Authoritarianism and polarization in American politics
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Contributions
- Weiler, Jonathan Daniel, 1965- - Contributor
Publication
2009 - Cambridge University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
58,500 words, Guess
Page Count
234 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveauthoritarianism00heth
- ISBN-100521884330
- ISBN-10052171124X
- ISBN-139780521884334
- ISBN-139780521711241
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2009004019
- OCLC Control Number300983148
- Better World Books9780521884334
- Better World Books9780521711241
- Open LibraryOL24961947M
Classifications
- DDC303.3/6
- LCCE902 .H48 2009
- LCCE902.H48 2009
Alternate Titles
- Authoritarianism & polarization in American politics
Description
"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 and good and evil. These differences in worldview are rooted in what Marc J. Hetherington and Jonathan D. Weiler describe as authoritarianism. They show that differences of opinion concerning the most provocative issues on the contemporary issue agenda - about race, gay marriage, illegal immigration, and the use of force to resolve security problems - reflect differences in individuals' levels of authoritarianism. This makes authoritarianism an especially compelling explanation of contemporary American politics. Events and strategic political decisions have conspired to make all these considerations more salient. The authors demonstrate that the left and the right have coalesced around these opposing worldviews, which has provided politics with more incandescent hues than before."--BOOK JACKET.
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