{"product_id":"moral-tribes-elizabeth-mclean-9798188361112","title":"Moral Tribes: Identity, Polarization, and Sacred Values in 21st Century Culture Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoral Tribes: Identity, Polarization, and Sacred Values in 21st Century Culture Wars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era of deepening divisions, \u003ci\u003eMoral Tribes\u003c\/i\u003e provides the psychological framework needed to understand why politics, identity, and culture feel increasingly like sacred, non-negotiable battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Jonathan Haidt's Moral Foundations Theory, Social Identity Theory, and decades of research on affective polarization, this book reveals how ancient tribal psychology-kin selection, reciprocity, group loyalty, and sacred values-operates in today's digital, media-amplified environment. It explores liberal and conservative moral matrices, identity fusion, motivated reasoning, purity spirals, cancel culture, and the rise of totalizing identities that turn policy disagreements into existential conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Topics Include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe six moral foundations and why liberals and conservatives \"talk past\" each other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe shift from ideological to affective polarization (data through 2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSacred values that resist compromise on both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow media algorithms, elite overproduction, and institutions amplify division\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-world consequences: family rifts, mental health crises, democratic fragility, and stifled innovation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence-based pathways to moral pluralism: common humanity priming, moral humility training, viewpoint diversity, institutional reforms, and thoughtful use of emerging technologies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten as a companion to the \u003ci\u003eTabula Rasa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Political Mind\u003c\/i\u003e series, this volume is accessible yet rigorously grounded in empirical research. It includes pedagogical features, case studies from campus conflicts, DEI debates, immigration, gender issues, and more, plus practical student action items for navigating culture wars with intellectual honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for courses in psychology, political science, sociology, communication, and ethics, as well as for anyone seeking to move beyond tribal outrage toward greater understanding and constructive engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth McLean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188361112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.14d","brand":"Elizabeth McLean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665946677503,"sku":"9798188361112","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5666cafd-3d38-4225-bae7-68cf224e7338.jpg?v=1792014759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moral-tribes-elizabeth-mclean-9798188361112","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}