The averaged American [[electronic resource] ] : surveys, citizens, and the making of a mass public / / Sarah E. Igo

• Autore: Igo Sarah Elizabeth <1969->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 p.)
• Disciplina: 301.072/073
• Soggetto topico: Social surveys - United States - History - 20th century; National characteristics, American; Identity (Psychology) - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social conditions 20th century
• Classificazione: NW 2708
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-378) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The averaged American
• ISBN: 0-674-03894-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820559903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II