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The Ideological-Conflict Hypothesis: Intolerance Among Both Liberals and Conservatives
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Decades of research in social and political psychology have demonstrated that political conservatives appear more intolerant toward a variety of groups than do political liberals. Recent work from our three independent labs has challenged this conventional wisdom by suggesting that some of the psychological underpinnings of intolerance are not exclusive to people on either end of the political spectrum. These studies have demonstrated that liberals and conservatives express similar levels of intolerance toward ideologically dissimilar and threatening groups. We suggest directions for future research and discuss the psychological and political implications of our conclusions.
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- Authors
- Brandt, M. J., Reyna, C., Chambers, J. R., Crawford, J. T., & Wetherell, G.
- Affiliations
- Tilburg University (NL)
- DePaul University (US)
- Saint Louis University (US)
- The College of New Jersey (US)
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- Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014-02
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 27-34
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- 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8721
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- journal article
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- Universiteit van Tilburg
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Academic Freedom and Politics
- Keywords
- political intolerance, intergroup attitudes, political ideology
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