The Measure of Democracy : : Polling, Market Research, and Public Life, 1930-1945 / / Daniel Robinson.
Politicians, government officials, and public relations officers lean heavily on polling when fashioning public policy. Proponents say this is for the best, arguing that surveys bring the views of citizens closer to civic officials. Critics decry polling's promotion of sycophantic politicians w...
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Robinson, Daniel, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Measure of Democracy : Polling, Market Research, and Public Life, 1930-1945 / Daniel Robinson. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016] ©1999 1 online resource (272 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Heritage Frontmatter -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Polling Consumers: The Rise of Market Research Surveys -- 2. 'Selling Toothpaste and Plumbing the Public Mind': George Gallup and American Democracy -- 3. Polling Citizens: Gallup in Canada -- 4. Mobilizing Popular Consent: The Surveyed Home Front -- 5. Pols and Polls -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Politicians, government officials, and public relations officers lean heavily on polling when fashioning public policy. Proponents say this is for the best, arguing that surveys bring the views of citizens closer to civic officials. Critics decry polling's promotion of sycophantic politicians who pander to the whims of public sentiment, or, conversely, the use of surveys by special interest groups to thwart the majority will. Similar claims and criticisms were made during the early days of polling. When George Gallup began polling Americans in 1935, he heralded it as a bold step in popular democracy. The views of ordinary citizens could now be heard alongside those of organized interest groups. When brought to Canada in 1941, the Gallup Poll promised similar democratic rejuvenation. In actual practice, traditionally disadvantaged constituencies such as women, the poor, French Canadians, and African Americans were often heavily underrepresented in Gallup surveys. Preoccupied with election forecasting, Gallup pollsters undercounted social groups thought less likely or unable to vote, leading to a considerable gap between the polling results of the sampled polity and the opinions of the general public.Examining the origins and early years of public opinion polling in Canada, Robinson situates polling within the larger context of its forerunners - market research surveys and American opinion polling - and charts its growth until its first uses by political parties. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Marketing research Canada History. Public opinion polls Canada History. Public opinion polls United States History. HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-). bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 9783110490947 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442681712 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442681712 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442681712.jpg |
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