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Media type:
E-Book
Title:
Studies in Public Opinion
:
Attitudes, Nonattitudes, Measurement Error, and Change
Contains:
Frontmatter --
/ Saris, Willem E. / Sniderman, Paul M. --
PART I: A Synoptic Perspective --
/ Saris, Willem E. --
CHAPTER 2: Separation of Error, Method Effects, Instability, and Attitude Strength
/ van der Veld, William / Saris, Willem E. --
PART II: The Problem of Ambivalence --
/ Meffert, Michael F. / Guge, Michael / Lodge, Milton --
CHAPTER 4: The Not-So-Ambivalent Public: Policy Attitudes in the Political Culture of Ambivalence
/ Steenbergen, Marco R. / Brewer, Paul R. --
PART III: Politics and Nonattitudes --
/ Sniderman, Paul M. / Theriault, Sean M. --
CHAPTER 6: Floating Voters in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1948–2000
/ Zaller, John --
PART IV: Attitude Strength and Attitude Stability --
/ Bizer, George Y. / Visser, Penny S. / Berent, Matthew K. / Krosnick, Jon A. --
CHAPTER 8: Stability and Change of Opinion: The Case of Swiss Policy against Pollution Caused by Cars
/ Kriesi, Hanspeter --
CHAPTER 9: Attitude Strength and Response Stability of a Quasi-Balanced Political Alienation Scale in a Panel Study
/ Billiet, Jaak / Swyngedouw, Marc / Waege, Hans --
PART V: An Alternative to the Standard Opinion Poll --
/ Neijens, Peter --
CHAPTER 11: The Influence of Information on Considered Opinions: The Example of the Choice Questionnaire
/ Bütschi, Danielle --
PART VI: Looking Forward --
/ Sniderman, Paul M. / Bullock, John --
Index
Footnote:
In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web
Description:
In democratic societies, opinion polls play a vital role. But it has been demonstrated that many people do not have an opinion about major issues--the "nonattitudes" problem. Also, the framing of questions in different ways can generate very different estimates of public opinion--the "framing" effect. Both dilemmas raise questions about the competence of ordinary citizens to play the role a democratic society ostensibly expects of them. Although the impact of some factors is well established, particularly political information and sophistication, much is yet to be understood. Building on and reaching beyond themes in the work of Philip Converse, one of the pioneers in the study of public opinion, Studies in Public Opinion brings together a group of leading American and European social scientists to explore a number of new factors, with a particular emphasis on the structure of political choices. In twelve chapters that reflect different perspectives on how people form political opinions and how these opinions are manipulated, this book offers an unparalleled view of the state-of-the-art research on these important questions as it has developed on two continents. The contributors include Matthew K. Berent, Jaak Billiet, George Y. Bizer, Paul R. Brewer, John Bullock, Danielle Bütschi, Michael Guge, Hanspeter Kriesi, Jon A. Krosnick, Milton Lodge, Michael F. Meffert, Peter Neijens, Willem E. Saris, Paul M. Sniderman, Marco R. Steenbergen, Marc Swyngedouw, Sean M. Theriault, William van der Veld, Penny S. Visser, Hans Waege, and John Zaller.