Averaged American: Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public

by Sarah E. Igo

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Americans today "know" that a majority of the population supports the death penalty, that half of all marriages end in divorce, and that four out of five prefer a particular brand of toothpaste. Through statistics like these, we feel that we understand our fellow citizens. But remarkably, such data--now woven into our social fabric--became common currency only in the last century. Sarah Igo tells the story, for the first time, of how opinion polls,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674027426

ISBN13:9780674027428

Release Date:April 2008

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:408 Pages

Weight:1.14 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Related Subjects

20th Century Anthropology Cultural Demography Education & Reference Elections & Political Process History Mathematics Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Science & Math Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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