Why do liberals drink lattes? How lifestyles tied to political views can be self-reinforcing among partisan groups
نویسندگان
چکیده
The increasing polarization of U.S. politics has seen the rise of partisan ‘echo chambers’ with little interaction between those at opposite poles. This division has broadened to include lifestyles, with liberals often characterized as ‘latte-drinking’ and conservatives as ‘gun enthusiasts’, for example. In new research, Daniel DellaPosta, Yongren Shi, and Michael Macy look at how political ideology becomes linked to people’s lifestyles. They show how demographic influences on opinions can be amplified by the self-reinforcing dynamics of peer group interactions.
منابع مشابه
The Politicization of Climate Change and Polarization in the American Public's Views of Global Warming, 20012010
We examine political polarization over climate change within the American public by analyzing data from 10 nationally representative Gallup Polls between 2001 and 2010. We find that liberals and Democrats are more likely to report beliefs consistent with the scientific consensus and express personal concern about global warming than are conservatives and Republicans. Further, the effects of edu...
متن کاملPolitical Orientation, Party Affiliation, and American Attitudes Towards China
Little is known about how the political orientations and party affiliations of ordinary Americans impact their perceptions of China. Based on our surveys, we find that partisanship does indeed impact American views of China. Self-reported “conservatives” perceive significantly greater threat in China’s rise, hold more negative views of the Chinese government, exhibit more prejudice towards the ...
متن کاملSeeking Similarity, Not Avoiding Difference: Reframing the Ideological Selective Exposure Debate
To what extent do individuals seek to craft an information environment that reflects their political predispositions? Unprecedented search and filtering capabilities facilitated by new information technologies mean that individuals’ decisions regarding their information exposure are more important than ever. This paper presents data from two complementary projects to address the selective expos...
متن کاملNostalgia Isn’t What it Used to Be: Partisan Polarization in Views on the Past∗
Objective. In this article, we seek to extend our understanding of the partisan lenses through which Americans view politics by investigating if there is partisan polarization in views of the past. Current political issues are frequently contextualized with references to the past. Despite these frequent evocations of the past, public opinion scholars’ knowledge of how citizens view earlier eras...
متن کاملEbonya Washington, Research
A long-standing debate in political economy is whether voters are driven primarily by economic self-interest or by less pecuniary motives such as ethnocentrism. Using newly available data, we reexamine one of the largest partisan shifts in a modern democracy: Southern whites’ exodus from the Democratic Party, concentrated in the 1960s. Combining high-frequency survey data and textual newspaper ...
متن کامل