Polarization and the politics of personal responsibility /
Brewer, Mark D.
Stonecash, Jeffrey M.
Includes bibliographical references.
Political conflict in America : over what? -- America's commitment to individualism -- Social conditions and a role for government -- Expanding the concept of societal effects -- Inequality and social justice -- Limited government, fiscal restraint, and free markets -- The threats of communism, socialism, and redistribution -- Tradition, religion, and rejection of moral relativism -- Focusing the debate : growing partisan differences -- Policy battles over responsibility -- What is and what should be -- Appendix: ANES questions about jobs and health insurance.
Liberty.
Responsibility.
Divided government
Polarization (Social sciences)
Political parties
Right and left (Political science)
Political planning