Political Psychology : Key Readings (Paperback)

Part 1. Historical IntroductionThe Poly-Psy Relationship: Three Phases of A Long Affair, W.J. McGuirePart II. Personality and PoliticsA. Authoritarianism and Mass PsychologyThe Authoritarian Personality and the Organization of Attitudes, R. BrownThreat and Authoritarianism in the United States: 1978-1987, R.M. Doty, B.E. Peterson, and D.G. WinterThe Other "Authoritarian Personality,"B. AltemeyerB. Political Elites and LeadershipCan Personality and Politics Be Studied Systematically?,F. GreensteinLeader Appeal, Leader Performance, and the Motive Profiles of Leaders and Followers: A Study of American Presidents and Elections,D.G. WinterPart III. Mass Media and Candidate PerceptionExperimental Demonstrations of the "not-so-animal" Consequences of Television News Programs,S. Iyengar, M. Peters, and D. KinderAltering the Foundation of Support for the President Through Priming, J.A. Krosnick and D.R. KinderAnxiety, Enthusiasm, and the Vote: The Emotional Underpinnings of Learning and Involvement During Presidential Campaigns, G.E. Marcus and M. MacKuenPart IV. Idealogy and Public OpinionA. Does Ideology Exist?The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics, P.E. ConverseThe Origins and Meaning of Liberal-Conservative Self-Identification, P. Conover and S. FeldmanB. Cognitive Style and Ideological FunctioningThe Fear of Equality, R.E. LaneCognitive Style and Political Belief Systems in the British House of Commons, P.E. TetlockPart V. Challenges of Decision-MakingContrasting Rational and Psychological Analyses of Political Choice, G.A. Quattrone and A. TverskyThe Drunkard's Search, R. JervisPart VI. Prejudice, Diversity, and Social ContactA. Theories of Intergroup Relations in SocietyThe Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior, H. Tajfel and J.C. TurnerThe Role of Stereotyping in System-Justification and the Production of False Consciousness, J.T. Jost and M.R. BanajiSocial Dominance Theory: A New Synthesis, J. Sidanius and R. PrattoB. The Enduring Problem of RacismGroup Conflict, Prejudice and the Paradox of Contemporary Racial Attitudes, L. BoboIs It Really Racism? The Origins of White Americans' opposition to race-targeted Policies, D.O. Sears, C. Van Laar, M. Carrillo, and R. KostermanPart VII. Conflict, Violence, and Political TransformationA. The Social Psychology of Wrongdoing and HarmSocial Organization for the Production of Evil, J.M. DarleyThe Psychology of Political Terrorism, M. CrenshawB. Protest and RevolutionTheoretical Approaches to Explaining Collective Political Violence, H. EcksteinPoliticized and Collectie Identity, B. Simon and B. Klandermans