عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
HN90.P8 A47 2003eb
HN90
.
P8
A47
2003eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0511610041
(Number (ISBN
0521527872
(Number (ISBN
9780511610042
(Number (ISBN
9780521527873
Erroneous ISBN
0521527872
Erroneous ISBN
0521820995
Erroneous ISBN
9780511839900
Erroneous ISBN
9780521820998
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b726028
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Collective preferences in democratic politics :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
opinion surveys and the will of the people /
First Statement of Responsibility
Scott L. Althaus.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiii, 370 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-362) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Since so few people appear knowledgeable about public affairs, one might question whether collective policy preferences revealed in opinion surveys accurately convey the distribution of voices and interests in a society. This study, the first comprehensive treatment of the relationship between knowledge, representation, and political equality in opinion surveys, suggests some surprising answers. Knowledge does matter, and the way it is distributed in society can cause collective preferences to reflect disproportionately the opinions of some groups more than others. Sometimes collective preferences seem to represent something like the will of the people, but frequently they do not. Sometimes they rigidly enforce political equality in the expression of political viewpoints, but often they do not. The primary culprit is not any inherent shortcoming in the methods of survey research. Rather, it is the limited degree of knowledge held by ordinary citizens about public affairs. Accounting for these factors can help better appreciate thepossibilities for using opinion polls to represent the people's voice.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Collective preferences in democratic politics.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Democracy.
Political participation.
Public opinion-- United States.
Public opinion.
Democracy.
Öffentliche Meinung
Political participation.
Politische Beteiligung
Public opinion.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
USA
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
303
.
3/8/0973
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HN90
.
P8
Book number
A47
2003eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Althaus, Scott L.,1966-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201213195117.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
pn
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
