| Description |
1 online resource (v, 231 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Who deserves the blame for invading Iraq (and other mistakes)? -- The yes, no, and don't knows of political polling -- Gently introducing science, starring the median voter model and a test of citizens' independence -- Why do Americans favor some things yet oppose others? and explaining Republican success against partial birth abortion -- Questions are just as important as answers, particularly in a study of public opinion on the Iraq invasion -- Debunking manipulation myths, featuring the infamous Harry and Louise -- Political reforms and thoughts on media old and new. |
| Summary |
Public opinion polling permeates today's politics, yet many seem suspicious of polls and skeptical in their prominence, fearing that overreliance on public opinion amounts to pandering or that pollsters can manipulate a feeble public. In this book Adam Simon argues that democracy requires that government listen to the public and that sample surveys are the finest democratic technology yet devised. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Public opinion -- United States.
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Public opinion. |
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United States. |
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Public opinion polls -- United States.
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Public opinion polls. |
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Mass media and public opinion -- United States.
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Mass media and public opinion. |
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Democracy -- United States.
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Democracy. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 -- Public opinion.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
2001-2009 |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009- -- Public opinion.
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| Chronological Term |
2009- |
| Subject |
Social sciences.
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Social sciences. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 2001 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Simon, Adam F., 1965- Mass informed consent. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011 9780742562554 (DLC) 2010042442 (OCoLC)668990525 |
| ISBN |
9781442209343 (electronic book) |
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1442209348 (electronic book) |
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9780742562554 |
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0742562557 |
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