Public opinion: measuring the American mind
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London
Rowman & Littlefield
[2017]
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| Ausgabe: | Fifth edition |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Umfang: | xix, 349 Seiten Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 9781442261877 9781442261884 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Figures, Boxes, and Tables xi
Preface xvii
PART I: PUBLIC OPINION AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY 1
1 Public Opinion and American Democracy 3
Defining Public Opinion 5
Does Public Opinion Matter? 10
The Current Environment 12
The Plan of the Book 13
Summary 14
Learning Exercises 13
Key Terms 15
Web Resources 15
2 Measuring American Opinion: The Origins of Polling 17
The Origins of Public Opinion Polling 18
The Development of Survey Research 19
The Election of 1948: A Temporary Setback 21
After 1948: Continued Growth 24
A Surge in Telephone Interviewing: The Development
of Random-Digit Dialing 24
The Rise of Internet Polling 25
Summary 27
Learning Exercises 28
Key Terms 28
Web Resources 29
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Contents
PART II: HOW ARE OPINIONS MEASURED AND USED? 31
3 How Are Opinions Measured? 33
Modes of Survey Data Collection 33
Populations of Interest 34
Selecting a Sample 35
Sampling Error 41
Sample Size 42
Questionnaire Design 43
Mode of Data Collection: How to Decide? 55
Total Survey Error 56
Summary 57
Learning Exercises 58
Key Terms 58
Web Resources 59
4 How Public Opinion Data Are Used 63
Using Public Opinion in Political Campaigns 63
The Use of Public Opinion Polling by Elected Officeholders 66
The Use of Polling Data by Government Agencies 70
Public Opinion and Interest Groups 74
The Use of Polling by the Media 75
Tracking Presidential Approval Ratings 79
The Call-in Poll 81
The Use of Public Opinion Data in Academic Research 81
Summary 84
Learning Exercises 84
Key Terms 85
Web Resources 85
PART III: WHAT DO AMERICANS BELIEVE? 89
5 Sources of Opinions: Socialization, Mass Media, and Social Media 91
The Political Learning of Children and Adolescents 92
The Influence of Formal Education 96
The Curriculum 97
Ritual and Ceremony 93
The Teachers 93
School Behaviors 99
The Influence of Ethnic Identity
Religion and Public Opinion 103
Gender and Opinions
The Influence of Peers 1
Contents vii
Generational Influences on Opinion 109
Personality, Genetics, and Opinion 110
The Influence of the Media and Social Media on Opinion 111
Summary 117
Learning Exercises 118
Key Terms 118
Web Resources 118
6 What the Public Knows about Politics 120
Early Empirical Investigations 121
The Unchanging American Voter 123
Group Differences in Knowledge 126
Alternate Perspectives 127
Applying Democratic Principles 128
The Consequences of Political Knowledge 132
A Glass-Half-Full Perspective? 133
Summary 134
Learning Exercises 135
Key Term 135
Web Resources 135
7 Political Orientations 138
Political Ideology 139
Party Identification 146
Confidence in Institutions 152
Trust in Government 155
Summary 160
Learning Exercises 161
Key Terms 162
Web Resources 162
8 Public Opinion on Social-Welfare Issues 165
Social-Welfare Issues 166
Education 169
HealthCare 171
Assisting the Needy 178
The Environment 182
The Issue of Global Warming 185
Group Differences in Attitudes 186
Summary 189
Learning Exercises 190
Web Resources 191
viii Contents
9 Americans’ Views on Racial Issues
Racial Discrimination: Toward Consensus on General Principles
Issues of Race: The Government’s Role
Application of Principles: Busing and Affirmative Action
Symbolic Racism
Contemporary Attitudes
The Increasing Influence of Hispanics
Summary
Learning Exercises
Key Terms
Web Resources
10 Public Opinion on Highly Controversial Issues
The Politics of Public Safety
American Views on Gun Control
The Politics of Individual Rights
Immigration: A Mind Divided
Party Differences on Social Issues
Summary
Learning Exercises
Key Terms
Web Resources
11 How Americans View Foreign and Defense Policies
American Opinion in the Post-9/11 World
Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: Which Opinions?
Foreign Policy Goals and Priorities
Partisanship and Foreign Policy
Issues of War and Peace
Terrorism and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Peacekeeping, Rescue, and Other Uses of Military Force
Foreign Aid and Other International Issues
How Do Americans Think about Foreign Policy?
Summary
Learning Exercises
Web Resources
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PART IV: PUBLIC OPINION: THE ELECTORAL CONNECTION
12 Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Early Empirical Investigations
Change in the American Electorate?
The Role of Party Identification and Ideology
Issues and Voting
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Contents ix
Vote Sorting by Issue Positions? 282
Summary 283
Learning Exercises 284
Key Terms 284
Web Resources 283
Appendix: Questions from the American National Election Studies
and General Social Surveys 287
Glossary 297
References 305
Index 333
About the Authors 349
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