Public Policy and Public Opinion: The Elusive Connection -- Imprisonment and Public Opinion: The Broken Thermostat -- Affirmative Action: A Downsian Sequence -- The Regulation of Pornography: Policy Change and Non-Attitudes -- Abortion: Strident Controversy and Policy Responsiveness -- Welfare: Symbols and Substance of Policy Responsiveness -- Social Security: Promises They Can't Deliver -- Public Opinion and Social Policy Change: Sequences and Contingencies
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-283) and index