Personality Psychology, Ideology, and Voting Behavior: Beyond the Ballot

ISBN-13: 9783031396410 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Ben F. Cotterill

Opis

This book explores how our temperamental proclivities interact with our political leanings, shedding light on why people perceive the world differently. Focusing on the Five Factor Model of personality, currently the most popular framework in psychology research, the text unpacks the literature on the association between political orientations and personality traits. While only part of the puzzle, growing evidence suggests personality traits have a significant impact on our political convictions and voting patterns. In some instances, certain traits may even make individuals more prone to holding authoritarian and prejudicial views. Understanding these dynamics can help people better navigate political differences and conflicts, and will be of interest to students of personality psychology and students of political ideologies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 

PART ONE: PERSONALITY

2.  The Big Five 

3.  Traits and Biology          

4.  Evolutionary Explanations for Traits   

PART TWO: VOTING IDEOLOGIES

5.  The Left-Right Debate             

6.  Differences in Moral Foundations      

7.  Genes and Politics         

PART THREE: PERSONALITY & VOTING IDEOLOGIES

8. The Big Five and Political Orientations   

9.  Openness and Progressiveness

10.  Conscientiousness, Conservatism, and Disgust Sensitivity          

11.  What About Economic Attitudes, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism?          

12.  Authoritarianism     

13.  Political Correctness-Authoritarianism and White Identitarianism

14.  Social Psychological Explanations of Political Atrocities

15. Final Thoughts: Explaining Ideological Possession

O autorze

Ben F. Cotterill is a Lecturer in Psychology at Clemson University in South Carolina, USA. He teaches courses on personality and forensic psychology. Dr. Cotterill's research interests include personality development, the reliability and credibility of eyewitness testimony, and testing police procedures used with children.

Blurb

This book explores how our temperamental proclivities interact with our political leanings, shedding light on why people perceive the world differently. Focusing on the Five Factor Model of personality, currently the most popular framework in psychology research, the text unpacks the literature on the association between political orientations and personality traits. While only part of the puzzle, growing evidence suggests personality traits have a significant impact on our political convictions and voting patterns. In some instances, certain traits may even make individuals more prone to holding authoritarian and prejudicial views. Understanding these dynamics can help people better navigate political differences and conflicts, and will be of interest to students of personality psychology and students of political ideologies.

Ben F. Cotterill is a Lecturer in Psychology at Clemson University in South Carolina, USA. He teaches courses on personality and forensic psychology. Dr. Cotterill's research interests include personality development, the reliability and credibility of eyewitness testimony, and testing police procedures used with children.