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What Goes Without Saying: Navigating Political Discussion in America

Carlson, Taylor N., Settle, Jaime E.·2022·Cambridge University Press eBooks
DOI 10.1017/9781108912495
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Why are political conversations uncomfortable for so many people? The current literature focuses on the structure of people's discussion networks and the frequency with which they talk about politics, but not the dynamics of the conversations themselves. In What Goes Without Saying, Taylor N. Carlson and Jaime E. Settle investigate how Americans navigate these discussions in their daily lives, with particular attention to the decision-making process around when and how to broach politics. The authors use a multi-methods approach to unpack what they call the 4D Framework of political conversation: identifying the ways that people detect others' views, decide whether to talk, discuss their opinions honestly—or not, and determine whether they will repeat the experience in the future. In developing a framework for studying and explaining political discussion as a social process, What Goes Without Saying will set the agenda for research in political science, psychology, communication, and sociology for decades to come.

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  • Just how much partisan discrimination occurs generally is difficult to estimate, especially because people often put politics aside to maintain social relationships.

    “Just how much partisan discrimination occurs generally is difficult to estimate, especially given that people will often put politics aside to maintain their social relationships (Carlson & Settle, 2022;Cowan & Baldassarri, 2018).”

    From Measuring affective polarization: Matching concepts to measures (2026) · cites this paper as Carlson & Settle, 2022

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Authors
Carlson, T. N., & Settle, J. E.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • William & Mary (US)
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Venue
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
2022-05-26
DOI
10.1017/9781108912495
OpenAlex
W4281554483
Cited by
99
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0
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 1
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29.18
Type
book
Language
en
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closed
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www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Social Media and Politics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Media Studies and Communication
Keywords
political debate, American public opinion

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