The Two Moralities: Conservatives, Liberals, and the Roots of Our Political Divide - Couverture rigide

Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300244088 ISBN 13 : 9780300244083

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2023

Synopsis

The most complete picture to date of the moral worlds of the political left and right and how their different views relate to specific political issues

The left and right will always have strong policy disagreements, but constructive debate and negotiation are not possible when each side demonizes the other. We need to move past our poisonous politics. In this book, social psychologist Ronnie Janoff-Bulman provides a new framework for understanding why and how we disagree.

Janoff-Bulman asks readers to consider the challenging possibility that both liberalism and conservatism are morally based and reflect genuine concern for the country. Moral psychology is an invaluable lens for understanding the roots of political differences. She presents a "Model of Moral Motives" that maps the most fundamental motivations recognized by psychology--approach and avoidance--onto these differences. Liberal morality focuses on providing for the group's well-being and ensuring social justice. Conservative morality focuses on protecting the group from threats and preserving order.

These moralities can account for the psychological differences between liberals and conservatives and for why certain positions resonate on each side of the political spectrum. Why, for example, do conservatives oppose abortion and favor unfettered free markets while liberals favor a woman's right to choose and economic regulation? Understanding that our political differences are rooted in two natural forms of morality can help us begin to detoxify our politics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ronnie Janoff-Bulman is professor emerita of psychology and brain sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the former editor of the journal Psychological Inquiry. She is the author of Shattered Assumptions: Toward a New Psychology of Trauma. She lives in Amherst, MA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300244088
• ISBN 13: 9780300244083
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 360
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• Personne responsable: non disponible