What Makes You Liberal Or Conservative? Fear In Both Cases, Says Study
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 12:00
in Psychology & Sociology
No matter where you are on the political spectrum, says a new Northwestern University study in the Journal of Research in Personality, you're motivated by fear. Political conservatives worry about fear of chaos and absence of order while political liberals operate out of a fear of emptiness, they say. Read More...
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