Polarization and the Politics of Personal Responsibility

by Mark D. Brewer and Jeffrey M. Stonecash

Contemporary American politics is highly polarized, and it is increasingly clear that this polarization exists at both the elite and mass levels. What is less clear is the source of this polarization. Social issues are routinely presented by some as the driver of polarization, while others point to economic inequality and class divisions. Still others single out divisions surrounding race and ethnicity, or gender, or religion as the underlying source...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190239824
• ISBN13: 9780190239824
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"