Public Opinion in the United States - Studies of Race, Religion, Gender, and Issues That Matter

List of contents

Introduction: Public Opinion in the United States: A Mirror of Social Contention and Change
1 Public Opinion toward African-Americans
2 Public Opinion toward Jews
3 Public Opinion toward the Muslim-American Community
4 Public Opinion toward Gays and Lesbians
5 Public Opinion toward Immigrants
6 Public Opinion toward Abortion
7 Public Opinion toward Affi rmative Action
8 The United States between 1945 and 1954: A New World Order with Mounting Challenges and Anxieties
9 The United States between 1955 and 1964: Institutionalizing Civil Rights and Cold War Interactions
10 The United States between 1965 and 1974: A Decade of Opportunities and Strife
11 The United States between 1975 and 1984: Setting the Stage for Ending the Cold War
12 The United States between 1985 and 1994: Sunset and Dawn
13 The United States between 1995 and 2004: Enemy Found but Not Defi ned
14 The United States between 2005 and 2008: A New Social Movement on the Rise
15 Concluding Comments
Index

About the author

Rita J. Simon

Summary

Public Opinion in the United States tracks developments in American society since World War II through the lens of public opinion

Product details

• Authors: Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim, Simon, Rita J. Simon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.2017
• EAN: 9781138513792
• ISBN: 978-1-138-51379-2
• No. of pages: 217
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Politische Kontrolle, Propaganda und Freiheitsrechte, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, United States of America, USA, Political structure and processes, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls