PART ONE Merriam-Webster named "polarization" the word of the year in 2024. Hopefully, by identifying a problem, the country can begin to address it. However, the term itself is deeply problematic.

There is a growing divide in opinions between men and women. However, emotional connection can be an antidote to polarization.

Adrian Blattner from Stanford University examines political polarization in Germany, the U.S., and Brazil, highlighting the rise of affective polarization and the need for dialogue and understanding ...

It's what social scientists call affective polarization, as opposed to the more vanilla ideological version. "What my model bears out is the way this is completely arbitrary," Törnberg says.

The surveys measured various notions of ideological polarization (essentially measures of individual positions on specific issues) and affective polarization (measures of negative sentiment toward the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Individuals who primarily use social media for news tend to score lower on civic values compared to those who rely on newspapers and non-commercial media. The ...

He believes that the biggest threat to American democracy is affective polarization. As CEO of BridgeUSA, Manu is currently building the largest and fastest growing student movement to bridge our ...

Orhan (2021), in a large study of 50 countries, shows a significant correlation between affective polarization and democratic backsliding. Additionally, studies have shown that more polarized ...

Iyengar et al. show that much of political polarization today is driven by “affective polarization”: emotional reactions to opposing political groups, more than differences in policy positions.