TY - BOOK ID - 61151514 TI - Public opinion PY - 2020 SN - 9781509529476 9781509529469 1509529462 1509529470 PB - Cambridge, UK Medford, MA Polity Press DB - UniCat KW - Public opinion. KW - Public opinion KW - Psychologie politique KW - --Public opinion KW - Opinion, Public KW - Perception, Public KW - Popular opinion KW - Public perception KW - Public perceptions KW - Judgment KW - Social psychology KW - Attitude (Psychology) KW - Focus groups KW - Reputation KW - #SBIB:303H32 KW - #SBIB:309H271 KW - #SBIB:324H50 KW - Waarneming en participerende waarneming, gecontroleerde observatie, groepsdiscussie (vragenlijsten, interviews, experimenten) KW - Politieke communicatie: toepassingsgebieden KW - Politieke participatie en legitimiteit (referenda, directe democratie, publieke opinie...) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61151514 AB - Is political polarization on the rise? Do various “populist” movements have anything in common? Is the opposition between left and right becoming obsolete and, if so, what might replace it? Many of the most pressing questions about contemporary politics involve public opinion. This incisive sociological introduction considers the formation of opinions as not just a matter of individual responses to external conditions, but as a social process in which people influence and are in turn influenced by others. David L. Weakliem illustrates how changes in economic and social conditions affect public opinion and how the distribution of opinions is shaped by the structure of interaction among people. He applies this approach to discuss topics such as political polarization, long-term trends in public opinion, and the prospects for democracy. Combining theory with up-to-date information on public opinion, the book will be of interest to researchers and students alike in sociology, political science, and communication studies. -- Provided by publisher. "Why your opinions are not necessarily your own"-- ER -