Social Evolution, Political Psychology, and the Media in Democracy The Invisible Hand in the U.S. Marketplace of Ideas /

• Main Author: Beattie, Peter (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Political theory.; Mass media.; Communication.; Democracy.; Political Theory.; Media Sociology.

This book analyzes why we believe what we believe about politics, and how the answer affects the way democracy functions. It does so by applying social evolution theory to the relationship between the news media and politics, using the United States as its primary example. This includes a critical r...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Why Democracy Is Not Working
• 2. Information - Evolution, Psychology, and Politics
• 3. Evolution - How We Got the Minds We Have Today
• 4. When Our Evolved Minds Go Wrong - Social Psychological Biases
• 5. The Transition - Information from Media to Mind
• 6. The Supply Side - What Affects the Supply of Information Provided by the Media
• 7. Comparing Media Systems - What a Difference Supply Makes
• 8. Conclusion: The Invisible Hand and the Ecology of Information.