American public opinion : its origins, content, and impact
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American public opinion : its origins, content, and impact
Routledge, 2023, c2024
11th ed
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Note
"First edition published by Pearson Education Inc. 2007"--T.p. verso
10th ed: 2019
Summary:"Providing an in-depth analysis of public opinion, including its origins in political socialization, its role in the electoral process, and the impact of the media, American Public Opinion goes beyond a simple presentation of data to include a critical analysis of the role of public opinion in American democracy"--Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-363) and index
Contents of Works
- Public opinion in democratic societies
- Polling: the scientific assessment of public opinion
- Microlevel opinion: the psychology of opinion-holding
- Macrolevel opinion: the flow of political sentiment
- Political socialization and political learning
- Public opinion and democratic stability
- Group differences in political opinions
- The news media and political opinions
- Elections as instruments of popular control
- The public and its elected leaders
- Public opinion and the performance of democracy