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Tables of Contents for The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of tables and figures
viii
3
Preface
xi
1 Introduction: The fragmented state of opinion research
1
5
2 Information, predispositions, and opinion
6
34
3 How citizens acquire information and convert it into public opinion
40
13
4 Coming to terms with response instability
53
23
5 Making it up as you go along
76
21
6 The mainstream and polarization effects
97
21
7 Basic processes of "attitude change"
118
33
8 Tests of the one-message model
151
34
9 Two-sided information flows
185
31
10 Information flow and electoral choice
216
49
11 Evaluating the model and looking toward future research
265
45
12 Epilogue: The question of elite domination of public opinion
310
23
Measures appendix
333
14
References
347
12
Index
359