AuthorAtkeson, Lonna Rae
TitleCatastrophic politics : How extraordinary events redefine perceptions of government / Lonna Rae atkeson and Cherie D. Maestas
Imprint Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012
Descript xviii, 257p. : ill ; 24 cm

CONTENT

Extraordinary events and public opinion. -- A theoretical framework for systematically examining extraordinary events. -- The media message environment and the emotional context of Hurricane Katrina. -- Affective attributions: assigning blame during extraordinary times. -- Federalism in a multiple-message environment: Are the appropriate leaders held accountable? -- Attributions of blame, political efficacy, and confidence in government. -- Attributions, emotions, and policy consequences. -- Extraordinary events and public opinion: some braoder perspectives.


SUBJECT

  1. Press and politics -- United States -- Case studies
  2. Hurricane Katrina
  3. 2005 -- Political aspects
  4. Disaster relief -- Political aspects -- United States -- Case studies
  5. Political leadership -- United States -- Public opinion -- Case studies
  6. Public opinion -- United States -- united States -- Public iopion -- Case studies
  7. Political paychology -- Case studies
  8. Political psychology -- Case studies

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Political Science Library320.973019 A873C CHECK SHELVES