Chapter 5: Public Opinion and Political Socialization
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Chapter 5 Outline
Public Opinion And The Models of Democracy
Feature: Sampling A Few, Predicting To Everyone
The Distribution of Public Opinion
Shape of The Distribution
Stability of The Distribution
Politics In A Changing World: Are Students More Conservative Than Their Parents?
The Agents of Early Socialization
Looking To The Future: Will No One Trust Anyone By 2060?
Social Groups And Political Values
Race And Ethnicity
From Values To Ideology
The Degree of Ideological Thinking In Public Opinion
The Quality of Ideological Thinking In Public Opinion
Ideological Types In The United States
Forming Political Opinions
Costs, Benefits, and Cues
Compared With What? Opinions on a World Without Saddam Hussein