Hogg / Blaylock Extremism and the Psychology of Uncertainty

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4404-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell/Claremont Applied Social Psychology Series

Extremism and the Psychology of Uncertainty showcases cutting-edge scientific research on the extent to which uncertainty may lead to extremism. Contributions come from leading international scholars who focus on a wide variety of forms, facets and manifestations of extremist behavior.
* Systematically integrates and explores the growing diversity of social psychological perspectives on the uncertainty extremism relationship
* Showcases contemporary cutting edge scientific research from leading international scholars
* Offers a broad perspective on extremism and focuses on a wide variety of different forms, facets and manifestations
* Accessible to social and behavioral scientists, policy makers and those with a genuine interest in understanding the psychology of extremism

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hogg, Michael A.

Blaylock, Danielle L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors vii
Preface: From Uncertainty to Extremism xv
Michael A. Hogg and Danielle L. Blaylock
Part I: Theories and Concepts 1
1 The Need for Certainty as a Psychological Nexus forIndividuals and Society 3
Arie W. Kruglanski and Edward Orehek
2 Self-Uncertainty, Social Identity, and the Solace of Extremism19
Michael A. Hogg
3 Extremism Is Normal: The Roles of Deviance and Uncertainty inShaping Groups and Society 36
Dominic Abrams
4 The Psychology of the Absurd: How Existentialists Addressed(and Succumbed to) Extremist Beliefs 55
Travis Proulx
5 Radical Worldview Defense in Reaction to Personal Uncertainty71
Kees van den Bos and Annemarie Loseman
6 The Uncertainty-Threat Model of Political Conservatism90
John T. Jost and Jaime L. Napier
Part II: Individuals and Groups 113
7 Dying to Be Popular: A Purposive Explanation of AdolescentWillingness to Endure Harm 115
Jason T. Siegel, William D. Crano, Eusebio M. Alvaro, AndrewLac, David Rast, and Vanessa Kettering
8 The Extremism of Everyday Life: Fetishism as a Defense againstExistential Uncertainty 131
Mark J. Landau, Zachary K. Rothschild, and DanielSullivan
9 Religious Zeal after Goal Frustration 147
Ian McGregor, Kyle A. Nash, and Mike Prentice
10 Dehumanization, Demonization, and Morality Shifting: Paths toMoral Certainty in Extremist Violence 165
Roger Giner-Sorolla, Bernhard Leidner, and EmanueleCastano
11 Light from Dark: Uncertainty and Extreme Positive Acts Towardthe "Other" 183
Todd L. Pittinsky
Part III: Groups and Society 195
12 Uncertainty, Insecurity, and Ideological Defense of theStatus Quo: The Extremitizing Role of Political Expertise 197
Christopher M. Federico and Grace M. Deason
13 Authoritarianism, Need for Closure, and Conditions of Threat212
Jennifer L. Merolla, Jennifer M. Ramos, and Elizabeth J.Zechmeister
14 Constructing Extremism: Uncertainty Provocation and Reductionby Extremist Leaders 228
Viviane Seyranian
15 Collective Uncertainty and Extremism: A Further Discussion onthe Collective Roots of Subjective Experience 246
Fathali M. Moghaddam and Karen Love
16 Uncertainty, and the Roots and Prevention of Genocide andTerrorism 263
Ervin Staub
Index 281

Über Autor(innen)

Danielle Blaylock is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow atQueen's University, Belfast, and the University of St. Andrew's.She is the Managing Editor of the Encyclopaedia of GroupProcesses and Intergroup Relations, edited by John Levine andMichael Hogg; and the Encyclopaedia of Identity, edited byRonald Jackson II.
Michael Hogg is Professor of Social Psychology atClaremont Graduate University, a Fellow of the Association forPsychological Science, and Foundation Editor of Group Processesand Intergroup Relations. His books include Leadership andPower (2005) with van Knippenberg, The Social Psychology ofInclusion and Exclusion (2005) with Abrams and Marques, theEncyclopaedia of Group Processes and IntergroupRelations (2010) with Levine.