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960748
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b715118
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Hetherington, Marc J.,1968-
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| Title & Author
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Authoritarianism and polarization in American politics /\ Marc J. Hetherington, Jonathan D. Weiler.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2009.
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1 online resource (xi, 234 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0511651651
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: 0511802331
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: 9780511651656
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: 9780511802331
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052171124X
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0521884330
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9780521711241
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9780521884334
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Spanking or time out : a clash of worldviews? -- Putting polarization in perspective -- Authoritarianism and non-authoritarianism : concepts and measures -- A historical account of the roots of worldview evolution -- Authoritarianism's structuring of contemporary issues -- Threat and authoritarianism : polarization or convergence -- Evidence of worldview evolution -- Immigration : a reinforcing cleavage that now constrains the Republican Party (GOP) -- What the 2008 democratic nomination struggle reveals about party polarization -- A new view of polarization.
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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. This makes authoritarianism an especially compelling explanation of contemporary American politics. 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."--Jacket.
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Authoritarianism-- United States.
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Polarization (Social sciences), Case studies.
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Right and left (Political science), Case studies.
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Authoritarianism.
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Autoritärer Staat
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Polarisierung
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Polarization (Social sciences)
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Politics and government
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Right and left (Political science)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- General.
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United States, Politics and government, 2001-2009.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.3/6
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E902.H48 2009
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| Added Entry
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Weiler, Jonathan,1965-
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| Cover Title
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Authoritarianism & polarization in American politics
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