The averaged American:surveys, citizens, and the making of a mass public

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Igo Sarah Elizabeth 1969-
Published: Harvard University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, Mass.
Publication Dates: 2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: 398 p.: ill., map ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0674023218 (alk. paper)
9780674023215 (alk. paper)
Index Number: D771
CLC: D771.28-09
Call Number: D771.28-09/I248
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-378) and index.
Introduction : America in aggregate -- Canvassing a "typical" community -- Middletown becomes Everytown -- Polling the average populace -- The majority talks back -- Surveying normal selves -- The private lives of the public -- Epilogue : statistical citizens.