The averaged American : surveys, citizens, and the making of a mass public / Sarah E. Igo.
2007
HN29 .I44 2007 (Mapit)
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Title
The averaged American : surveys, citizens, and the making of a mass public / Sarah E. Igo.
Author
Igo, Sarah E., 1969-
ISBN
0674023218 (alk. paper)
9780674023215 (alk. paper)
9780674023215 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Language
English
Description
398 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Call Number
HN29 .I44 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
301.072/073
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-378) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction : America in aggregate
Canvassing a "typical" community
Middletown becomes Everytown
Polling the average populace
The majority talks back
Surveying normal selves
The private lives of the public
Epilogue : statistical citizens.
Canvassing a "typical" community
Middletown becomes Everytown
Polling the average populace
The majority talks back
Surveying normal selves
The private lives of the public
Epilogue : statistical citizens.