PSYCH356 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ingroups And Outgroups, The Foundations
8 Apr 2018
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Conservatives tend to support policies that maintain social hierarchies , while liberals support policies that challenge social hierarchies. Economic hierarchy (e. g. conservatives oppose while liberals support wealth redistributive policies) Moral hierarchy (i. e. conservatives oppose while liberals support same-sex marriage rights) Conservatives tend to defend social traditions and status quo conditions, while liberals support changes that expand social justice. A motive to reduce uncertainty/threat a preference for order/stability political conservatism. The (cid:392)need for closure scale(cid:393) measures preference for order/predictability, decisiveness, discomfort with ambiguity, and close-mindedness. Conservatives will overly like plausible stories and overly dislike intermediate/implausible stories. There is evidence that people shift towards conservatism in situations of threat. The foundations of moral judgements are formed from 5 broad ethics. 2 individualizing ethics concern how we relate to others: fairness and harm-avoidance (care) 3 binding ethics concern how we relate to large groups / institutions: ingroup loyalty, respect for authority, and purity (sanctity)
