American Public Opinion Its Origins, Content, and Impact

This will be the first text of its kind to include 2020 and 2022 election results, providing students and professors with comprehensive coverage of the election and also showing its impact on key issues, including the accuracy of political polling, attitudinal shifts related to class and cultural issues, and the role of social media, media bias, and negativity in campaigning. This text offers distinctive Learning Objectives and Critical Thinking Questions at the beginnings and ends of chapters, framing chapter content to set students up for what will be covered and giving professors a launching point for quizzes and class discussion. Full-color presentation of ample tables and illustrations lightens the load of a statistics-heavy subject and allows students to see trends and disruptions more readily. New to the 11th Edition Updates all data through the 2020 elections and includes early polling through 2022. Pays increased attention to polarization. Expands focus on support for democratic values in the Trump and post-Trump era Covers new voting patterns related to race, ethnicity, and gender. Expands coverage of political misinformation, media bias, and negativity, especially in social media. Defends political polling even in the wake of 2020 failings