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The Cultural Orientation of Mass Political Opinion

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ID6097908
AuthorsJohn Gastil (0000-0002-0337-1064, Pennsylvania State University), Donald Braman (0009-0000-9631-7501, George Washington University), Don Braman, Dan M Kahan (0000-0002-2737-2512, Yale University), Dan Kahan, Paul Slovic (0000-0002-7473-6403, University of Oregon)
Year2011
Volume44
Issue4
Pages711-714
Publication date2011-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1049096511001326
OpenAlexW2149933019
LanguageEN
Citations received46
References cited19

Most Americans lack any substantial degree of ideological sophistication (Kinder 1998), yet they often manage to express coherent views across a range of issues. The conventional explanation for this is that people rely on judgmental shortcuts (e.g., Sniderman, Brody, and Tetlock 1991). These “heuristics” permit individuals with sufficient political sophistication to sort and filter incoming messages to form relatively consistent views that align with preexisting values (Zaller 1992

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Unique citing works46
Citations per year3,83
Citation span2014 - 2025 (12)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 46

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