New Directions in Public OpinionAdam J. Berinsky Routledge, 21 дек. 2015 г. - Всего страниц: 426 The field of public opinion is one of the most diverse in political science. Over the last 60 years, scholars have drawn upon the disciplines of psychology, economics, sociology, and even biology to learn how ordinary people come to understand the complicated business of politics. But much of the path-breaking research in the field of public opinion is published in journals, taking up fairly narrow questions one at a time and often requiring advanced statistical knowledge to understand these findings. As a result, the study of public opinion can seem confusing and incoherent to undergraduates. To engage undergraduate students in this area, a new type of textbook is required. The second edition of New Directions in Public Opinion brings together leading scholars to provide an accessible and coherent overview of the current state of the field of public opinion. Each chapter provides a general overview of topics that are at the cutting edge of study as well as well-established cornerstones of the field. Each contributor has made substantive revisions to their chapters, and three chapters have been added on genetics and biology, immigration, and political extremism and the Tea Party. Suitable for use as a main textbook or in tandem with a lengthier survey, this book comprehensively covers the topics of public opinion research and pushes students further to explore critical topics in contemporary politics. |
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Illustrations | |
The History and Meaning of Public Opinion | |
Changes and Challenges | |
poll example | |
Twothirds Full? Citizen Competence and Democratic | |
and 90th Income Percentiles | |
The Structure Foundations and Expression of Ideology | |
Approval of SameSex Couples Having the Right to Marry | |
Personality and Public Opinion | |
The Emotional Foundations of Democratic Citizenship | |
and Information Seeking for Relevant Information | |
Religion and Public | |
identification | |
Campaigns and Elections | |
Ambivalence in American Public Opinion about | |
Ideological Constraint | |
Race Ethnicity and the Group Bases of Public Opinion | |
The Politics of Gender | |
Sexism | |
Democratic Party | |
Partisanship and Polarization in Contemporary Politics | |
Congress DWNOMINATE Scores | |
Immigrants 20072014 | |
Demographic Groups 2012 | |
From the Klan | |
Media Public Opinion and Presidential Leadership | |
Public Opinion and Public Policy | |
Assessing Continuity and Change | |