Researching the public opinion environment : theories and methods /

Researching the Public Opinion Environment: Theories and Methods informs the reader on the rationale, purposes, theories, and methodologies involved in researching the public. The book is divided into four parts. Part One looks at the theories and systems relevant to opinion research. Part Two addre...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Ferguson, Sherry Devereaux
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2000
Series:Sage series in public relations ; v. 3.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Researching the Public Opinion Environment: Theories and Methods informs the reader on the rationale, purposes, theories, and methodologies involved in researching the public. The book is divided into four parts. Part One looks at the theories and systems relevant to opinion research. Part Two addresses the topics of monitoring and analyzing the media. Part Three describes the basics of survey research, focus groups, Delphi techniques, stakeholder assemblies and Q methodology. Part Four analyzes the impact of the media.
Physical Description:1 online resource (313 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781452251943
1452251940
9780761915317
0761915311
9781483328577
1483328570
9781506314099
1506314090
9780761915300
0761915303
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed October 10, 2012).