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PSYCH 335 - Social Attitudes and Public Opinion


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Social Attitudes and Public Opinion

Professor Michael Milburn, Ph.D.

Psychology
University of Massachusetts - Boston

Course Structure: Hour and a half long classes - two times a week

Course Description

This course examines the nature of attitudes, beliefs, and values, and the influences which indiviudals' attitudes have upon their behavior. Various theories of attitude organization and attitude change are discussed, and the development of social attitudes is explored by examining the differential impact of the family, the educational system, the mass media, and the general social environment. The changing content of public opinion over time and its relationship to the political system are also discussed.

Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. Milburn,, M. (2007, May 08). Social Attitudes and Public Opinion. Retrieved October 14, 2008, from University of Massachusetts Boston Web site: http://ocw.umb.edu/psychology/psych-335-public-opinion. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License