Polarization & Politics
Defusing American Anger
By Zachary Elwood
A practical guide to reducing us-versus-them contempt, with directly usable material for practitioners designing workshops or training content.
Book
2023

Overview

A practical guide to reducing us-versus-them contempt, with directly usable material for practitioners designing workshops or training content.

About the Author

Zachary Elwood hosts the psychology podcast People Who Read People and has researched deceptive online political activity, work covered by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and BuzzFeed. He self-published this book and a companion title, How Contempt Destroys Democracy.
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Book

Author

Zachary Elwood

Year

2023

Topic

Polarization & Politics

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