Essays about: "affective polarization"

Found 4 essays containing the words affective polarization.

1. 1. The Polarizing Abortion Debate on TikTok

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Agnes von Reis; [2023]
   Keywords : affective polarization; political antagonism; TikTok; abortion; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The rise of TikTok as one of the most popular social media platforms has created a new space for political debates, such as the debate surrounding abortion, to grow and evolve. In a politically polarized and divided society such as the United States, the impacts of new social media platforms are relatively unknown. READ MORE

3. 2. GO BACK TO /R/CONSPIRACY: AN EXPLORATION OF METHODS FOR THE AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF AFFECTIVE POLARIZATION ON REDDIT

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

   Author : Klara Båstedt; [2022-10-06]
   Keywords : affective polarization; covid-19; social media; Reddit; NLP;

   Abstract : Affective polarization – the tendency to hold negative attitudes towards an out-group and biased, positive attitudes towards an in-group – is a hot topic in research and public debate. There are concerns that news media’s tendency to focus on political conflict rather than issues is causing polarization to increase, but researchers lack methods to automatically asses levels of polarization in online debates and correlate them with news articles. READ MORE

4. 3. The impact of political association : How political association can change attitudes towards non-political clothes

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Psykologi

   Author : Jennifer Rosander; [2021]
   Keywords : Affective polarization; social identity theory; political psychology; attitude change;

   Abstract : According to social identity theory people categorize themselves and others into groups based on political affiliation. The political group identity makes them favor policies and people associated with the political ingroup and disapprove of policies and people associated with the political outgroup. READ MORE

5. 4. Knowing and Loathing : A quantitative study on political knowledge and affective polarization

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Embla Holmgren; [2021]
   Keywords : Affective polarization; political knowledge; partisanship;

   Abstract : Affective polarization is a relatively new concept that refers to feelings of sympathy towards partisans of a person's own political party preference and antipathy towards those who vote for and identify with opposing parties. This thesis aims to answer the questions if those who know more about politics also are more affectively polarized, and whether there is a difference between knowing about different types of political facts, and the predicted level of affective polarization. READ MORE