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American culture is changing, a sentiment echoed in phrases such as
"the new normal," and "in these uncertain times," that regularly
introduce all forms of public discourse now, signally a national
sense of vulnerability and transformation. Cultural shifts
generally involve multiple catalysts, but in this collection the
contributors focus on the role changing discourse norms play in
cancel culture, corporatism, the counter-sexual revolution,
racialism, and a radically divided political climate. Three central
themes arise in the arguments. First, that contemporary discourse
norms emphasize outcomes rather than shared understanding, which
support institutional and political goals but contribute to the
contemporary political divide, and the notion that we are engaged
in a zero-sum game. These discourse norms give rise to a form of
Adorno's administered world, such that we order society according
to dominant opinions, which generally means those well acclimated
to institutional and corporate culture. Finally, as Arendt feared,
the personal has become political, meaning that the toxic public
discourse invades private discourse, reducing personal autonomy and
leaving us perpetually under the scrutiny of institutional
authority.
American culture is changing, a sentiment echoed in phrases such as
“the new normal,” and “in these uncertain times,” that
regularly introduce all forms of public discourse now, signally a
national sense of vulnerability and transformation. Cultural shifts
generally involve multiple catalysts, but in this collection the
contributors focus on the role changing discourse norms play in
cancel culture, corporatism, the counter-sexual revolution,
racialism, and a radically divided political climate. Three central
themes arise in the arguments. First, that contemporary discourse
norms emphasize outcomes rather than shared understanding, which
support institutional and political goals but contribute to the
contemporary political divide, and the notion that we are engaged
in a zero-sum game. These discourse norms give rise to a form of
Adorno’s administered world, such that we order society according
to dominant opinions, which generally means those well acclimated
to institutional and corporate culture. Finally, as Arendt feared,
the personal has become political, meaning that the toxic public
discourse invades private discourse, reducing personal autonomy and
leaving us perpetually under the scrutiny of institutional
authority.
The Resilient Voter: Stressful Polling Places and Voting Behavior
provides a new perspective on the role voting barriers play,
demonstrating that they not only discourage participation but also
affect the quality of votes cast. Offering an interesting and
unique approach to the study of voting barriers, Shauna Reilly and
Stacy G. Ulbig investigate the possibility that complicated ballot
language, provisional voting, and long polling place lines cause
some voters to cast ballots in a manner contradictory to their
preferences. Building on arguments that stressful polling place
conditions subject citizens to stress that can prevent them from
casting complete ballots or even choosing to vote at all, the
authors ask whether those who endure polling place frustrations and
persevere to cast a ballot might become so stressed by their
experience that they are unable to mark their ballots in a manner
consistent with their standing policy preferences. Using a creative
experimental design, the authors examine the ways in which complex
ballot language, registration difficulties, and long polling place
lines affect voters' stress levels, and how such anxieties
translate into the willingness to cast a complete ballot and the
ability to vote in a manner conforming to previously expressed
preferences. The authors demonstrate that even though most voters
prove remarkably resilient in the face of some potentially
stressful polling place barriers, they are not immune to all
polling place conditions. Further, they illustrate that some
segments of the electorate tend to be more vulnerable to polling
place stressors than others and illustrate the ways in which the
compound effects of multiple barriers can exert an even wider
impact.
The Resilient Voter: Stressful Polling Places and Voting Behavior
provides a new perspective on the role voting barriers play,
demonstrating that they not only discourage participation but also
affect the quality of votes cast. Offering an interesting and
unique approach to the study of voting barriers, Shauna Reilly and
Stacy G. Ulbig investigate the possibility that complicated ballot
language, provisional voting, and long polling place lines cause
some voters to cast ballots in a manner contradictory to their
preferences. Building on arguments that stressful polling place
conditions subject citizens to stress that can prevent them from
casting complete ballots or even choosing to vote at all, the
authors ask whether those who endure polling place frustrations and
persevere to cast a ballot might become so stressed by their
experience that they are unable to mark their ballots in a manner
consistent with their standing policy preferences. Using a creative
experimental design, the authors examine the ways in which complex
ballot language, registration difficulties, and long polling place
lines affect voters' stress levels, and how such anxieties
translate into the willingness to cast a complete ballot and the
ability to vote in a manner conforming to previously expressed
preferences. The authors demonstrate that even though most voters
prove remarkably resilient in the face of some potentially
stressful polling place barriers, they are not immune to all
polling place conditions. Further, they illustrate that some
segments of the electorate tend to be more vulnerable to polling
place stressors than others and illustrate the ways in which the
compound effects of multiple barriers can exert an even wider
impact.
At a time of political tribalism and ideological purity tests, when
surveys tell us that pluralities of the people in each party deem
the opposition 'downright evil,' it can be hard to remember that
cross-party hatred isn't an inherent feature of partisan politics.
But, as this book reminds us, a backward glance - or a quick survey
of so many retiring members of Congress - tells us that even in the
past decade partisan rancor has grown exponentially. In Angry
Politics, Stacy G. Ulbig asks why. Even more to the point, she
traces the trend to the place where it all might begin - the
college campus, among the youngest segment of the electorate. A
distinguished researcher and scholar of political psychology and
public opinion, Ulbig gets right to the heart of the problem - the
early manifestation of the incivility pervading contemporary US
politics. With an emphasis on undergraduates at four-year
universities, she gauges the intensity and effects of partisan
animosities on campus, examines the significance of media
consumption in forming political attitudes, and considers the
possibility that partisan hostility can operate like racial and
ethnic animosities in fomenting intolerance for other groups.
During the college years, political attitudes are most likely to be
mutable; so, as Angry Politics explores the increasing
combativeness on campus, it also considers the possibility of
forestalling partisan hatred before attitudes harden. Finally,
Ulbig finds hope in the very conditions that make college a
breeding ground for political ill will. Embracing their
responsibility for developing responsible citizens capable of
productive political engagement, colleges and universities may well
be able to inject more reason, and thus more civility, into future
partisan debate.
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