04190nam 2200649Ia 450 991045272890332120200520144314.00-674-07451-30-674-07448-310.4159/harvard.9780674074484(CKB)2550000001039465(EBL)3301282(SSID)ssj0000860955(PQKBManifestationID)11943771(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860955(PQKBWorkID)10898434(PQKB)10196309(MiAaPQ)EBC3301282(DE-B1597)209785(OCoLC)836206009(OCoLC)979742839(OCoLC)984686856(OCoLC)987948924(OCoLC)992453831(OCoLC)999359243(DE-B1597)9780674074484(Au-PeEL)EBL3301282(CaPaEBR)ebr10679064(EXLCZ)99255000000103946520120914d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhy are professors liberal and why do conservatives care?[electronic resource] /Neil GrossCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20131 online resource (416 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-674-05909-3 Includes bibliographical references and index. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Politics of American Professors -- Chapter 2. Why Are They Liberal? The Standard Explanations -- Chapter 3. Political Self-Selection and the Academic Profession -- Chapter 4. Political Differences among Professors -- Chapter 5. The Knowledge- Politics Problem -- Chapter 6. The Campaign against "Liberal Bias" -- Chapter 7. Why Conservatives Care -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- IndexSome observers see American academia as a bastion of leftist groupthink that indoctrinates students and silences conservative voices. Others see a protected enclave that naturally produces free-thinking, progressive intellectuals. Both views are self-serving, says Neil Gross, but neither is correct. Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care? explains how academic liberalism became a self-reproducing phenomenon, and why Americans on both the left and right should take notice. Academia employs a higher percentage of liberals than nearly any other profession. But the usual explanations-hiring bias against conservatives, correlations of liberal ideology with high intelligence-do not hold up to scrutiny. Drawing on a range of original research, statistics, and interviews, Gross argues that "political typing" plays an overlooked role in shaping academic liberalism. For historical reasons, the professoriate developed a reputation for liberal politics early in the twentieth century. As this perception spread, it exerted a self-selecting influence on bright young liberals, while deterring equally promising conservatives. Most professors' political views formed well before they stepped behind the lectern for the first time. Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care? shows how studying the political sympathies of professors and their critics can shed light not only on academic life but on American politics, where the modern conservative movement was built in no small part around opposition to the "liberal elite" in higher education. This divide between academic liberals and nonacademic conservatives makes accord on issues as diverse as climate change, immigration, and foreign policy more difficult.College teachersPolitical activityUnited StatesLiberalismUnited StatesElectronic books.College teachersPolitical activityLiberalism378.1/2Gross Neil1971-867961MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452728903321Why are professors liberal and why do conservatives care2462710UNINA