Silent Voices : : Public Opinion and Political Participation in America /

Silent Voices : : Public Opinion and Political Participation in America / / Adam J. Berinsky.

Over the past century, opinion polls have come to pervade American politics. Despite their shortcomings, the notion prevails that polls broadly represent public sentiment. But do they? In Silent Voices, Adam Berinsky presents a provocative argument that the very process of collecting information on...

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Berinsky, Adam J.,
Ort / Verlag:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2013]
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Erscheinungsjahr:2013
Ausgabe:Course Book
Sprache:Englisch
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 16 line illus. 29 tables.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Representation, Public Opinion, and the Voice of the People
  • One. Opinion Polling and the Silencing of Political Voice
  • Two. The Search for the Voice of the People: Considering the Unspoken
  • Three. The Dynamics of Racial Policy Opinion, 1972-1994
  • Four. Social Welfare Policy and Public Opinion, 1972-1996
  • Five. The Changing Context of Public Opinion Concerning the Vietnam War, 1964-1972
  • Conclusion. Public Opinion and Political Voice
  • Appendix to Chapter 3
  • Appendix to Chapter 4
  • Appendix to Chapter 5
  • References
  • Index

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