The Brian Lehrer Show

The Seven Political 'Tribes' of America, Part 2

12.07.2018 - By WNYCPlay

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Research from the new book, Hidden Tribes shows that Americans are divided into seven separate tribes with their own beliefs and norms, but most still think we can find common ground. Two of the co-authors, Míriam Juan-Torres, senior researcher at More in Common, and Daniel Yudkin, associate director of research at More in Common and a postdoctoral researcher in the Psychology Department at Yale, review these findings and its implications.

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"The 'politically disengaged' is the largest of the seven tribes, they tend to see politics as something that doesn’t really concern them. They are far more concerned with the day to day difficulties of living," says @dyudkin of @HiddenTribesUS.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) December 7, 2018

"The 'politically disengaged' is the largest of the seven tribes, they tend to see politics as something that doesn’t really concern them. They are far more concerned with the day to day difficulties of living," says @dyudkin of @HiddenTribesUS.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) December 7, 2018

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