Angry Politics – Partisan Hatred and Political Polarization among College Stude…

Angry PoliticsPartisan Hatred and Political Polarization Among College Students\nAuthor(s): Stacy G. Ulbig\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University Press of Kansas, United States\nImprint: University Press of Kansas\nISBN-13: 9780700630219, 978-0700630219\nSynopsis\nAt 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.\n\nA distinguished researcher and scholar of political psychology and public opin.