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CHOICE2000 Outstanding Academic Title

The Sometime Connection introduces a variety of theoretical perspectives on the connection between public opinion and policy and applies them to six social policy topics: abortion, affirmative action, welfare, Social Security, corrections, and pornography. The book provides complete policy histories, information on trends in public opinion, and a diagnosis of the role that public opinion has played in the development of policy for each of the six topics discussed.
List of Tables and Figures

1. Public Policy and Public Opinion: The Elusive Connection

2. Imprisonment and Public Opinion: The Broken Thermostat

3. Affirmative Action: A Downsian Sequence

4. The Regulation of Pornography: Policy Change and Non-Attitudes

5. Abortion: Strident Controversy and Policy Responsiveness

6. Welfare: Symbols and Substance of Policy Responsiveness

7. Social Security: Promises They Can't Deliver

8. Public Opinion and Social Policy Change: Sequences and Contingencies

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Date de parution

02 septembre 1999

EAN13

9781438419695

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

28 Mo

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