Political Psychology

Bookcover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Series-Title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
About the Editors......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Editors’ Acknowledgments......Page 15
Political Psychology: An Introduction......Page 16
Part 1-Historical Introduction......Page 38
1 The Poly-Psy Relationship: Three Phases of a long Affair......Page 41
Part 2-Personality and Politics......Page 55
2 The Authoritarian Personality and the Organization of Attitudes......Page 60
3 Threat and Authoritarianism in the United States: 1978-1987......Page 101
4 The Other “Authoritarian Personality”......Page 124
5 Can Personality and Politics Be Studied Systematically?......Page 156
6 Leader Appeal Leader Performance, and the Motive Profiles of Leaders and Followers:......Page 177
Part 3-Mass Media and Candidate Perception......Page 192
7 Experimental Demonstrations of the Not-So-Minimal Consequences of Television News Programs......Page 196
8 Altering the Foundations of Support for the President through Priming......Page 212
9 Anxiety, Enthusiasm, and the Vote: The Emotional Underpinnings of Learning and Involvement During Presidental Campaigns......Page 230
Part 4-Ideology and Public Opinion......Page 250
10 The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics......Page 254
11 The Origins and Meaning of Liberal/Conservative Self-Identifications......Page 280
12 The Fear of Equality......Page 303
13 Cognitive Style and Political Belief Systems in the British House of Commons......Page 321
Part 5-Challenges of Decision-Making......Page 335
14 Contrasting Rational and Psychological Analyses of Political Choice......Page 338
15 The Drunkard’s Search......Page 361
Part 6-Prejudice, Diversity, and Social Contact......Page 377
16 The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior......Page 382
17 The Role of Stereotyping in System-Justification and the Production of False Consciousness......Page 406
18 Social Dominance Theory: A New Synthesis......Page 435
19 Group Conflict, Prejudice, and the Paradox of Contemporary Racial Attitudes......Page 458
20 Is it Really Racism? The Origins of White Americans Opposition to Reace-Targeted Policies......Page 490
Part 7-Conflict Violence, and Political Transformation......Page 520
21 Social Organization for the Production of Evil......Page 524
22 The Psychology of Political Terrorism......Page 561
23 Theoretical Approaches to Explaining Collective Political Violence......Page 589
24 Politicized Collective Identity: A Social Psychological Analysis......Page 612
Appendix......Page 636
Author Index......Page 647
Subject Index......Page 675