General Information

Author/Creator

Erikson, Robert S.

Language

English.

Published

New York : Wiley, c1980.

Physical Description

ix, 337 p. : graphs ; 23 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

Luttbeg, Norman R., (joint author.)

Tedin, Kent L., (joint author.)

Subjects

Subject

Public opinion > United States.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Robert S. Erikson, Norman R. Luttbeg, Kent L. Tedin.

Content

1. Public opinion in democratic societies -- 2. Opinion polls and public opinion -- 3. Ideology and public opinions: the search for consistency in public opinion -- 4. Public opinion and democratic stability -- 5. The agents of political socialization -- 6. Group differences in political opinions -- 7. Elections as instruments of popular control -- 8. The public and its elected representatives -- 9. Parties and pressure groups: mediating institutions and representation -- 10. Public opinion and the performance of democracy -- Appendix A. The theory of sampling political opinions -- Appendix B. Survey Research Center / Center for Political Studies opinion items.

ISBN

0471031399

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	301.15/4/0973 ERI		OSA Repository	Donation of the Department of Political Science, CEU

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