Ambivalence and the structure of political opinion / edited by Stephen C. Craig and Michael D. Martinez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Craig, Stephen C.

Martinez, Michael D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Politics and government.

United States.

Ambivalence.

United States--Politics and government--Public opinion.

Physical Description:

xvi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

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 ambivalence in particular, and the structure and evolution of political attitudes in general.

Contents:

1 Pros and Cons: Ambivalence and Public Opinion / Michael D. Martinez, Stephen C. Craig, James G. Kane 1

2 Ambivalence as Internal Conflict / Bethany Albertson, John Brehm, R. Michael Alvarez 15

3 Ambivalence and Accessibility: The Consequences of Accessible Ambivalence / Ian R. Newby-Clark, Ian McGregor, Mark P. Zanna 33

4 Ambivalence and Response Instability: A Panel Study / Stephen C. Craig, Michael D. Martinez, James G. Kane 55

5 Meta-Psychological Versus Operative Measures of Ambivalence: Differentiating the Consequences of Perceived Intra-Psychic Conflict and Real Intra-Psychic Conflict / Allyson L. Holbrook, Jon A. Krosnick 73

6 Ambivalence Toward American Political Institutions: Sources and Consequences / Kathleen M. McGraw, Brandon Bartels 105

7 Patriotic to the Core? American Ambivalence About America / Jack Citrin, Samantha Luks 127

8 Is It Really Ambivalence? Public Opinion Toward Government Spending / William G. Jacoby 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403965714

OCLC:

55511318