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

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

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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