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Political psychology : Key readings / edited by John T. Jost, Jim Sidanius. - New York : Psychology Press, 2004. - xiii, 497 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Key readings in social psychology .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Historical Introduction
Reading 1
The poly-psy relationship: Three phases of a long affair
W.J. McGuire
Part II. Personality and Politics
A. Authoritarianism and mass psychology
Reading 2
The authoritarian personality and the organization of attitudes
Roger Brown
Reading 3
Threat and authoritarianism in the United States: 1978-1987
Richard M. Doty, Bill E. Peterson, and David G. Winter
Reading 4
The other "authoritarian personality"
Bob Altemeyer
B. Political elites and leadership
Reading 5
Can personality and politics be studied systematically?
Fred I. Greenstein
Reading 6
Leader appeal, leader performance, and the motive profiles of leaders and followers: A
study of American presidents and elections
David G. Winter
Part III. Mass Media and Candidate Perception
Reading 7
Experimental demonstrations of the "not-so-minimal" consequences of television news
programs
Shanto Iyengar, Mark D. Peters, and Donald R. Kinder
Reading 8
Altering the foundations of support for the president through priming
Jon A. Krosnick and Donald R. Kinder
Reading 9
Anxiety, enthusiasm, and the vote: The emotional underpinnings of learning and
involvement during presidential campaigns
George E. Marcus and Michael B. MacKuen
Part IV. Ideology and Public Opinion
A. Does ideology exist?
Reading 10
The nature of belief systems in mass publics
Philip E. Converse
Reading 11
The origins and meaning of liberal-conservative self-identification
Pamela Johnston Conover and Stanley Feldman
B. Cognitive style and ideological functioning
Reading 12
The fear of equality
Robert E. Lane
Reading 13
Cognitive style and political belief systems in the British House of Commons
Philip E. Tetlock
Part V. Challenges of Decision-Making
Reading 14
Contrasting rational and psychological analyses of political choice
George A. Quattrone and Amos Tversky
Reading 15
The drunkard's search
Robert Jervis
Part VI. Prejudice, Diversity, and Social Contact
A. Theories of intergroup relations in society
Reading 16
The social identity theory of intergroup behavior
Henri Tajfel and John C. Turner
Reading 17
The role of stereotyping in system-justification and the production of false consciousness
John T. Jost and Mahzarin R. Banaji
Reading 18
Social dominance theory: A new synthesis
James Sidanius and Felicia Pratto
B. The enduring problem of racism
Reading 19
Group conflict, prejudice and the paradox of contemporary racial attitudes
Lawrence Bobo
Reading 20
Is it really racism? The origins of white Americans' opposition to race-targeted policies
David O. Sears, Colette van Laar, Mary Carrillo, and Rick Kosterman
Part VII. Conflict, Violence, and Political Transformation
A. The social psychology of wrongdoing and harm
Reading 21
Social organization for the production of evil
John M. Darley
Reading 22
The psychology of political terrorism
Martha Crenshaw
B. Protest and revolution
Reading 23
Theoretical approaches to explaining collective political violence
Harry Eckstein
Reading 24
Politicized collective identity
Bernd Simon and Bert Klandermans
Appendix
How to read a journal article in social psychology
Christian H. Jordan and Mark P. Zanna

ISBN: 1841690708 (pbk.) 1841690694 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2003010695

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political psychology.

LC Class. No.: JA74.5 / .P637 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 320.019 JOS