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Fey wow ° 3 Sale Information,-predispositions, and opinion Dpinon = Tafor weston pad sp 22 information to Te cota aim ofthis book is show bow, ats ney ‘avis ilerenct inten (this ioral, sed indica dileences incl ves and tie pedspostone joy termine the contours of lie gpiion, Phe ook, tha eee. ccaly aba! the relinssp ang, Information, predipostions, a opinion. The preset hope nradues ad defines these fe tems, earns some vital peblems soca ith tet dy. and sts elimi iy fw tc) rete to one another In 9 ding, develo th its tein the nor etna cve othe bak, wtih begins in Chapter 3 i ‘ | Tv an exten that fw fe Dt ine can mi wea near and wualy unk others fr iss > "Hk Lagr worl in whi hey ve. Ae Weep yee hea: reas Pie Cp (922980), “histor een estan pa an ast neat pion cae The “oer” on whom we depend, deat oe idec. (¢ifrmstion shou olde oe the st et, persons who devote emcee seme rec. polis e pbb af ~ whichis "lise eh incale pO, : serve vin any kinds feet an poly specs Een when we Ici im sa ay ters aout som aspect of =F a fen my sl fe conan eons of Wess tat oid roe Si atly I | could, the public would have little-desire to be kept closely informed about the founda er subet “grumbled equ aot the overlie linen Df eeison news et hen sri moos plogams an mvorpe acs peed sl omer fr mr ‘tie epee sts, oye liga sie Fete ot at (ess) ‘oud ot ea an Sclerosis ees nnn ais Nass fc neni wa any ‘hare i cong. tual ae. 13). Lipman. who ins pers the most tsighil anys he proces by sich the publ comes fn a undetstanding of complex iat event Sole & pe setion of Pie Ono tones sete aypey wl oy te te ote caller In one led passage, he described World War Las & would probly have heen peeved by 9 hare in Sin wis Ma See ‘he Shes ce ben a Foes an etl she has set ben ag ht frm he tent. if ne td German ler sh hate ‘lef ime tes mio me, fo tc me ems do ot They hk fem gt ed an tM ‘Strain hs a ott othe re of ne moje, ko hee ‘Ses nth Rae a hey een pl at, Pees *Coue in vis mes nh ht lds ee he age compen a lr nn ipeth Cer eving oe Hest ly ear ee a i ae ps na Assupgestd ly Mis Sheen's lane on a cigs ce engin . ay engraving, \apomane doubed tat indivdls ean pron rete the sescatypes i ‘one ymblirepseties~ he pktes n nc hens" by whic eae und even proximate eve turd, ater, Many oft: stereotype o wtih Linpa refers ae permanent feats the ere =the corp poltcion, th nko athe, te election conte, the seorn farmer Bu ecase secely ie aly ching UP em sues and moblens. my stcise a oce‘cretine. Ri engl research, ‘Showa he nthe debate ove te El Rights Ament stray ef & é€ oy i as RA Sc RR dA ac A, FD Me Poul or Bhs ofan ganization and eologice este ofthe contniing atv Mtns, 196) Laker as done sar earch onthe oii of th Mo Cc and Pas Life els nthe conasing word vu of seston atv (ake 1980) 2 powerful steseotype that has emerged ia rv Jers at oh homes ‘Stereotypes and ames ke these ate porta he poss by whih te pb lic erp informed because hey determine wit the be thik is Bosnia lnfocm about, which in tur often determines hs ppl ake sides om Thal issues (Edelman, 1964; Benet, 1980; Ganon and Molin, 187 Kinder and Sanos, 190), Although curly given and lie supplied stereotypes say be mos poner ulin shaping public understanding of evens hat ate out ofeach, oto sg, ‘ou mind (Lippmann, 19221946, . 2), they cane input Src for inalters wie people's were of dest servation, For evans, year (0991) ha wed exerieal evden to ape tht whether levis noes ke ‘uses on piso eases of inv ponerty, the soitywide condos Tia cause poverty, fet the public's stabi of blame for pve) theses willagtess 9 spport programed aleviaing Peps the mos anéamentl question about ew seeps ot fans of references whether the public given ty choise abou them = whee, a 1s, sis permit to eho betwen lsnative isons of wat inthe absence of sh chose, the pble can do il more ha For example. ithe ealy pase of Arica ovement i he Veta Wat the public wa fered only one way oti |y- shot the wat, arly a2 stragle preserve leecom by “conuinig Come ‘munis Ever news saris tht eit povcrnment ply dl 90 wins framework tat assed the paramount ipectance of wining te wa i de Feuing communis (athe, 1979; Hain, 