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

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

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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