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

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

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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