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Conducting Empirical Analysis
Public Opinion in Action
First Edition
Other Titles in:
Political Behaviour
Political Behaviour
December 2010 | 192 pages | CQ Press
Clawson and Oxley's new workbook marries substance with skills, showing students how to conduct web-based data analysis using UC Berkeley's Survey Documentation and Analysis (available online for free) to discover firsthand the interesting questions that can be answered when manipulating public opinion data. Exercises cover a range of data collection techniques, survey research, and statistical analyses, ramping up from multiple-choice and open-ended questions to mini-research projects. An instructor's guide with solutions is available for adopters.
Tables and Figures
Preface
Introduction to Conducting Empirical Analysis
Political Socialization
Mass Media
Attitude Stability and Attitude Change
Political Ideology
Pluralistic Roots of Public Opinion
Political Knowledge
Support for Civil Liberties
Support for Civil Rights
Trust in Government and Social Capital
Impact of Public Opinion on Policy
Public Opinion and the 2008 Election
Reference Appendix
This practice book accompanying a handbook by Clawson & Oxley is potentially useful for courses of at least one semester long, in my view. As much as I tried to make it part of my course for undergraduates, I found that many exercises in the book required good knowledge of the US political context and/or good command of English, which would be a bit of an extra for international students having their introductory course on public opinion. However, one can never know; I might consider it again next year.
Faculty of Sociology, State Univ -Higher School of Economics
August 31, 2015