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Although the survey interview is sometimes thought of as a separate world devoid of the demands of the "real world," one can develop questions which simulate real life situations & their attendant pressures. These questions can elicit the same inconsistencies evident in the comparison of measured actions. In a 1969 cross-section sample of 640 white Detroit residents, 13%, 41% & 52% agreed, respectively, to job discrimination (1) in principle, (2) if necessary for the harmony of the firm, & (3) if the majority of white workers favor it. These inconsistencies apparently resulted from R's trying to reconcile 2 or more positively held values which had been set in conflict by the survey questions, & which are also probably in conflict in everyday situations. AA.

The analysis of attitude structure has frequently sought proof of structure by searching for high nonrandom statistical association between questionnaire items. This strategy will frequently mislead because: (1) highly consensual attitudes are excluded from analysis as "uninteresting," & (2) if such items are employed, most measures of statistical association give misleading indications of item consistency. The 1st argument is considered in terms of what constitutes "interesting" political analysis. The 2nd argument is demonstrated with both hypothetical data & 1968 survey data from the U of Michigan's Survey Research Center on race related questions among blacks & whites. Low correlations frequently mask extensive structure. Overall, current methods for determining attitude structure are unlikely to show this structure when it does exist. 5 Tables, 2 Figures. AA.

Pressure groups may be divided into 2 classes: those which speak for a particular section of the community & those which organize people with similar att's. The diff between them lies in the fact that it is the task of the former to reflect a particular interest of a group represented & of the latter to try to persuade people to subscribe to its point of view. Few attitude groups (AG's) have members of their own, but they can rely on the support of particular sections of society. They are predominantly Mc & Uc in composition. Members provide the groups with lobbyists & money. The most direct form of lobbying is interviewing Members of Parliament, but it is also important to have members scattered about the country to ask questions during elections. The AG's usually enjoy private patronage; less often the membership is large enough to provide the necessary funds by subscription. The AG's are pol'ly less influential & important than others, though some welfare societies have been consulted on legislation. The AG's are also less likely to produce pol'ly important people. IPSA.