List of Tables and Figures ix(6) Contributors xv(4) Preface xix 1 The Diverse Paths to Understanding Public Opinion 1(16) Clyde Wilcox PART 1 THE SOURCES OF PUBLIC OPINION 17(72) 2 Gender and Public Opinion 19(18) Kristi Andersen 3 Race, Class, and Black-White Differences in Social Policy Views 37(18) Steven A. Tuch Lee Sigelman 4 Religion and Public Opinion in the 1990s: An Empirical Overview 55(14) Ted G. Jelen 5 Media as Opinion Resources: Are the 1990s a New Ball Game? 69(20) Doris A. Graber PART 2 THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC OPINION 89(40) 6 Ideology in the 1990s 91(20) Kathleen Knight Robert S. Erikson 7 Partisanship and Issues in the 1990s 111(18) Barbara Norrander PART 3 THE CONTENT OF PUBLIC OPINION 129(60) 8 Public Opinion and Abortion Law in the Post-Webster Era 131(19) Elizabeth Adell Cook 9 Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: How Does the Public Think About Americas Role in the World? 150(20) Barbara Bardes 10 Public Opinion and Economic Policy in 1992 170(19) William G. Jacoby PART 4 THE CONSEQUENCES OF PUBLIC OPINION 189(38) 11 Public Opinion and Political Participation 191(20) John E. Hughes M. Margaret Conway 12 The Cultural Divide in American Politics: Moral Issues and Presidential Voting 211(16) Alan I. Abramowitz PART 5 POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC OPINION 227(54) 13 Disconnected Politics: Public Opinion and Presidents 229(23) Lyn Ragsdale 14 Public Opinion and Congressional Power 252(17) John R. Hibbing Elizabeth Theiss-Morse 15 Public Opinion and the Supreme Court: The Insulated Court? 269(12) Thomas Marshall Appendix: A Primer on Statistics and Public Opinion 281(10) References 291(26) Index 317
