Perceived polarization may reflect inner circle agreement more than actual societal division
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 11:45
in Psychology & Sociology
Are opinions on controversial political issues as divided as many people perceive them to be? Researchers from the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen, the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) in Vienna and the University of California Merced have addressed this question in a new social science study. The results have now been published in PNAS Nexus.