Averaged American - Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public

Informationen zum Autor Sarah E. Igo Klappentext Americans today ¿know¿ that a majority of the population supports the death penalty and that half of all marriages end in divorce. But such data became common currency only in the last century. Igo demonstrates the power of scientific surveys to shape Americans¿ sense of themselves as individuals, members of communities, and citizens of a nation. Zusammenfassung Americans today “know“ that a majority of the population supports the death penalty and that half of all marriages end in divorce. But such data became common currency only in the last century. Igo demonstrates the power of scientific surveys to shape Americans’ sense of themselves as individuals, members of communities, and citizens of a nation.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah E Igo, Sarah E. Igo, Igo Sarah E.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2008
• EAN: 9780674027428
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02742-8
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Social research and statistics, Public opinion and polls