The psychological underpinnings of democracy: A selective review of research on political tolerance, interpersonal trust, and social capital

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue , 1999, Pages 625-650

  Sullivan, J L ^a   Transue, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Democracy; Interpersonal trust; Political attitudes; Political culture; Political psychology; Political tolerance; Postmaterialism; Social capital; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644449314     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.50.1.625     Document Type: Review

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