Disrespectful Democracy - The Psychology of Political Incivility

Disrespectful Democracy offers a new account of the relationship between incivility and political behavior based on a key individual predisposition-conflict orientation. Drawing on a range of original surveys and experiments, Emily Sydnor contends that the rise of incivility in political media has transformed political involvement.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
1. Integrating the Political and the Psychological
2. The Political Psychology of Conflict Communication
3. To Laugh or Cry? Emotional Responses to Incivility
4. Choosing Outrage: Selective Exposure and Information Search
5. Mimicry and Temper Tantrums: Political Discussion and Engagement
6. A More Disrespectful Democracy?
Appendix A: Additional Study Information
Appendix B: Statistical Models and Results
Notes
References
Index

About the author

Emily Sydnor is assistant professor of political science at Southwestern University.

Summary

Disrespectful Democracy offers a new account of the relationship between incivility and political behavior based on a key individual predisposition—conflict orientation. Drawing on a range of original surveys and experiments, Emily Sydnor contends that the rise of incivility in political media has transformed political involvement.

Additional text

An important and thorough examination of conflict orientation as a key determinant of behavior in a hostile media environment.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Sydnor, Professor Emily Sydnor
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780231189248
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18924-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet, Political structure & processes, Political structure and processes, emotions; anthropology; media