Political reasoning and cognition : a Piagetian view / Shawn W. Rosenberg, Dana Ward & Stephen Chilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenberg, Shawn W., 1951-

Contributor:

Ward, Dana.

Chilton, Stephen.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piaget, Jean, 1896-1980.

Piaget, Jean.

Political psychology.

Political socialization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work presents a new, alternative approach to studying the formation of political ideologies and attitudes, addressing a concern in political science that research in this area is at a crossroads. The authors provide an epistemologically grounded critique on the literature of belief systems, explaining why traditional approaches have reached the limits of usefulness. Following the lead of such continental theorists such as Jurgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens, who stress the importance of Jean Piaget to the development of a strong theoretical perspective in political psychology, the au

Contents:

Taking a Piagetian Point of View

Attitude, Belief, and Ideology: The Need for New Directions

Genetic Epistemology: A Piagetian Analysis of Political Thought

The Structure of the Idea of Democracy in Eastport

Types of Thought and Forms of Political Reasoning: A Neo-Piagetian Analysis

A Piagetian Developmental Theory of Political Institutions

Power and Political Consciousness

Appendix: Piaget's Use of Egocentrism.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [189]-200.

ISBN:

9786612904080

9781282904088

1282904086

9780822381525

0822381524

OCLC:

191222321