The partisan next door : stereotypes of party supporters and consequences for polarization in America / Ethan C. Busby, Adam J. Howat, Jacob E. Rothschild, Richard M. Shafranek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Busby, Ethan C., author.

Howat, Adam J., author.

Rothschild, Jacob E., author.

Shafranek, Richard (Richard M.), author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in American politics, 2515-1606.

Cambridge elements. Elements in American politics, 2515-1606

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Divided government--United States.

Divided government.

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

Stereotypes (Social psychology)--Political aspects--United States.

Stereotypes (Social psychology).

Polarization (Social sciences)--United States.

Polarization (Social sciences).

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (87 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

In the United States, politics has become tribal and personalized. The influence of partisan divisions has extended beyond the political realm into everyday life, affecting relationships and workplaces as well as the ballot box. To help explain this trend, we examine the stereotypes Americans have of ordinary Democrats and Republicans. Using data from surveys, experiments, and Americans' own words, we explore the content of partisan stereotypes and find that they come in three main flavors-parties as their own tribes, coalitions of other tribes, or vehicles for political issues. These different stereotypes influence partisan conflict: people who hold trait-based stereotypes tend to display the highest levels of polarization, while holding issue-based stereotypes decreases polarization. This finding suggests that reducing partisan conflict does not require downplaying partisan divisions but shifting the focus to political priorities rather than identity-a turn to what we call responsible partisanship.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

The Partisan Next Door

Contents

1 Partisan Conflict and Stereotypes

1.1 Overview of the Element

2 Party Images in the American Electorate

2.1 Three Conceptions of Partisanship

2.2 Stereotyping Partisans

2.3 Partisan Stereotypes and Polarization

3 The Content of Partisan Stereotypes

3.1 Goals

3.2 2016 Design and Methods

3.3 2016 Results

3.4 2018 Design and Methods

3.5 2018 Results

3.6 Conclusions

4 Party Images and Partisan Polarization

4.1 Party Images and Their Consequences

4.2 Stereotypes and Social Behavior

4.3 Expectations

4.4 Evidence from an Observational Study

4.4.1 Data and Methods

4.4.2 Results

4.5 Evaluating the Causal Link

4.5.1 Data and Methods

4.5.2 Study 1 Results

4.5.3 Study 2 Results

4.6 Conclusions

5 Responsible Partisanship

5.1 Interventions Suggested by Past Research

5.1.1 Elite Signals

5.1.2 Mass-Level Misperceptions and Corrections

5.1.3 Overcoming Partisan Divisions with a Common Identity

5.2 Our Proposed Alternative: Promoting "Responsible Partisanship"

5.3 Ways to Foster Responsible Partisanship

References

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Sep 2021).

ISBN:

1-009-09242-1

1-009-09945-0

1-009-08646-4

OCLC:

1285165911