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Spiral of Silence

In: Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics
Edited by: Kerric Harvey
Subject:Political Communications, Political Communication, Social Media
Keywords:mass media; media; opinions; public opinion; social media; spiral model; spiral of silence

Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, a German public opinion researcher and professor of communications research, coined the term spiral of silence while trying to explain public opinion polls' failure to predict outcomes of elections in West [Page 1204]Germany. The spiral of silence model began as an ...

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  Harvey, K. (2014). Spiral of silence. In Encyclopedia of social media and politics (pp. 1204-1205). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452244723.n504
  
  Harvey, Kerric. "Spiral of Silence." In Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics, edited by Harvey, Kerric, 1204-5. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452244723.n504.
  
  Harvey, K. 2014. Spiral of Silence. In: Kerric Harvey Editor, 2014. Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1204-1205 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452244723.n504> [Accessed 15 Aug 2022].
  
  Harvey, Kerric. "Spiral of Silence." Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. Edited by Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 1204-5. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452244723.n504.
  
  Harvey, Kerric (2014). Spiral of silence In:Spiral of silence Encyclopedia of social media and politics Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2014:1204-1205. doi:10.4135/9781452244723.n504
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