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Red and Blue in the News: Polarization and the Politics of (Non)Partisan Identity- [electronic resource]
Red and Blue in the News: Polarization and the Politics of (Non)Partisan Identity- [electronic resource]

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 학위논문
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0016935633
International Standard Book Number  
9798380374804
Dewey Decimal Classification Number  
150
Main Entry-Personal Name  
Ploger, Gavin W.
Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  
[S.l.] : University of Michigan., 2023
Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023
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1 online resource(332 p.)
General Note  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03, Section: B.
General Note  
Advisor: Weeks, Brian;Soroka, Stuart.
Dissertation Note  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2023.
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This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
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요약News coverage of partisan conflict suggests to the public that U.S. politics is fundamentally polarized along party lines. But not everyone responds to polarization in the same way, and the way in which they do so has important consequences for how they orient themselves toward politics. Drawing together research on news effects, social identity, and perceived polarization, I derive a novel theoretical account explaining why media spends so much time covering polarization, how this coverage shapes the public's perceptions of politics, and what this means for their political beliefs and attitudes. I focus particularly on how partisans and non-partisans respond to media coverage of partisan polarization. I argue that, for people with strong partisan identity, news coverage of polarization makes that identity salient, promoting extremity and combative partisanship. For people with weak or no partisan identity, however, coverage of polarization paints partisanship and political involvement in a negative light, leading to moderation and disengagement. Neither group, however, likes polarization; as a result, both strong and weak partisans become more cynical about politicians and government when they perceive politics as polarized.To test my theory, I use a series of four original survey experiments and one study based on secondary survey data. Across the studies, I find that news is an important factor shaping the public's perceptions of political polarization. Indeed, news exposure promotes broad, undifferentiated perceptions of polarization through a process I term 'perceptual spillover': people correctly believe that elites are polarized, but news stories about elite polarization also affect perceptions of party voters and the mass public. Accordingly, people see voters and the public as intensely polarized even though they are only moderately so in reality. However, I find only limited evidence that coverage of polarization has negative consequences for democracy in the U.S. Exposure to polarization may promote political cynicism and distrust toward government. However, it does not appear to activate strong partisans or alienate weak partisans. Moreover, despite the fact that coverage of elite polarization shapes perceptions of the public, it makes people feel no more hostile or distrustful toward other ordinary people.In sum, media coverage of political polarization powerfully shapes the ways the U.S. public perceives politics and other people, but not generally how the public feels about either subject. In other words, the negative political consequences of perceived polarization appear limited, and media coverage of political conflict is probably not an immediate threat to democracy. The strength of these conclusions, however, is constrained by complexities of intergroup dynamics in polarized contexts and by serious methodological challenges posed by the contemporary political information environment. While further research is ultimately necessary to resolve some of these challenges, this dissertation takes an important step forward in theorizing and testing the complex dynamics linking news coverage, perceptions of political reality, and social identity.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Psychology.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Political science.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Communication.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Public administration.
Index Term-Uncontrolled  
Political communication
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Polarization
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News effects
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Survey experiment
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Partisanship
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University of Michigan Communication
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Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-03B.
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Dissertation Abstract International
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■520    ▼aNews  coverage  of  partisan  conflict  suggests  to  the  public  that  U.S.  politics  is  fundamentally  polarized  along  party  lines.  But  not  everyone  responds  to  polarization  in  the  same  way,  and  the  way  in  which  they  do  so  has  important  consequences  for  how  they  orient  themselves  toward  politics.  Drawing  together  research  on  news  effects,  social  identity,  and  perceived  polarization,  I  derive  a  novel  theoretical  account  explaining  why  media  spends  so  much  time  covering  polarization,  how  this  coverage  shapes  the  public's  perceptions  of  politics,  and  what  this  means  for  their  political  beliefs  and  attitudes.  I  focus  particularly  on  how  partisans  and  non-partisans  respond  to  media  coverage  of  partisan  polarization.  I  argue  that,  for  people  with  strong  partisan  identity,  news  coverage  of  polarization  makes  that  identity  salient,  promoting  extremity  and  combative  partisanship.  For  people  with  weak  or  no  partisan  identity,  however,  coverage  of  polarization  paints  partisanship  and  political  involvement  in  a  negative  light,  leading  to  moderation  and  disengagement.  Neither  group,  however,  likes  polarization;  as  a  result,  both  strong  and  weak  partisans  become  more  cynical  about  politicians  and  government  when  they  perceive  politics  as  polarized.To  test  my  theory,  I  use  a  series  of  four  original  survey  experiments  and  one  study  based  on  secondary  survey  data.  Across  the  studies,  I  find  that  news  is  an  important  factor  shaping  the  public's  perceptions  of  political  polarization.  Indeed,  news  exposure  promotes  broad,  undifferentiated  perceptions  of  polarization  through  a  process  I  term  'perceptual  spillover':  people  correctly  believe  that  elites  are  polarized,  but  news  stories  about  elite  polarization  also affect  perceptions  of  party  voters  and  the  mass  public.  Accordingly,  people  see  voters  and  the  public  as  intensely  polarized  even  though  they  are  only  moderately  so  in  reality.  However,  I  find  only  limited  evidence  that  coverage  of  polarization  has  negative  consequences  for  democracy  in  the  U.S.  Exposure  to  polarization  may  promote  political  cynicism  and  distrust  toward  government.  However,  it  does  not  appear  to  activate  strong  partisans  or  alienate  weak  partisans.  Moreover,  despite  the  fact  that  coverage  of  elite  polarization  shapes  perceptions  of  the  public,  it  makes  people  feel  no  more  hostile  or  distrustful  toward  other  ordinary  people.In  sum,  media  coverage  of  political  polarization  powerfully  shapes  the  ways  the  U.S.  public  perceives  politics  and  other  people,  but  not  generally  how  the  public  feels  about  either  subject.  In  other  words,  the  negative  political  consequences  of  perceived  polarization  appear  limited,  and  media  coverage  of  political  conflict  is  probably  not  an  immediate  threat  to  democracy.  The  strength  of  these  conclusions,  however,  is  constrained  by  complexities  of  intergroup  dynamics  in  polarized  contexts  and  by  serious  methodological  challenges  posed  by  the  contemporary  political  information  environment.  While  further  research  is  ultimately  necessary  to  resolve  some  of  these  challenges,  this  dissertation  takes  an  important  step  forward  in  theorizing  and  testing  the  complex  dynamics  linking  news  coverage,  perceptions  of  political  reality,  and  social  identity.
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