US public opinion since the 1930s : galluping through history
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US public opinion since the 1930s : galluping through history
Lexington Books, c2022
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-243) and index
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Description
This is both a history book and a book on public opinion. George Gallup, who pioneered survey sampling methods and whose name in fact became synonymous with public opinion polls, conducted his first survey in 1936. The main part of this book starts there as well. Dedicating a chapter to each decade from the 1930s to the present, Seltzer discusses historical events of the period and what the U.S. public thought of those events according to Gallup polls and other public opinion surveys. Each chapter is divided into the following categories: world events; U.S. politics; race; sex and gender; the economy; science, technology and the environment; and popular trends. Within each chapter, approximately 40 survey questions were chosen for more extended analysis: breaking down the results by race, age, gender, education, region, and political party.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. 1930s: The Great Depression and the Start of World War II
2. 1940s: World War II and the Onset of the Cold War
3. 1950s: Anti-Communism, Relative Economic Prosperity at Home and a Growing Cold War Abroad
4. 1960s: Era of Protest: Civil rights, Vietnam, and Counterculture
5. 1970s: Watergate, Normalization of Relations with China, Continuing Social and Political Protest, the Growth of International Terrorism, and Stagflation
6. 1980s: Ronald Reagan, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Soviet War in Afghanistan and AIDS
7. 1990s: The Collapse of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the First Gulf War, the Genocide in Rwanda, Bill Clinton, and the Rise of the Internet
8. 2000s: Decade of 9/11, the Iraqi War, The Great Recession, and the Election of Barack Obama
9. 2010s: War against ISIS, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, Brexit, and the Election of Donald Trump
10. 2020: Covid-19, the Killing of George Floyd and Protests, An Attempt to Overthrow an Election
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Preamble to Gallup History
References
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