The nature and origins of mass opinion / John R. Zaller.

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Zaller, John, 1949-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychologyPublication details: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1992.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 367 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780511818691
0511818696
9781139640916
1139640917
9781139648554
1139648551
9781316084687
131608468X
9781139635745
1139635743
1139647555
9781139647557
1139638076
9781139638074

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nature and origins of mass opinion.DDC classification:

303.3/8 22

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HM261 .Z35 1992eb

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05.32
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Contents:

Introduction : The fragmented state of opinion research -- Information, predispositions, and opinion -- How citizens acquire information and convert it into public opinion -- Coming to terms with response instability -- Making it up as you go along -- The mainstream and polarization -- Basic processes of "attitude change" -- Tests of the one-message model -- Two-sided information flows -- Information flow and electoral choice -- Evaluating the model and looking toward future research -- Epilogue : The question of elite domination of public opinion.

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Summary: Zaller develops a comprehensive theory to explain how people acquire political information from the mass media and convert it into political preferences, and applies it to both domestic and foreign policy, trust in government, racial equality, presidential approval, and voting behaviour.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-357) and index.

Zaller develops a comprehensive theory to explain how people acquire political information from the mass media and convert it into political preferences, and applies it to both domestic and foreign policy, trust in government, racial equality, presidential approval, and voting behaviour.

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