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Trends in Public Opinion - A Compendium of Survey Data (Hardcover, New)
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Trends in Public Opinion - A Compendium of Survey Data (Hardcover, New)
Series: Documentary Reference Collections
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Polls are at their best as indicators of public opinion when they
allow comparisons over extended periods of time. Yet all too often
changes in question working and in questionnare content make
over-time comparisons impossible. This work overcomes this
difficulty by bringing together for the first time a compendium of
results using identically worded questions on a wide range of
social, political, and economic topics of importance to the
American people. Chapter introductions summarize trends in the
various areas surveyed and discuss problems of interpretation. The
chapters on political behavior and attitudes present findings on
party identification, political tolerance, voting, civil liberties,
international affairs, and related issues. Chapters on work, the
family, and sexuality cover such topics as job prestige and
satisfaction, the role of women, divorce, family size, sex
education, abortion, premarital and extramarital sex,
homosexuality, and pornography. Other issues addressed include
crime and violence, race, death and dying, life style, and general
attitudes toward life. Trend analysis based on General Social
Surveys conducted regularly by The National Opinion Research Center
of the University of Chicago since 1972 is supplemented by data
from 25 other sources extending as far back as the 1930s. The
questions chosen are meaningful and standardized and have been
asked in interviews over a significant period. Survey results are
displayed in a highly readable format that facilitates comparisons
over time. An appropriate choice for the library reference
collection, this book is a valuable research tool and source for
scholars in political science, psychology, and sociology, as well
as journalists, policy makers, and other professionals concerned
with public opinion.
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