Elaine B. Sharp

The Sometime Connection: Public Opinion and Social Policy (Suny Series in Urban Public Policy) Elaine B. Sharp

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.