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Overview"Combining political philosophy with a study of political behavior, Richard T. Longoria examines the contradictory nature of public opinion on policy issues. He argues that public opinion is often characterized by dialetheial paradoxes—when a statement and the contradiction of that statement are both held to be true. For example, a voter may express a desire for a balanced federal budget but also be against reducing entitlement programs, increasing taxes, or any other solution to achieve that goal. Longoria focuses on various social issues and domestic and foreign policies to explore these types of contradictory and incompatible preferences, arguing that they stem from the pragmatic nature of Americans' worldview, which prefers expediency over consistency. These inconsistencies are typically called ""non-attitudes,"" but Longoria suggests it would be better to call them ""bi-attitudes."" When people have internalized the contradictions and believe in both¬ ideas even when the two are incompatible, they are being transconsistent rather than inconsistent. Transconsistency, Longoria concludes, leads to perpetual dissatisfaction with the political system because the government often attempts to satisfy the incompatible preferences of a two-faced public." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard T. LongoriaPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438472409ISBN 10: 1438472404 Pages: 226 Publication Date: 02 July 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Theory of Dialetheial Paradoxes in Public Opinion 3. The Perils of Jamesian Pragmatism 4. Social Issues 5. Domestic Policy 6. Foreign Policy 7. Not Quite Paradoxes 8. Limitations of Survey Research 9. Janus Democracy Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationRichard T. Longoria is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the author of Meritocracy and Americans' Views on Distributive Justice. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |