I develop a theoretical model of the relationship between the macro-structure of political
communications and the micro-structure of individuals' political attitudes. This model …

Benjamin Page's thoughtful critique of my book, The Illusion of Public Opinion, strives to
reassure readers that all is well—despite the book's extensive documentation of …

Much of the science of public opinion focuses on individuals, asking if they perceive or
misperceive and why. Often this science will emphasize misperceptions and the …

What is public opinion? How can we best study it? This work presents a" process model" that
answers these questions by defining public opinion in a way that also identifies an approach …

This paper is an investigation into the philosophy and the history of the social sciences.
Some philosophers of the social sciences have suggested that a key feature of the natural …

Political constraint and issue consistency are key variables in the study of public opinion, but
the existing literature contains many parallel but contradictory accounts of the sources and …

This study explores the relationship between political knowledge, representation, and
political equality in opinion surveys. Contrary to much of the literature on collective opinion, I …

This chapter begins by addressing the definitional question of what ideology is and reviews
work on the nature of ideology and its consequences for public opinion. It provides an …

Public opinion on government policy is group-centric: that is, strongly influenced by the
attitudes citizens possess toward the social groups perceived as the beneficiaries of the …