American public attention rarely remains sharply focused upon anyone \ndomestic issue for very long - even if it involves a continuing problem of \ncrucial importance to society. Instead, a systematic "issue-attention cycle" \nseems strongly to influence public attitudes and behavior concerning most key \ndomestic problems. Each of these problems suddenly leaps into prominence, \nremains there for a short time, and then - though still largely unresolvedgradually fades from the center of public attention. A study of the way this \ncycle operates provides insights into how long public attention is likely to \nremain sufficiently focused upon any given issue to generate enough political \npressure to cause effective change.
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