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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2020
- Book Title
- Public Opinion: Democratic Ideals, Democratic Practice
- ISBN
- 9781544390208
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
CQ Press
ISBN-10
1544390203
ISBN-13
9781544390208
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23050420774
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
536 Pages
Publication Name
Public Opinion : Democratic Ideals, Democratic Practice
Language
English
Subject
General
Publication Year
2020
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Political Science, Reference
Format
Book, Other
Dimensions
Item Height
3.5 in
Item Weight
23 Oz
Item Length
0.3 in
Item Width
2.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
4
LCCN
2020-017438
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
321.8
Intended Audience
College Audience
Table Of Content
Tables, Figures, and FeaturesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I. What Should the Role of Citizens Be in a Democratic Society?Chapter 1. Public Opinion in a DemocracyTheories of DemocracyWhat Is Public Opinion?Defining Key ConceptsEmpirical Assessments of Public OpinionThemes of the BookAppendix to Chapter 1 Studying Public Opinion EmpiricallyPublic Opinion SurveysExperimentsInterviewsFocus GroupsContent AnalysisConclusionPart II. Are Citizens Pliable?Chapter 2. Political SocializationChildhood SocializationParental Transmission of Political AttitudesGenerational and Period EffectsGenetic Inheritance of Political AttitudesConclusionChapter 3. Mass MediaWhat Should Citizens Expect from the Mass Media in a Democracy?What General Characteristics of the Mass Media Shape News Coverage?What Specific Characteristics of the Traditional News Media Shape the Reporting of Political Events?What About Fake News?Are Citizens Affected by the Mass Media?Media Effects in a Changing Technological EnvironmentConclusionChapter 4. Attitude Stability and Attitude ChangeAre Americans' Attitudes Stable?Presidential ApprovalPsychological Approaches to AttitudesConclusionPart III. Do Citizens Organize Their Political Thinking?Chapter 5. Ideology, Partisanship, and PolarizationConverse's Claim: Ideological InnocenceIdeological IdentificationParty IdentificationPolarizationConclusionChapter 6. Roots of Public Opinion: Personality, Self-Interest, Values, and HistoryPersonalitySelf-InterestValuesHistorical EventsConclusionChapter 7. Roots of Public Opinion: The Central Role of GroupsRace, Ethnicity, and Public OpinionRural ConsciousnessGender and Public OpinionConclusionPart IV. Do Citizens Endorse and Demonstrate Democratic Basics?Chapter 8. Knowledge, Interest, and Attention to PoliticsHow Knowledgeable, Interested, and Attentive Should Citizens Be in a Democracy?Are Citizens Knowledgeable about Politics?Measuring Political KnowledgeWhy Are Some Citizens More Knowledgeable Than Others?What Are the Consequences of Political Knowledge?Are Citizens Interested in and Attentive to Politics?ConclusionChapter 9. Support for Civil LibertiesSupport for Democratic PrinciplesAre Americans Tolerant?Sources of Tolerant AttitudesContextual Influences on Tolerance JudgmentsAre Elites More Tolerant?Civil Liberties Post-9/11ConclusionChapter 10. Support for Civil RightsPublic Opinion and Presidential CandidatesSupport for Civil Rights PoliciesConclusionPart V. What Is the Relationship between Citizens and Their Government?Chapter 11. Trust in Government, Support for Institutions, and Social CapitalTrust in GovernmentSupport for InstitutionsSocial CapitalConclusionChapter 12. Impact of Public Opinion on PolicyShould Public Opinion Influence Policy?Is Public Opinion Related to Policy?Do Politicians Follow or Lead the Public?Public Opinion and Foreign PolicyConclusionPart VI. What Do We Make of Public Opinion in a Democracy?Chapter 13. ConclusionWhat Should the Role of Citizens Be in a Democratic Society?Are Citizens Pliable?Do Citizens Organize Their Political Thinking?Do Citizens Endorse and Demonstrate Democratic Basics?What Is the Relationship between Citizens and Their Government?What Do We Make of Public Opinion in a Democracy?NotesGlossaryIndexAbout the Authors
Synopsis
Clawson and Oxley link the enduring normative questions of democratic theory to existing empirical research on public opinion. Organized around a series of questions--In a democratic society, what should be the relationship between citizens and their government? Are citizens' opinions pliable? Are they knowledgeable, attentive, and informed?--the text explores the tension between ideals and their practice. Each chapter focuses on exemplary studies, explaining not only the conclusion of the research, but how it was conducted, so students gain a richer understanding of the research process and see methods applied in context., In Public Opinion: Democratic Ideals, Democratic Practice, Fourth Edition, Clawson and Oxley link the enduring normative questions of democratic theory to existing empirical research on public opinion. Organized around a series of questions--In a democratic society, what should be the relationship between citizens and their government? Are citizens' opinions pliable? Are they knowledgeable, attentive, and informed?--the text explores the tension between ideals and their practice. Each chapter focuses on exemplary studies, explaining not only the conclusion of the research, but how it was conducted, so students gain a richer understanding of the research process and see methods applied in context.
LC Classification Number
JC423.C598 2021
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