TY - BOOK AU - Price,Vincent TI - Public opinion T2 - Communication concepts, SN - 9781452246154 U1 - 303.38 PY - 1992/// CY - Newbury Park, etc. PB - SAGE KW - Public opinion N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Problems of Public Opinion -- Ch. 3. Conceptualizing the Public -- Ch. 4. Conceptualizing Opinions -- Ch. 5. Conceptualizing Public Opinion Processes N2 - Public opinion - is it a simple aggregation of individual views, or is it some kind of collective-level, emergent product of debate? What is the role of public opinion in popular government? How do the mass media shape public opinion or link it with governmental decision-making? This book explores such questions by tracing the historical development and application of the concept of public opinion UR - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/miu/detail.action?docID=997126 ER -