@article{1478487, recid = {1478487}, author = {Igo, Sarah E., }, title = {The Averaged American : Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public /}, pages = {1 online resource (408 p.)}, abstract = {supports the death penalty, that half of all marriages end in divorce, and that four out of five prefer a particular brand of toothpaste. But remarkably, such data--now woven into our social fabric--became common currency only in the last century. With a bold and sophisticated analysis, Sarah Igo demonstrates the power of scientific surveys to shape Americans' sense of themselves as individuals, members of communities, and citizens of a nation.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1478487}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674038943}, }