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

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supports the death penalty, that half of all marriages end in divorce, and that four out of five prefer a particular brand of toothpaste. But remarkably, such data--now woven into our social fabric--became common currency only in the last century. With a bold and sophisticated analysis, Sarah Igo de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: IGO, Sarah E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
Temas:
National characteristics, American.
Social surveys > United States > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction: America in Aggregate
  • 1. Canvassing a "Typical" Community
  • 2. Middletown Becomes Everytown
  • 3. Polling the Average Populace
  • 4. The Majority Talks Back
  • 5. Surveying Normal Selves
  • 6. The Private Lives of the Public
  • Epilogue: Statistical Citizens
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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