The way out : how to overcome toxic polarization / Peter T. Coleman.

ISBN:

9780231552158

Title:

Author:

Coleman, Peter T., 1959- author.

Personal Author:

Coleman, Peter T., 1959- author.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) : illustrations

Contents:

Introduction: Our Crisis and Opportunity -- Why We Are Stuck -- Attracted to Conflict -- Think Different-Change Your Theory of Change -- Reset-Capture the Power of New Beginnings -- Bolster and Break-Locate Latent Bubbles -- Complicate-Embrace Contradictory Complexity -- Move-Activate Novel Pathways and Rhythms -- Adapt-Seek Evolution for Revolution -- Conclusion: New Rules for The Way Out.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Conflict management -- United States.

Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States.

Political participation -- United States.

Interpersonal relations -- United States.

Gestion des conflits -- États-Unis.

Polarisation collective -- États-Unis.

Participation politique -- États-Unis.

PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology

Conflict management

Interpersonal relations

Polarization (Social sciences)

Political participation

Geographic Term:

United States

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2654636

Publication Date:

2021

Publication Information:

New York :

Columbia University Press,

[2021]

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Summary

The social psychologist Peter T. Coleman explores how conflict resolution and complexity science provide guidance for dealing with seemingly intractable political differences. The Way Out is a vital and timely guide to breaking free from the cycle of mutual contempt in order to better our lives, relationships, and country.

Author Notes

Peter T. Coleman is professor of psychology and education at Columbia University, where he holds a joint appointment at Teachers College and the Earth Institute and directs two research centers. He is the author of Making Conflict Work: Harnessing the Power of Disagreement (2014) and The Five Percent: Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts (2011), among other books.