The Politics of Denial - Hardcover

Milburn, Michael A.; Conrad, Sheree D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 026213330X ISBN 13: 9780262133302

Verlag: MIT Press, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

What is the driving force behind the rage of America's white males? Emotion appears to be playing a growing role in politics, as evidenced by vociferous opposition to welfare, abortion, and immigrants, as well as by the rise of the radical Religious Right, antienvironmentalism, and the increasingly neoconservative slant of American public opinion.
The Politics of Denial presents a compelling explanation of these phenomena, providing solid empirical evidence for the role of rigid, harsh child-rearing practices in the creation of punitive, authoritarian adult political attitudes.
The authors, social psychologists, show how both the political and the public policy processes in the United States are distorted by the unresolved negative emotions (such as fear, anger, and helplessness) that remain from punitive parenting and by the politicians and conservative religious leaders who exploit those emotions. Among the many public figures discussed are Patrick Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, Ronald Reagan, and Billy Graham.

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Michael A. Milburn is Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: MIT Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 026213330X
• ISBN 13: 9780262133302
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292
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