Public Opinion
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Public Opinion is a seminal 1922 book by Walter Lippmann that analyzes how mass media, stereotypes, and psychological biases shape the public’s perception of reality and democratic decision-making.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Opinion canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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media studies book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political science book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
influence of stereotypes on public opinion
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limitations of citizen knowledge in democracies ⓘ psychological biases in political judgment ⓘ role of mass media in shaping public perception ⓘ |
| argues |
citizens form opinions based on mediated images rather than direct experience
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democratic decision-making is constrained by information and perception biases ⓘ mass media construct a pseudo-environment for the public ⓘ |
| author | Walter Lippmann ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
manufacture of consent
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pictures in our heads ⓘ pseudo-environment ⓘ stereotypes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
assumption of fully informed rational voters
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naive democratic theory of an omniscient public ⓘ |
| fieldInfluence |
communication studies
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journalism studies ⓘ media studies ⓘ political psychology ⓘ political science ⓘ propaganda studies ⓘ public opinion research ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| hasEdition | multiple later reprints and editions ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War I era ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
World War I propaganda
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progressive era debates on democracy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| proposes | need for expert knowledge in democratic governance ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
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surface form:
Harcourt, Brace and Company
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| relatedWorkByAuthor | The Phantom Public ⓘ |
| status |
classic of 20th-century political thought
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seminal work in public opinion theory ⓘ |
| subject |
democracy
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democratic theory ⓘ mass media ⓘ political communication ⓘ political psychology ⓘ propaganda ⓘ psychology of perception ⓘ public opinion ⓘ stereotypes ⓘ |
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