Public Opinion Resources

Public Opinion Syllabus

Lecture References & Related Non-Required Readings

Research Paper Assignment 

Midterm Study Guide

Final Study Guide 2014

Readings & Slides (PDF format):

Week 1 Tuesday PO 8-26-14

Thursday PO 8-28-14 Verba (1995) Converse (1987)

Week 2 Tuesday PO 9-2-14 Silver (11-10-12) Gelman & King (1993) Cohn (2014)

Thursday PO 9-4-14 Schwarz (1999) Zaller & Feldman (1992) Druckman et al. (2006)

Week 3 Tuesday PO 9-9-14 Converse (2000) Pew (2007) Pew Parties (2012)

Thursday PO 9-11-14 Prior (2005) Mutz & Martin (2001) Baum (2002)

Week 4 Tuesday PO 9-16-14 Nyhan & Reifler (2010) Lupia (1994)

Thursday PO 9-18-14 Gilens (2001) Bartels (1996)

Week 5 Tuesday PO 9-23-14 Box-Steffensmeier et al (2004) Valentino & Sears (2005)

Thursday PO 9-25-14 Bartels (2002) Berinsky (2007)

Week 6 Tuesday The Gamble chs. 2-3 PO 9-30-14

Thursday The Gamble ch. 4 PO 10-2-14

Week 7 Tuesday MIDTERM EXAM (Oct. 7, in class) PO 10-7-14

Week 8 Tuesday No Class (fall break)

Thursday The Gamble chs. 5, 7 PO 10-16-14

Week 9 Tuesday The Gamble ch. 6, Beck et al (2002) PO 10-21-14

Thursday Brader (2005) Valentino et al (2002) PO 10-23-14

Week 10 Tuesday Hayes & Lawless (2013) Brader et al (2008) PO 10-28-14

Thursday Kam & Kinder (2007) Kam & Kinder (2012) PO 10-30-14

Week 11 Tuesday Kinder & Winter (2001) Carmines & Stimson (1986) PO 11-4-14

Thursday Sniderman et al (1996) Gilens (1996) PO 11-6-14

Week 12 Tuesday Sniderman et al (1989) PO 11-11-14

Thursday Feldman (1988) Conover & Feldman (1981) PO 11-13-14

Week 13 Tuesday Bartels (2006) Sears et al (1980) PO 11-18-14

Thursday Kinder & Kiewiet (1981) Walsh (2012) PO 11-20-14

Week 14 Tuesday Kahn & Kenney (2002) Page et al (1987) Miller & Krosnick (2000) Druckman (2004) PO 11-25-14

Thursday No Class (Thanksgiving)

Week 15 Tuesday Jacobs & Page (2005) Gilens (2005) PO 12-2-14

Thursday Recap & Review PO 12-4-14

Final Exam (Thursday, Dec. 11, 11:30 am)