Understanding Public Opinion

by Barbara Norrander, Clyde Wilcox (Editor)

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A collection of original essays by leading experts that explores the sources, content and effects of contemporary American public opinion. The book reveals to readers both the substance of American public opinion and the process of that research. Of particular interest is the focus on the variety that characterizes the study of public opinion, and the attempt to discover where attitudes and opinions come from, how they affect voting behavior, and what impact public opinion exerts on the show more process of government. show less

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Barbara Norrander is a Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. She has been writing about presidential nominations since the early 1980s.
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Clyde Wilcox is professor of government at Georgetown University.

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Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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303.3Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial processesCoordination and control
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HN90 .P8 .U53Social sciencesSocial history and conditions. Social problems. Social reformSocial history and conditions. Social problems.By region or country
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