LEADER 04032nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910459207603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-67919-8 010 $a9786612679193 010 $a0-226-64480-4 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226644806 035 $a(CKB)2670000000033485 035 $a(EBL)557556 035 $a(OCoLC)650531130 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000426677 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11296269 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426677 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10389932 035 $a(PQKB)10650597 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC557556 035 $a(DE-B1597)535602 035 $a(OCoLC)1135583871 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226644806 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL557556 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10402605 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL267919 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000033485 100 $a19910403d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe rational public$b[electronic resource] $efifty years of trends in Americans' policy preferences /$fBenjamin I. Page and Robert Y. Shapiro 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d1992 215 $a1 online resource (507 p.) 225 1 $aAmerican politics and political economy series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-64477-4 311 $a0-226-64478-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 441-466) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tTables and Figures -- $tPreface -- $t1. Rational Public Opinion -- $t2. The Myth of Capricious Change -- $t3. Opinions about Social Issues -- $t4. Economic Welfare -- $t5. Foreign Policy: World War II and the Cold War -- $t6. Vietnam, Detente, and the New Cold War -- $t7. Parallel Publics -- $t8. The Causes of Collective Opinion Change -- $t9. Education and Manipulation of Public Opinion -- $t10. Democracy,Information,and the Rational Public -- $tAppendix to Figures -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThis monumental study is a comprehensive critical survey of the policy preferences of the American public, and will be the definitive work on American public opinion for some time to come. Drawing on an enormous body of public opinion data, Benjamin I. Page and Robert Y. Shapiro provide the richest available portrait of the political views of Americans, from the 1930's to 1990. They not only cover all types of domestic and foreign policy issues, but also consider how opinions vary by age, gender, race, region, and the like. The authors unequivocally demonstrate that, notwithstanding fluctuations in the opinions of individuals, collective public opinion is remarkably coherent: it reflects a stable system of values shared by the majority of Americans and it responds sensitively to new events, arguments, and information reported in the mass media. While documenting some alarming case of manipulation, Page and Shapiro solidly establish the soundness and value of collective political opinion. The Rational Public provides a wealth of information about what we as a nation have wanted from government, how we have changed our minds over the years, and why. For anyone interested in the short- and long-term trends in Americans' policy preferences, or eager to learn what Americans have thought about issues ranging from racial equality to the MX missile, welfare to abortion, this book offers by far the most sophisticated and detailed treatment available. 410 0$aAmerican politics and political economy. 606 $aPublic opinion$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPublic opinion$xHistory 676 $a303.3/8/0973 700 $aPage$b Benjamin I$0550951 701 $aShapiro$b Robert Y.$f1953-$0254420 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459207603321 996 $aThe rational public$92116455 997 $aUNINA