1986). Paring tis pera _licstpereformericas olsen ther ve very sons ad ose memes of fe ble mis esiyexpored othe miss wed npr! he lca ie” mos sng ett ter se ofthe way, howsves opal bee pesca infrmation In ways suggesting tat wus essonaly acl war among contending Viet rnp ations and ence bath esse oS tecnica sho ‘shops amwinabl. Cverae impel sepatin a he wa ote batt tm longer had aearnonopolystaus. Owing, at Faw in Cheer 9 is hangin media corre, pe supyet forthe war weakened gst Asn pt oi ‘or, bt wih polarization of that eet sono pole scoese olivate ies with he neal publi tensed alot the gesiton ten by cles comntontyrecognied as Hibs. wile pol «ally ene conseratines inthe gener pubs wed twa he pion Sh whan eles pol lee pine of wat shou be dan. he pi "oy anagem om at pat ew. wih He most plicealy semi i ! i | i | | i vwuvwowvwwd Information, predispositions, and op ion 9 embers fe puis hey io adopts elie foson. Wheeler ain, memes of th he elites 2° partisnpreipoion, publi rrring mst shal te idle i ‘ew ofthe votion of Ameria rai es fe some emphasize that my purport reviewing ti Soe Eenvinee anyone of the final eects ef my ve, ta clearly as possible te general vison ha anies teeters, ‘the en te ‘nly in th ese srr ofthe south sera falnraninatonbt reptile halo about rac. Alto thre Fst o rie, it Was confined to ver sumed some maton of the inferirdy a 1971), sth dtl sa neces hte scours an racial tude, ota. the United States was py ‘nthe oecoun thse srgument] wish mal 2 Indo, sbout ans nan-Anglo- Seno cop lad ed eastern ropa Jewe ote ut ides tn mere ses mya neks aseismic wt Go piso bie wie spf bi iat ya, President Hoover's vomiaten of Doha Parr af sis ad tt te sl ding wo bh wo eet ge at eco a that "The Nes» cans doe oe (i in Kage, 1995p 12) ‘vse, oF a type dat was enily comet iy convetisnu thoughout rar omnes by the Sete wa an nation ha erga hist sh Despite ts, race was ape ot teaey 19 sak he 3 we nt dh supp. oto and “respon ofthe Hagin pelts \eoope went ena. ive sujet mt only tists te move specific agvments widespread pats med lie a mats ning ‘is some tinea ete nareement on the ate aro fangs. Vial al wie eles ober ral rugs (Frtcson dea, but ove poi iow tock ng Asan, nto ‘nt nti oan His crn of ec iy. by ts Noa Caelin to ln yenrold spe ceo Tha a singe est he nineecn an become 3 bai the ejection of «Supreme "oc ile in 1940 than they had been the met aftr dhe Civil WaT the extent that thee had been any improvement ts, tas nly Heese soe Backs hd migrated tote Noth, whore eontons ba alvay besa some ‘eter: Nonetheless, Mytdal maesined that period of rat ail ogres ay jst ahead He therefore hgh the days of white resistance to racialeqsity were ner teen. ‘Thus, by Myce’ account, which proved extardinnily escent echange in wit atid precede any chang the acta! condone tack, Wha, ‘Oe can imagine many possblies, bul Myrdal found the explanation in uel inllecual development. Scinits, who a ecotly a 1930, oven ‘wblmingly endorsed the hton th some il poupa ere speieta ais, te mite othe change ‘Shite Walng CSE wing to rece: oe Carl Brigham, wo was fr tea eaig ator on ae. 1923 Brigham ocd his Soy af Ameren fnelligace by ls alt ht Cellet sperioity ef our Nore eroup oer the Aine, Meierancan, a ‘cor groups iis heen demonstate" (p12). Howser, ina review of bye ‘en resere dat was pid just xen yale, Brigham el complied 1b withiew ths conten. As be rot othe il seem O hs ‘cine he oe Na he CN Reviowing this ad oer research, Myrdal wrote tht A halt of sia anf bilgi scents oer the past ty year zahly fp forma people give soe of theme blac loi! ers kp. 92) A Defle (18 ¢7 has recom sho sh 1920s wer par of apc age sei asnvions of usun Behave ‘With he ileal defeat of ely threes of il ifr, psycholo ists shifed their rseah othe sigan effet on bch of wha fakon te be white peje, a 11950," wconsequnce of hs, the serenypes used opin sSirenei nae eenons der Went smo ange. Uni nut 1930 these me Types stressed coil inert af the reason (Feu Since Then lig to wo eh ws a SUT. Uv iyi cits ABiion Dna dominant endency of elite dzcoure he teen to Bae insguiy ether on fare of invidc ftrt imtseoenman bral variant on the eects ot ‘sh tino in es A or pontine Seaeely be nines st Be ar Ne ein co