{"product_id":"the-nature-of-belief-systems-jeffrey-friedman-9780415696180","title":"The Nature of Belief Systems Reconsidered","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the foundational document of modern public-opinion research, Philip E. Converse's \"The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics\" (1964) established the U.S. public's startling political ignorance. This volume makes Converse's long out-of-print article available again and brings together a variety of scholars, including Converse himself, to reflect on Converse's findings after nearly half a century of further research. Some chapters update findings on public ignorance. Others outline relevant research agendas not only in public-opinion and voter-behavior studies, but in American political development, \"state theory,\" and normative theory. Three chapters grapple with whether voter ignorance is \"rational.\" Several chapters consider the implications of Converse's findings for the democratic ideal of a well-informed public; others focus on the political \"elite,\" who are better informed but quite possibly more dogmatic than members of the general public. Contributors include Scott Althaus, Stephen Earl Bennett, Philip E. Converse, Samuel DeCanio, James S. Fishkin, Jeffrey Friedman, Doris A. Graber, Russell Hardin, Donald Kinder, Arthur Lupia, Samuel L. Popkin, Ilya Somin, and Gregory W. Wawro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was originally published as a special issue of \u003cem\u003eCritical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415696186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415696180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d","brand":"Jeffrey Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064946110719,"sku":"9780415696180","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f3c879e-e962-4cce-8e7a-335125cde6a6.jpg?v=1768672102","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nature-of-belief-systems-jeffrey-friedman-9780415696180","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}