What are the main sources of division in contemporary America? : The urban-rural divide in America keeps growing / Alexandra Kanik and Patrick Scott -- America's urban-rural divide is largely exaggerated / Anne N. Junod, Clare Salerno, and Corianne Payton Scally -- Income inequality is the main driver of division in American society / Christos A. Makridis -- Race is the primary cause of political division today / Gregory Hood -- Cultural differences and partisian identity drive divison in America / Michael Dimock and Richard Wike -- Identy politics drive social change, not division / Alicia Garza. Has America become more divided over time? : Division in American politics is not new / Lumen Learning -- Though the government is divided, Americans today are not newrly as divided as they seem / Shawn Griffiths -- Political violence could be on the rise in America / Naomi Schalit and Ore Koren -- Declining trust in the media points to greater division / Jeffrey Gottfried and Jacob Leidke -- Partisanship has become part of social identity in America / Christopher McConnell, Totam Margalit, Neil Malhotra, and Matthew Levendusky. Is America's great divide unique? : America is polarizing faster than other countries / Jill Kimball -- Polarization is spreading around the world / Thomas Carothers and Andrew O'Donohue -- Certian political topics are far more controversial in America than in other countries / David Lauter -- America is not as divided as it seems / Ken Stern. Can America become less divided? : Distrust in the government and other Americans makes reconciliation challenging / Lee Rainie, Scott Keeter, and Andrew Perrin -- Diagnosing and addressing polarized psychology can help fight polarization / Beyond Conflict -- Bridging the political divide requires tolerance and cooperation, not friendship / Francesca Polletta -- Getting rid of the two-party system could help America overcome its divide / David A. Love -- The two-party system is an essential part of American democracy.
Summary:
"Anthology of licensed articles exploring and debating the current polarization in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.
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