Curated Resource ( ? )
Why each side of the partisan divide thinks the other is living in an alternate reality
my notes ( ? )
To some liberals, Donald Trump’s inauguration portends doom... to many conservatives, it’s a crowning moment ... as if each side is living in ... a different reality....
information avoidance... all of us ... ward off any new information that makes us feel bad, obligates us to do something we don’t want to do or challenges our worldview... we’re more likely to avoid threatening information when we feel like we don’t have the close relationships and support system in place to respond to new problems... retreat into our old, comforting worldviews...
people don’t want to acknowledge a problem... because they don’t agree with the proposed solutions... Republicans were more likely to agree that climate change is happening when presented with the market-based solution... people are more willing to accept politically polarizing information if it’s discussed in a way that doesn’t challenge how they view the world or force them to do something they don’t want to do...
ignoring the effects of information avoidance and discussing only ignorance and stubbornness does us all a disservice by framing the problem in partisan terms... Research suggests there are three ways to combat information avoidance...
information avoidance... all of us ... ward off any new information that makes us feel bad, obligates us to do something we don’t want to do or challenges our worldview... we’re more likely to avoid threatening information when we feel like we don’t have the close relationships and support system in place to respond to new problems... retreat into our old, comforting worldviews...
people don’t want to acknowledge a problem... because they don’t agree with the proposed solutions... Republicans were more likely to agree that climate change is happening when presented with the market-based solution... people are more willing to accept politically polarizing information if it’s discussed in a way that doesn’t challenge how they view the world or force them to do something they don’t want to do...
ignoring the effects of information avoidance and discussing only ignorance and stubbornness does us all a disservice by framing the problem in partisan terms... Research suggests there are three ways to combat information avoidance...
Read the Full Post
The above notes were curated from the full post theconversation.com/why-each-side-of-the-partisan-divide-thinks-the-other-is-living-in-an-alternate-reality-71458?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2020%202017&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2020%202017+CID_51ff9e0553629894ba7e3b957d4eec46&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=explain%20how%20information%20avoidance%20creates%20a%20reality%20gap.Related reading
More Stuff I Like
More Stuff tagged psychology , framing , filter bubble , identity , populism , trump , disinformation
See also: Content Strategy , Social Media Strategy , Psychology , Social Web , Media , Politics