APS
31st APS Annual Convention
New Perspectives on Understanding and Improving Political Tolerance
Political intolerance in the United States is at record levels. This symposium provides four novel perspectives examining how political ideology influences intolerance, and testing pathways to improve tolerance. Overall, the findings shed light on important issues such as polarization and hate speech, and suggests specific interventions to combat these issues.
Chairs & Discussants
- Juliana SchroederChair
University of California, Berkeley - Kurt GrayCoChair
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Presentations
- Ideological Asymmetries in Prejudice: Evidence from Twitter and Hate Crime DataVivienne Badaan, John Jost
- The Role of Political Identity in the Spread of Moralized Content OnlineWilliam Brady, Andrea Pereira, Jay Van Bavel
- Increasing Political Tolerance By Emphasizing Experience, Not FactsKurt Gray, Emily Kubin, Chelsea Schein
- Misunderstanding How the Medium of Communication Influences ConflictJuliana Schroeder