Course Details

Country: United Kingdom
Course Title: Comparative Public Opinion
Course Number: POLITIC 4146
Course Description: This course explores the psychological bases of mass public opinion and political behaviour. The course will investigate mass-level political and social intolerance, xenophobia, civic culture, postmaterialism and value change, trust in government, Euroskepticism as well as the impact of the mass media on public opinion. By the end of this course students will be able to: i) Knowledge and Understanding Students will gain • Knowledge of the process of opinion formation • Knowledge of the key current debates in the field of public opinion research • Understanding of the approaches and theoretical perspectives that inform those debates. ii) Intellectual Skills Students will be able to: • Display a systematic understanding and critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights in public opinion research, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of the discipline.
Language: English
Approved Equivalent: SOCI 320, GOVT 444, GOVT 398
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