Abstract
In this essay, we confront the "conventional wisdoms" promoted throughout this long presidential campaign. By conventional wisdoms, we mean the common knowledge of politics - the things that commentators and analysts forward as taken-for-granted assertions and beliefs. We will revisit just a few of the campaign season's conventional wisdoms and review them with a sociological eye. In so doing, we find that in politics, as in most other areas, conventional wisdom can be a risky source of knowledge.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 852-860 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Sociological Forum |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- Campaigns
- Conventional wisdom
- Cultural practices
- Elections
- Politics
- Social patterns