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The sometime connection : public opinion and social policy / Elaine B. Sharp
Bib ID 46892
Format BookBook
Author
Sharp, Elaine B
 
Description Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1999. 
viii, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
ISBN 0791442950 (alk. paper)  0791442969 (pbk. : alk. paper)  0791442950 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
Series

SUNY series on urban public policy.

SUNY series in public policy.

Summary

"The Sometime Connection introduces a variety of theoretical perspectives on the connection between public opinion and policy and applies them to six social policy topics: abortion, affirmative action, welfare, Social Security, corrections, and pornography. The book provides complete policy histories, information on trends in public opinion, and a diagnosis of the role that public opinion has played in the development of policy for each of the six topics discussed."--BOOK JACKET.

Full contents
  • 1. Public Policy and Public Opinion: The Elusive Connection
  • 2. Imprisonment and Public Opinion: The Broken Thermostat
  • 3. Affirmative Action: A Downsian Sequence
  • 4. The Regulation of Pornography: Policy Change and Non-Attitudes
  • 5. Abortion: Strident Controversy and Policy Responsiveness
  • 6. Welfare: Symbols and Substance of Policy Responsiveness
  • 7. Social Security: Promises They Can't Deliver
  • 8. Public Opinion and Social Policy Change: Sequences and Contingencies.
 
Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index.

Subjects Public opinion - United States.  |  United States - Social policy - Public opinion.

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