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Public Opinion: What is it? Types of public opinion (consensus, etc ) Typical American Sources of political socialization Political Spectrum & Polarization Political Ideology & Partisanship Realignment Life-cycle effect Polls- types and differences Sampling info– pros/cons… size
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Public Opinion: What is it? Types of public opinion (consensus, etc) Typical American Sources of political socialization Political Spectrum & Polarization Political Ideology & Partisanship Realignment Life-cycle effect Polls- types and differences Sampling info– pros/cons… size Flaws of polls Examples of polls given in class Demographics- How it impacts voting? Media: Sources- pros/cons of each Who uses what type of source? Evolution of Media Muckraking, yellow journalism FCC & its regulations Deregulation Narrowcasting & talking heads Prior restraint Use of press conferences Media effects (priming, framing, etc) Hard news v. soft news Selective attentiveness Media ownership trends Presidents and use of press Leaks, shield laws, trial balloons Pick-A-Dot : Unit 2