Introduction: The psychological differences between people of different political orientations has been the subject of research and book for many years. The focus here is on presentations by Jonathan Haidt because he is the author of a recent best-selling book on this topic, and thus is a good entry point into this topic. He is also a significant researcher, having introduced disgust/sanctity as a parameter.
Interesting notes:
In writing the book, Haidt recognized that the meaning of Liberal
had moved away from his political beliefs,
and he now labels himself a centrist
.
Haidt is a professor working in Moral Psychology which is a subfield of Social Psychology.
Note: Because Haidt is interested in moral psychology, he doesn't address other differences, such as conservatives being more cautious vs liberals being adventure-seeking.
Note: I collected these links with some basic notes with the idea that I might come back later and better organize and annotate them. Hasn't happened yet. These talks have large amounts of overlap but also have interesting portions that are not part of other talks.
Haidt is a very charismatic speaker—I found it easy to listen to the talks and glance at the displays from time to time. The left and right arrow keys cause the video to wind back and forward by 5 seconds; add the CTRL key and it is 10 seconds.
Socialism and Human Nature: Jonathan Haidt: Three Stories About Capitalism (2014 WORLD.MINDS) (23:52) - zurichminds, 2014-12-03.
The 5-channel Moral Equalizer): @8:07.
The Righteous Mind: Why Liberals and Conservatives Can't Get Along (26:46) - KnowledgeAtWharton, 2013-07-01.
This is somewhat relevant because you see these attitudes being carried by students to the outside.
How Trigger Warnings Are Hurting Mental Health on Campus.
In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don't like. Here's why that's disastrous for education—and mental health.
The Coddling of the American Mind,Came to Be - The Atlantic, 2015-09.
Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt on the personal experiences behind their September cover story for The Atlantic.
Victimhood Culture- The Atlantic, 2015-09.
Readers challenge the name two sociologists have applied to a new moral approach that's becoming more common in the United States.
Two Incompatible Values at American Universities.(1:36:38 with Q&A beginning at 51:00) - Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard .
fragility.
safetyculture; Words and ideas are
violence, so we need trigger warnings and safe spaces.
morally dependent.
Two incompatible sacred values in American universitiesJon Haidt, Hayek Lecture Series (1:06:22) - Duke University Department of Political Science 2016-10-15.
Stunning Fragility& Vindictive Political Correctness of Today's Students - Jonathan Haidt and Frank Bruni (YouTube, secondary) from Charlie Rose show.
stunning fragilityof incoming students @6:57
That's a slur not an argument- Haidt
modificationsof her statements in response to criticisms—one would think/hope that law students would be trained in the importance of the precision of language. And she declares
It's sorta undeniable that these institutions were not built for us, and when I say(@21:08).for usI am speaking broadly about members of marginalized communities …