Just how much do Americans hate each other? Are political divisions worse now than ever? Can we blame social media or Trump? Is there any way out of this?
In this episode we chat with political behavioralist, Courtney Johnson, to discuss partisan polarization and tolerance in the United States today.
Check out Courtney Johnson's podcast, Fierce Fem, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fierce-fems-podcast/id1522629429
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Brown, B. (2017). Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone . Random House.
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Gibson, J. (1998). "A Sober Second Thought: An Experiment in Persuading Russian to Tolerate". American Journal of Political Science, 42(3), 819-850.
Leonhardt, D. (2020). "The Morning". New York Times, Oct 9, 2020.
Mason, L. (2018). Uncivil agreement: How politics became our identity. University of Chicago Press.
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