Public opinion
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| [[Image:Eugène Delacroix - La liberté guidant le peuple.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[politics]] series.<br><small>Illustration:''[[Liberty Leading the People]]'' (1831, detail) by [[Eugène Delacroix]].</small>]] | [[Image:Eugène Delacroix - La liberté guidant le peuple.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[politics]] series.<br><small>Illustration:''[[Liberty Leading the People]]'' (1831, detail) by [[Eugène Delacroix]].</small>]] | ||
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| '''Public opinion''' is the aggregate of individual attitudes or [[belief]]s held by the adult population. The principle approaches to the study of public opinion may be divided into 4 categories: | '''Public opinion''' is the aggregate of individual attitudes or [[belief]]s held by the adult population. The principle approaches to the study of public opinion may be divided into 4 categories: | ||
| a) quantitative measurement of opinion distributions | a) quantitative measurement of opinion distributions | ||
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| d) study both of the communication media that disseminate the ideas on which opinions are based and of the uses that propagandists and other manipulators make of these media. | d) study both of the communication media that disseminate the ideas on which opinions are based and of the uses that propagandists and other manipulators make of these media. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| + | :''[[public]], [[opinion]], [[propaganda]], [[mass media]], [[Volksgeist]]'' | ||
| * [[Truth]] | * [[Truth]] | ||
| * [[Collective behavior]] | * [[Collective behavior]] | ||
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Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population. The principle approaches to the study of public opinion may be divided into 4 categories: a) quantitative measurement of opinion distributions b) investigation of the internal relationships among the individual opinions that make up public opinion on an issue c) description or analysis of the public role of public opinion. d) study both of the communication media that disseminate the ideas on which opinions are based and of the uses that propagandists and other manipulators make of these media.
See also
- Truth
- Collective behavior
- Opinion polls
- Public Opinion Quarterly
- Public sphere
- Political socialization
- Urtak
- Organizations
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