ISBN:
9781138829671
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (387 p)
Series Statement:
Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Psychology and Politics
DDC:
306.2
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Social psychology and politics are intricately related, and understanding how humans manage power and govern themselves is one of the key issues in psychology. This volume surveys the latest theoretical and empirical work on the social psychology of politics, featuring cutting-edge research from a stellar group of international researchers.It is organized into four main sections that deal with political attitudes and values; political communication and perceptions; social cognitive processes in political decisions; and the politics of intergroup behavior and social identity. The contributions
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; 1 The Social Psychology of Politics: Homo Politicus Revisited; Part I Political Attitudes and Values; 2 Structure and Change of Complex Political Attitudes; 3 Sacred Values and Political Life; 4 Political Orientation and Moral Conviction: A Conservative Advantage or an Equal Opportunity Motivator of Political Engagement?; 5 Fox and Not-Fox Television News Impact on Opinions on Global Warming: Selective Exposure, Not Motivated Reasoning; 6 Ideological Bias in Social Psychological Research
Description / Table of Contents:
Part II Political Perception and Communication7 The Perception of Politicians' Morality: Attacks and Defenses; 8 The Persuasive Power of Political Metaphors; 9 It's All in the Face: Facial Appearance, Political Ideology and Voters' Perceptions; 10 Explaining the Influence of Disgust on Political Judgment: A Disease-Avoidance Account; 11 Intergroup Emotions and Political Violence: The ANCODI Hypothesis; Part III Social Cognition and Democracy; 12 The Tragedy of Democratic Decision Making; 13 From Choice to Gridlock: Dynamic Bases of Constructive versus Dysfunctional Political Process
Description / Table of Contents:
14 Politics and Psychology: A View from a Social Dilemma Perspective15 Politics and the Psychology of Power: Multi-level Dynamics in the (Im)Balances of Human Needs and Survival; 16 Social Cognition and Democracy: An Eastern European Case Study; Part IV The Politics of Identity and Intergroup Relations; 17 Inclusive Identity and the Psychology of Political Change; 18 Social Instability and Identity-Uncertainty: Fertile Ground for Political Extremism; 19 The American Color Line and Black Exceptionalism
Description / Table of Contents:
20 The Social Psychology of Social (Dis)Harmony: Implications for Political Leadership and Public PolicyIndex
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
