TY - BOOK AU - Shiraev,Eric AU - Sobel,Richard TI - People and Their Opinions: Thinking Critically About Public Opinion SN - 0321078985 PY - 2006/// CY - Harlow PB - Pearson Longman KW - Offentlig debat KW - Offentlig meningsdannelse KW - USA KW - Holdninger KW - Public opinion N1 - 1. Introduction: The Nature of Public Opinion -- 2. Measurement of Opinions -- 3. Thinking Critically About People's Opinions -- 4. Attitudes -- 5. Political Socialization -- 6. Media and Opinions -- 7. Gender and Opinions -- 8. Social Class and Opinions -- 9. Culture and Opinions -- 10. Voting -- 11. Opinions about Domestic Issues -- 12. Opinions about Foreign Policy -- Appendices -- References -- Author and Subject Indexes -- Abbreviations -- Web Guide N2 - This text provides a practical introduction to the field of public opinion while also teaching students the basic skills necessary for measurement, understanding, and interpreting. It demonstrates the effect and nature of public opinion in other countries while also placing American public opinion in context ER -