What shapes political behavior more: the situations in which
individuals find themselves, or the internal psychological
makeup---beliefs, values, and so on---of those individuals? This is
perhaps the leading division within the psychological study of
politics today. "Political Psychology: Situations, Individuals, and
Cases, 2nd edition, " provides a concise, readable, and
conceptually organized introduction to the topic of political
psychology by examining this very question.
Using this situationism--dispositionism framework which roughly
parallels the concerns of social and cognitive psychology this book
focuses on such key explanatory mechanisms as behaviorism,
obedience, personality, groupthink, cognition, affect, emotion, and
neuroscience to explore topics ranging from voting behavior and
racism to terrorism and international relations. The new edition
includes a new chapter on the psychology of the media and
communication. Houghton has also updated the text to analyze recent
political events such as the 2012 election, and to include
up-and-coming research in the areas of neuroscience, behavioral
economics, and more. Students and instructors will both benefit
from the inclusion of new suggested readings, PowerPoints, and test
banks available on the book s companion website.
Houghton's clear and engaging examples directly challenge
students to place themselves in both real and hypothetical
situations which involve intense moral and political dilemmas. This
highly readable text will provide students with the conceptual
foundation they need to make sense of the rapidly changing and
increasingly important field of political psychology. "
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