LEADER 04190nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910452728903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-07451-3 010 $a0-674-07448-3 024 7 $a10.4159/harvard.9780674074484 035 $a(CKB)2550000001039465 035 $a(EBL)3301282 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860955 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11943771 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860955 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10898434 035 $a(PQKB)10196309 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301282 035 $a(DE-B1597)209785 035 $a(OCoLC)836206009 035 $a(OCoLC)979742839 035 $a(OCoLC)984686856 035 $a(OCoLC)987948924 035 $a(OCoLC)992453831 035 $a(OCoLC)999359243 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674074484 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301282 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10679064 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001039465 100 $a20120914d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy are professors liberal and why do conservatives care?$b[electronic resource] /$fNeil Gross 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (416 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-674-05909-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter 1. The Politics of American Professors -- $tChapter 2. Why Are They Liberal? The Standard Explanations -- $tChapter 3. Political Self-Selection and the Academic Profession -- $tChapter 4. Political Differences among Professors -- $tChapter 5. The Knowledge- Politics Problem -- $tChapter 6. The Campaign against "Liberal Bias" -- $tChapter 7. Why Conservatives Care -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aSome 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. 606 $aCollege teachers$xPolitical activity$zUnited States 606 $aLiberalism$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCollege teachers$xPolitical activity 615 0$aLiberalism 676 $a378.1/2 700 $aGross$b Neil$f1971-$0867961 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452728903321 996 $aWhy are professors liberal and why do conservatives care$92462710 997 $aUNINA