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Description
xi, 144 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : The Rigidity of the Right and The Rigidity of the Extremes -- The Closing of the Partisan Mind -- The Need for Cognitive Closure and Partisan Group-Centrism -- Clear Choices, Group-Centric Partisans -- The Dynamics of Partisan Closure and the 2016 Presidential Campaign -- Conclusion : Opening the Closed Mind?
Summary
"American politics today is defined by the intense and toxic divide between Democrats and Republicans. This book traces this type of political conflict to changes in American society that have caused politics to become more appealing to individuals seeking cognitive closure, creating a new, closed, kind of partisanship in America"-- Provided by publisher.
