Berinsky, Adam J.,  1970- <br/><br/>
Silent voices :  public opinion and political participation in America / 
Adam J. Berinsky. 
 - Princeton, N.J. ;  Oxford :  Princeton University Press,  c2004. 
 - xiv, 200 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index. 
<br/><br/>FIGURES ix TABLES xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii INTRODUCTION Representation, Public Opinion, and the Voice of the People 1 ONE Opinion Polling and the Silencing of Political Voice 14 TWO The Search for the Voice of the People: Considering the Unspoken 36 THREE The Dynamics of Racial Policy Opinion, 1972-1994 51 FOUR Social Welfare Policy and Public Opinion, 1972-1996 84 FIVE The Changing Context of Public Opinion Concerning the Vietnam War, 1964-1972 105 CONCLUSION Public Opinion and Political Voice 127 APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 3 145 APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 4 169 APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 5 176 REFERNECES 185 INDEX 195  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0691115877 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003056326 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public opinion--United States.<br/>Public opinion polls.<br/>Political participation--United States.<br/>Representative government and representation--United States.<br/>Public welfare--Public opinion.--United States<br/>Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Public opinion.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Race relations--Government policy--Public opinion.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN90.P8  / B47 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.38 BER