Polls And The Awareness Of Public Opinion

Author : Leo Bogart
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1412831504

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Polls and the Awareness of Public Opinion by Leo Bogart Pdf

How well can polls measure public opinion? Should government policies follow majority opinion? Do polls influence elections? Can there be polls under a dictatorship? Recent elections throughout the world have made these issues ever more crucial. "Polls and the Awareness of Public Opinion, "initially published under the title "Silent Politics, "is the first book to look upon polls and the awareness of poll results as forces that influence public opinion. It is a penetrating assessment of the uses of polls, their misuses, and the absurdities carried out in their name. Bogart argues that predictions based on polls can be misleading since they reflect a transient stage in a public opinion that is constantly and often rapidly changing.

Author : Leo Bogart
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035165070

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Silent Politics: Polls and the Awareness of Public Opinion by Leo Bogart Pdf

Author : Graham R. Walden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135786311

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Public Opinion Polls and Survey Research by Graham R. Walden Pdf

First Published in 1990. The decade of the 1980s witnessed an increasing use of polls and surveys as well as an expanded research effort into public opinion polls and survey research from the economic, historical, legal, methodological, organizational, and political viewpoints. The purpose of this volume is to provide a resource for practitioners, researchers, students, librarians, and others seeking access to this interdisciplinary literature. Instructional guides, handbooks, reference works, textbooks, research studies, and evaluative and critical studies on public opinion polls and survey research published since 1980 are included in this bibliography.

Author : George F. Bishop
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780742568655

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The Illusion of Public Opinion by George F. Bishop Pdf

In a rigorous critique of public opinion polling in the United States, George F. Bishop makes the case that a lot of what passes as 'public opinion' in mass media today is an illusion, an artifact of measurement created by vague or misleading survey questions presented to respondents who typically construct their opinions on the spot. Using evidence from a wide variety of data sources, Bishop shows that widespread public ignorance and poorly informed opinions are the norm, rather than definitive public opinion on key political, social, and cultural issues of the day. The Illusion of Public Opinion presents a number of cautionary tales about how American public opinion has supposedly changed since September 11, 2001, amplified by additional examples drawn from the National Election Studies. Bishop's analysis of the pitfalls of asking survey questions and interpreting poll results leads the reader to a more skeptical appreciation of the art and science of public opinion polling as it is practiced today.

Author : Megan Faragher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780192898975

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Public Opinion Polling in Mid-Century British Literature by Megan Faragher Pdf

Whereas modernist writers lauded the consecrated realm of subjective interiority, mid-century writers were engrossed by the materialization of the collective mind. An obsession with group thinking was fuelled by the establishment of academic sociology and the ubiquitous infiltration of public opinion research into a bevy of cultural and governmental institutions. As authors witnessed the materialization of the once-opaque realm of public consciousness for the first time, their writings imagined the potentialities of such technologies for the body politic. Polling opened new horizons for mass politics. Public Opinion Polling in Mid-Century British Literature traces this most crucial period of group psychology's evolution--the mid-century--when psychography, a term originating in Victorian spiritualism, transformed into a scientific praxis. The imbrication of British writers within a growing institutionalized public opinion infrastructure bolstered an aesthetic turn towards collectivity and an interest in the political ramifications of meta-psychological discourse. Examining works by H.G. Wells, Evelyn Waugh, Val Gielgud, Olaf Stapledon, Virginia Woolf, Naomi Mitchison, Celia Fremlin, Cecil Day-Lewis, and Elizabeth Bowen, this book utilizes extensive archival research to trace the embeddedness of writers within public opinion institutions, providing a fresh explanation for the new material turn so often associated with interwar writing.

Author : Lawrence Patrick Devlin
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1412831180

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Political Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns by Lawrence Patrick Devlin Pdf

This work incorporates the insights of many of America's foremost analyst of political campaigns. Coverage of a presidential campaign is examined by journalists both from print and television. In addition to staff professionals and journalists, academic experts in various aspects of presidential campaign communication analyze how key communicative components affect campaigns.

Author : John Zaller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1992-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521407869

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The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion by John Zaller Pdf

This 1992 book explains how people acquire political information from elites and the mass media and convert it into political preferences.

Author : Peter Marshall Butler
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442690523

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Polling and Public Opinion by Peter Marshall Butler Pdf

The importance of polling public opinion is widely recognized today. Indeed, it is sometimes argued that in mass societies, polls have also become an important medium for communicating ideas and beliefs, especially since many people have become less involved in community organizations and interest groups that formerly connected them to events and issues. Polling and Public Opinion examines the impact that polls have on the thoughts and behaviour of the public. Peter M. Butler considers the power of public opinion polls as an element of mass persuasion in media stories, advertising, and government policy. Using such controversial issues as free trade, health care, same-sex marriage, and national security, Butler argues that popular opinion on such hot-button topics as these can be guided and changed according to how polls are interpreted for and presented to the public. As well as analyzing the impact of polls on the public, Butler is concerned with demystifying the methods by which opinions are collected, showing that the techniques used to determine public opinion can be just as selective as those by which the results are disseminated. Focusing on many of the vital topics of our time, Polling and Public Opinion is an in-depth look at the rise of one of the most important but least understood methods by which politicians and governments gauge the popular will.

