Effects of Value Predispositions, Mass Media Use, and Knowledge on Public Attitudes Toward Embryonic Stem Cell Research
In: International journal of public opinion research, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 171-192
ISSN: 1471-6909
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In: International journal of public opinion research, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 171-192
ISSN: 1471-6909
In: Society and natural resources, Band 20, Heft 4, S. 373-377
ISSN: 1521-0723
In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Band 71, Heft 4, S. 671-692
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 71, Heft 4, S. 671-692
ISSN: 0033-362X
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 71, Heft 4
ISSN: 0033-362X
In: International journal of public opinion research, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 300-324
ISSN: 0954-2892
Recently, there has been a focus on religion as an essential catalyst for political participation & renewed civic engagement. Various claims share the common assumption that religion promotes the essential components of political participation including motivation, recruitment, & ability. Using survey data from the 2000 National Election Study, we examine the processes that link the structural & cognitive dimensions of religion with political discussion networks, mass media use, & various indicators of democratic citizenship, including political participation. Our results show that current claims related to religion may be oversold. Specifically, we find that the cognitive dimension of religion leads to several negative effects on aspects of democratic citizenship. Our results also indicate that the structural effects of religion are limited, compared to secular networks, which provide an ideal setting for citizens to gain & exchange information, increase feelings of efficacy, & -- most importantly -- engage in various forms of participation. 2 Tables, 1 Figure, 1 Appendix, 65 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Journalism & mass communication quarterly: JMCQ, Band 79, Heft 2, S. 427-444
ISSN: 2161-430X
This study examines sources of variation in political participation and cognition, testing the effects of several factors on individuals' engagement in the local political process including, as dependent variables, local political involvement, local issue awareness, and attitude strength. Our study highlights the importance of discussion networks and mass media for local political involvement, issue awareness, and attitude strength. In other words, the idea—vocalized by many political scientists—that demographic variables and ideological differences explain most of the variance in people's involvement in politics and attitudes was not supported by our data. Ties to the community, social networks, and other communication variables also played a key role. Both the direction and the extremity of ideological beliefs were related to the strength with which respondents held their attitudes on a local issue. Even when these more stable predictors were controlled for, we again found strong influences of heterogeneous discussion networks, local newspaper use, and local political involvement.
In: Journalism & mass communication quarterly: JMCQ, Band 79, Heft 1, S. 7-25
ISSN: 2161-430X
This study examined the attribute agenda-setting function of the media, which refers to significant correspondence between prominent issue attributes in the media and the agenda of attributes among audiences. An opinion survey on a local issue and a content analysis of a local newspaper revealed that, by covering certain issue aspects more prominently, the media increase the salience of these aspects among audience members. We also found an important outcome of attribute agenda setting, attribute priming effects. Findings indicated that issue attributes salient in the media were functioning as significant dimensions of issue evaluation among audience members. This study concluded that the media, by emphasizing certain attributes of an issue, tell us "how to think about" this issue as well as "what to think about."
In: Journalism & mass communication quarterly: J&MCQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Band 79, Heft 2, S. 427-444
ISSN: 1077-6990
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 66, Heft 1, S. 129-131
ISSN: 0033-362X
In: Political communication: an international journal, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 315-336
ISSN: 1091-7675
In: Political communication, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 315-336
ISSN: 1058-4609
In: Political communication, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 315
ISSN: 1058-4609
In: Public Opinion Quarterly, Band 71, Heft 4, S. 671-692
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In: International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 171-192
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