Public Opinion / by Carroll J. Glynn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glynn, Carroll J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Public opinion--Political aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 404 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, [2018].

Summary:

Public Opinion is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of public opinion in the United States. Drawing on scholarship in political science, psychology, sociology, and communications, the authors explore the nature of political and social attitudes in the United States and how these attitudes are shaped by various institutions, with an emphasis on mass media. The book also serves as a provocative starting point for the discussion of citizen moods, political participation, and voting behavior. Feature boxes and illustrations throughout help students understand all aspects of the elusive phenomenon we call public opinion.The third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect how public opinion is studied today, and to incorporate current data and debates. The book now contains two revised and reframed theory chapters 'Group Membership and Public Opinion' and 'Public Opinion and Social Process', as well as new coverage of the influence of online and social media on public opinion, especially in issue opinions and campaigns.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface

Part One: Introducing Public Opinion

1. The Meanings of Public Opinion

2. The History of Public Opinion

3. Methods for Studying Public Opinion

Part Two: Theories of Public Opinion

4. Public Opinion and Democratic Theory

5. Psychological Perspectives on Public Opinion

6. Stereotyping, Social Norms, and Public Opinion

7. Perception and Opinion Formation

8. Economic Approaches

Part Three: Public Opinion in Context

9. Content and Conflict in Public Opinion

10. Public Opinion and Policymaking

11. Communicating, Campaigning and the Public (TK)

12. Looking Ahead.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Edition:

Revision of: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999

ISBN:

0-429-97288-1

0-429-96180-4

0-429-49325-8

1-78539-783-4

0-8133-4941-9

9780429493256

OCLC:

915402599