The Illusion Of Public Opinion

Author : George F. Bishop
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0742516458

Get Book

The Illusion of Public Opinion by George F. Bishop Pdf

In a rigorous critique of public opinion polling in the U.S., 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 9/11, amplified by additional examples on other occasions drawn from the American 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 : Bernard C. Hennessy
Publisher : Brooks/Cole
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002372939

Get Book

Public Opinion by Bernard C. Hennessy Pdf

Author : Richard Hanania
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000514032

Get Book

Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy by Richard Hanania Pdf

This book argues that while the US president makes foreign policy decisions based largely on political pressures, it is concentrated interests that shape the incentive structures in which he and other top officials operate. The author identifies three groups most likely to be influential: government contractors, the national security bureaucracy, and foreign governments. This book shows that the public choice perspective is superior to a theory of grand strategy in explaining the most important aspects of American foreign policy, including the war on terror, policy toward China, and the distribution of US forces abroad. Arguing that American leaders are selected to respond to public opinion, not necessarily according to their ability to formulate and execute long-terms plans, the author shows how mass attitudes are easily malleable in the domain of foreign affairs due to ignorance with regard to the topic, the secrecy that surrounds national security issues, the inherent complexity of the issues involved, and most importantly, clear cases of concentrated interests. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of American Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis and Global Governance.

Author : W. Lance Bennett
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015005943363

Get Book

News, the Politics of Illusion by W. Lance Bennett Pdf

Author : Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues,Daniel Katz
Publisher : Irvington Publishers
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Political sociology
ISBN : UCAL:B4374572

Get Book

Public Opinion and Propaganda by Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues,Daniel Katz Pdf

Author : Vincent Price
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1992-06-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780803940239

Get Book

Public Opinion by Vincent Price Pdf

Summary: Juxtaposes the work of historians, philosophers, psychologists, political scientists and sociologists in an effort to ponder the knotty conceptual problems that continue to occupy the best minds in the field.--cf. Foreword.

Author : Barbara Norrander,Clyde Wilcox
Publisher : CQ-Roll Call Group Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015039078467

Get Book

Understanding Public Opinion by Barbara Norrander,Clyde Wilcox Pdf

Understanding Public Opinion, edited by Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox, is a collection of original essays that explores the sources, content, and effects of American public opinion at the close of the twentieth century. The book examines the diversity in contemporary public opinion research by focusing on questions such as where attitudes and opinions come from, how they are organized, how they affect an individual's political participation and vote choice, what forms the content of public opinion, and what impact public opinion has on the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court. The chapters, written by leading scholars, present research that exposes readers to both the substance of American public opinion and the process of that research. They reveal how social scientists approach a question, what the research looks like, and how conclusions are derived.

Author : John Dewey,Melvin L. Rogers
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780271055695

Get Book

The Public and Its Problems by John Dewey,Melvin L. Rogers Pdf

"An annotated edition of John Dewey's work of democratic theory, first published in 1927. Includes a substantive introduction and bibliographical essay"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Walter Lippmann
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781412838238

Get Book

The Phantom Public by Walter Lippmann Pdf

In an era disgusted with politicians and the various instruments of "direct democracy," Walter Lippmann's The Phantom Public remains as relevant as ever. It reveals Lippmann at a time when he was most critical of the ills of American democracy. Antipopulist in sentiment, this volume defends elitism as a serious and distinctive intellectual option, one with considerable precursors in the American past. Lippmann's demythologized view of the American system of government resonates today. The Phantom Public discusses the "disenchanted man" who has become disillusioned not only with democracy, but also with reform. According to Lippmann, the average voter is incapable of governance; what is called the public is merely a "phantom." In terms of policy-making, the distinction should not be experts versus amateurs, but insiders versus outsiders. Lippmann challenges the core assumption of Progressive politics as well as any theory that pretends to leave political decision making in the hands of the people as a whole. In his biography Walter Lippmann and the American Century, Ronald Steel praised The Phantom Public as "one of Lippmann's most powerfully argued and revealing books. In it he came fully to terms with the inadequacy of traditional democratic theory." This volume is part of a continuing series on the major works of Walter Lippmann. As more and more Americans are inclined to become apathetic to the political system, this classic will be essential reading for students, teachers, and researchers of political science and history.

