This book represents an important step in bringing together various strands of research about attitudinal ambivalence and public opinion. Essays by a distinguis

Building on and reaching beyond themes in the work of Philip Converse, one of the pioneers in the study of public opinion, Studies in Public Opinion brings toge

Those who seek to accurately gauge public opinion must first ask themselves: Why are certain opinions highly volatile while others are relatively fixed? Why are

Since its development shaped by the turmoil of the World Wars and suspicion of new technologies such as film and radio, political communication has become a hyb

Congress is crippled by ideological conflict. The political parties are more polarized today than at any time since the Civil War. Americans disagree, fiercely,