Political Psychology: Key Readings

by Jost,John T.; Jost,John T.

• ISBN13: 9781841690704
• ISBN10: 1841690708
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-03-18
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

The chapters in this reader were written by leading scholars in the areas of political science and social psychology. The interdisciplinary fusion reflects the vast range of topics and issues at the forefront of each field. Both contemporary and classic articles are compiled, demonstrating the ever-changing nature of political psychology and offering comprehensive coverage of social psychological research into the processes that have governed local and global affairs in the postmodern world.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Political Psychology: An Introduction	1	(18)
John T. Jost
Jim Sidanius
PART 1 Historical Introduction	19	(14)
The Poly-Psy Relationship: Three Phases of a Long Affair	22	(11)
William J. McGuire
PART 2 Personality and Politics	33	(102)
A. Authoritarianism and Mass Psychology
The Authoritarian Personality and the Organization of Attitudes	39	(30)
Roger Brown
Threat and Authoritarianism in the United States: 1978--1987	69	(16)
Richard M. Doty
Bill E. Peterson
David G. Winter
The Other ``Authoritarian Personality''	85	(23)
Bob Altemeyer
B. Political Elites and Leadership
Can Personality and Politics Be Studied Systemically?	108	(16)
Fred I. Greenstein
Leader Appeal, Leader Performance, and the Motive Profiles of Leaders and Followers: A Study of American Presidents and Elections	124	(11)
David G. Winter
PART 3 Mass Media and Candidate Perception	135	(42)
Experimental Demonstrations of the ``Not-So-Minimal'' Consequences of Television News Programs	139	(11)
Shanto lyengar
Mark D. Peters
Donald R. Kinder
Altering the Foundations of Support for the President Through Priming	150	(13)
Jon A. Krosnick
Donald R. Kinder
Anxiety, Enthusiasm, and the Vote: The Emotional Underpinnings of Learning and Involvement During Presidential Campaigns	163	(14)
George E. Marcus
Michael B. MacKuen
PART 4 Ideology and Public Opinion	177	(64)
A. Does Ideology Exist?
The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics	181	(19)
Philip E. Converse
The Origins and Meaning of Liberal/Conservative Self-Identifications	200	(17)
Pamela Johnston Conover
Stanley Feldman
B. Cognitive Style and Ideological Functioning
The Fear of Equality	217	(13)
Robert E. Lane
Cognitive Style and Political Belief Systems in the British House of Commons	230	(11)
Philip E. Tetlock
PART 5 Challenges of Decision-Making	241	(30)
Contrasting Rational and Psychological Analysis of Political Choice	244	(15)
George A. Quattrone
Amos Tversky
The Drunkard's Search	259	(12)
Robert Jervis
PART 6 Prejudice, Diversity, and Social Contact	271	(108)
A. Theories of Intergroup Relations in Society
The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior	276	(18)
Henri Taifel
John C. Turner
The Role of Stereotyping in System Justification and the Production of False Consciousness	294	(21)
John T. Jost
Mahzarin R. Banaji
Social Dominance Theory: A New Synthesis	315	(18)
Jim Sidanius
Felicia Pratto
B. The Enduring Problem of Racism
Group Conflict, Prejudice and the Paradox of Contemporary Racial Attitudes	333	(25)
Lawrence Bobo
Is It Really Racism? The Origins of White Americans' Opposition to Race-Targeted Policies	358	(21)
David O. Sears
Colette van Laar
Mary Carrillo
Rick Kosterman
PART 7 Conflict, Violence, and Political Transformation	379	(88)
A. The Social Psychology of Wrongdoing and Harm
Social Organization for the Production of Evil	383	(28)
John M. Darley
The Psychology of Political Terrorism	411	(21)
Martha Crenshaw
B. Protest and Revolution
Theoretical Approaches to Explaining Collective Political Violence	432	(17)
Harry Eckstein
Politicized Collective Identity	449	(18)
Bernd Simon
Bert Klandermans
Appendix: How to Read a Journal Article in Social Psychology	467	(10)
Christian H. Jordan
Mark P. Zanna
Author Index	477	(12)
Subject Index	489