Strangers in Their Own Land — Emotional Systems and Political Polarization (Audio)
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world — one book at a time.
This episode explores Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild as a systems-level analysis of how emotional narratives, identity protection, and moral meaning shape political polarization and environmental conflict.
By focusing on emotional systems rather than partisan blame, the book explains why distrust of government persists even when communities face clear economic and ecological harm — and why facts alone rarely change minds.
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