pa on ee ous eu rae ‘ey sid blacks “should have as good a chance as white people to get any kind Sr eat, ve en He hose. ‘Srnec mse siemens. The ete ‘psi ely to support alfa act the moe enter ore «0 combot ines, se ss school basing, which tm yo ee eo Ra ‘Aoxaaitesmpa (ion. tena, MES) hae the Vo et Ser cre eae le aco ee ke spot ot is tered nee ees ca es ‘ly eagle at expt cree Chr aly te pt ar ee Sogn arnec ae A tof ‘2 The ee ism, ch ces fn ee ao Cnnines and Stinson 1989.6 wer examining in some dea 7 wos home omy nites als, rt hy. isbert Hampba il a, ner he trap of President larry § uma sted toto “mesure of equity Tor bck, especial in thea Yel racy coor ‘iv Southerners rues mjor une wth he tows pry fone sie, the Republican Tresident Dwigh EEeahewer.thaigh mets on Soin he cally Koel Eas! Waren hr be ele uses te Sig on: ina sc psinon diferencia Te Dena Psy EIA NES A AE FP nfo tion PedisgMions id option “TM The tt of tis cane in purty ted ce sparen ints wep to of Fg 21 nan-e Deda Reps ber i ro ‘ter eases, I will determin the reltve fry of eppining ete oma tion and how relative intensity elaages over tne, tr hese cases, Tl bo cunting the eumber of media reports on gem tau, te deci = ‘ich ech repre would fend ops opin. ‘ea mach cick at shown, even spe ory counts re slice 0 slow a close relationship between elite corse and som opin CC, Glico. ant Mill. 980, MacKuen, "984; Page, Sapte, amd Domes 1957; Fs, 1988 Pape aod hapa, apes; Bry. 1001) An the reer Wl se thy sue equally wel forthe rp is book (By wir of uhairatin, Ie eb eset shanses ns eps the iGo US. defers sedi 9 he ne 197 ae cr Osa wi the soca changes poe opin iat ty appt to have nde? ‘On theconerat the Oetober27, 1980, as of Merneel was He esi. it Ameren song enough” The ice sory began flow 4 “hsm. sven, unlernsl Geel Low Aes he afr Cee yori, preisposins, aT opiniTe 13 Aer what the magazine by charac as iadeqt eponssohis ston by President im Caster an Ronald Reseen his Replica opp eatin the ll election, the sexy contin “Th isting hat Ameri fo pnt wat it col be ~ vesd er Micha i lary ue hse the shee ae et ‘i ital Mirtemen ICs on 8.53 bomber wesc ah eee cans osc, Siaceing ing nts ar eed see ‘imsrang re wing cir, Low py sae and sen ng cs a |e atten te hee haa aes ag tet snvatos a scomoaton with consnism, Fla seweman iether’ | ys eyes to hme wlohe Cont ral wean es le # measared by simple tests of lactual knowledge show pies. (Hes weed | roquivement will often yo unmet suing persons who me, in general, poorly ia ‘scale comicton ty be fd th Memes Agen) ‘ei tot pits {Comme ity hen 185 ed oly Fie tse ote ge ews ail ue hawks does ctr | murat heron fae aes eh Cad ee yoy othe question of wher US. “a ote Conan Neangna™ | pings fees Never Pose eee te a sid ences erg ore hea: eiytwoocen of thomex | why omnis as Se waste ae ieee avare tak, Bt ony 3 pect ofthe mor aware dows, avred Intessed Cours ai, Howes, among persons in the mde hil ote ress cle how and doves dered only mot at rong pens det sede hee wore no Yale sd feces alla rest hati deus ter the Raw dove valve dimension ins any ity for unending he Sis of poorly inermed eons, imation cat Shaw cre ever be anf grated, Ts cota gene onscve. the iad de of Figue 24 support the conventional view of | "he reonain hewese sas cw soopnt Pe pcteaey pores a eee rss of wales, Icshows responses 10a yeti abot whher he | Je uteri dee sae, wane Faroe, got have el kak they ena people ile! gwar hawkish tg pols t eg nd suppor he Tas, he mst pop’ sale grespostions stays depen on) ‘ete possess he alexa information eed oan hi a ‘=m super fr prtvlar pls contest possesion of sa OWES, TE OF ow indus us information epic viene crane i vals and ote psp: nme sei opinion ses ‘second sortoming of evs rate ai a fale snes the mate of te tent lon dill otis ‘ne aot ad to pla ecoy. The problem ares the a ta iioigh ere remeron feween ich eo Vis log conection, mary people mnths pond to difrew Sinersogs a they were ys nn ligt nemo. Js meer wos, 3 teeny for pele to be fly conetely “lt “Tigh or ‘en on such dap ve dimnbons a coon ad sida, pions var corms, ran of ones rl) isoes, cea freedom, and regina ain: Te corelatns among ta

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