TY  - GEN
N2  - 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.
DO  - 10.4159/9780674038943
DO  - doi
AB  - 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.
T1  - The Averaged American :Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public /
AU  - Igo, Sarah E., 
JF  - HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
JF  - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
CN  - HN29
LA  - eng
LA  - In English.
ID  - 1478487
KW  - National characteristics, American.
KW  - Social surveys
KW  - HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
SN  - 9780674038943
TI  - The Averaged American :Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public /
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