Personality and the Challenges of Democratic Governance : How Unconscious Thought Influences Political Understanding

Aaron Dusso

ISBN 10: 3319851942 / ISBN 13: 9783319851945

Verlag: Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing, 2018

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book examines how the five-factor model of personality (also known as the Big Five)-extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability/neuroticism, and openness to experience-influence individuals' ability to understand and engage in four areas of civic life. First, it documents how personality influences individuals when connecting abstract concepts like liberal or conservative to specific public policy preferences. Second, it demonstrates how understanding basic political facts is often conditional on these traits. Third, it tests the role that personality plays in citizens' capacity to fulfill the basic demands that democratic governance places on them, such as connecting their own policy preferences to the correct political party. Fourth, it reveals how personality traits can blind people to the role government plays in their lives, while simultaneously causing them to vilify more visible beneficiaries of government programs. Ultimately, thisbook will engage both scholars and civic-minded individuals interested in understanding the hidden factors driving political behavior. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783319851945

Inhaltsangabe:

This book examines how the five-factor model of personality (also known as the Big Five)―extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability/neuroticism, and openness to experience―influence individuals’ ability to understand and engage in four areas of civic life. First, it documents how personality influences individuals when connecting abstract concepts like liberal or conservative to specific public policy preferences. Second, it demonstrates how understanding basic political facts is often conditional on these traits. Third, it tests the role that personality plays in citizens’ capacity to fulfill the basic demands that democratic governance places on them, such as connecting their own policy preferences to the correct political party. Fourth, it reveals how personality traits can blind people to the role government plays in their lives, while simultaneously causing them to vilify more visible beneficiaries of government programs. Ultimately, thisbook will engage both scholars and civic-minded individuals interested in understanding the hidden factors driving political behavior.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Aaron Dusso is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA. Dr. Dusso is also a core faculty member with the Indiana University Center for Civic Literacy. His previous work has been published in the journals Electoral Studies , Political Behavior , Political Research Quarterly , and Social Science Quarterly. 

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Personality and the Challenges of Democratic...
Verlag: Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu