Authoritarianism and polarization in American politics /

"Although politics at the elite level has been polarized for some time, a scholarly controversy has raged over whether ordinary Americans are polarized. This book argues that they are and that the reason is growing polarization of worldviews - what guides people's view of right and wrong a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hetherington, Marc J., 1968-
Otros Autores: Weiler, Jonathan, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
2001-2009
Authoritarianism > United States.
Right and left (Political science) > Case studies.
Polarization (Social sciences) > Case studies.
Autoritarisme > États-Unis.
Polarisation collective > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Authoritarianism
Polarization (Social sciences)
Politics and government
Right and left (Political science)
Polarisierung
Autoritärer Staat
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2001-2009.
United States
USA
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Spanking or time out : a clash of worldviews?
  • Putting polarization in perspective
  • Authoritarianism and non-authoritarianism : concepts and measures
  • A historical account of the roots of worldview evolution
  • Authoritarianism's structuring of contemporary issues
  • Threat and authoritarianism : polarization or convergence
  • Evidence of worldview evolution
  • Immigration : a reinforcing cleavage that now constrains the Republican Party (GOP)
  • What the 2008 democratic nomination struggle reveals about party polarization
  • A new view of polarization.

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