Sometime Connection introduces a variety of theoretical perspectives on the connection between public opinion and policy and applies them to six social policy topics: abortion, affirmative action, welfare, Social Security, corrections, and pornography. The book provides complete policy histories, information on trends in public opinion, and a diagnosis of the role that public opinion has played in the development of policy for each of the six topics discussed.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures 1. Public Policy and Public Opinion: The Elusive Connection 2. Imprisonment and Public Opinion: The Broken Thermostat 3. Affirmative Action: A Downsian Sequence 4. The Regulation of Pornography: Policy Change and Non-Attitudes 5. Abortion: Strident Controversy and Policy Responsiveness 6. Welfare: Symbols and Substance of Policy Responsiveness 7. Social Security: Promises They Can't Deliver 8. Public Opinion and Social Policy Change: Sequences and Contingencies Notes References Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA45025063
• ISBN:
  • 0791442950
  • 0791442969
• LCCN: 98053599
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany, NY
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 289 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HN57
  • DC21 : 361.6/1/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : United States -- Social policy -- Public opinion
  • LCSH : Public opinion -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA33196400
  • BA00387210