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Measures of Political Attitudes John Paul Robinson

Measures of Political Attitudes By John Paul Robinson

Measures of Political Attitudes by John Paul Robinson

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Measuring public attitude is a science of averages and interpretation. This volume looks at how society views itself through its attitudes towards politics, race, tolerance, and other psycho-political topics and the way these attitudes are measured.

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Measures of Political Attitudes by John Paul Robinson

Measures of Political Attitudes provides political and social scientists with the necessary information to best measure political attitudes and data. Containing side-by-side comparisons of relevant measures, coverage includes political ideology, democratic values, political tolerance, racial-ethnic attitudes, political trust, party identification, and more. Information in each chapter includes a systematic review of reliability and validity evidence as well as placing the scales into a broad historical and research context.

About John Paul Robinson

John P. Robinson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Robinson founded and directed the Survey Research Center at the University of Maryland and the Communication Research Center at Cleveland State University. He has published more than 100 articles in professional journals and books and is a contributing editor to American Demographics magazine. Dr. Robinson was an American Statistical Association/National Science Foundation fellow at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 1992-93, a Fulbright scholar at Moscow State University and Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1990, a Research Consultant at BBC News in 1978 and Research Coordinator for the U.S. Surgeon Generals Program on Television and Human Behavior in 1970. He received the 1987 Fordham University McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communication Policy Research for his research on improving public understanding of the news. His areas of specialization include social science methodology, attitude and behavior measurement, social change, and the impact of mass communication and other home technology. Additionally, he is an Editor of the Encyclopedia of Food Science, Food Technology & Nutrition.

Table of Contents

J.P. Robinson, P.R. Shaver, and L.S. Wrightsman, Scale Selection and Evaluation. J.A. Krosnick, Maximizing Questionnaire Quality. K. Knight, Liberalism and Conservatism. S. Feldman, Economic Values and Inequality. S.E. Finkel, L. Sigelman, and S. Humphries, Democratic Values and Political Tolerance. M. Biernat and C.S. Crandall, Racial Attitudes. M.J. Reef and D. Knoke, Political Alienation and Efficacy. J. Citrin and C. Muste, Trust in Government. J. Hurwitz and M. Peffley, International Attitudes. V. Price, Political Information. J.M. Shanks, Political Agendas. H.F. Weisberg, Political Partisanship. H.E. Brady, Political Participation.

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CIN012590245XG
9780125902458
012590245X
Measures of Political Attitudes by John Paul Robinson
John Paul Robinson
Measures of Social Psychological Attitudes
Used - Good
Paperback
Emerald Publishing Limited
19981228
801
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