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xvi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ Political science teachers lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-335) and index. |
Contents |
Concepts. What smarter people have said about facts : philosophical and psychological foundations -- Dueling facts in political science -- Dueling facts in American politics -- Causes. Your facts or mine? The psychology of fact perceptions -- The psychology of fact perceptions II : value projection -- Polarized leaders versus polarized values -- A theory of intuitive epistemology -- The roots of certainty : sacred values and sacred facts -- Consequences. The democratic consequences of dueling facts -- Disdain and disengagement : the social and professional consequences of dueling fact perceptions -- Correctives. Political knowledge and fractured perceptions : education is not the answer -- Let facts be submitted to a candid world : fact-checking as a potential solution -- Citizen responses to fact-checking -- Symmetry, asymmetry, and durability -- Conclusion. Conclusion : Facts and values, knowledge and democracy. |
Summary |
"The deep divides that define politics in the United States are not restricted to policy or even cultural differences anymore. Americans no longer agree on basic questions of fact. Is climate change real? Does racism still determine who gets ahead? Is sexual orientation innate? Do immigration and free trade help or hurt the economy? Does gun control reduce violence? Are false convictions common? Employing several years of original survey data and experiments, Marietta and Barker reach a number of enlightening and provocative conclusions: dueling fact perceptions are not so much a product of hyper-partisanship or media propaganda as they are of simple value differences and deepening distrust of authorities. These duels foster social contempt, even in the workplace, and they warp the electorate. The educated - on both the right and the left - carry the biggest guns and are the quickest to draw. And finally, fact-checking and other proposed remedies don't seem to holster too many weapons; they can even add bullets to the chamber. Marietta and Barker's pessimistic conclusions will challenge idealistic reformers'--Publisher's description. |
Subject |
Communication in politics.
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Facts (Philosophy) -- Political aspects.
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Public opinion -- Political aspects.
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Political psychology -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century -- Public opinion.
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Communication in politics. (OCoLC)fst00870243
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Political psychology. (OCoLC)fst01069667
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Politics and government -- Public opinion.
(OCoLC)fst01919779
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Public opinion -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01082794
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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Added Author |
Barker, David C. (David Christopher), 1969- author. Author.
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Added Title |
Dueling facts in American democracy |
ISBN |
9780190677176 (hardcover) |
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0190677171 (hardcover) |
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