Stronger Issues, Weaker Predispositions : Abortion, Gay Rights, and Authoritarianism / Paul Goren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goren, Paul, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in political psychology 2633-3554.

Cambridge elements. Elements in political psychology, 2633-3554

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion--United States--Public opinion.

Abortion.

Authoritarianism.

Gay rights--United States.

Gay rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (69 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Political psychologists have long theorized that authoritarianism structures the positions people take on cultural issues and their party ties. Authoritarianism is durable; it resists the influence of other political judgments; and it is very impactful--in a word, it is strong. By contrast, researchers characterize the attitudes most people hold on most issues as unstable and ineffectual--in a word, weak. But what is true of most issues is not true of the issues that have driven America's long running culture war--abortion and gay rights. This Element demonstrates that moral issue attitudes are stronger than authoritarianism. With data from multiple sources over the period 1992-2020, it shows that (1) moral issue attitudes endure longer than authoritarianism; (2) moral issues predict change in authoritarianism; (3) authoritarianism does not systematically predict change in moral issues; and (4) moral issues have always played a much greater role structuring party ties than authoritarianism.--Provided by publisher

Contents:

The strength of moral issues, the pliability of authoritarianism

The measurement of authoritarianism and moral issues

Moral issue attitudes are more stable than authoritarianism

Moral issue attitudes are more impactful than authoritarianism I

Moral issue attitudes are more impactful than authoritarianism II

Moral issues are stronger than authoritarianism and why it matters

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on December 18, 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009529341

100952934X

9781009529297

1009529293

9781009529303

1009529307