PSYC14H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lawrence Summers, Selective School, Parochialism
Document Summary
Political violence and political upheavel have come to feel like the new normal. 2016 is an emotional turning point, and it may come to be remembered as the year that the. Western world turned away from its long march toward globalization and transnational entities such as the european union. Research using world values survey shows that rising prosperity changes the values of the educated elite, particularly in capital cities and university towns. This new cosmopolitan elite then acts and talks in ways that insult, alienate, and energize many of their fellow citizens, particularly those with a psychological predisposition to authoritarianism. The globalists strongly support open borders and high levels of immigration while opposing efforts to encourage assimilation of the new arrivals ( integration is acceptable, but. The globalists frequently accuse their opponents of racism. In a sense, the globalists started the chain of events which caused right wing nationalist reactions in many countries.
