POLI 2051 Chapter : Chapter 6 Public Opinion And Policy
Document Summary
The immigrant society: a nation of nations, waves of immigrants. Hispanics and asians: the american melting pot, the regional shift. African americans descended from reluctant immigrants migration has increased since wwii. States gain and lose representatives: the graying of america. Northeast most populous for most of history but west and south. Process of political socialization: developing ones political orientation, political learning overtime. Measuring public opinion and political information: how polls are conducted, the roll of polls, what do polls reveal about america"s political information. Polling as a tool for democracy: pros and cons. Jeffersonian faith in the wisdom of the common people unfounded. Paradox of mass politics(there"s so many media outlets that want to just entertain and keep our attention: the decline of trust in the government. The great slide: 1950: 60% trusted the government to always do the right thing by 1980 it was 20%
