American Political Behavior II

3-0-9 units · Graduate

Analyzes mass political behavior within the American political system. Goes beyond the topics covered in 17.200 , to explore additional areas and research frontiers in political behavior. Examines recent research on political ideology, party identification, public opinion, voting behavior, media effects, racial attitudes, mass-elite relations, and opinion-policy linkages. Introduces new topics such as personality, emotion, networks, polarization, opinion on war.