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The citizen as respondent: sample surveys and American democracy

The American political science review, 1996-03, Vol.90 (1), p.1-7 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 1996 Cambridge University Press ;ISSN: 0003-0554 ;EISSN: 1537-5943

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  • Title:
    The citizen as respondent: sample surveys and American democracy
  • Author: Verba, Sidney
  • Subjects: Analysis ; CITIZENSHIP ; Democracy ; PARTICIPATION ; Political aspects ; Political participation ; Public opinion ; Representative government and representation ; Statistical sampling ; SURVEY DATA AND POLLING DATA ; Surveys ; U.S.A ; United States
  • Is Part Of: The American political science review, 1996-03, Vol.90 (1), p.1-7
  • Description: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IS THE MAIN WAY IN WHICH THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATES ITS NEEDS AND PREFERENCES TO THE GOVERNMENT AND INDUCES THE GOVERNMENT TO BE RESPONSIVE. SINCE PARTICIPATION DEPENDS ON RESOURCES AND RESOURCES ARE UNEQUALLY DISTRIBUTED, THE RESULTING COMMUNICATION IS A BIASED REPRESENTATION OF THE PUBLIC. THUS, THE DEMOCRATIC IDEAL OF EQUAL CONSIDERATION IS VIOLATED. SAMPLE SURVEYS PROVIDE THE CLOSEST APPROXIMATION TO AN UNBIASED REPRESENTATION OF THE PUBLIC BECAUSE PARTICIPATION IS A SURVEY REQUIRES NO RESOURCES AND BECAUSE SURVEYS ELIMINATE THE SELECTION BIAS INHERENT IN THE FACT THAT PARTICIPANTS IN POLITICS ARE SELF-SELECTED. THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE PARTICIPATORY PROCESS AND THE SAMPLE SURVEY IS USED TO HIGHLIGHT THE NATURE OF THE BIAS IN THE FORMER. SURVEYS, HOWEVER, ARE NOT SEEN AS A PRACTICAL WAY OF PROVIDING MORE EQUAL REPRESENTATION.
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C., etc: Cambridge University Press
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0003-0554
    EISSN: 1537-5943
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
    ProQuest Central
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