Philosophical Shifts and Polarization

这个项目调查的影响，在制定的管理哲学的异化形式，可能会导致极端的信仰。重点是过去几十年发生的变化。数据是通过对一个地区不同信仰的人进行采访收集的。该项目的研究结果可用于提高政治话语的文明程度，减少异化，提高社会凝聚力。这是一项试点研究，调查异化和极端信仰作为日常工作生活中出现的文化过程。半结构化访谈进行了32个人从四个类别。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。一个模型被用来确定通往和远离极端信念的路线。 该项目由社会学和刺激竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）项目共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.