Chapter Five: Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Public Opinion and The Models of Democracy
The Distribution of Public Opinion

Shape of the Distribution
Stability of the Distribution

Political Socialization

The Agents of Early Socialization

Family
School
Community and Peers
Continuing Socialization

Social Groups and Political Values: A Statistical Profile of the United States

Education
Income
Region

The "Old" And "New" Ethnicity

European Origin and Race
Religion
Gender

From Values to Ideology

The Degree of Ideological Thinking In Public Opinion
The Quality of Ideological Thinking in Public Opinion
Ideological Types in the United States

The Process of Forming Political Opinions

Self-Interest
Political Information
Opinion Schemas
Political Leadership