Utilizing both a critical thinking approach and a comparative perspective throughout the text, Sobel and Shiraev provide comprehensive coverage of public opinion while also teaching students the basic skills necessary for measurement, understanding, and interpreting. Written in an accessible and engaging manner, this text provides a unique and practical introduction to the field of public opinion. The book begins by "schooling" the reader in how to think critically and then helps students apply those techniques as they encounter the concepts of public opinion. The text also employs a...
Utilizing both a critical thinking approach and a comparative perspective throughout the text, Sobel and Shiraev provide comprehensive coverage of pub...
The bookanalyzesSoviet society as a 'hard reality', emphasizesthe varying perceptions ofitin the Soviet Union and the US, and insists that, whileglorifications ofthe Sovietrealityhave been useful, the most accurate descriptions of thisreality werecritical."
The bookanalyzesSoviet society as a 'hard reality', emphasizesthe varying perceptions ofitin the Soviet Union and the US, and insists that, whileglori...
The 2000 U.S. presidential election was not the first in American history that was exceptionally close or that produced highly disputed results. In 1801 Thomas Jefferson became president after an electoral gridlock, but only after Congress voted three dozen times to select the president. Charles Hughes lost in 1916 to Woodrow Wilson by losing in California by some 3,000 votes. In 1960 John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon by only a fraction of a percentage point in a very controversial election. What would have happened if Aaron Burr, rather than Jefferson, had become president? What if...
The 2000 U.S. presidential election was not the first in American history that was exceptionally close or that produced highly disputed results. In 18...
Using a variety of cases from history and today's life, the book examines character attackers targeting the private lives, behavior, values, and identity of their victims. Numerous historical examples show that character assassination has always been a very effective weapon to win political battles or settle personal scores.
Using a variety of cases from history and today's life, the book examines character attackers targeting the private lives, behavior, values, and ident...
Using a variety of cases from history and today's life, the book examines character attackers targeting the private lives, behavior, values, and identity of their victims. Numerous historical examples show that character assassination has always been a very effective weapon to win political battles or settle personal scores.
Using a variety of cases from history and today's life, the book examines character attackers targeting the private lives, behavior, values, and ident...
The bookanalyzesSoviet society as a 'hard reality', emphasizesthe varying perceptions ofitin the Soviet Union and the US, and insists that, whileglorifications ofthe Sovietrealityhave been useful, the most accurate descriptions of thisreality werecritical."
The bookanalyzesSoviet society as a 'hard reality', emphasizesthe varying perceptions ofitin the Soviet Union and the US, and insists that, whileglori...
