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List of Figures and Tables | |
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Credits for Figures and Tables | |
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Preface | |
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Public Opinion in Democratic Societies | |
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Public Opinion and Government | |
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Public Opinion Defined | |
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The Evolution of the Public Opinion Poll | |
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The Modern Public Opinion Poll and Its Political Consequences | |
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Sources of Information on Public Opinion | |
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Linkage Models Between Public Opinion and Public Policies | |
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Plan of This Book | |
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Polling: The Scientific Assessment of Public Opinion | |
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The Value of Polls | |
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Sampling | |
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Question Wording | |
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Polls and Predicting Elections | |
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Conclusion | |
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Microlevel Opinion: The Psychology of Opinion-Holding | |
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Political Attention and Opinion-Holding | |
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Liberal-Conservative Ideology and the Organization of Opinions | |
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Party Identification and the Organization of Political Opinions | |
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Macrolevel Opinion: The Flow of Political Sentiment | |
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The Micro Foundations of Macro Opinion | |
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Trends in Policy Opinions | |
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General Ideological Movement | |
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General Partisan Movement | |
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Presidential Approval | |
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Conclusion: What Moves Public Opinion? | |
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Political Socialization and Political Learning | |
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The Preadult Years: Socialization to Citizenship | |
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The Agents of Preadult Socialization | |
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College: Higher Education and Its Impact | |
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Personal Predispositions and Political Attitudes | |
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Socialization during Adulthood | |
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The Persistence of Political Orientations | |
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Conclusion | |
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Public Opinion and Democratic Stability | |
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Support for Democratic Values | |
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Political Consensus | |
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Political Support: Trust and Efficacy | |
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Personality and Democratic Citizenship | |
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Conclusion | |
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Group Differences in Political Opinions | |
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Socioeconomic Class and Political Opinions | |
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Race and Political Opinions | |
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Age and Political Opinions | |
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Religion and Political Opinions | |
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Geography and Political Opinions | |
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Gender and Political Opinions | |
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Conclusion | |
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The News Media and Political Opinions | |
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The Evolution of the American Media | |
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Bias and Negativity in the News | |
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Models of Media Effects | |
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Media Content and Political Opinions | |
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Media Change and the Quality of Electoral Decision-Making | |
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Political Advertising | |
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Conclusion | |
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Elections as Instruments of Popular Control | |
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Political Campaigns and the Voter | |
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Policy Issues and Voters | |
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Explaining Election Outcomes | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Public and Its Elected Leaders | |
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Opinion Sharing Between Policymakers and the Public | |
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Political Parties and Representation | |
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Leadership Responsiveness to Public Opinion | |
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Do Elected Officials Need to Follow Public Opinion? | |
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Interest Groups and Democratic Representation | |
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Conclusion | |
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Public Opinion and the Performance of Democracy | |
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Assessing the Impact of Public Opinion on Policy | |
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Interpreting the Public's Role in Democracy | |
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The Expansion of Political Participation | |
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Appendix The American National Election Study and the General Social Survey Questions | |
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Questions from the American National Election Studies | |
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Questions from the General Social Survey | |
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References | |
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Index | |