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Public Opinion
Chapter 11
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In this chapter we will learn about
• The role of public opinion in a democracy
• How public opinion can be measured
• Where our opinions come from
• What our opinions are: do we think like the “ideal citizen”?
• The relationship of citizenship to public opinion
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The role of public opinionin a democracy
Why public opinion ought to matter:
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Why public opinion does matter:
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Two competing views of citizenship
The ideal democratic citizen
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The apolitical, self-interested citizen
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Measuring and tracking public opinion
• Informal measures of public opinion
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– Likely to have a sample bias -
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Measuring and tracking public opinion, cont’d.
• Development of modern public opinion polls
– Straw polls -
– Literary Digest and the 1936 presidential election
– The 1948 presidential election
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Measuring and tracking public opinion, cont’d.
• The sample– – Sampling error -
• Eliminating sample bias– Random samples -
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Measuring and tracking public opinion, cont’d.
• Importance of asking the right question
– Respondents should be asked:
– Questions should not be ambiguous -
– Questions should not be loaded -
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Holocaust survey mishap
• Example: Question that is ambiguous because it uses a double negative:– Does it seem possible or does it seem impossible to you that
the Nazi extermination of Jews never happened?
• What would make a better question?
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Measuring and trackingpublic opinion, cont’d.
• Types of polls:–
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– • Benchmark poll -• Tracking poll -• Exit poll -
– • Internet poll -• Call-in poll -• Push poll –
(Include probs/benefits of these polls)
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Measuring and trackingpublic opinion, cont’d.
• How accurate are the polls?–
– Not correct to the percentage point because -
– More accurate the closer one gets to -
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Four criteria for ideal democratic citizens
(p. 502)
1. Political knowledge
2. Ideology
3. Tolerance
4. Participation
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What influences our opinions about politics?
• Family
• Schools and education
• Groups – The spiral of silence
• Political and social events
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Sources of divisionin public opinion
• Self-interest
• Education
• Age– Political generations
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Sources of division inpublic opinion, cont’d.
• Gender– Gender gap– Marriage gap
• Race and ethnicity
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Sources of division in public opinion, cont’d.
• Religion
• Geographical region
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The citizens and public opinion
• Shortcuts to political knowledge– On-line processing– Two-step flow of information – Opinion leaders
• The rational electorate– Rational ignorance