One nation, two realities dueling facts in American democracy Marietta, Morgan creator author. Barker, David C. (David Christopher) 1969- author. text bibliography Electronic books. nyu 2019 monographic eng remote 1 online resource Americans no longer agree on basic questions of fact. Is climate change real? Does racism still determine who gets ahead? Is sexual orientation innate? Do immigration and free trade help or hurt the economy? Does gun control reduce violence? Employing several years of original survey data and experiments, Marietta and Barker reach a number of enlightening and provocative conclusions: dueling fact perceptions are not so much a product of hyper-partisanship or media propaganda as they are of simple value differences and deepening distrust of authorities. Part I. Concepts -- What smarter people have said about facts: philosophical and psychological foundations -- Dueling facts in political science -- Dueling facts in American politics -- Part II. Causes -- Your facts or mine? The psychology of fact perceptions -- The psychology of fact perceptions II: value projection -- Polarized leaders versus polarized values -- A theory of intuitive epistemology -- The roots of certainty: sacred values and sacred facts -- Part III. Consequences -- The democratic consequences of dueling facts -- Disdain and disengagement: the social and professional consequences of dueling fact perceptions -- Part IV. Correctives -- Political knowledge and fractured perceptions: education is not the answer -- Let facts be submitted to a candid world: fact-checking as a potential solution -- Citizen responses to fact-checking -- Symmetry, asymmetry, and durability -- Part V. Conclusion -- Conclusion: facts and values, knowledge and democracy. Morgan Marietta and David C. Barker. n-us--- Communication in politics Facts (Philosophy) Political aspects Public opinion Political aspects Political psychology United States United States Politics and government 21st century Public opinion Communication politique Faits (Philosophie) Aspect politique Opinion publique Aspect politique Psychologie politique États-Unis États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 21e siècle Opinion publique POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture Communication in politics Political psychology Politics and government Public opinion Public opinion Political aspects United States 2000-2099 fast JA85.2.U6 M37 2019 306.20973 (DLC) 2018040499 (OCoLC)1050456736 9780190677206 0190677201 9780190677183 019067718X 9780190677176 0190677171 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/38739 YDX 181210 20260319180322.5 in00005716683 eng