Open Versus Closed · Personality, Identity, and the Politics of Redistribution by Johnston, Christopher D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Half title Title page Imprints page Dedication Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgments 1 Personality and the Foundations of Economic Preferences

Personality and Ideology Instrumental Motives Linking Personality and Politics Expressive Motives Linking Personality and Politics Choosing Whom to Believe Openness, Political Engagement, and the Reversal Effect The Importance of Cultural Conflict Overview of Chapters

2 The Psychology of Ideology

Open and Closed Research on Personality and Political Preferences

Limits of Previous Research

Conclusion

3 A Dual-Pathway Model of Openness and Economic Preferences

Political Engagement and Self-Expression Personality and Partisan Politics From Personality to Economics: The Role of Elite Messaging

Summary The Potential for Racial and Ethnic Heterogeneity Hypotheses Conclusion

4 Testing the Reversal Hypothesis

Authoritarianism and Economic Preferences

The Need for Closure and Economic Policy Preferences Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, and Economic Preferences Openness to Change versus Conservation and Economic Values Risk Aversion, Self-Interest, and Social Welfare Preferences Openness and Economic Preferences among Blacks and Latinos Conclusion Appendix

5 Openness and Partisan-Ideological Sorting

Authoritarianism and Political Identity

Ideological Self-Labeling Partisan and Ideological Identification A Test with Panel Data Summary

Need for Closure and Political Identity The Big Five: Openness and Conscientiousness Values: Openness to Change versus Conservation Moral Foundations and Political Identity Sources of Political Information: Media Choice and Social Networks

Political Media Choice Political Discussion Partners

Openness and Political Identity among Blacks and Latinos Conclusion Appendix

6 Openness and Elite Influence

Experimental Evidence for Partisan Cue-Taking

Experimental Evidence for Cultural Signaling

Summary of Experimental Results Openness and International Trade

Summary

Conclusions Appendix

7 Political Engagement and Self-Interest

Self-Interest and Policy Preferences Empirical Tests

Income, Redistribution, and Social Welfare Employment and Income Protection Government-Guaranteed and Regulated Health Insurance

Racial and Ethnic Heterogeneity Conclusions Appendix

8 Personality and American Democracy

Summary of Empirical Findings

The Reversal Effect Personality and Political Sorting The Role of Elites Political Engagement and Self-Interest Racial and Ethnic Heterogeneity

Criticisms of Our Theory and Findings

Broader Implications

References Index