1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139599103321

Titolo

Extremism and the psychology of uncertainty [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael A. Hogg and Danielle L. Blaylock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-4443-4405-6

1-283-27416-7

9786613274168

1-4443-4407-2

1-4443-4404-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Blackwell/Claremont Applied Social Psychology Series

Altri autori (Persone)

HoggMichael A. <1954->

BlaylockDanielle L

Disciplina

155.9/2

Soggetti

Fanaticism - Psychological aspects

Radicalism - Psychological aspects

Uncertainty - Psychological aspects

Extremists - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"... conference ... was run as a one-day meeting in April 2008 in Claremont on the campus of CGU."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Extremism and the Psychology of Uncertainty; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface: From Uncertainty to Extremism xv; Part I: Theories and Concepts; 1 The Need for Certainty as a Psychological Nexus for Individuals and Society; 2 Self-Uncertainty, Social Identity, and the Solace of Extremism; 3 Extremism Is Normal: The Roles of Deviance and Uncertainty in Shaping Groups and Society; 4 The Psychology of the Absurd: How Existentialists Addressed (and Succumbed to) Extremist Beliefs; 5 Radical Worldview Defense in Reaction to Personal Uncertainty

6 The Uncertainty-Threat Model of Political ConservatismPart II: Individuals and Groups; 7 Dying to Be Popular: A Purposive Explanation of Adolescent Willingness to Endure Harm; 8 The Extremism of Everyday Life: Fetishism as a Defense against Existential Uncertainty; 9 Religious Zeal after Goal Frustration; 10 Dehumanization,



Demonization, and Morality Shifting: Paths to Moral Certainty in Extremist Violence; 11 Light from Dark: Uncertainty and Extreme Positive Acts Toward the "Other"; Part III: Groups and Society

12 Uncertainty, Insecurity, and Ideological Defense of the Status Quo: The Extremitizing Role of Political Expertise13 Authoritarianism, Need for Closure, and Conditions of Threat; 14 Constructing Extremism: Uncertainty Provocation and Reduction by Extremist Leaders; 15 Collective Uncertainty and Extremism: A Further Discussion on the Collective Roots of Subjective Experience; 16 Uncertainty, and the Roots and Prevention of Genocide and Terrorism; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Extremism and the Psychology of Uncertainty showcases cutting-edge scientific research on the extent to which uncertainty may lead to extremism. Contributions come from leading international scholars who focus on a wide variety of forms, facets and manifestations of extremist behavior.Systematically integrates and explores the growing diversity of social psychological perspectives on the uncertainty extremism relationshipShowcases contemporary cutting edge scientific research from leading international scholarsOffers a broad perspective on extremi



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163948203321

Titolo

Advances in ecological research . Volume 45 The role of body size in multispecies systems / / edited by Andrea Belgrano, Julia Reiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waltham, Mass., : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2011

ISBN

1-283-28823-0

9786613288233

0-12-386476-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Advances in ecological research, , 0065-2504 ; ; v. 45

Altri autori (Persone)

BelgranoAndrea

ReissJulia

Disciplina

574.5082

591.41

Soggetti

Animal ecology

Body size

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Role of Body Size in Multispecies Systems; Copyright; Contents; Contributors to Volume 45; Preface; The need for a more integrative approach to ecology and a return to the roots of the science; A changing world view?; Searching for simplifying rules within a complex science; The division and reconnection of fisheries science and ecology; Individual-based Data and the "Curse of the Latin Binomial"; Beyond taxonomy and body size?; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 1: Determinants of Density-Body Size Scaling Within Food Webs and Tools for Their Detection; Abstract

I IntroductionII Density-Mass from Different Angles; III DMR and Food Webs; A Trophic Position; B Gape Limitation and DMR; C Discontinuities and the DMR; IV Statistical Issues; A Frequency Distribution; B Bivariate Relationships; C Multiple DMR in the Same Dataset; V DMR and Its Detection in a Metacommunity; A Study System; B Five DMRs in a Single System; C Cross-Community at Different Levels; D Amphibians as an Example of Discontinuous DMR; E Evaluation of Methodological Performance; VI Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 2: Predicted Effects of Behavioural Movement and Passive



Transport on Individual Growth and Community Size Structure in Marine EcAbstract; I Introduction; II Methods; A Model Development; B Growth and Mortality; C Spatial Flux; D Numerical Solution; E Parameter Choices; F Simulations; G Data; III Results; A Consequences of Behavioural Movement on Size Spectra; B Life Histories; C Parameter Sensitivities; D Consequences of Adding Abiotic Movement; E Effects of Simulated Phytoplankton Bloom; F Data; IV Discussion; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 3: Seeing Double: Size-Based and Taxonomic Views of Food Web StructureAbstract; I Introduction; A The Allometry of Trophic Relations; B Overcoming Pitfalls Through a Plurality of Viewpoints; C Individual-Based Food Webs: An Emerging Field; II Methods; A Study Sites-The Seven Food Webs; 1 Afon Hirnant; 2 Broadstone Stream; 3 Celtic Sea; 4 Coilaco, Guampoe and Trancura Rivers, Chile; 5 Tadnoll Brook; B Aggregation into Different Levels of Resolution and Groupings; 1 Different Levels of Resolution Based on Taxonomic Groupings

2 Different Levels of Aggregation Based on Size-Class Groupings3 Food Web Aggregations; C Response Variables Analysed; 1 Size Structure Dimension Set #1: Trophic Orderings; a Predator Mass-Prey Mass; b Predator Mass - Predator-Prey Mass Ratio; c Species Mass-Trophic height (TH); 2 Size Structure Dimension Sets #2 and 3: Diet Variation and Predator variation; a Predator Mass-Variance of Prey Mass and Prey Mass-Variance of Predator Mass; b Predator Mass-Range of Prey Mass and Prey Mass-Range of Predator Mass; c Species Mass-In-Degree (Generalism) and Out-Degree (Vulnerability)

D Statistical Analyses

Sommario/riassunto

The general theme is being based around the ongoing European Science Foundation SIZEMIC Research Network, which has been running for several years. The network has focused on the role of body size in ecosystems and embraces a wide remit that spans all ecosystem types and a range of disciplines, from theoretical to applied ecology. Updates and informs the reader on the latest research findingsWritten by leading experts in the fieldHighlights areas for future investigation