Author : Elizabeth M. Perse,Jennifer Lambe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136992360

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Media Effects and Society by Elizabeth M. Perse,Jennifer Lambe Pdf

Grounded in theoretical principle, Media Effects and Society help students make the connection between mass media and the impact it has on society as a whole. The text also explores how the relationship individuals have with media is created, therefore helping them alleviate its harmful effects and enhance the positive ones. The range of media effects addressed herein includes news diffusion, learning from the mass media, socialization of children and adolescents, influences on public opinion and voting, and violent and sexually explicit media content. The text examines relevant research done in these areas and discusses it in a thorough and accessible manner. It also presents a variety of theoretical approaches to understanding media effects, including psychological and content-based theories. In addition, it demonstrates how theories can guide future research into the effects of newer mass communication technologies. The second edition includes a new chapter on effects of entertainment, as well as text boxes with examples for each chapter, discussion of new technology effects integrated throughout the chapters, expanded pedagogy, and updates to the theory and research in the text. These features enhance the already in-depth analysis Media Effects and Society provides.

Author : Ann Hosein
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781622755479

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Political Science by Ann Hosein Pdf

This book traces the development of political science from ancient influences such as Plato and Aristotle to modern political shapers such as Robert A. Dahl. It covers changes to the field in both thought and practice due to the rise and fall of political regimes, world wars, colonialism, and social media. The book also includes thorough examinations of international relations, systems of government, constitutions, domestic policy, public opinion, and administration. The book ends with brief biographies of important people in the field of political science that specifies their various contributions.

Author : Susan Ohmer
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0231121334

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George Gallup in Hollywood by Susan Ohmer Pdf

Explores the use of George Gallup's opinion polling techniques by the film industry in the 1930's and '40's. Traces Gallup's intellectual and methodological developments, examining his comprehensive approach to market research from his early education in the advertising industry to his later work in Hollywood.

Author : Asher Arian,Alan Arian,Michal Shamir,Professor Michal Shamir
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0791421759

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The Elections in Israel 1992 by Asher Arian,Alan Arian,Michal Shamir,Professor Michal Shamir Pdf

Social scientist from Israel and American universities and research Institutes address questions discussed in the 1992 elections.

Author : Irving Crespi
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1988-08-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781610441445

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Pre-Election Polling by Irving Crespi Pdf

Since 1948, when pollsters unanimously forecast a Dewey victory over Truman, media-sponsored polls have proliferated, accompanied by a growing unease about their accuracy. Pre-Election Polling probes the results of over 430 recent polls and taps the professional "lore" of experienced pollsters to offer a major new assessment of polling practices in the 1980s. In a study of unusual scope and depth, Crespi examines the accuracy of polls conducted before a range of elections, from presidential to local. He incorporates the previously unpublished observations and reflections of pollsters representing national organizations (including Gallup, Roper, and the CBS/New York Times Poll) as well as pollsters from state, academic, and private organizations. Crespi finds potential sources of polling error in such areas as sampling, question wording, anticipating turnout, and accounting for last-minute changes in preference. To these methodological correlates of accuracy he adds important political considerations—is it a primary or general election; what office is being contested; how well known are the candidates; how crystallized are voter attitudes? Polls have become a vital feature of our political process; by exploring their strengths and weaknesses, Pre-Election Polling enhances our ability to predict and understand the complexities of voting behavior. "Combines intelligent empirical analysis with an informed insider's interpretation of the dynamics of the survey research process....Should be studied not only by all practitioners and students of opinion research but by anyone who makes use of polls." —Leo Bogart, Newspaper Advertising Bureau, Inc.

Author : Taeku Lee
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226470252

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Mobilizing Public Opinion by Taeku Lee Pdf

List of Tables and Figures Introduction 1. Elite Opinion Theory and Activated Mass Opinion 2. Black Insurgency and the Dynamics of Mass Opinion 3. The Sovereign Status of Survey Data 4. Constituency Mail as Public Opinion 5. The Racial, Regional, and Organizational Bases of Mass Activation 6. Contested Meanings and Movement Agency 7. Two Nations, Separate Grooves Appendix One: Question Wording, Scales, and Coding of Variables in Survey Analysis Appendix Two: Bibliographic Sources for Racial Attitude Items, 1937-1965 Appendix Three: Sampling and Coding of Constituency Mail Appendix Four: Typology of Interpretive Frames Notes References Acknowledgments Index.

Author : Glen Krutz,Sylvie Waskiewicz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1738998479

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American Government 3e by Glen Krutz,Sylvie Waskiewicz Pdf

Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.