Does Disagreement Mitigate Polarization? How Selective Exposure and Disagreement Affect Political Polarization

This study examines how selective exposure and interpersonal political disagreement influence political polarization. Using data sets from two countries, the United States and South Korea, this study investigates the association between individuals’ selective exposure and attitude polarization and p...

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Published in:Journalism & mass communication quarterly 2015-12, Vol.92 (4), p.915-937
Main Author: Kim, Yonghwan
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Attitudes
Beliefs
Cognitive dissonance
Conflict
Democracy
Evidence
Ideology
Information Processing
Interpersonal Communication
Literature Reviews
Mass Media
Networks
Partisanship
Phonemes
Political Attitudes
Political behavior
Political polarization
Politics
Public Opinion
South Korea
United States
Verbal communication
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Beliefs
Cognitive dissonance
Conflict
Democracy
Evidence
Ideology
Information Processing
Interpersonal Communication
Literature Reviews
Mass Media
Networks
Partisanship
Phonemes
Political Attitudes
Political behavior
Political polarization
Politics
Public Opinion
South Korea
United States
Verbal communication
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