Perception Of Hatred Fuels Conflicts Between Democrats And Republicans
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 19:20
in Psychology & Sociology
There are some things that Republicans and Democrats share in common with Palestinians and Israelis and lots of other groups where human conflict seems intractable. A new sociology paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that seemingly unsolvable political and ethnic conflicts are fueled by asymmetrical perceptions of opponents' motivations, and that these tensions can be relieved by providing financial incentives to better understand what drives an adversary group. read more