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      The effect of social networks on the quality of political thinking

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      Author
      Erisen, E.
      Erisen, C.
      Date
      2012
      Source Title
      Political Psychology
      Print ISSN
      0162-895X
      Publisher
      Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
      Volume
      33
      Issue
      6
      Pages
      839 - 865
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      In this article we investigate the effect of social networks on the quality of political thinking. First, the article introduces new social network concepts into the literature and develops the corresponding measures. Second, the article explores the quality of political thinking as a concept and develops its measures based on the volume and the causality of thoughts, and their integrative complexity. We make use of a survey to collect information on social networks and the experimental manipulation controls for the effect of policy frames. Our findings consistently show the significant negative impact of cohesive social networks on the quality of policy-relevant thinking. We conclude that close-knit social networks could create "social bubbles" that would limit how one communicates with others and reasons about politics. © 2012 International Society of Political Psychology.
      Keywords
      Political discussion
      Political thinking
      Social networks
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/21233
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2012.00906.x
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