American rage : How Anger Shapes Our Politics /
Webster, Steven W., 1990-
American rage : How Anger Shapes Our Politics / Steven W. Webster. - 169 pages ; 24cm .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"American Rage argues that anger is the central emotion governing contemporary US politics, with powerful, deleterious effects. Tracing the developments that have given rise to a culture of anger in the mass public, the book sheds new light on both public opinion and voting behavior. Steven Webster skillfully uses a combination of novel datasets, new measures of anger, and a series of experiments to show how anger causes citizens to lose trust in the national government and weaken in their commitment to democratic norms and values. Despite these negative consequences, political elites strategically seek to elicit anger among their supporters. Presenting compelling evidence, Webster ultimately concludes that elites engage in this behavior because voter anger leads to voter loyalty. When voters are angry, they are more likely to vote for their party's slate of candidates at multiple levels of the federal electoral system"--
9781108491372 9781108811927
Political culture--United States.
Political psychology--United States.
Anger--Political aspects--United States.
Voting research--United States.
306.20973 / W384
American rage : How Anger Shapes Our Politics / Steven W. Webster. - 169 pages ; 24cm .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"American Rage argues that anger is the central emotion governing contemporary US politics, with powerful, deleterious effects. Tracing the developments that have given rise to a culture of anger in the mass public, the book sheds new light on both public opinion and voting behavior. Steven Webster skillfully uses a combination of novel datasets, new measures of anger, and a series of experiments to show how anger causes citizens to lose trust in the national government and weaken in their commitment to democratic norms and values. Despite these negative consequences, political elites strategically seek to elicit anger among their supporters. Presenting compelling evidence, Webster ultimately concludes that elites engage in this behavior because voter anger leads to voter loyalty. When voters are angry, they are more likely to vote for their party's slate of candidates at multiple levels of the federal electoral system"--
9781108491372 9781108811927
Political culture--United States.
Political psychology--United States.
Anger--Political aspects--United States.
Voting research--United States.
306.20973 / W384