In the book, Culture War by Morris Fiorina, his political stance on Americans not being polarized has not been caused by a growing significance of the political parties today, rather a change in the government over the years. He believes that the two parties, Democrat, and Republican are the most polarized while the public is not. Abramowitz argues that there is no polarized relationship between the American people and the political parties. He believes the polarization is reflected through those
In her book, Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America, Morris P. Fiorina talks of the lack of polarization in today’s politics. “The “culture war” refers to a displacement of the classic economic conflicts that animated twentieth- century politics in the advanced democracies by newly emergent moral and religious ones” (Fiorina, Abrams, Pope, 2005, p. 2). Fiorina argues that this phenomenon does not exist; her argument under is persuasive for many reasons. I see the following as the main reasons:
controversies that divide our country. A culture war is a conflict between groups with different ideals, beliefs, and issues. James Davison Hunter’s book, Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America, shows that these issues “are not isolated from one another but are part of a fabric of conflict which constitutes nothing short of a struggle over the meaning of America. Unlike the religious and cultural conflict that historically divided the nation, the contemporary culture war is fought along new and, in many
simply make stuff up” (Class notes, 10/19). This mindset allows for individuals to have a choice, and pushes away from the stigma “west is best”. It is crucial for developing cultures to know that they have a choice, because given that choice, it is more likely that they will suceed. By admitting to an inability for cultures to adapt under false pretenses, the convergence permits a new era of creating civilizations. Political theorists constantly strive to provide explanations to what makes a governmental
production is incidental to the making of profits. (Downs 1957, 28-9) For him there are three political decision makers: parties, individuals, interest groups. (Downs 1957, 27) Now, as a starting premise for political behavior, as later taken up by Morris Fiorina, this may well be a perceptive analysis of the desire of politicians to seek and maintain power as their primary goal. However, rational choice theory’s emphasis on rational individual action poses a problem when we examine individuals who engage
FORDHAM URB. L.J. 481, 502-04, 531 (2004); Neil W. Hamilton, Ethical Leadership in Professional Life, 6 U. ST. THOMAS L.J. 358, 392 (2009); William B. Lytton, The Organization Lawyer, 33 VT. L. REV. 729, 734-35 (2009); Kingsley R. Browne, Women at War: An Evolutionan Perspective, 49 BUFF. L. REV. 51, 133-41 (2001). Despite this body of work, the relative attention given to what is necessary to create effective leadership is overwhelming when compared to the attention given to the same question
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Behavior 271 Understanding Work Teams 307 Communication 335 Leadership 367 Power and Politics 411 Conflict and Negotiation 445 Foundations of Organization Structure 479 v vi BRIEF CONTENTS 4 The Organization System 16 Organizational Culture 511 17 Human Resource Policies and Practices 543 18 Organizational Change and Stress Management 577 Appendix A Research in Organizational Behavior Comprehensive Cases Indexes Glindex 637 663 616 623 Contents Preface xxii 1 1