| Description |
xvii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology
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Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-308) and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Conditional political learning -- pt. 1: The participatory effects of media choice. ch. 3. Broadcast television, political knowledge, and turnout -- Appendix to ch. 3. Measuring political knowledge, NES 1952-1968 -- ch. 4. From low choice to high choice : the impact of cable television and Internet on news exposure, political knowledge, and turnout -- Appendix to ch. 4. Description of knowledge measures -- ch. 5. From low choice to high choice : Does greater media choice affect total news consumption and average turnout? -- pt. 2: The political effects of media choice. ch. 6. Broadcast television, partisanship, and the incumbency advantage -- ch. 7. Partisan polarization in the high-choice media environment -- Appendix to ch. 7. Using a selection model to simulate partisan vote strength in the full electorate ch. 8. Divided by choice : audience fragmentation and political inequality in the post-broadcast media environment. |
| Subject |
Mass media -- Political aspects.
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Mass media -- Political aspects. |
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Mass media -- Influence.
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Mass media -- Influence. |
| ISBN |
9780521675338 paperback |
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9780521858724 hardback |
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0521858720 hardback |
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0521675332 paperback |
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