Ambivalence And The Structure Of Political Opinion

by Craig, Stephen C.; Martinez, Michael D.

• ISBN13: 9781403965714
• ISBN10: 1403965714
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book represents an important step in bringing together various strands of research about attitudinal ambivalence and public opinion. Essays by a distinguished group of political scientists and social psychologists provide a conceptual framework for understanding how ambivalence is currently understood and measured, as well as its relevance to the public's beliefs about our political institutions and national identity. The theoretical insights, methodological innovations, and empirical analyses will add substantially to our knowledge about the nature of ambivalencein particular, and the structure and evolution of political attitudes in general.

Author Biography

Stephen C. Craig is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Graduate Program in Political Campaigning, University of Florida.

Michael D. Martinez is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Florida.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix
List of Figures	xi
Notes on Contributors	xiii
1. Pros and Cons: Ambivalence and Public Opinion	1	(14)
Michael D. Martinez, Stephen C. Craig, and James G. Kane
2. Ambivalence as Internal Conflict	15	(18)
Bethany Albertson, John Brehm, and R. Michael Alvarez
3. Ambivalence and Accessibility: The Consequences of Accessible Ambivalence	33	(22)
Ian R. Newby-Clark, Ian McGregor, and Mark P. Zanna
4. Ambivalence and Response Instability: A Panel Study	55	(18)
Stephen C. Craig, Michael D. Martinez, and James G. Kane
5. Meta-Psychological Versus Operative Measures of Ambivalence: Differentiating the Consequences of Perceived Intra-Psychic Conflict and Real Intra-Psychic Conflict	73	(32)
Allyson L. Holbrook and Jon A. Krosnick
6. Ambivalence Toward American Political Institutions: Sources and Consequences	105	(22)
Kathleen M. McGraw and Brandon Bartels
7. Patriotic to the Core? American Ambivalence About America	127	(22)
Jack Citrin and Samantha Luks
8. Is It Really Ambivalence? Public Opinion Toward Government Spending	149	(24)
William G. Jacoby
References	173	(20)
Index	193