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Drawing on ideas from political science, sociology and psychology this text explores how three sets of political participants - legislative staffers, political activists and journalists - actually evaluate and assess public opinion.

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1: The "Construction" of Public Opinion: Looking to Lay Theory 2: Policy Experts Think about Public Opinion, Media, and Legislative Process 3: Journalistic Views of Public Opinion 4: Conceptions of Public Opinion and Representation among Partisan Activists 5: Meanings of Public Opinion: Lay Theory Meets Democratic Theory App. A: Notes on Interviews and Building Grounded Theory App. B: Interview Protocols App. C: Survey Form Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226327464, 978-0226327464
      ISBN10: 0226327469
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on ideas from political science, sociology and psychology this text explores how three sets of political participants - legislative staffers, political activists and journalists - actually evaluate and assess public opinion.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1: The "Construction" of Public Opinion: Looking to Lay Theory 2: Policy Experts Think about Public Opinion, Media, and Legislative Process 3: Journalistic Views of Public Opinion 4: Conceptions of Public Opinion and Representation among Partisan Activists 5: Meanings of Public Opinion: Lay Theory Meets Democratic Theory App. A: Notes on Interviews and Building Grounded Theory App. B: Interview Protocols App. C: Survey Form Notes Bibliography Index

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