The Psychology of Brexit

From Psychodrama to Behavioural Science
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-29363-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 256 g

The Psychology of Brexit examines the psychological causes, catalysts, and consequences of Brexit. Unlike most cultural upheavals, Brexit is not the result of accidental tragedy or spontaneous economic turmoil. Rather, it exists because people decided to make it exist. It is a product of human psychology – shaped in critical ways by people’s perceptions, preferences, choices, self-images, attitudes, ideas, assumptions, group relations, and reasoned (or ill-reasoned) conclusions. 
This book discusses how reasoning biases and illusions of control propel – and pollute – the perspective of both Leavers and Remainers. It shows how social stereotypes and motivated irrationality help otherwise groundless beliefs thrive in everyday culture, leading to group polarisation and echo-chamber reasoning. It reveals the way cultural biases like sexism influence how Brexit politicians are portrayed and perceived. And it explores the psychological impact of Brexit – its effect on social attitudes, future thinking, and collective and individual mental health. 
In this compelling new book, psychologist Brian Hughes examines what scientific psychology reveals about the dynamics of Brexit, what Brexit teaches us about ourselves, and what we can do to deal with its short-term impact and long-term fallout. 

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hughes, Brian M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Brexit as Psychodrama.- Chapter 2. Reasoning Through Brexit.- Chapter 3. The Brexit People.- Chapter 4. Brexit Anxiety.- Chapter 5. Learning from Brexit.

Über Autor(innen)

Brian M. Hughes is Professor of Psychology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He is former President of the Psychological Society of Ireland (2004-2005), and of the international Stress and Anxiety Research Society (2014-2016) and is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Psychophysiology. He is a prominent advocate for scientific psychology, evidence-based policy, scientific outreach, and the role of psychology in society, and writes widely on the psychology of empiricism and of empirically disputable claims, especially as they pertain to science, health, and medicine. His previous books include: Psychology in Crisis (2018) and Rethinking Psychology (2017).