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Using effective psychological techniques to subvert a US sociopolitical context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2023

Ilana J. Mermelstein  and
Stephanie D. Preston
Ilana J. Mermelstein
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA imerm@umich.edu prestos@umich.edu; https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/prestos-lab/
Stephanie D. Preston
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA imerm@umich.edu prestos@umich.edu; https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/prestos-lab/
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Abstract

Chater & Loewenstein argue for a shift in focus from individual- to structural-level approaches to societal ills. This is valid and important but overlooks the barriers inherent in the current US partisan context. Psychology can be applied to help people of mixed allyship join together, to effectively and quickly force institutions and corporations to accept structural change.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e169
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