Improving public opinion surveys : interdisciplinary innovation and the American national election studies / / edited by John H. Aldrich and Kathleen M. McGraw

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955792403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 9786613303295; 9781283303293; 1283303299; 9781400840298; 1400840295
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (402 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AldrichJohn H. <1947->; McGrawKathleen M. <1957->
• Disciplina: 324.9730072/3
• Soggetti: Election forecasting - United States; Public opinion - United States; Elections - United States - Public opinion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. The American National Election Studies : the "gold standard" for survey research -- pt. 2. Individual predispositions -- pt. 3. Political orientations and the media -- pt. 4. Perceptions of political institutions and groups -- pt. 5. Political issues -- pt. 6. Concluding thoughts and future directions.
• Sommario/riassunto: The American National Election Studies (ANES) is the premier social science survey program devoted to voting and elections. Conducted during the presidential election years and midterm Congressional elections, the survey is based on interviews with voters and delves into why they make certain choices. In this edited volume, John Aldrich and Kathleen McGraw bring together a group of leading social scientists that developed and tested new measures that might be added to the ANES, with the ultimate goal of extending scholarly understanding of the causes and consequences of electoral outcomes. The contributors--leading experts from several disciplines in the fields of ; polling, public opinion, survey methodology, and elections and voting behavior--illuminate some of the most important questions and results from the ANES 2006 pilot study. They look at such varied topics as self-monitoring in the expression of political attitudes, personal values and political orientations, alternate measures of political trust, perceptions of similarity and disagreement in partisan groups, measuring ambivalence about government, gender preferences in politics, and the political issues of abortion, crime, and taxes. Testing new ideas in the study of politics and the political psychology of voting choices and turnout, this collection is an invaluable resource for all students and scholars working to understand the American electorate.