The spiral of silence : new perspectives on communication and public opinion / edited by Wolfgang Donsbach, Charles T. Salmon, and Yariv Tsfati.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Legacy of Spiral of Silence Theory: An Introduction / Charles T. Salmon -- 2. Public Opinion and Social Control / Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann -- pt. I Overview, Evidence, Methods -- 3. Paradigm Shifts in the Study of Media Effects / Denis McQuail -- 4. Three Contexts of the Spiral of Silence Theory / Hans Mathias Kepplinger -- 5. Methodological Conundrums in Spiral of Silence Research / Andrew F. Hayes -- 6. Speaking in Spirals: An Updated Meta-Analysis of the Spiral of Silence / Michael E. Huge -- pt. II Media Fragmentation, Internet, and Public Opinion -- 7. Normative Implications of the Spiral of Silence: Hearing the Other Side in the 21st Century / Laura Silver -- 8. Media and Public Opinion in a Fragmented Society / Muzammil M. Hussain -- 9. Public Opinion Expression in Online Environments / Anne Schulz -- 10. Linking Social Network Analysis to the Spiral of Silence, Coorientation, and Political Discussion: The Intersection of Political Perceptions and Political Communication / William P. Eveland, Jr.

Pt. III Allied Research Traditions -- 11. Social Norms, Spirals of Silence and Framing Theory: An Argument for Considering Cross-Cultural Differences in Media Effects Research / Dietram A. Scheufele -- 12. The Intersection of Third-Person Effect and Spiral of Silence / Albert C. Gunther -- 13. Pluralistic Ignorance and the Spiral of Silence Meet: Mutual Lessons / Jacob Shamir -- 14. Opinion Leadership and Public Opinion: Where Weak/Strong Media Paradigms Converge / Gabriel Weimann -- 15. Vernacular Rhetoric, Considered Public Opinion and Modes of Publicity / Gerard A. Hauser -- pt. IV Intercultural Contexts -- 16. World Public Opinion / Frank Louis Rusciano -- 17. Cultural Orientation and the Spiral of Silence / Benjamin Hill Detenber -- 18. The Kuuki Theory and the Spiral of Silence / Youichi Ito -- A Personal Tribute -- 19. Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann and the Mysteries of Solitude / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.