The Sometime Connection
Subtitle: Public Opinion and Social Policy (Suny Series in Urban Public Policy)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: September 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780791442968
Subjects: Political science & theory; Social policy; Public Policy - General; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; United States; Public Policy - Social Policy; Public opinion
Description: "The Sometime Connection introduces a variety of theoretical perspectives on the connection between public opinion and policy and applies them to six social policy topics: abortion, affirmative action, welfare, Social Security, corrections, and pornography. The book provides complete policy histories, information on trends in public opinion, and a diagnosis of the role that public opinion has played in the development of policy for each of the six topics discussed."--BOOK JACKET.