Author : Cheong-Yi Park
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Elections
ISBN : MSU:31293018103840

Get Book

The Illusion of Knowing by Cheong-Yi Park Pdf

Author : Walter Lippmann
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547389743

Get Book

Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann Pdf

The book "Public Opinion" is a critical assessment of functional democratic government, especially of the irrational and often self-serving social perceptions that influence individual behavior and prevent optimal societal cohesion. The detailed descriptions of the cognitive limitations people face in comprehending their socio-political and cultural environments leading them to apply an evolving catalogue of general stereotypes to a complex reality, rendered Public Opinion a seminal text in the fields of media studies, political science, and social psychology. Walter Lippmann was an American writer, reporter, and political commentator famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of Cold War, coining the term "stereotype" in the modern psychological meaning, and critiquing media and democracy in his newspaper column and several books.

Author : Robert S. Erikson,Kent L. Tedin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351034722

Get Book

American Public Opinion by Robert S. Erikson,Kent L. Tedin Pdf

Providing an in-depth analysis of public opinion, including its origins in political socialization, its role in the electoral process, and the impact of the media, American Public Opinion goes beyond a simple presentation of data to include a critical analysis of the role of public opinion in American democracy. New to the Tenth Edition Updates all data through the 2016 elections and includes early polling through 2018. Pays increased attention to polarization. Adds a new focus on public opinion and immigration. Covers new voting patterns related to race, ethnicity, and gender. Reviews public opinion developments on health care. Expands coverage of political misinformation, media bias, and negativity, especially in social media. Defends political polling even in the wake of 2016 failings.

Author : Walter Lippmann
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1450533906

Get Book

Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann Pdf

"Public Opinion," written by Walter Lippman in 1922, stands today as a classic in political and social thought. Lippmann's style may be difficult for some, but those who endeavor to read will the book fascinating. Written in lucid, clear prose, yet dealing with incredibly complex theoretical and philosophical issues, "Public Opinion" argues that not only is there not really an agreed-upon "Public Opinion," but that people rarely even understand what they think they know, let alone what they can agree upon with other people. Lippman persuasively demonstrates that opinions are formed in such a way that they have little or no bearing upon "really existing" facts and truth most of the time, and instead are ill-informed, vague, and haphazard in their application of rational thought. "Public Opinion" also discusses how most people have a very limited view of the government, and how the government synthesizes complex views into either-or issues such as "pro-life" or "pro-choice, arguing that that control of public opinion is a means to controlling public behavior. What made Walter Lippmann's thoughts, opinion and observations on current affairs so important to the movers and shakers of his day was his fundamental knowledge of history and how that knowledge related to the often bewildering array of modernist "spin" -- from the manipulation of popular opinion through propaganda, to the more often overlooked affect of human psychology on the course of politics and current events. Though often neglected, "Public Opinion" should be a wake-up call for what's wrong with government, and more widely attended to than Michael Moore or Ann Coulter. "Public Opinion" is a must-read for anyone fascinated by media, politics, or even more general philosophical or cultural questions.

Author : Walter Lippmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Public opinion
ISBN : UCAL:B5232744

Get Book

Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann Pdf

In what is widely considered the most influential book ever written by Walter Lippmann, the late journalist and social critic provides a fundamental treatise on the nature of human information and communication. The work is divided into eight parts, covering such varied issues as stereotypes, image making, and organized intelligence. The study begins with an analysis of "the world outside and the pictures in our heads", a leitmotif that starts with issues of censorship and privacy, speed, words, and clarity, and ends with a careful survey of the modern newspaper. Lippmann's conclusions are as meaningful in a world of television and computers as in the earlier period when newspapers were dominant. Public Opinion is of enduring significance for communications scholars, historians, sociologists, and political scientists. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Barbara A. Bardes,Robert W. Oldendick
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442261891

Get Book

Public Opinion by Barbara A. Bardes,Robert W. Oldendick Pdf

The fifth edition of Public Opinion: Measuring the American Mind provides a comprehensive, accessible introduction to public opinion in the United States and describes how public opinion data are collected, how they are used, and the role they play in the U.S. political system. Bardes and Oldendick introduce students to the history of polling and explain the factors a good consumer of polls should know in order to critically evaluate public opinion data. Public Opinion: Measuring the American Mind is the only text to devote significant space to the history of polling, the use of polling in America today, and to explain the methods used for survey research. In addition, the authors engage students by providing in-depth coverage of public opinion on such issues as political ideology, health care, race, and foreign policy, as well as an update and discussion of the major changes that have taken place on controversial issues such as gay marriage, gun control, and immigration. Updated to include the latest data from the American National Election Study and the General Social Surveys in 2012 and 2014, this lively, engaging text combines a comprehensive grounding in the nuts and bolts of the field with relevant, real-world examples.