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Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics

Hetherington, Marc J., Weiler, Jonathan D.·2009·Cambridge University Press eBooks
DOI 10.1017/cbo9780511802331
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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. 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.

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Authors
Hetherington, M. J., & Weiler, J. D.
Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
ORCID
Hetherington, Marc J.
Venue
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
2009-08-24
DOI
10.1017/cbo9780511802331
OpenAlex
W980306965
Cited by
910
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47.41
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 1016 d)
Locations
Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Keywords
authoritarianism, political polarization, public opinion, worldview, issue salience, race, same-sex marriage, illegal immigration, use of force, left-right divide, American politics

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