American Public Opinion : Its Origins, Content, and Impact

by ERICKSON R

Edition:

5th

ISBN13:

9780023340420

ISBN10:

0023340428

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

2/1/1995

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

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Chapter 1 Public Opinion in Democratic Societies

(21)

1-1 Public Opinion and Government

(5)

1-2 Public Opinion Defined

(2)

1-3 The Evolution of the Public Opinion Poll

(4)

1-4 The Modern Opinion Poll and Its Consequences

(3)

1-5 Sources of Information on Public Opinion

(1)

1-6 Linkage Models Between Public Opinion and Public Policies

(3)

1-7 Plan of the Book

(3)

Chapter 2 Polling: The Scientific Assessment of Public Opinion

(31)

2-1 Sampling

(9)

2-2 Question Wording

(5)

2-3 The Misuse of Surveys

(3)

2-4 Interpreting Scientific Surveys

(7)

2-5 Conclusion

(4)

Chapter 3 Microlevel Opinion: The Psychology of Opinion Holding

(34)

3-1 Political Attention and Opinion-Holding

(10)

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

(13)

3-3 Party Identification and the Organization of Political Opinions

(9)

Chapter 4 Macrolevel Opinion: The Flow of Political Sentiment

(31)

4-1 Trends in Policy Opinions

(6)

4-2 General Ideological Movement

104

(3)

4-3 General Partisan Movement

107

(2)

4-4 Presidential Approval

109

(6)

4-5 Conclusion: What Moves Public Opinion

115

(3)

Chapter 5 Political Socialization and Political Learning

118

(30)

5-1 The Preadult Years: Socialization to Citizenship

118

(6)

5-2 The Agents of Preadult Socialization

124

(13)

5-3 Political Generations

137

(7)

5-4 The Persistence of Political Orientations

144

(2)

5-5 Conclusion

146

(2)

Chapter 6 Public Opinion and Democratic Stability

148

(29)

6-1 Support for Democratic Values

149

(10)

6-2 Political Consensus

159

(3)

6-3 Political Support: Trust and Efficacy

162

(7)

6-4 Personality and Public Opinion

169

(6)

6-5 Conclusion

175

(2)

Chapter 7 Group Differences in Political Opinions

177

(39)

7-1 Socioeconomic Class and Political Opinions

177

(11)

7-2 Race and Political Opinions

188

(7)

7-3 Age and Political Opinions

195

(1)

7-4 Religion and Political Opinions

196

(8)

7-5 Geography and Opinions

204

(5)

7-6 Gender and Political Opinions

209

(3)

7-7 Conclusion

212

(4)

Chapter 8 The Print and Broadcast Media and Political Opinions

216

(32)

8-1 The Mass Media and Their Political Content

217

(7)

8-2 Mass Media Influence on Public Opinion

224

(13)

8-3 Television and Election Campaigns

237

(9)

8-4 Conclusion

246

(2)

Chapter 9 Elections as Instruments of Popular Control

248

(33)

9-1 Political Campaigns and the Voter

249

(6)

9-2 Policy Issues and Voters

255

(14)

9-3 Explaining Election Outcomes

269

(9)

9-4 Conclusions

278

(3)

Chapter 10 The Public and Its Elected Representatives

281

(28)

10-1 Opinion Sharing Between Policymakers and the Public

281

(5)

10-2 Leadership Responsiveness to Public Opinion

286

(9)

10-3 How Elected Officials Learn Public Opinion

295

(7)

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

302

(5)

10-5 Conclusion

307

(2)

Chapter 11 Parties and Interest Groups: Mediating Institutions and Representation

309

(26)

11-1 Political Parties and Representation

310

(13)

11-2 Interest Groups and Representation

323

(12)

Chapter 12 Public Opinion and the Performance of Democracy

335

(13)

12-1 Assessing the Impact of Public Opinion on Policy

335

(6)

12-2 Interpreting the Public's Role in Democracy

341

(4)

12-3 The Expansion of Political Participation

345

(3)

Appendix The National Election Study and the General Social Survey Questions

348

(7)

References

355

(30)

Index

385

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