Poles Apart - Alison Goldsworthy
Poles Apart - Alison Goldsworthy A groundbreaking work on why people become so divided - and how they can brought back togetherWe humans are social animals, naturally driven to form close-knit…
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Poles Apart - Alison Goldsworthy
A groundbreaking work on why people become so divided - and how they can brought back togetherWe humans are social animals, naturally driven to form close-knit groups. They start to compete with one another. All too often, though, these groups become partisan.
Why does this happen? They become mutually hostile. And what can be done to counter the tendency.In Poles Apart, an expert on polarization, a behavioral scientist and a professional communicator explain why we are so prone to be drawn into rival, often deeply antagonistic factions.
They explore the shaping force of our genetic make-up on our fundamental views and the nature of the influences that family, friends and peers exert. They pinpoint the economic and political triggers that tip people from healthy disagreement to dangerous hostility, and the part played by social media in spreading entrenched