This major work surveys the historical roots, theoretical foundations, and normative claims of 20th-century conceptualizations of public opinion. It reanalyzes leading traditions, such as those of Lippmann, Dewey, and Noelle-Neumann, and reinvents some unjustly ignored ones, such as Toennies, Harrisson, and Wilson. The book critically examines popular modern research strategies such as polling and the Ospiral of silenceO model and looks at the role of mass media in the formation and expression of public opinion. This comprehensive and original treatment is a must for all serious students and scholars of public opinion.
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A survey of the historical roots, theoretical foundations and normative claims of 20th-century conceptualizations of public opinion. It examines research strategies such as polling, the "spiral of silence" model, and the role of the media in the formation and expression of public opinion.
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Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Publicity, the Public, and Public Opinion Chapter 3 Public Opinion: The Substance or Phantom of Democracy? Chapter 4 Public Opinion as a Form of Social Will: Toennies' Critique Chapter 5 Public Opinion and Participation: The Dewey-Lippmann Controversy Chapter 6 Public Opinion as Panopticon: A Critique of the Spiral of Silence Chapter 7 Political Institutionalization of Public Opinion: Controversies on Polling Chapter 8 Public Opinion and the Mass Media: Questions of Democratization and Regulation
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A thorough treatment of normative issues that lend themselves well to graduate seminar discussions or provide the basis of points raised in undergraduate lectures. The book's theoretical bent also makes it easy to apply the study of public opinion to a number of societies, including emerging democracies. Public Opinion promises to broaden and challenge our perspectives of the field.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780847691630
Publisert
1999-08-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
481 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
151 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
384

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Om bidragsyterne

Slavko Splichal is professor of mass communications and public opinion at the University of Ljubjana and director of the European Institute for Communication and Culture.