Ideology in America /
"Public opinion in the United States contains a paradox. The American public is symbolically conservative: it cherishes the symbols of conservatism and is more likely to identify as conservative than as liberal. Yet at the same time, it is operationally liberal, wanting government to do and spe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Public opinion in the United States contains a paradox. The American public is symbolically conservative: it cherishes the symbols of conservatism and is more likely to identify as conservative than as liberal. Yet at the same time, it is operationally liberal, wanting government to do and spend more to solve a variety of social problems. This book focuses on understanding this contradiction. It argues that both facets of public opinion are real and lasting, not artifacts of the survey context or isolated to particular points in time. By exploring the ideological attitudes of the American public as a whole, and the seemingly conflicted choices of individual citizens, it explains the foundations of this paradox. The keys to understanding this large-scale contradiction, and to thinking about its consequences, are found in Americans' attitudes with respect to religion and culture and in the frames in which elite actors describe policy issues"-- |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 206 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139380270 (electronic bk.) 1139380273 (electronic bk.) 9781139094009 (electronic bk.) 1139094009 (electronic bk.) |