The Rational Public: Fifty Years of Trends in Americans' Policy Preferences - Couverture souple

Page, Benjamin I. I.; Shapiro, Robert Y.

 
9780226644783: The Rational Public: Fifty Years of Trends in Americans' Policy Preferences
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0226644782 ISBN 13 : 9780226644783
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1992

Synopsis

This monumental study is a comprehensive critical survey of the policy preferences of the American public, and will be the definitive work on American public opinion for some time to come. Drawing on an enormous body of public opinion data, Benjamin I. Page and Robert Y. Shapiro provide the richest available portrait of the political views of Americans, from the 1930's to 1990. They not only cover all types of domestic and foreign policy issues, but also consider how opinions vary by age, gender, race, region, and the like.

The authors unequivocally demonstrate that, notwithstanding fluctuations in the opinions of individuals, collective public opinion is remarkably coherent: it reflects a stable system of values shared by the majority of Americans and it responds sensitively to new events, arguments, and information reported in the mass media. While documenting some alarming case of manipulation, Page and Shapiro solidly establish the soundness and value of collective political opinion. The Rational Public provides a wealth of information about what we as a nation have wanted from government, how we have changed our minds over the years, and why.

For anyone interested in the short- and long-term trends in Americans' policy preferences, or eager to learn what Americans have thought about issues ranging from racial equality to the MX missile, welfare to abortion, this book offers by far the most sophisticated and detailed treatment available.

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À propos de l'auteur

Benjamin I. Page is the Gordon Scott Fulcher Professor of Decision Making at Northwestern University and the author or coauthor of several books, including Democracy in America?

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Éditeur
University of Chicago Press
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0226644782
ISBN 13 
9780226644783
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
506
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780226644776: The Rational Public: Fifty Years of Trends in Americans' Policy Preferences

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0226644774 ISBN 13 :  9780226644776
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1992
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