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The measure of democracy
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ISBN: 1282026054 9786612026058 1442681713 9781442681712 0802042740 0802081096 9780802042743 9780802081094 1442638710 Year: 1999 Publisher: Toronto, Ont. University of Toronto Press

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Politicians, government officials, and public relations officers lean heavily on polling when fashioning public policy. Proponents say this is for the best, arguing that surveys bring the views of citizens closer to civic officials. Critics decry polling's promotion of sycophantic politicians who pander to the whims of public sentiment, or, conversely, the use of surveys by special interest groups to thwart the majority will. Similar claims and criticisms were made during the early days of polling. When George Gallup began polling Americans in 1935, he heralded it as a bold step in popular democracy. The views of ordinary citizens could now be heard alongside those of organized interest groups. When brought to Canada in 1941, the Gallup Poll promised similar democratic rejuvenation. In actual practice, traditionally disadvantaged constituencies such as women, the poor, French Canadians, and African Americans were often heavily underrepresented in Gallup surveys. Preoccupied with election forecasting, Gallup pollsters undercounted social groups thought less likely or unable to vote, leading to a considerable gap between the polling results of the sampled polity and the opinions of the general public.Examining the origins and early years of public opinion polling in Canada, Robinson situates polling within the larger context of its forerunners - market research surveys and American opinion polling - and charts its growth until its first uses by political parties.

Measuring attitudes cross-nationally : lessons from the European Social Survey
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ISBN: 1412919819 1412919827 1282560042 1446222489 1849209456 1848604963 9786612560040 9781849209458 9781848604964 9781412919814 9781412919821 Year: 2007 Publisher: Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE,

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This title maps the theory and practice of a uniquely innovative and rigorous multinational attitudinal social survey. It is essential reading for researchers across the social sciences that have an interest in the design, planning or interpretation of cross-national social surveys.

Magnitude scaling : quantitative measurement of opinions.
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ISBN: 0803917473 1412984874 1452216088 0585216959 9780803917477 Year: 1991 Volume: 07-025 Publisher: Newbury Park Sage

Public information campaigns & opinion research : a handbook for the student & practitioner
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ISBN: 0761964312 0761964320 9786610369959 0857024531 1280369957 1412932645 9781412932646 9780857024534 9780761964315 9781280369957 9780761964322 661036995X 9781446234860 144623486X Year: 2002 Publisher: London : SAGE,

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Based upon the experiences of campaign practitioners and multidisciplinary insights, this handbook explains how to plan implement and measure public opinion using survey research and market research tools.

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