Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann by Lippmann, Walter [Paperback, 226 pages]

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MPN: N/A Format: Trade Paperback Author: Walter. Lippmann Topic: Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Policy, General, American Government / General, Social Psychology, Political Ideologies / Democracy Language: English gtin13: 9781604599541 Genre: Political Science, Social Science, Psychology Publication Year: 2010 Item Height: 0.5 in Item Width: 6 in EAN: 9781604599541 Item Weight: 12 Oz Book Title: Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann Number of Pages: 226 Pages Publisher: Wilder Publications, Incorporated UPC: 9781604599541 Item Length: 9 in ISBN: 9781604599541

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Public Opinion exposes how media can shape public perception and how that perception changes society. It is a critical assessment of functional democratic government, especially of the irrational and often self-serving social perceptions that influence individual behavior and prevent optimal societal cohesion. The detailed descriptions of the cognitive limitations people face in comprehending their sociopolitical and cultural environments, leading them to apply an evolving catalogue of general stereotypes to a complex reality, rendered Public Opinion