Open versus Closed: Personality, Identity, and the Politics of Redistribution

摘要: Debates over redistribution, social insurance, and market regulation are central to American politics. Why do some citizens prefer a large role for government in the economic life of nation while others wish limit its reach? In Open versus Closed, authors argue that these preferences not always what they seem. They show how deep-seated personality traits underpinning culture wars race, immigration, law order, sexuality, gender roles, religion shape think about economics, binding cultural inclinations together unexpected ways. Integrating insights from both psychology political science - twenty years observational experimental data reveal deeper motivations driving attitudes toward government. find politically active driven by self-interest, but desire express commitments define their identities.