Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Public Opinion

The attitude of a significant portion of a population toward any given proposition, based upon a measurable amount of factual evidence, and involving some degree of reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

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Abstract

The attitude of a significant portion of a population toward any given proposition, based upon a measurable amount of factual evidence, and involving some degree of reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

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16 entry terms
  • Opinion, Public
  • Interest Groups
  • Pro-Choice Groups
  • Public Opinion Polls
  • Group, Interest
  • Group, Pro-Choice
  • Groups, Interest
  • Groups, Pro-Choice
  • Interest Group
  • Opinion Poll, Public
  • Opinion Polls, Public
  • Poll, Public Opinion
  • Polls, Public Opinion
  • Pro Choice Groups
  • Pro-Choice Group
  • Public Opinion Poll

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Previous Indexing

  • Attitude (1966-1967)

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  1. I01w.880w.630w.548w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Public Opinion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011639. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011639
  2. Public Opinion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion
  3. Public Opinion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17946