Trumpism on College Campuses
| Autor: | Amy J. Binder, Jeffrey L. Kidder |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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050402 sociology Presidency Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Culture Media studies Conservatism Democracy American politics Symbol Politics Cross-cultural psychology 0504 sociology Sociology 050903 gender studies Identity Higher education Club 0509 other social sciences media_common Meaning (linguistics) |
| Zdroj: | Qualitative Sociology, vol 43, iss 2 QUALITATIVE SOCIOLOGY, vol 43, iss 2 |
| Popis: | In this paper, we report data from interviews with members of conservative political clubs at four flagship public universities. First, we categorize these students into three analytically distinct orientations regarding Donald Trump and his presidency (or what we call Trumpism). There are principled rejecters, true believers, and satisficed partisans. We argue that Trumpism is a disunifying symbol in our respondents’ self-narratives. Specifically, right-leaning collegians use Trumpism to draw distinctions over the appropriate meaning of conservatism. Second, we show how political clubs sort and shape orientations to Trumpism. As such, our work reveals how student-led groups can play a significant role in making different political discourses available on campuses and shaping the types of activism pursued by club members—both of which have potentially serious implications for the content and character of American democracy moving forward. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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