Philosophical Shifts and Polarization

这个项目调查制定的管理哲学的转变对可能导致极端信仰的异化形式的影响。重点放在过去几十年发生的变化上。数据是通过采访同一地点不同信仰的人来收集的。该项目的发现可用于提高政治话语的文明程度，减少疏离感，改善社会凝聚力。这是一项初步研究，调查日常工作生活中出现的极端信仰的疏离和接受作为文化过程。半结构化访谈对来自四个类别的32个人进行。人们被问及工作态度以及他们对社会和文化不同方面的看法。模型被用来确定走向和远离极端信念的路线。该项目由社会学和既定的激励竞争性研究计划(EPSCoR)共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project investigates the effects of shifts in enacted governing philosophy on forms of alienation that may lead to extreme beliefs. The focus is on changes that have occurred over the past few decades. Data are collected via interviews of people spanning a variety of beliefs in one locale. Findings from the project can be used to enhance the civility of political discourse, diminish alienation, and improve social cohesion.This is a pilot study investigating alienation and adoption of extreme beliefs as cultural processes emerging from everyday work life. Semi-structured interviews are conducted with thirty-two individuals from four categories. People are asked about work attitudes and their perspectives on different aspects of society and culture. A model is used to identify routes toward and away from extreme beliefs. This project is jointly funded by Sociology and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) programs.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.