Public Opinion and the Polls
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5635899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D E G Plowman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1962 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 331 |
| Publication date | 1962-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/587245 |
| OpenAlex | W2325108880 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
r NHE ARGUMENT of this paper is firstly, that public opinion is a complex process that cannot properly be measured by an i ^ arbitrary cross-section of opinions; secondly, that pollsters adopt a different definition of public opinion that makes certain value assumptions; and thirdly, that even on the pollsters' own definition -the measures of opinion on controversial issues offered by the commercial polls in this country cannot readily be validated and are as practical guides to public opinion of doubtful value
Opinion poll · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 1986 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |