Tönnies' concept of public opinion and its utility for the academic field

Arnold, Anne-Katrin (author)

This paper approaches the building of an integrative conceptual model of the study of public opinion and popular sentiments by applying the theory of public opinion developed by Ferdinand Tönnies to the general field of public opinion research and theory. Tönnies' theoretical foundations are systematised and extended to suggest a framework that could be useful for integrating the field and improving consistency as well as efficiency of opinion research. The cornerstones of this model are two forms of social will:popular sentiment and opinion of the public. The paper discusses the derivation of these dimensions, their specification, and several features.

• Language: English
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2007
• Number of pages: Str. 7-29
• Numbering: Vol. 14, no. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-74893
• UDC: 316.77
• ISSN on article: 1318-3222
• COBISS.SI-ID: 26325853
• Publication date in RUL: 21.12.2015

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Javnost = The public
• Shortened title: Javnost
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis, European Institute for Communication and Culture
• ISSN: 1318-3222
• COBISS.SI-ID: 40119808

Secondary language

• Language: Unknown

Abstract

Članek je zastavljen v smeri oblikovanja integrativnega pojmovnega modela proučevanja javnega mnenja in popularnih občutij na temelju teorije javnega mnenja Ferdinand Tönniesa za širše področje javnomnenjskih raziskav in teorij.Tönniesovi teoretski temelji so sistematizirani in razširjeni tako, da bi lahko prispevali k integraciji področja ter povečali konsistentnost in učinkovitost raziskovanja mnenj. Temeljna kamna sta dve obliki socialne volje:popularna občutja in mnenje javnosti. Članek obravnava izpeljave iz teh dimenzij in njihove značilnosti.