| The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion Contributor(s): Zaller, John R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521404495 ISBN-13: 9780521404495 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $138.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1992 Annotation: In this book John Zaller develops a comprehensive theory to explain how people acquire political information from the mass media and convert it into political preferences. Using numerous specific examples, Zaller applies this theory in order to explain the dynamics of public opinion on a broad range of subjects, including both domestic and foreign policy, trust in government, racial equality, and presidential approval, as well as voting behavior in U.S. House, Senate and Presidential elections. Particularly perplexing characteristics of public opinion are also examined, such as the high degree of random fluctuations in political attitudes observed in opinion surveys and the changes in attitudes due to minor changes in the wording of survey questions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Political Science |
| Dewey: 303.38 |
| LCCN: 91043032 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.61 lbs) 384 pages |