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Informationen zum Autor Michael A. Hogg is Professor of Social Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. Danielle L. Blaylock is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Queen's University, Belfast, and the University of St Andrew's. Klappentext Extremism and the Psychology of Uncertainty showcases cutting-edge scientific research on the extent to which uncertainty may lead to extremism. Contributions come from leading international scholars who focus on a wide variety of forms, facets and manifestations of extremist behavior.* Systematically integrates and explores the growing diversity of social psychological perspectives on the uncertainty--extremism relationship* Showcases contemporary cutting edge scientific research from leading international scholars* Offers a broad perspective on extremism and focuses on a wide variety of different forms, facets and manifestations* Accessible to social and behavioral scientists, policy makers and those with a genuine interest in understanding the psychology of extremism Zusammenfassung Extremism and the Psychology of Uncertainty showcases cutting-edge scientific research on the extent to which uncertainty may lead to extremism. Contributions come from leading international scholars who focus on a wide variety of forms, facets and manifestations of extremist behavior. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors vii Preface: From Uncertainty to Extremism xv Michael A. Hogg and Danielle L. Blaylock Part I: Theories and Concepts 1 1 The Need for Certainty as a Psychological Nexus for Individuals and Society 3 Arie W. Kruglanski and Edward Orehek 2 Self-Uncertainty, Social Identity, and the Solace of Extremism 19 Michael A. Hogg 3 Extremism is Normal: The Roles of Deviance and Uncertainty in Shaping Groups and Society 36 Dominic Abrams 4 The Psychology of the Absurd: How Existentialists Addressed (and Succumbed to) Extremist Beliefs 55 Travis Proulx 5 Radical Worldview Defense in Reaction to Personal Uncertainty 71 Kees van den Bos and Annemarie Loseman 6 The Uncertainty-Threat Model of Political Conservatism 90 John T. Jost and Jaime L. Napier Part II: Individuals and Groups 113 7 Dying to Be Popular: A Purposive Explanation of Adolescent Willingness to Endure Harm 115 Jason T. Siegel, William D. Crano, Eusebio M. Alvaro, Andrew Lac, David Rast, and Vanessa Kettering 8 The Extremism of Everyday Life: Fetishism as a Defense against Existential Uncertainty 131 Mark J. Landau, Zachary K. Rothschild, and Daniel Sullivan 9 Religious Zeal after Goal Frustration 147 Ian McGregor, Kyle A. Nash, and Mike Prentice 10 Dehumanization, Demonization, and Morality Shifting: Paths to Moral Certainty in Extremist Violence 165 Roger Giner-Sorolla, Bernhard Leidner, and Emanuele Castano 11 Light from Dark: Uncertainty and Extreme Positive Acts Toward the "Other" 183 Todd L. Pittinsky Part III: Groups and Society 195 12 Uncertainty, Insecurity, and Ideological Defense of the Status Quo: The Extremitizing Role of Political Expertise 197 Christopher M. Federico and Grace M. Deason 13 Authoritarianism, Need for Closure, and Conditions of Threat 212 Jennifer L. Merolla, Jennifer M. Ramos, and Elizabeth J. Zechmeister 14 Constructing Extremism: Uncertainty Provocation and Reduction by Extremist Leaders 228 Viviane Seyranian 15 Collective Uncertainty and Extremism: A Further Discussion on the Collective Roots of Subjective Experience 246 Fathali M. Moghaddam and Karen Love 16 Uncertainty, and the Roots and Prevention of Genocide and Terrorism 263 Ervin Staub Index 281 ...
