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Drawing on psychology, political science, communication, and information sciences, this book explores the birth of conspiracy theories.
Sommario
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. A framework for understanding how conspiracy beliefs are created; 3. The consequences of conspiracy beliefs; 4. Anxiety, psychological motivations, and conspiracy beliefs; 5. Socio-political factors and conspiracy beliefs; 6. The relation between media and anxiety; 7. The influence of norms and social networks on conspiracy beliefs; 8. Influences of media and anxiety in a psychological and sociopolitical context; 9. Conclusions; Appendix.
Info autore
Dolores Albarracín is Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Julia Albarracín is Professor of Political Science at Western Illinois University.Man-pui Sally Chan is Research Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Kathleen Hall Jamieson is Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of its Policy Center.
Riassunto
Conspiracy theories spread more widely and faster than ever before. It is vital that we understand the psychological and political causes as well as the role of the media. This timely book achieves that goal with six original, empirical studies and a novel theory of how conspiracy theories operate.
Testo aggiuntivo
'Creating Conspiracy Beliefs: How Our Thoughts are Shaped is a brilliant monograph reporting an extensive research program that probed the origins of conspiracy beliefs. The authors introduce a social psychological theory that grounds such beliefs in social influence and psychological motivations that are fueled by anxiety and repetitious communicative content. Evidence for the importance of these processes emerges from well-designed surveys, experiments, and analyses of social media data. The result is a wide-ranging analysis that illuminates the prevalence of conspiracy beliefs.' Alice H. Eagly, Northwestern University, USA
