Ideology in America /

"Public opinion in the United States contains a paradox. The American public is symbolically conservative: it cherishes the symbols of conservatism and is more likely to identify as conservative than as liberal. Yet at the same time, it is operationally liberal, wanting government to do and spe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, Christopher
Other Authors: Stimson, James A.
Format: Printed Book
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Ideology-United States.
Conservatism-United States.
Liberalism-United States.
Social conflict-United States.
Divided government-United States.
Public opinion-United States.
Online Access:http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ruz0PJP4JRgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The meaning of ideology in America
  • 2. Operational ideology: preferences data
  • 3. Operational ideology: the estimates
  • 4. Ideological self-identification
  • 5. The operational-symbolic disconnect
  • 6. Conservatism as social and religious identity
  • 7. Conflicted conservatism
  • 8. Ideology and American political outcomes.

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