Year: 1970
Type: article
Abstract: Neither colloquial discourse nor specialized language convey sufficient meaning in order to be able to do without public opinion, whose essence resides in that it is a process which implies assuring the cohesion and integration of societies and groups and thus the survival of communities and their ability to act. Without public opinion, understood as rationality and social control, people would be isolated vis-vis controversial areas implying values, as is the case in dictatorial regimes.
Source: Communication & Society
DOI: 10.15581/003.6.35558
Author: Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $301
OpenAlex ID: W322828249