Liberalism and Conservatism, for a Change! Rethinking the Association Between Political Orientation and Relation to Societal Change

• Published in: Political psychology Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 877 - 903
• Main Authors: Proch, Jutta, Elad-Strenger, Julia, Kessler, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.08.2019; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Attitudes; Changes; Conservatism; Lay people; Liberalism; Political attitudes; Political ideologies; political orientation; Resistance; resistance to change; Social change; Sociopolitical factors; Wisdom

According to common wisdom, which is supported by extant psychological theorizing, a core feature of political conservatism (vs. liberalism) is the resistance to (vs. acceptance of) societal change. We propose that an empirical examination of the actual difference in political liberals' and con...