| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : charts (some color) |
| Contents |
With all due respect : the importance of disagreement -- The virtue of uncomfortable conversations -- How to alienate others -- The mechanics of persuasion and the impact of information -- Don't know how I feel about that -- People like us have got to stick together -- Change is hard but not impossible |
| Summary |
As kids we were told to avoid talking about politics in polite company. However, the conventional wisdom no longer applies: we need to find a way to talk to each other about American politics, even with those (and especially those) with whom we disagree. While we've hashed and re-hashed bitter political disagreements, we have paid less attention to concrete, actionable ways to better understand each other. While it's true that, on average, public opinion doesn't change quickly, it does change: a prime example is how people think and feel about LGBTQ rights, which saw a meteoric change over the |
| Bibliography |
Contains bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (University Press Scholarship, viewed July 17, 2020) |
| Subject |
Public opinion -- United States
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Human rights -- United States
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Human rights
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Public opinion
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0190939575 |
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9780190939571 |
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9780190939564 |
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0190939567 |
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9780190939588 |
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0190939583 |
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