Conducting Empirical Analysis

by Clawson, Rosalee A.; Oxley, Zoe M.

• ISBN13: 9781608716739
• ISBN10: 1608716732
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-15
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Summary

Clawson and Oxley's new workbook marries substance with skills, showing students how to conduct web-based data analysis using UC Berkeley's Survey Documentation and Analysis (available online for free) to discover firsthand the interesting questions that can be answered when manipulating public opinion data. Exercises cover a range of data collection techniques, survey research, and statistical analyses, ramping up from multiple-choice and open-ended questions to mini-research projects. An instructor's guide with solutions is available for adopters.

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

Introduction to Conducting Empirical Analysis

Using SDA Web-based Software

Conclusion and Looking Ahead

Political Socialization

Parental Socialization

Adult Socialization

For Further Exploration: Life Cycle Effects

Mini-Research Project

Mass Media

Where Do Citizens Get Their News?

Newspaper Readership

For Further Exploration: Evaluations of the News Media

Mini-Research Project

Attitude Stability and Attitude Change

Attitude Change, Partisanship, and Exposure to Newspapers

Collective Public Opinion: Attitude Stability or Attitude Change?

For Further Exploration: Issue Attitude Stability or Change?

Mini-Research Project

Political Ideology

Citizen Ideology

Sex Differences in Ideology

Ideology and Government Spending

For Further Exploration: More on Ideology and Issue Positions

Mini-Research Project

Pluralistic Roots of Public Opinion

Self-Interest

Racial Attitudes

For Further Exploration: Racial Prejudice Over Time

For Further Exploration: Race and Racial Prejudice

Mini-Research Project

Political Knowledge

Measuring Political Knowledge

Political Knowledge and Gender

Political Knowledge and Age

Political Knowledge and Education

For Further Exploration: Examining Political Knowledge

Mini-Research Project

Support for Civil Liberties

Public Support for Free Expression

Contextual Effects on Tolerance

For Further Exploration: GSS Tolerance Measures

Mini-Research Project

Support for Civil Rights

Attitudes toward Interracial Marriage

Attitudes toward Gay Marriage

For Further Exploration: Ideology and Attitudes toward Gay Marriage

For Further Exploration: Examining Attitudes toward Gay Marriage

Mini-Research Project

Trust in Government and Social Capital

Trust in Government

Social Capital

For Further Exploration: Measures of Political Trust

Mini-Research Project

Impact of Public Opinion on Policy

Income Variation in Policy Opinions

Appealing to the Public

Mini-Research Projects

Public Opinion and the 2008 Election

Race, Gender, and Candidate Evaluation

Racial Resentment and the Vote

For Further Exploration: The Iraq War and the Vote

Mini-Research Project

Reference Appendix

The SDA Archive

The SDA Main Page

Statistical Analysis Techniques and SDA Features

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