Public opinion is embedded in underlying societal beliefs—a social paradigm—and these
organize the way that people perceive and interpret the functioning of the world around …

Many studies have focused on the relationship between political information and the use of
ideology. Here, we argue that two “evaluative motivations”—general investment of the self in …

Social categorization, the process of mentally placing others into a group, is a universal
aspect of daily life. Researchers have long been interested in understanding the …

An enduring and increasingly acute concern—in an age of polarized parties—is that
people's partisan attachments distort preference formation at the expense of relevant …

Growing attitudinal and affective differences across party lines and increasing social
polarization are often attributed to the strengthening of partisanship as a social identity …

This book brings together for the first time an updated, revised collection of influential essays
and articles that capture some of the most exciting scientific and scholarly contributions to …

I develop a theoretical model of the relationship between the macro-structure of political
communications and the micro-structure of individuals' political attitudes. This model …

Much research suggests that political experts are more likely to structure attitudes toward
different issues in an ideologically consistent fashion. Based on recent studies of …

To many commentators and social scientists, Americans' stances on political issues are to
an important extent driven by an underlying conservative–liberal ideological dimension. Self …

In democratic societies, opinion polls play a vital role. But it has been demonstrated that
many people do not have an opinion about major issues--the" nonattitudes" problem. Also …