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The Illusion of Public Opinion

Fact and Artifact in American Public Opinion Polls

By: George F. Bishop

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The Illusion of Public Opinion

Fact and Artifact in American Public Opinion Polls

By: George F. Bishop

In a rigorous critique of public opinion polling in the U.S., George F. Bishop makes the case that a lot of what passes as "public opinion" in mass media today is an illusion, an artifact of measurement created by vague or misleading survey questions presented to respondents who typically construct their opinions on the spot. Using evidence from a wide variety of data sources, Bishop shows that widespread public ignorance and poorly informed opinions are the norm rather than definitive public opinion on key political, social, and cultural issues of the day. The Illusion of Public Opinion presents a number of cautionary tales about how American public opinion has supposedly changed since 9/11, amplified by additional examples on other occasions drawn from the American National Election Studies. Bishop's analysis of the pitfalls of asking survey questions and interpreting poll results leads the reader to a more skeptical appreciation of the art and science of public opinion polling as it is practiced today.

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248

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742516458

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9780742516458

‘Eastland’

Legacy of the ‘Titanic’

By: George W. Hilton

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‘Eastland’

Legacy of the ‘Titanic’

By: George W. Hilton

An account of the 1915 capsizing of the steamer Eastland in the Chicago River, an accident that killed more than eight hundred people, details the role of safety measures instituted after the sinking of the Titantic and examines the civil and criminal court proceedings which followed it.

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396

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Stanford University Press

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0804728011

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9780804728010

The Illusion of Public Opinion

Fact and Artifact in American Public Opinion Polls

By: George F. Bishop

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The Illusion of Public Opinion

Fact and Artifact in American Public Opinion Polls

By: George F. Bishop

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Earth's Early Atmosphere and Oceans, and The Origin of Life

By: George H. Shaw

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Earth's Early Atmosphere and Oceans, and The Origin of Life

By: George H. Shaw

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the chemical nature of the Earth’s early surface environment and how that led to the origin of life. This includes a detailed discussion of the likely process by which life emerged using as much quantitative information as possible. The emergence of life and the prior surface conditions of the Earth have implications for the evolution of Earth’s surface environment over the following 2-2.5 billion years. The last part of the book discusses how these changes took place and the evidence from the geologic record that supports this particular version of early and evolving conditions.

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Springer

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3319219723

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Book's by George F. Bishop

The Illusion of Public Opinion

The Illusion of Public Opinion

‘Eastland’

‘Eastland’

The Illusion of Public Opinion

The Illusion of Public Opinion

Earth's Early Atmosphere and Oceans, and The Origin of Life

Earth's Early Atmosphere and Oceans, and The Origin of Life

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