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

ISBN: 9780321430199 | 0321430190
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2007

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SummaryTable of Contents
An in-depth analysis, "American Public Opinion" explores the following important topics: the origins of public opinion in political socialization; the impact of the media on public opinion; the relevance of public opinion to democratic values; political trust and social capital; and the role of public opinion for elections, political parties and interest groups. As in previous editions, the Updated Seventh Edition examines the relationship between public opinion and policy.
The updated seventh edition of American P... MORE
List of Figures and Tablesix
Credits for Figures and Tablesxiii
Prefacexvii
CHAPTER 1 Public Opinion in Democratic Societies1(23)
1-1 Public Opinion and Gove... MORE
1(6)
1-2 Public Opinion Defined
7(1)
1-3 The Evolution of the Public Opinion Poll
8(5)
1-4 The Modern Public Opinion Poll and Its Political Consequences
13(2)
1-5 Sources of Information on Public Opinion
15(3)
1-6 Linkage Models Between Public Opinion and Public Policies
18(3)
1-7 Plan of This Book
21(3)
CHAPTER 2 Polling: The Scientific Assessment of Public Opinion24(34)
2-1 The Value of Polls
24(3)
2-2 Sampling
27(11)
2-3 Question Wording
38(5)
2-4 The Misuse of Surveys
43(3)
2-5 Polls and Predicting Elections
46(8)
2-6 Conclusion
54(4)
CHAPTER 3 Microlevel Opinion: The Psychology of Opinion-Holding58(34)
3-1 Political Attention and Opinion-Holding
60(12)
3-2 Liberal-Conservative Ideology and the Organization of Opinions
72(11)
3-3 Party Identification and the Organization of Political Opinions
83(9)
CHAPTER 4 Macrolevel Opinion: The Flow of Political Sentiment92(35)
4-1 The Micro Foundations of Macro Opinion
93(2)
4-2 Trends in Policy Opinions
95(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 Learning127(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 Stability162(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 Opinions191(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 Opinions228(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 Control265(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 Leaders296(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 Democracy325(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 Questions339(6)
A-1 Questions from the National Election Studies
339
A-2 Questions from the General Social Survey
334(11)
References345(34)
Index379

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