Ambivalence and the Structure of Political Opinion / / edited by S. Craig, M. Martinez

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910958914403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2005
• ISBN: 9786611364373; 9781281364371; 1281364371; 9781403965714; 1403965714
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2005.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVI, 196 p. 1 illus.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CraigStephen C; MartinezMichael D
• Disciplina: 303.3/8/0973
• Soggetti: Political science; Political sociology; Personality; Difference (Psychology); Europe - Politics and government; Communication in politics; Political planning; Political Science; Political Sociology; Personality and Differential Psychology; European Politics; Political Communication; Public Policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-191) and index.; Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Pros and Cons: Ambivalence and Public Opinion -- 2 ; Ambivalence as Internal Conflict -- 3 Ambivalence and Accessibility: The Consequences of Accessible Ambivalence -- 4 Ambivalence and Response Instability: A Panel Study -- 5 Meta-Psychological Versus Operative Measures of Ambivalence: Differentiating the Consequences of Perceived Intra-Psychic Conflict and Real Intra-Psychic Conflict -- 6 Ambivalence Toward American Political Institutions: Sources and Consequences -- 7 Patriotic to the Core? American Ambivalence About America -- 8 Is It Really Ambivalence? Public Opinion Toward Government Spending -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book represents an important step in bringing together various strands of research about attitudinal ambivalence and public opinion. Essays by a distinguished group of political scientists and social psychologists provide a conceptual framework for understanding how ambivalence is currently understood and measured, as well as its relevance to the mass public's beliefs about our political institutions and national identity. The theoretical insights, methodological innovations, and empirical analyses will add substantially to our knowledge about the nature of ambivalence in particular, and the structure and evolution of political attitudes in general.