TY - BOOK AU - Oskamp,Stuart AU - Schultz,P.Wesley TI - Attitudes and opinions SN - 1410611965 AV - HM261 .O75 2005eb U1 - 303.3/8 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Mahwah, N.J. PB - L. Erlbaum Associates KW - Public opinion KW - Attitude (Psychology) KW - Public opinion polls KW - Public Opinion KW - Attitude KW - Opinion publique KW - Attitude (Psychologie) KW - Sondages d'opinion KW - public opinion polls KW - aat KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Attituden KW - gtt KW - Publieke opinie KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-539) and indexes; Approaches to studying attitudes and opinions -- Background: history and concepts -- Social perception and social cognition -- Explicit measures of attitudes -- Implicit and indirect measures of attitudes -- Structure and functions of attitudes and beliefs -- Public opinion polling -- The structure of public opinion -- Formation of attitudes and opinions -- Communication of attitudes and opinions -- Attitude-change theories and research: methodology; learning and judgment approaches -- Attitude change: cognitive theories and research -- Attitude-behavior consistency and related issues -- Public opinion on socially important topics -- Political attitudes I -- Political attitudes II: voting -- International attitudes -- Racism and prejudice -- Gender-role attitudes -- Environmental attitudes N2 - These are exciting times for attitude researchers, with new measurement approaches, new models for the structure and organization of attitudes, and new research findings to re-invigorate the field. This edition captures the energy of modern attitude research, while maintaining scientific objectivity UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=125944 ER -