Reasoning and Choice: Explorations in Political Psychology

List of tables and figures Preface 1. Introduction: major themes 2. The role of heuristics in political reasoning: a theory sketch 3. Values under pressure: AIDS and civil liberties 4. The principle-policy puzzle: the paradox of American racial attitudes 5. Reasoning chains 6. The likability heuristic 7. Democratic values and mass publics 8. Ideological reasoning 9. Information and electoral choice 10. Stability and change in party identification: presidential to off-years 11. The American dilemma: the role of law as a persuasive symbol 12. Ideology and issue persuasibility: dynamics of racial policy attitudes 13. The new racism and the American ethos 14. Retrospect and prospect Notes Bibliography Index