Going to Extremes, How Like Minds Unite and Divide, Cass R. Sunstein
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Going to Extremes, How Like Minds Unite and Divide, Cass R. Sunstein
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eng
Main title
Going to Extremes
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electronic resource
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dictionaries
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365070997
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Cass R. Sunstein
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ProQuest Ebook Central
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How Like Minds Unite and Divide
Summary
Why do people become extremists? What makes people become so dismissive of opposing views? Why is political and cultural polarization so pervasive in America? Why do groups of teenagers, investors, and corporations take unnecessary risks? What leads groups to engage in such destructive acts as terrorism and ethic cleansing?. In Going to Extremes, renowned legal scholar and best-selling author Cass Sunstein offers startling insights into why and when people gravitate toward extremism. Sunstein marshals an abundance of evidence that shows that when like-minded people talk to one another, they te
Table Of Contents
Contents; CHAPTER 1: Polarization; CHAPTER 2: Extremism: Why and When; CHAPTER 3: Movements; CHAPTER 4: Preventing Extremism; CHAPTER 5: Good Extremism; Appendix: Findings of Group Polarization; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index
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