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Media Use, Race, and the Environment: The Converging of Environmental Attitudes Based on Self-Reported News Use

Friday October 2, 2020

In the U.S., people have become polarized around a number of issues based on a variety of potential dividing lines including where they live, their age, their political beliefs, and their race/ethnicity. One pressing issue where different ideological groups believe in different things is climate change.

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Reinforcing Spirals of Political Discussion and Affective Polarization

Wednesday February 5, 2020

While media is often blamed for exacerbating the ideological and political gap between political parties, discussing politics among friends and family also has a significant impact on increasing polarization, particularly when individuals of opposing political affiliations are not participating in open dialogue.

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