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Drawing on the concept of "elective affinities" from the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Max Weber, I seek to articulate a scientific framework for under- standing psychological receptiveness to ideological messages.
Oct 1, 2017 · In seeking to understand why some people are drawn to conservative, rightist belief systems that emphasize tradition and hierarchy, whereas others are drawn to liberal, leftist belief systems that emphasize progress and equality, we have developed a theoretical model of political ideology as motivated social cognition.
- John T. Jost
- 2017
Feb 1, 2009 · Our review highlights "elective affinities" between situational and dispositional needs of individuals and groups and the structure and contents of specific ideologies.
Our review highlights “elective affinities” between situational and dispositional needs of individuals and groups and the structure and contents of specific ideologies. Finally, we consider the consequences of ideology, especially with respect to attitudes, evaluations, and processes of system justification.
Feb 17, 2022 · To provide context, I briefly review research on the structure of political preferences. Next, I summarise a now-substantial body of work suggesting a relationship between rigidity in personality and right-wing political preferences, and then describe moderators of and boundary conditions to this relationship.
Mar 15, 2017 · Although some object to the very notion that there are meaningful psychological differences between leftists and rightists, the identification of “elective affinities” between cognitive-motivational processes and contents of specific belief systems is essential to the study of political psychology.
conservative, rightist belief systems that emphasize tradition and hierarchy, whereas others are drawn to liberal, leftist belief systems that emphasize progress and equality, we have developed a theoretical model of political ideology as moti-vated social cognition. This approach belongs to an intellectual
