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public opinion - Answers -the collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question
why is public opinion important? - Answers -In a democracy, there must be a link
between what the public thinks and what the government does -- the nature of this link
can vary greatly
who is most interested in public opinion? - Answers -elected officials: public opinion may
influence government decision making
academics: seek to understand why people behave the way that they do
the people: may be motivated to become active in politics
Is the public capable of governing? How would you know? - Answers -Surveys show
that people:
○ Are not very interested in politics
○ Are ignorant of much that goes on politically
○ Rely heavily on cues/shortcuts rather than informed issue positions
■ Endorsements, political polls, trusted individuals
political socialization - Answers -a complex process through which individuals become
aware of politics , learn political facts, and form political values. (develop a party
attachment, nature vs. nurture)
we learn these things and they occur throughout our lives (socialization) - Answers -
generational effects, life cycle effects, period effects
generational effects - Answers -specific age group uniquely affected by set of historical
events (ex. vietnam and great depression)
life cycle effects - Answers -political views are influenced by maturation (ex. young
people are less politically engaged)
period effects - Answers -historical events affect everyone (ex. 9/11)
agents of socialization - Answers -family, community and peers, school, mass media
family - Answers -*strongest influence on individuals
-you learn partisan identification from your parents
, -you can't ask people directly what their party is, but you can ask them what party their
parents are (strongest predictor)
community and peers - Answers -have a powerful influence, even into adulthood
- the idea of peer pressure -- we live in certain neighborhoods, churches, groups
school - Answers -teaches you importance of voting, civic education, being a good
citizen, patriotism, authority figures; teaches you respect for existing social orders
- doesn't always teach you the same things family does
mass media - Answers -can have an influence due to opinions that are found in pop
culture/ music
our behavior may be based on our _______. - Answers -biology
how do we know what public opinion is? - Answers -we have to guess, but now we do
polls
the statistical theory of sampling - Answers -a sample of individuals selected by chance
from any population is representative of that population
what determines the accuracy of a poll? - Answers -the way the sample is selected, the
size of the sample, the way the survey is put together
question wording - Answers -○ Survey responses on "welfare" vs. "assisting the poor"
○ Leading questions → respondents are led to select on a particular position; other
responses are set-up to seem undesirable or wrong
○ Social desirability
○ Question clarity
○ Double-barreled question
○ Question require knowledge the person doesn't have
question ordering - Answers -survey responses on question about whether reporters
should be able to report the news from other countries as they see fit
push polls - Answers -not actually polls; poses as a survey designed to implant negative
information about an opponent in voters' minds
exit polls - Answers -is taken immediately after voters have exited the polling stations;
conduct exit polls to gain an early indication as to how the election will turn out
likely voters - Answers -the group of individuals estimated who are most likely to vote;
age eligible voter only show for about 50%
bandwagon affect - Answers -you watch a poll, see the results, and the leading opinion
guides your decision
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