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Opinion Taking within Friendship Networks

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  • Suzanne L. Parker
  • Glenn R. Parker
  • James A. McCann

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Communication within friendship networks can provide gains in efficiency that help individuals enrich their understanding of politics. Through two panel survey experiments, we demonstrate that the dissemination of an individual's opinion about the hazards posed by public policies can have both durable and significant effects on the policy judgments of friends. These effects are conditioned by both the content of the communication and the recipient's level of political awareness. Opinions emphasizing potential risks carry more weight than those that attempt to alleviate concerns about potential risks. Moreover, opinion transmission is more effective for subjects who are less politically aware when policy issues are salient; but when the political issue is more esoteric, friends who are more politically aware evidence greater opinion change.

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  • Suzanne L. Parker & Glenn R. Parker & James A. McCann, 2008. "Opinion Taking within Friendship Networks," American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 52(2), pages 412-420, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:amposc:v:52:y:2008:i:2:p:412-420
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00320.x
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