The Associations among Moral Foundations, Political Ideology, and Social Issues: A Study of These Associations in an Asian Sample
Abstract This study examined the relationships among moral foundations, political ideology, and controversial social issues in an Asian culture. The study sample included 835 participants who completed a moral foundations questionnaire and three questions regarding attitudes toward social issues (i....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2021, Volume: 21, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 138-151 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Morals
/ Ideology
/ Social problems
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBM Asia NCC Social ethics NCD Political ethics ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Morality
B Moral Foundations Theory B Social Issue B Political Ideology B Cultural Difference |
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| Summary: | Abstract This study examined the relationships among moral foundations, political ideology, and controversial social issues in an Asian culture. The study sample included 835 participants who completed a moral foundations questionnaire and three questions regarding attitudes toward social issues (i.e. nuclear power usage, the death penalty, and euthanasia), and a political ideology questionnaire. Results indicated that binding foundations (i.e. Ingroup, Authority, and Purity) were associated conservative tendencies, and individualizing foundations (i.e. Harm and Fairness) were associated liberal tendencies. Also, participants who scored higher on Authority showed higher approval of the death penalty, and those scored higher on Purity showed lower approval of the euthanasia. These results may provide a better understanding of the underlying differences for variations in opinions on social issues. Results also have implications for cultural differences in the associations among political ideology, social issues, and moral foundations. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5373 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of cognition and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685373-12340100 |