Change in the Structure of American Political Attitudes
The Nagging Question of Question Wording
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6231830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George F Bishop, Alfred J Tuchfarber, Robert W Oldendick |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 250 |
| Publication date | 1978-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2110616 |
| OpenAlex | W2321502400 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 65 |
| References cited | 21 |
One of the current controversies raging in the voting behavior literature concerns the rational character of the American electorate. The early Michigan studies depicted the typical American voter as nonrational and inconsistent in his political attitudes, while recent research has cast him in a more favorable light. Using data from the 1956 and 1964 SRC Election Studies, this article demonstrates that much of the change which has been uncovered during this period can be traced to methodological artifacts, specifically changes in question wording and format introduced by the SRC in 1964. The effects of these artifacts have some major implications for many current theories of electoral behavior
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| Unique citing works | 65 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 2026 (48) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 65 |