American public opinion
Subtitle: its origins, content, and impact
By: Robert S. Erikson, Kent L. Tedin.
Contributors: Tedin, Kent L.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Public opinion -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-349) and index.
Table of contents: title: Public opinion in democratic societies; title: Polling : the scientific assessment of public opinion; title: Microlevel opinion : the psychology of opinion-holding; title: Macrolevel opinion : the flow of political sentiment; title: Political socialization and political learning; title: Public opinion and democratic stability; title: Group differences in political opinions; title: The news media and political opinions; title: Elections as instruments of popular control; title: The public and its elected leaders; title: Public opinion and the performance of democracy.