social psychology

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• 12/20/2020
  

  The Psychology of Election Denial

  by Robert Brent Toplin

  The Republican response to the election results is a lesson in the mental mechanics of cognitive dissonance. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  12/14/2020
  

  How Civilization Broke Our Brains

  The anthropologist James Suzman's book evaluates the ravages of modern capitalist civilization – in particular, the institution of work –  on individual and collective psychology. 

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• SOURCE: Boston Review
  10/23/2020
  

  The Politics of White Anxiety

  by Jonathan M. Metzl

  Appeals to the fears and resentments of White voters are a predictable part of our politics. Why does it remain difficult to fight those appeals?