Pathogens and Politics: Current Research and New Questions | Zendy

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Pathogens and Politics: Current Research and New Questions

Author(s) -

Inbar Yoel,

Pizarro David A.

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

social and personality psychology compass

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699

H-Index - 53

ISSN - 1751-9004

DOI - 10.1111/spc3.12250

Subject(s) - disgust , politics , variety (cybernetics) , psychology , social psychology , cognitive psychology , political science , law , computer science , artificial intelligence , anger

The emotion of disgust has been linked to more conservative social attitudes and to self‐placement on the left–right political spectrum. This relationship seems to be robust and general: It has been observed by multiple labs, using diverse methods and measures, in a variety of countries and cultures. However, why disgust should be associated with social and political attitudes is still an open question. We first review the evidence for a link between disgust and political attitudes and then outline competing accounts of why there should be a relationship between the two in the first place.

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