Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics

by Marc J. Hetherington, Jonathan D. Weiler, Jonathan Weiler

Book Overview

Although politics at the elite level has been polarized for some time, a scholarly controversy has raged over whether ordinary Americans are polarized. This book argues that they are and that the reason is growing polarization of worldviews - what guides people's view of right and wrong and good and evil. These differences in worldview are rooted in what Marc J. Hetherington and Jonathan D. Weiler describe as authoritarianism. They show that differences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052171124X
• ISBN13: 9780521711241
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"