Your Brain's Politics: How the Science of Mind Explains the Political Divide

by Elisabeth Wehling and George Lakoff

Book Overview

At first glance, issues like economic inequality, healthcare, climate change, and abortion seem unrelated. However, when thinking and talking about them, people reliably fall into two camps: conservative and liberal. What explains this divide? Why do conservatives and liberals hold the positions they do? And what is the conceptual nature of those who decide elections, commonly called the "political middle"?

The answers are profound. They...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845409213
• ISBN13: 9781845409210
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Imprint Academic (Ips)
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"