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- Title
FACTS VS. OPINIONS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF 117 CITIES.
- Authors
Cantril, Hadley
- Abstract
This section is devoted to surveys and reports of current research in the field of public opinion, particularly in academic institutions. Studies in the formation, analysis, and measurement of public opinion are included, and material is drawn from a wide variety of fields such as economics, history, sociology, politics, social psychology, journalism, advertising, market research, and radio broadcasting. Thoughtful people realize that popular opinions about cities, derived from brief visits and from what is heard and read about cities, are likely to err. In a brief visit a person comes to know his hotel, the chief streets and buildings, the parks and scenic features, and a few people of his own class. These experiences are informative as far as they go, but they do not go very far or very deep.
- Subjects
PUBLIC opinion; SOCIAL psychology; POLITICAL psychology; PUBLIC relations; SURVEYS; JOURNALISM
- Publication
Public Opinion Quarterly, 1938, Vol 2, Issue 1, p85
- ISSN
0033-362X
- Publication type
Article