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Nov 4, 2022 · The Roots of American Individualism traces the origins of individualist ideas to the turbulent political controversies of the Jacksonian era (1820–1850) and explores their enduring influence on American politics and culture. What are political myths, and what led you to focus on them in this book?
American individualism and our collective crisis Our national and social identity is deeply rooted in values like freedom, equality and order. A political scientist explores how these ideas affected the US response to the pandemic.
Jul 15, 2021 · Using two national surveys from 2019 and 2020, we find that this dimension of opinion is correlated with several antisocial psychological traits, the acceptance of political violence, and time spent on extremist social media platforms.
- Joseph E. Uscinski, Adam M. Enders, Michelle I. Seelig, Casey A. Klofstad, John R. Funchion, Caleb E...
- 2021
American individualist ideology facilitates structural injustice. Through an analysis of Alexis de Tocqueville on individualism, gender domination, and white supremacy in the United States, this essay explains why. The peculiar social cognition of the American individualist desensitizes him to structural injustice. To
Oct 11, 2022 · The Roots of American Individualism traces the origins of individualist ideas to the turbulent political controversies of the Jacksonian era (1820–1850) and explores their enduring influence on American politics and culture.
- Alex Zakaras
- October 11, 2022
This chapter, which explores the concepts of self and selfhood, individualism and identity in the United States, first considers concepts and values of individualism in American ideology before turning to the screen persona of John Wayne as a prime icon of rugged individualism.
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Sep 17, 2015 · Much of the century was dominated by political and economic ideals and beliefs that most individuals could control their fate and had the opportunity to succeed. Those ideals were reinforced by popular perceptions and developing notions of Social Darwinism, to be discussed later.
