{"product_id":"communism-conformity-and-liberties","title":"Communism, Conformity and Liberties","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf there is a-\"desert island\" book in the conduct of social research, it is arguably this book. Whether in terms of sociological structures or psychological nuances, \u003cem\u003eCommunism, Conformity, and Civil Liberties, \u003c\/em\u003eoriginally published in 1955, is a recognized landmark. Stouffer helped strengthen the fundamental liberties of all Americans by showing dangerous consequences of efforts to thwart a perceived Communist conspiracy, including some of the very real liberties that can be destroyed in the process of a witch-hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStouffer explores attitudes of Americans against a backdrop of a history of intolerance that dates back to the Know-Nothing party before the Civil War and extending through the Ku Klux Klan after World War I. The overall results show a markedly strong relationship between perception of high national risk and personal intolerance of differences, and also the perception of threat and tolerance that operates as a predisposing tendency that affects judgments about specific political movements and events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStouffer enriches the sense and meaning of survey research by emphasizing patterns of percentages rather than actual amounts; survey craftsmanship; the use of paired sampling techniques to reduce problems of chance; the importance of completion rates in survey research work; the importance of interruptions during a questioning period; the choice of field workers in performing the surveys. The actual survey instruments are included as prepared by the National Opinion Research Center and the Gallup Organization. They remain a model for large-scale samples of this kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beautiful, highly personal, introduction by James Davis places Stouffer in an appropriate academic and professional context. Stouffer was a great sociologist with two landmark efforts to his credit: \u003cem\u003eThe American Soldier \u003c\/em\u003eand then \u003cem\u003eCommunism, Conformity and Civil Liberties. \u003c\/em\u003eProfessor Davis calls this \"a great classic of empirical sociology.\" It is indeed that: a model of craftsmanship, exemplary argumentation, and presentation of data still unsurpassed. The book is not part of ancient history, but of living, democratic culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239220859224,"sku":"9781138520851","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138520851_432f7805-7372-4284-8bca-fad17ba2d8a4.jpg?v=1770214611","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/communism-conformity-and-liberties","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}