Moral Issues

Paul Goren is professor of political science and the director of the Center for the Study of Political Psychology at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of On Voter Competence. Christopher Chapp is professor of political science and the Morrison Family Director of the Institute for Freedom and Community at St. Olaf College. He is the author of Religious Rhetoric and American Politics.

"Challenging the conventional wisdom that partisan attachment adopted early in life determines choice for most voters, the authors find that partisan attachment may be more fluid than earlier research suggests…this important work forces a deeper reckoning with the drivers of American electoral politics. The arguments in Moral Issues must be considered in any serious evaluation. Academics and political operatives will benefit from a careful reading of this important book."

• List of FiguresList of TablesChapter 1. Moral HunchesChapter 2. The Theory of Moral PowerChapter 3. Moral MessagingChapter 4. Moral Emotions and Attitude StabilityChapter 5. Stand Patters, Switchers, and Collective OpinionChapter 6. Moral Issues and Religious DisaffiliationChapter 7. Moral Issues and Party ChangeChapter 8. Abortion, Gay Rights, and American PoliticsAcknowledgmentsAppendixesNotesBibliographyIndex