Political sectarianism in America: A poisonous cocktail of othering, aversion, and moralization poses a threat to democracy

Eli J. Finkel; Christopher A. Bail; Mina Cikara; Peter H. Ditto; Shanto Iyengar; Samara Klar; Lilliana Mason; Mary C. McGrath; Brendan Nyhan; David G. Rand; Linda J. Skitka; Joshua A. Tucker; Jay J. Van Bavel; Cynthia S. Wang; James N. Druckman

doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.ABE1715

Political sectarianism in America: A poisonous cocktail of othering, aversion, and moralization poses a threat to democracy

Eli J. Finkel, Christopher A. Bail, Mina Cikara, Peter H. Ditto, Shanto Iyengar, Samara Klar, Lilliana Mason, Mary C. McGrath, Brendan Nyhan, David G. Rand, Linda J. Skitka, Joshua A. Tucker, Jay J. Van Bavel, Cynthia S. Wang, James N. Druckman^*

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	533-536
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	370
Issue number	6516
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/SCIENCE.ABE1715
State	Published - Oct 30 2020

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Finkel, E. J., Bail, C. A., Cikara, M., Ditto, P. H., Iyengar, S., Klar, S., Mason, L., McGrath, M. C., Nyhan, B., Rand, D. G., Skitka, L. J., Tucker, J. A., Van Bavel, J. J., Wang, C. S., & Druckman, J. N. (2020). Political sectarianism in America: A poisonous cocktail of othering, aversion, and moralization poses a threat to democracy. Science, 370(6516), 533-536. https://doi.org/10.1126/SCIENCE.ABE1715

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