{"product_id":"reasoning-and-choice-explorations-in-political-psychology-paperback-9780521407700","title":"Reasoning and Choice; Explorations in Political Psychology (Paperback) 9780521407700","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReasoning and Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExplorations in Political Psychology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA major new theoretical explanation of how ordinary people decide what to favour and what to oppose politically.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul M. Sniderman (Author), Richard A. Brody (Author), Phillip E. Tetlock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521407700, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 30 July 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages, 43 b\/w illus.  60 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In sum this is a didactically, theoretically and methodologically impressive report on an important research project, scrupulously conducted over a number of years by a powerful group of scholars with a wide range of skills. It is now required reading for all who work on voting behaviour and\/or political attitudes.' Michael Laver, Political Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDrawing on a multitude of data sets and building on analyses carried out over more than a decade, this book offers a major new theoretical explanation of how ordinary citizens figure out what they favour and oppose politically. Reacting against the conventional wisdom, which stresses how little attention the general public pays to political issues and the lack of consistency in their opinions, the studies presented in this book redirect attention to the processes of reasoning that can be discerned when people are confronted with choices about political issues. These studies demonstrate that ordinary people are in fact capable of reasoning dependably about political issues by the use of judgmental heuristics, even if they have only a limited knowledge of politics and of specific issues.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables and figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: major themes\u003cbr\u003e 2. The role of heuristics in political reasoning: a theory sketch\u003cbr\u003e 3. Values under pressure: AIDS and civil liberties\u003cbr\u003e 4. The principle-policy puzzle: the paradox of American racial attitudes\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reasoning chains\u003cbr\u003e 6. The likability heuristic\u003cbr\u003e 7. Democratic values and mass publics\u003cbr\u003e 8. Ideological reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 9. Information and electoral choice\u003cbr\u003e 10. Stability and change in party identification: presidential to off-years\u003cbr\u003e 11. The American dilemma: the role of law as a persuasive symbol\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ideology and issue persuasibility: dynamics of racial policy attitudes\u003cbr\u003e 13. The new racism and the American ethos\u003cbr\u003e 14. Retrospect and prospect\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003605569816,"sku":"9780521407700","price":30.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521407700i_bc1cd137-1137-4f55-8515-1276c75e9990.jpg?v=1691381238","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reasoning-and-choice-explorations-in-political-psychology-paperback-9780521407700","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}