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Bridging the Divide or Intensifying the Conflict? How Disagreement Affects Strong Predilections about Sexual Minorities
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In this paper, a sample of participants in online groups that discussed legalization of same-sex marriage, examined whether exposure to perceived disagreement decreases or increases as the research on confirmation bias predicts strongly held predilections.Abstract:
This study draws on a sample of participants in online groups that discussed legalization of same‐sex marriage, to examine whether exposure to perceived disagreement decreases—as the deliberative theorists hope—or rather increases—as the research on confirmation bias predicts—strongly held predilections. Overall, participants' views towards same‐sex marriage and sexual minority rights remained largely unchanged after deliberating, regardless of the ideological composition of their groups. Consistent with the confirmation bias model, those who strongly opposed same‐sex marriage and sexual minority rights prior to the discussions and who perceived that others disagreed with them became even more opposed, and this effect was not a short‐term shift. Strong proponents, on the other hand, did not polarize in their views, but instead became slightly less favorable towards same‐sex marriage and sexual minority rights as a result of disagreement. Implications of these findings for deliberation of contentious issues are discussed.read more
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When Prophecy Fails.
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Social Media, Network Heterogeneity, and Opinion Polarization
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Twitter versus Facebook: Comparing incivility, impoliteness, and deliberative attributes
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Deliberation and Attitude Polarization
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Hearing the Other Side Revisited: The Joint Workings of Cross-Cutting Discussion and Strong Tie Homogeneity in Facilitating Deliberative and Participatory Democracy
TL;DR: The results indicate that cross-cutting discussion and strong tie homogeneity interact with each other to predict increased political participation and efficacious individuals seem more capable of translating the benefits of an ongoing deliberative orientation into meaningful political behavior.
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