[pt.1] Approaches to studying attitudes and opinions. Background: history and concepts -- Measurement of attitudes -- Structure and functions of attitudes and beliefs -- Public opinion polling -- The structure of public opinion -- Formation of attitudes and opinions -- Communications of attitudes and opinions -- Attitude change theories and research: methodological problems and learning approaches -- Attitude change theories and research: cognitive and perceptual approaches -- Problems and prospects in the attitude and opinion field -- [pt.2] Public opinion on socially-important topics. Political attitudes I -- Political attitudes II: voting -- International attitudes -- Racism and prejudice / Theodore Weissbach -- Sex-role attitudes / Catherine Cameron -- Attitudes toward the environment and pollution / Mark W. Lipsey -- Attitudes toward population issues / Burton Mindick
