Ethnocentrism--our tendency to partition the human world into
in-groups and out-groups--pervades societies around the world.
Surprisingly, though, few scholars have explored its role in
political life. Donald Kinder and Cindy Kam fill this gap with "Us
Against Them," their definitive explanation of how ethnocentrism
shapes American public opinion.
Arguing that humans are broadly predisposed to ethnocentrism,
Kinder and Kam explore its impact on our attitudes toward an array
of issues, including the war on terror, humanitarian assistance,
immigration, the sanctity of marriage, and the reform of social
programs. The authors ground their study in previous theories from
a wide range of disciplines, establishing a new framework for
understanding what ethnocentrism is and how it becomes politically
consequential. They also marshal a vast trove of survey evidence to
identify the conditions under which ethnocentrism shapes public
opinion. While ethnocentrism is widespread in the United States,
the authors demonstrate that its political relevance depends on
circumstance. Exploring the implications of these findings for
political knowledge, cosmopolitanism, and societies outside the
United States, Kinder and Kam add a new dimension to our
understanding of how democracy functions.
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