{"product_id":"political-psychology-of-attitudes-towards-the-west-1","title":"Political Psychology of Attitudes towards the West","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do some individuals from the imagined \"non-West\" view the \"West\" favorably and others do not? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in psychological authoritarianism and the psychological reactions to experiences of rejection, Björn Goldstein provides a theoretical model to explain and predict attitude toward the \"West.\" Using accounts from high-ranking politicians from different socioeconomic groups in the Tamil Nadu region of India—a region independent from the often too \"emotionalized\" discourse regarding (political) Islam—Goldstein challenges the conventional narrative that the most important factors for attitude formation toward the West are experiences of disregard and oppression perpetrated by the West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar beyond the personal characteristics of individuals, differences in attitudes follow a regular pattern of variables influencing opinion and attitude formation toward the West in each society. Scoring high on authoritarianism predicts \"anti-Western\" attitudes far better than socio-economic status, cultural or moral concerns, or normative differences do. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262107603288,"sku":"9780367593537","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367593537_38628fc9-ff41-47a5-8711-7aa881d5f7fb.jpg?v=1777555854","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/political-psychology-of-attitudes-towards-the-west-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}