Matters of Opinion : Talking About Public Issues
by
Greg Myers
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics
ISBN-10
0521075793
ISBN-13
9780521075794
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 28th, 2008
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
422 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.80 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Media studiesMedia studiesPublic opinion & pollsPublic opinion and polls
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Matters of Opinion offers an interesting insight into 'public opinion' as reported in the media. Drawing on conversations from focus groups, phone-ins and broadcast interviews, Greg Myers asks where these opinions actually come from, and how they have their effects, and what it means to participate in public life.
Matters of Opinion offers an interesting insight into 'public opinion' as reported in the media, asking where these opinions actually come from, and how they have their effects. Drawing on the analysis of conversations from focus groups, phone-ins and broadcast interviews with members of the public, Greg Myers argues that we must go back to these encounters, asking questions such as what members of the public thought they were being asked, who they were talking as, and whom they were talking to. He reveals that people don't carry a store of opinions, ready to tell strangers; they use opinions in order to get along with other people, and how they say things is as important as what they say. Engaging and informative, this book illuminates debates on research methods, the public sphere and deliberative democracy, on broadcast talk, and on what it means to participate in public life.
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