UID:
edocfu_9959243728502883
Format:
1 online resource (408 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-674-03894-0
Content:
supports the death penalty, that half of all marriages end in divorce, and that four out of five prefer a particular brand of toothpaste. But remarkably, such data--now woven into our social fabric--became common currency only in the last century. With a bold and sophisticated analysis, Sarah Igo demonstrates the power of scientific surveys to shape Americans' sense of themselves as individuals, members of communities, and citizens of a nation.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Illustrations --
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Introduction: America in Aggregate --
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1. Canvassing a "Typical" Community --
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2. Middletown Becomes Everytown --
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3. Polling the Average Populace --
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4. The Majority Talks Back --
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5. Surveying Normal Selves --
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6. The Private Lives of the Public --
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Epilogue: Statistical Citizens --
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Notes --
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Acknowledgments --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-02321-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-02742-6
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
DOI:
10.4159/9780674038943
