TY - BOOK ID - 50196528 TI - Polarization and the politics of personal responsibility AU - Brewer, Mark D AU - Stonecash, Jeffrey M PY - 2015 SN - 0190239840 PB - New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Liberty KW - Responsibility KW - Divided government KW - Polarization (Social sciences) KW - Political parties KW - Right and left (Political science) KW - Political planning KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Human Rights KW - United States KW - Social policy. KW - Social conditions. KW - Politics and government. KW - Planning in politics KW - Public policy KW - Planning KW - Policy sciences KW - Politics, Practical KW - Public administration KW - Left (Political science) KW - Left and right (Political science) KW - Right (Political science) KW - Political science KW - Social groups KW - Social influence KW - Opposition (Political science) KW - Accountability KW - Moral responsibility KW - Obligation KW - Ethics KW - Supererogation KW - Civil liberty KW - Emancipation KW - Freedom KW - Liberation KW - Personal liberty KW - Democracy KW - Natural law KW - Equality KW - Libertarianism KW - Social control KW - Government KW - History, Political UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:50196528 AB - America is divided by two clashing views about individual responsibility. Liberals see many people as not completely responsible for the situation they are in, their opportunities limited by their class, race, and sex. Distribution of outcomes is therefore seen as unjust, and the government has to help offset the limits people face. In contrast, conservatives believe individuals can and must live their lives with a presumption of personal responsibility for what happens. Government assistance is not seen as valuable, but as creating dependency and ultimately crippling to those who receive it. ER -