Political Science 3180 | Dr. Jay A. DeSart | ||
Fall 2018 | E-Mail: JDeSart@uvu.edu | ||
Room: WB 126 | Office: CB 203U | (801) 863-6314 | |
T, Th : 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | Office Hours: | M, W, F 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
http://desart.us/courses/3180/ |
“To speak with precision of public opinion is a task not unlike coming to grips with the Holy Ghost.” |
V.O. Key Jr., 1961 |
Clawson, Rosalee, and Zoe Oxley. Public Opinion: Democratic Ideals, Democratic Practice. 3rd Edition. CQ Press.
Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth, Michael Wagner, William Flanigan, and Nancy Zingale. Political Behavior of the American Electorate. 14th Edition. CQ Press.
Each student is expected to take an active role in the learning process by meeting course requirements as specified in the written syllabus.
1st Exam – October 6 | 25% |
2nd Exam – November 17 | 25% |
Final Exam – December 13 | 30% |
Research Project | 20% |
Date | Topic | Readings | ||
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Clawson & Oxley | Theiss-Moore, et al | |||
8/21 | Introduction - The Public and the Political System | - | 1 | |
8/23 | 1 | |||
8/28 | Measuring Public Opinion | Appendix | pp. 29-40 | 8/30 | American Political Science Association Conference NO CLASS |
9/4 | Measuring Public Opinion, continued | - | - | |
9/6 | Sources of Public Opinion: Socialization |
2 | - | |
9/11 | ||||
9/13 | Sources of Public Opinion: The Psychology of Opinion Formation |
4 | - | |
9/18 | ||||
9/20 | Sources of Public Opinion: Media Influence and Elite Discourse |
3 | 7 | |
9/25 | ||||
9/27 | Sources of Public Opinion: Sex, Race, and Class |
7 | 5 | |
10/2 | ||||
10/4 | *** First Exam *** | |||
10/9 | The Organization of Public Opinion: Ideology | 5 | 6 | |
10/11 | ||||
10/16 | The Organization of Public Opinion: Partisanship | - | 4 | |
10/18 | Fall Break NO CLASS | |||
10/23 | The Organization of Public Opinion: Partisanship, continued | - | - | |
10/25 | The Content of Public Opinion | 6 | - | |
10/30 | The Content of Public Opinion: Racial Issues | 7 &10 | - | |
11/1 | The Content of Public Opinion: Moral Issues | - | - | |
11/6 | ||||
11/8 | Post-election discussion | |||
11/13 | The Content of Public Opinion: Foreign Policy | - | - | |
11/15 | *** Second Exam *** | |||
11/20 | *** Thanksgiving Break - NO CLASS *** | |||
11/22 | ||||
11/27 | Opinion and Political Behavior: Participation | - | 3 | |
11/29 | ||||
12/4 | Opinion and Political Behavior: Vote choice | - | 8 | |
12/6 | Public Opinion, Political Institutions, and Political Elites | 11 & 12 | - | |
*** Final Exam Thursday December 13 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM *** |