Public Opinion about Public Opinion
In: Journalism quarterly: JQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Band 65, Heft 2, S. 299-306
ISSN: 0196-3031, 0022-5533
In: Journalism quarterly: JQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Band 65, Heft 2, S. 299-306
ISSN: 0196-3031, 0022-5533
In: Journalism quarterly, Band 65, Heft 2, S. 299-306
In: International journal of public opinion research, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 25-44
ISSN: 0954-2892
A large number of studies have been devoted to the impact of perceptions of opinion distributions on the expression of public opinion. In the present study, we propose that perceptions of opinion distributions have implications that go beyond influencing individual issue stances, also influencing respondents' willingness to engage in political activities. Specifically, we examine the link between opinion perceptions & two dimensions of political participation: participatory behavior involving public expression of opinion, & participatory behavior that does not involve the public expression of a person's opinion. Based on data collected as part of the 1996 American National Election Study, we examine the role that communication variables, group membership, attitude strength, & perceptions of public opinion play in predicting public & nonpublic forms of participation in the US. Implications for research in the areas of political participation & public opinion expression are outlined. 4 Tables, 2 Figures, 29 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Caucasus analytical digest: CAD, Heft 85, S. 2-5
ISSN: 1867-9323
Although 6% of the population of Georgia reported not knowing anything about public opinion polls in 2015, polls - especially those focused on political issues - have become a visible part of the political landscape of the country. However, decision makers most often use the results with a specific agenda in mind. As CRRC's 2015 Caucasus Barometer data suggest, attitudes towards poll results are ambivalent. However, there is a clear expectation that the government should consider the results of public opinion polls when making political decisions.
In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 465-467
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: Critical review: an interdisciplinary journal of politics and society, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 95-105
ISSN: 0891-3811
A review essay on books by (1) James A. Stimson, Public Opinion in America: Moods, Cycles, and Swings (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991); Benjamin Page & Robert Y. Shapiro, The Rational Public: Fifty Years of Trends in American Policy Preferences (Chicago, IL: U of Chicago Press, 1992); & (3) William G. Mayer, The Changing American Mind: How and Why American Public Opinion Changed between 1960 and 1988 (Ann Arbor: U of Michigan Press, 1992). Despite recent claims to the contrary, these three books claim that US public opinion (PO) is comprehensible, if not always rational & informed. Stimson draws on a broad range of PO polls conducted 1956-1989 to develop a measure of the general public mood, & concludes that a single public mood does not exist, & attitudes toward specific issues such as gun control, racism, & abortion may change independently of each other. Page & Shapiro examine PO between 1930 & 1990, & suggest that the public responds to new events & social conditions in a rational & consistent manner. Mayer focuses on a narrower time frame (1960-1988) & places a greater emphasis on explanations for shifts in PO. It is suggested that PO may be fairly stable, & that statistical shifts are the result of backlash against policy changes, rather than ideological transformations. Ways that elite perceptions of PO shape public policy are discussed. 8 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Social research: an international quarterly, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 397
ISSN: 0037-783X
In: Social research: an international quarterly, Band 11, S. 397-427
ISSN: 0037-783X
In: The political quarterly: PQ, Band 11, S. 368-383
ISSN: 0032-3179
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 63, Heft 4, S. 628-630
ISSN: 0033-362X
"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"--
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 57, Heft 4, S. 614-617
ISSN: 0033-362X
ISSN: 0033-362X