The Sometime Connection: Public Opinion and Social Policy (Suny Series in Urban Public Policy)

Explores the role that public opinion plays in the development of social policy in the United States.The Sometime Connection introduces a variety of theoretical perspectives on the connection between public opinion and policy and applies them to six social policy topics: abortion, affirmative action, welfare, Social Security, corrections, and pornography. The book provides complete policy histories, information on trends in public opinion, and a diagnosis of the role that public opinion has played in the development of policy for each of the six topics discussed.