{"product_id":"conspiracy-beliefs-as-coping-behavior-life-stressors-powerlessness-and-extreme-beliefs-9781666904031","title":"Conspiracy Beliefs as Coping Behavior: Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides new answers to who and psychologically why individuals sometimes adopt conspiracy beliefs and thoughts of violence. Five conspiracy beliefs are considered: Government Malfeasance, Malevolent World Power, Extra-terrestrial Cover-up, Personal Well-being Threat, and Control of Information. Using a survey of 977 US citizens, the book compares thirteen possible demographic characteristics (who?) to see which ones are most associated with extreme beliefs. The book then evaluates a three-step psychological sequence (why?) in which individuals experiencing intense life stressors (health, money, or loneliness), combined with powerlessness (displayed as PTSD symptoms), have increased risk for extreme beliefs, perhaps because they offer a sense of understanding, strength, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Since the January 6, 2021 storming of the US capital by insurrectionists who believed the rigged-election conspiracy theory, it has become evident that conspiracism has risen from the margins of culture to the highest levels of society. Understanding why people believe conspiracy theories is now one of the most important problems to solve in social science, and in their new book, Helen M. Hendy and Pamela Black offer new research to explain who tends to adopt extreme beliefs and the psychological reasons why they do so. This important work is a must read for anyone interested in this existential threat to our democracy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Michael Shermer, author of \u003ci\u003eConspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1. Foundations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Conspiracy Theory Ideation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Past Research on WHO? and WHY? People Adopt Conspiracy Beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2. Conspiracy Theories Past and Present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Conspiracy Theories in an Historical Context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Contemporary Conspiracy Theories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. The Present Study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3. Research Methodology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Study Participants\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Survey Procedures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Measurement of Study Variables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4. Data Analysis and Results\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Demographics and Three Life Stressors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Demographics and PTSD (Powerlessness)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Demographics and Extreme Beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Life Stressors and PTSD (Powerlessness)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Life Stressors and Extreme Beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Five Conspiracy Beliefs and Violent Ideation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Does PTSD Mediate between Life Stressors and Extreme Beliefs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Do Demographics Moderate the Three-Variable Mediations?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 5. Summary and Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Summary of Study Results\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Interpretation and Application of Study Results\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19. Study Limitations and Directions for Future Research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041999159639,"sku":"9781666904031","price":69.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conspiracy-beliefs-as-coping-behavior-life-stressors-powerlessness-and-extreme-beliefs-9781666904031","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}