Understanding public opinion / edited by Barbara Norrander

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-393) and index.

Introduction: the diverse paths to understanding public opinion / Clyde Wilcox and Barbara Norrander -- Pt. 1. The causes of public attitudes. It's the context, situation, and question, stupid: the gender basis of public opinion / Virginia Sapiro ; Giving advertising a bad name: the effect of political ads on commercial advertising / Shanto Iyengar and Markus Prior ; This side of Jordan: Black churches and partisan political attitudes / Allison Calhoun-Brown ; Latino public opinion / Carole Jean Uhlaner and F. Chris Garcia -- Pt. 2. Issue attitudes. The structure of racial attitudes: issue pluralism and the changing American dilemma / Edward G. Carmines and Paul M. Sniderman ; Of moods and morals: the dynamics of opinion on abortion and gay rights / Clyde Wilcox and Barbara Norrander ; American foreign policy and public opinion in a new era: eleven propositions / John Mueller -- Pt. 3. Organization of attitudes. Core values and political attitudes / William G. Jacoby ; Ideological realignment and U.S. congressional elections / Alan I. Abramowitz and Kyle L. Saunders -- Pt. 4. Electoral connections. Who bowls? The (un)changing stratification of participation / Henry E. Brady ... [et al.] ; Public opinion, economic issues, and the vote: are presidential elections "all about the Benjamins"? / Paul R. Brewer -- Pt. 5. Governmental connections. Manipulating public opinion / Kathleen M. McGraw ; Trust in local governments / Wendy M. Rahn and Thomas J. Rudolph ; The people's craving for unselfish government / John R. Hibbing ; Public support for post-communist transitions in central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union / William Mishler and Richard Rose.