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2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PLSC 311 - Public Opinion and the Mass Media


2019-2020 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of American political attitudes and opinions relevant to the functioning of democratic government. Consideration will be given to the extent that the American public fulfills the requirements of democratic theory. Topics include mass media and public opinion, American tolerance for dissent, trust in government, survey research, political efficacy, presidential approval ratings, political ideologies, and partisan change. The determinants of political attitudes and important trends in public opinion will be examined.

Prerequisite(s): PLSC 110  or permission of instructor.
Offered: When demand is sufficient



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