Dispositional Empathy and the Political Gender Gap

McCue, Clifford P.; Gopoian, J. David

doi:10.1300/j014v21n02_01

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“…Other researchers also identify an apparent “empathy gap” that reflects and reinforces the general perception that liberals tend to be more caring than conservatives (Davis, Smith, and Marsden ; Iyer et al. ; McCue and Gopoian ). Yet, the bulk of research on this matter tends to provide mixed findings.…”

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Beyond “Heartless Conservative” and “Bleeding Heart Liberal” Caricatures: How Religiosity Shapes the Relationship Between Political Orientation and Empathy

Schieman

Bierman

Upenieks

2019

Scientific Study of Religion

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Is political orientation associated with self-reported empathy? Popular caricatures frame political orientation in terms of the "heartless conservative" and the "bleeding heart liberal." Yet, previous research has produced findings that present mixed evidence to support these caricatures. Using data from the 2004 General Social Survey, analyses show that the caricatures of the caring liberal and the cold-hearted conservative are supported by results for empathy-in which conservatives have lower levels of empathy than liberals-but this pattern holds only when individuals also have low levels of religiosity. In the context of high religiosity, self-identified conservatives do not have lower empathy than self-identified liberals, net of a host of sociodemographic characteristics. Our observations demonstrate that patterns in empathy across political orientation are evident only when levels of different forms of religiosity are considered.

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confidence: 78%

Beyond “Heartless Conservative” and “Bleeding Heart Liberal” Caricatures: How Religiosity Shapes the Relationship Between Political Orientation and Empathy

Schieman

Bierman

Upenieks

2019

Scientific Study of Religion

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“…This reflects the tendency of women to be more liberal than men in their voting behaviour and attitudes on political issues (e.g., see Chaney, Alvarez, & Nagler, 1998;Gidengil, Hennigar, Blais, & Nevitte, 2005;Kaufmann, 2002;McCue & Gopoian, 2000;Schlesinger & Heldman, 2001). It is also important to note that traits used to describe liberal individuals: compassionate, devoted to others, emotional, and kind, tend to be associated with femininity, and traits used to describe conservative individuals: active, independent, and decisive, tend to be associated with masculinity (Winter, 2010).…”

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Left wings to the left: Posing and perceived political orientation

Duerksen

Elias

2017

Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition

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“…Systematic differences between men and women have been found for numerous aspects of social and political attitudes and behavior (e.g., Hayes, McAllister, and Studlar, 2000;Inglehart and Norris, 2000;Jelen, Thomas, and Wilcox, 1994;McCue and Gopoian, 2000;Shapiro and Mahajan, 1986). One of the most intriguing differences has been the gender gap on knowledge.…”

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Knowledge Variables in Cross‐National Social Inquiry^*

Mondak

Canache

2004

Social Science Quarterly

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Objectives. This article examines the impact of “don't know” responses on cross‐national measures of knowledge regarding science and the environment. Specifically, we explore cross‐national variance in aggregate knowledge levels and the gender gap in knowledge in each of 20 nations to determine whether response‐set effects contribute to observed variance.Methods. Analyses focus on a 12‐item true‐false knowledge battery asked as part of a 1993 International Social Survey Program environmental survey. Whereas most research on knowledge codes incorrect and “don't know” responses identically, we differentiate these response forms and develop procedures to identify and account for systematic differences in the tendency to guess.Results. Substantial cross‐national variance in guessing rates is identified, variance that contributes markedly to variance in observed “knowledge” levels. Also, men are found to guess at higher rates than women, a tendency that exaggerates the magnitude of the observed gender gap in knowledge.Conclusions. Recent research has suggested that “don't know” responses pose threats to the validity of inferences derived from measures of political knowledge in the United States. Our results indicate that a similar risk exists with cross‐national measures of knowledge of science and the environment. It follows that considerable caution must be exercised when comparing data drawn from different nations and cultures.

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Dispositional Empathy and the Political Gender Gap

Cited by 40 publications

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Beyond “Heartless Conservative” and “Bleeding Heart Liberal” Caricatures: How Religiosity Shapes the Relationship Between Political Orientation and Empathy

Beyond “Heartless Conservative” and “Bleeding Heart Liberal” Caricatures: How Religiosity Shapes the Relationship Between Political Orientation and Empathy

Left wings to the left: Posing and perceived political orientation

Knowledge Variables in Cross‐National Social Inquiry^*

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Dispositional Empathy and the Political Gender Gap

Cited by 40 publications

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Beyond “Heartless Conservative” and “Bleeding Heart Liberal” Caricatures: How Religiosity Shapes the Relationship Between Political Orientation and Empathy

Beyond “Heartless Conservative” and “Bleeding Heart Liberal” Caricatures: How Religiosity Shapes the Relationship Between Political Orientation and Empathy

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