Public Opinion Discussion Board
The purpose of this discussion board is to examine the bases of ideological perspectives. This assignment has three parts but the essence of the assignment is part 2, this is where the bulk of the points will be scored.
Assignment:
- Your ideology
- Take the PEW typology quiz http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/ (Links to an external site.)
- How were you categorized?
- Are you at all surprised by your results?
- Examine the bases of your ideological perspective in terms of:
- Chapter 6, “Public Opinion” of your Open to Debate e-text
- Jonathan Haidt and George Lakoff who look at differences in ideology as manifestations of deep-seated moral values. I will be expecting references to Haidt and Lakoff in your essay and you should find the following resources to be of help.
- Haidt, “What Makes People Vote Republican” Ch. 6 Reader
- Jonathan Haidt TED Talk: https://embed.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_can_a_divided_america_heal (Links to an external site.)
- Lakoff, “Don’t Underestimate Trump” Ch. 5 Reader
- Please relate your understanding of the cognitive bases of ideological reasoning, above, to the narratives employed in the 2016 presidential election such as depicted in this podcast: https://businessofstory.com/podcast/brander-chief-dr-randy-olson-explains-power-trumps-narrative-intuition/ (Links to an external site.). What about facts: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/donald-trump-lies-liar-effect-brain-214658 (Links to an external site.)?
Chapter 6 Open to Debate e text Text: Braunwarth and Langenbach. Open to Debate
http://www.nsspress.com/braunwarth_otd_2nd/pdf/PPr…
Chapter 5 Reader Reader: American Government Examined: A Reader. Joseph Braunwarth, editor
http://www.nsspress.com/braunwarth_reader/pdf/PSRe…
Chapter 6 Reader Reader: American Government Examined: A Reader. Joseph Braunwarth, editor
