Social Psychology of Political Polarization (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Valdesolo, Piercarlo; Graham, Jesse

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume brings together a group of highly respected researchers to discuss psychological perspectives on political ideology, polarization, and how to bridge partisan divides both within and outside social psychology. The first theme explores current psychological models explaining political polarization with a particular emphasis on the moral roots of political ideology. The second considers potential means of reducing ideological conflict, while also addressing the possibility of ideological bias within psychology. It provide fresh perspectives on how to solve unproductive political discourse, widely considered to be one of the greatest ills in politics in the US and many other nations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317288848
• Artikelnr.: 44773098

Autorenporträt

Piercarlo Valdesolo is Assistant Professor at Claremont McKenna College, California. Using methodology from social and cognitive psychology, his research focuses on how our emotional states -- such as compassion, awe, and gratitude -- affect our decisions and behaviors with regard to trust, cooperation, blame, and punishment. Jesse Graham is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern California Dornsife. His research is centered on morality and ethics, ideology, values, political psychology, implicit attitudes, religion, culture, and social justice.

Inhaltsangabe

Bridging Ideological Divides, Piercarlo Valdesolo & Jesse Graham.
Understanding Ideological Differences in Explanations for Social Problems,
Linda Skitka. Ideological Differences in the Expanse of the Moral Circle,
Adam Waytz. Moral Coherence and Political Conflict, Peter H. Ditto.
Restraining Selfishness or Enabling Altruism: Moral Motives and Political
Ideology, Ronnie Janoff-Bulman. The Left-Right Landscape Over Time: The
View from a Western-European Multi-party Democracy, Hulda Thórisdóttir.
Liberals and Conservatives Are (Geographically) Dividing, Matt Motyl. How
We Think Affects What We Think: The Effects of Construal Level on Political
Polarization Between Liberals and Conservatives, Jaime Napier. How Social
Psychological Errors and Biases Consistently Distort "Received Wisdom" in
Ways that Bolster a Liberal Worldview, Lee Jussim. Why We Should Care About
Ideological Diversity in Social Psychology,Yoel Inbar.