Public opinion : democratic ideals, democratic practice / Rosalee A. Clawson, Zoe M. Oxley.

By:

Clawson, Rosalee A

Contributor(s):

Oxley, Zoe M

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2008.Description: xx, 426 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780872893047 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

321.8

LOC classification:

JC 423 C617d 2008

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

Public opinion in a democracy -- Political socialization -- Mass media -- Attitude stability and attitude change -- Ideological innocence and critiques -- Pluralistic roots of public opinion -- Knowledge, interest, and attention to politics -- Support for civil liberties -- Support for civil rights -- Trust in government, support for institutions, and social capital -- Impact of public opinion on policy.

Subject: Explores the tensions between democratic ideals and their practice. This title links normative questions of democratic theory - whether citizens endorse the basic principles of our democratic system; whether their opinions are pliable; and, whether they organize their political thinking - to existing empirical research on public opinion.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Explores the tensions between democratic ideals and their practice. This title links normative questions of democratic theory - whether citizens endorse the basic principles of our democratic system; whether their opinions are pliable; and, whether they organize their political thinking - to existing empirical research on public opinion.

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