Rural Identity as a Contributing Factor to Anti-Intellectualism in the U.S

• Published in: Political behavior Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 1509 - 1532
• Main Author: Lunz Trujillo, Kristin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Consensus; Experts; Identity; Intellectualism; Intellectuals; Mental health; Original Paper; Political behavior; Political Science; Political Science and International Relations; Political Science and International Studies; Populism; Public opinion; Rural areas; Sociology; United States > US; Urban–rural; Rural identity; Social identity; Anti-intellectualism

Anti-intellectualism—a distrust of intellectuals and experts—has had a significant political presence in the U.S. and globally, especially in recent years. Anti-intellectualism drives support for phenomena such as populism, a rejection of scientific consensus, and health and science misinformation e...