This book represents an important step in bringing together various strands of research about attitudinal ambivalence and public opinion. Essays by a distinguished group of political scientists and social psychologists provide a conceptual framework for understanding how ambivalence is currently understood and measured, as well as its relevance to the mass public's beliefs about our political institutions and national identity. The theoretical insights, methodological innovations, and empirical analyses will add substantially to our knowledge about the nature of ambivalence in particular, and the structure and evolution of political attitudes in general.

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STEPHEN C. CRAIG is Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, USA, as well as Director of the university's Graduate Program in Political Campaigning.

MICHAEL D. MARTINEZ is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, USA.

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Pros and Cons: Ambivalence and Public Opinion; M.D.Martinez , S.C.Craig & J.G.Kane Ambivalence as Experienced Conflict; B.Albertson, J.Brehm & R.M.Alvarez Ambivalence as Psychological Conflict; I.Newby-Clark , I.McGregor & M.P.Zanna Ambivalence and Response Instability: A Panel Study; S.C.Craig , M.D.Martinez & J.G.Kane Meta-Psychological Versus Operative Measures of Ambivalence: Differentiating the Consequences of Perceived Intra-Psychic Conflict and Real Intra-Psychic Conflict; A.Holbrook & J.A.Krosnick Ambivalence toward Political Institutions; K.M.McGraw & B.Bartels Patriotic to the Core? American Ambivalence About America; J.Citrin & S.Luks Is it Really Ambivalence? Public Opinion Toward Government Spending; W.G.Jacoby