Mapping the connections between politics and morality: The multiple sociopolitical orientations involved in moral intuition

Political Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 589-610

  Federico, Christopher M ^a   Weber, Christopher R ^b   Ergun, Damla ^c   Hunt, Corrie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Langer Research Associates   (United States)

^d Hart Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Morality; Political psychology; Right wing authoritarianism; Social dominance orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880961908     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pops.12006     Document Type: Article

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