Understanding the language of politics: A study of elites and masses.

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  • Author(s): Herrera, Richard
  • Source:
    Political Science Quarterly (Academy of Political Science). Winter96/97, Vol. 111 Issue 4, p619. 19p. 11 Charts.
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    • Subject Terms:
      POLITICAL communication; LIBERALISM; CONSERVATISM
    • Abstract:
      Examines the extent of agreement between elites and masses on the interpretation of the terms `liberal' and `conservative.' Background; Data; Views of the masses; Liberal and conservative views of ideological labels; Comparison of the views of the masses and the elites; Discontinuities of understanding of subsets among the masses; Dominance of homogeneity between masses and elites; Implications.