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American Public Opinion: Its Origins, Content, and Impact (Update Edition)

by: Erikson, Robert S.; Tedin, Kent L.

American Public Opinion: Its Origins, Content, and Impact (Update Edition)

by: Erikson, Robert S.; Tedin, Kent L.

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9780321430199
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0321430190
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2007
Publisher: Longman
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Summary

The updated seventh edition of American Public Opinion continues to go beyond a simple presentation of data to critically analyze the integral role public opinion plays in American democracy.

List of Figures and Tables

Credits for Figures and Tables

xiii

Preface

xvii

CHAPTER 1 Public Opinion in Democratic Societies

(23)

1-1 Public Opinion and Government

(6)

1-2 Public Opinion Defined

(1)

1-3 The Evolution of the Public Opinion Poll

(5)

1-4 The Modern Public Opinion Poll and Its Political Consequences

(2)

1-5 Sources of Information on Public Opinion

(3)

1-6 Linkage Models Between Public Opinion and Public Policies

(3)

1-7 Plan of This Book

(3)

CHAPTER 2 Polling: The Scientific Assessment of Public Opinion

(34)

2-1 The Value of Polls

(3)

2-2 Sampling

(11)

2-3 Question Wording

(5)

2-4 The Misuse of Surveys

(3)

2-5 Polls and Predicting Elections

(8)

2-6 Conclusion

(4)

CHAPTER 3 Microlevel Opinion: The Psychology of Opinion-Holding

(34)

3-1 Political Attention and Opinion-Holding

(12)

3-2 Liberal-Conservative Ideology and the Organization of Opinions

(11)

3-3 Party Identification and the Organization of Political Opinions

(9)

CHAPTER 4 Macrolevel Opinion: The Flow of Political Sentiment

(35)

4-1 The Micro Foundations of Macro Opinion

(2)

4-2 Trends in Policy Opinions

(19)

4-3 General Ideological Movement

114

(3)

4-4 General Partisan Movement

117

(2)

4-5 Presidential Approval

119

(6)

4-6 Conclusion: What Moves Public Opinion?

125

(2)

CHAPTER 5 Political Socialization and Political Learning

127

(35)

5-1 The Preadult Years: Socialization to Citizenship

127

(7)

5-2 The Agents of Preadult Socialization

134

(15)

5-3 Socialization During Adulthood

149

(7)

5-4 The Persistence of Political Orientations

156

(2)

5-5 Conclusion

158

(4)

CHAPTER 6 Public Opinion and Democratic Stability

162

(29)

6-1 Support for Democratic Values

163

(11)

6-2 Political Consensus

174

(2)

6-3 Political Support: Trust and Efficacy

176

(7)

6-4 Personality and Public Opinion

183

(5)

6-5 Conclusion

188

(3)

CHAPTER 7 Group Differences in Political Opinions

191

(37)

7-1 Socioeconomic Class and Political Opinions

191

(9)

7-2 Race and Political Opinions

200

(6)

7-3 Age and Political Opinions

206

(3)

7-4 Religion and Political Opinions

209

(7)

7-5 Geography and Political Opinions

216

(5)

7-6 Gender and Political Opinions

221

(4)

7-7 Conclusion

225

(3)

CHAPTER 8 The News Media and Political Opinions

228

(37)

8-1 The Evolution of the American Media

228

(8)

8-2 Bias and Negativity in the News

236

(8)

8-3 Models of Media Effects

244

(7)

8-4 Media Content and Political Opinions

251

(4)

8-5 The News Source and Comprehension

255

(2)

8-6 An Informed Electorate? Television News and Campaign Ads

257

(4)

8-7 Conclusion

261

(4)

CHAPTER 9 Elections as Instruments of Popular Control

265

(31)

9-1 Political Campaigns and the Voter

266

(6)

9-2 Policy Issues and Voters

272

(12)

9-3 Explaining Election Outcomes

284

(9)

9-4 Conclusion

293

(3)

CHAPTER 10 The Public and Its Elected Leaders

296

(29)

10-1 Opinion Sharing Between Policymakers and the Public

296

(4)

10-2 Political Parties and Representation

300

(9)

10-3 Leadership Responsiveness to Public Opinion

309

(6)

10-4 Do Elected Officials Need to Follow Public Opinion?

315

(4)

10-5 Interest Groups and Democratic Representation

319

(3)

10-5 Conclusion

322

(3)

CHAPTER 11 Public Opinion and the Performance of Democracy

325

(14)

11-1 Assessing the Impact of Public Opinion on Policy

325

(8)

11-2 Interpreting the Public's Role in Democracy

333

(2)

11-3 The Expansion of Political Participation

335

(4)

APPENDIX The National Election Study and the General Social Survey Questions

339

(6)

A-1 Questions from the National Election Studies

339

A-2 Questions from the General Social Survey

334

(11)

References

345

(34)

Index

379

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