Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide by Payne, Keith
Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide by Payne, Keith

Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide

A leading social scientist explains the psychology of our current social divide and how understanding it can...
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Author: Keith Payne
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Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide by Payne, Keith

Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide

BD$43.45
Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide by Payne, Keith

Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide

BD$43.45
Author: Keith Payne
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A leading social scientist explains the psychology of our current social divide and how understanding it can help reduce the conflicts it causes

There has been much written about the impact of polarization on elections, political parties, and policy outcomes. But Keith Payne's goal is more personal: to focus on what our divisions mean for us as individuals, as families, and as communities. This book is about how ordinary people think about politics, why talking about it is so hard, and how we can begin to mend the personal bonds that are fraying for so many of us.

Drawing upon his own research and his experience growing up in a working class, conservative Christian family in small town Kentucky, Payne argues that there is a near-universal human tendency to believe that people who are different from us are irrational or foolish. The fundamental source of our division is our need to flexibly rationalize ideas in order to see ourselves as good people.

Understanding the psychology behind our political divide provides clues about how we can reduce the damage it is causing. It won't allow us to undo our polarization overnight, but it can give us the tools to stop going around in circles in frustrating arguments. It can help us make better choices about how we engage in political debates, how policy makers and social media companies deal with misinformation, and how we deal with each other on social media. It can help us separate, if we choose to, our political principles from our personal relationships so that we can nurture both.

Author: Keith Payne
Publisher: Viking
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780593491942

About the Author
Brian Keith Payne is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an international leader in the psychology of economic and racial inequality, he has published more than a hundred articles and book chapters. His research has been recognized with awards from the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and the International Social Cognition Network. His book The Broken Ladder was recommended by President Obama as one of the best books of 2018, and his research has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and NPR's Hidden Brain. He has also written for general audiences in Scientific American and Psychology Today.
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