Talking Politics

by William A. Gamson

Book Overview

Those who analyze public opinion have long contended that the average citizen is incapable of recounting consistently even the most rudimentary facts about current politics; that the little the average person does know is taken at face value from the media reports, and that the consequence is a polity that is ill-prepared for democratic governance. Yet social movements, comprised by and large of average citizens who have become exercised about particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521436796
• ISBN13: 9780521436793
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Essential Reading about Politics and Communication

Talking Politics is one the most original and influential texts in the fields of political science and mass communication research. Based on extensive group discussions, Gamson explores the relationship between media discourse and political conversation. It's also one of the most accessible books, scholarly but a pleasure to read. I highly recommend.