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Autore |
Igo Sarah Elizabeth <1969-> |
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The averaged American [[electronic resource] ] : surveys, citizens, and the making of a mass public / / Sarah E. Igo |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (408 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Social surveys - United States - History - 20th century |
National characteristics, American |
Identity (Psychology) - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Social conditions 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-378) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction: America in Aggregate -- 1. Canvassing a "Typical" Community -- 2. Middletown Becomes Everytown -- 3. Polling the Average Populace -- 4. The Majority Talks Back -- 5. Surveying Normal Selves -- 6. The Private Lives of the Public -- Epilogue: Statistical Citizens -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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supports the death penalty, that half of all marriages end in divorce, and that four out of five prefer a particular brand of toothpaste. But remarkably, such data--now woven into our social fabric--became common currency only in the last century. With a bold and sophisticated analysis, Sarah Igo demonstrates the power of scientific surveys to shape Americans' sense of themselves as individuals, members of communities, and citizens of a nation. |
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