Ideological segregation

Date and country of first publication

2011
United States

Definition

Ideological segregation refers to the separation of individuals or groups based on their political or ideological beliefs. It can manifest in various ways, such as people choosing to live in communities or neighborhoods where they are surrounded by like-minded individuals, or voluntarily associating only with others who share similar political views. This separation can lead to echo chambers, where individuals are only exposed to information and opinions that reinforce their existing beliefs, and can result in increased polarization and a lack of understanding or empathy for opposing viewpoints.

Related segregation forms

Ideological segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

social segregation, racial segregation

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Notes

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Ideological segregation appears in the following literature

Stern D. (199). Ethno ideological segregation and metropolitan development. Geoforum, 21(4), 397-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7185(90)90020-7

Uhlmann A. (2011). Policy implications of Arabic instruction in Israeli Jewish schools. Human Organization, 70(1), 97-105. Society for Applied Anthropology.https://doi.org/10.17730/humo.70.1.x2110055557qv074

Gentzkow M., Shapiro J.M. (2011). Ideological segregation online and offline. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 126(4), 1799-1839. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjr044

Motyl M., Iyer R., Oishi S., Trawalter S., Nosek B.A. (2014). How ideological migration geographically segregates groups. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 51(), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2013.10.010

Losee R. (2014). Combining high metainformation with high information content: The Information Metainformation Utility hypothesis. Knowledge Organization, 41(2), 123-130. International Society for Knowledge Organization.https://doi.org/10.5771/0943-7444-2014-2-123

Barberá P., Jost J.T., Nagler J., Tucker J.A., Bonneau R. (2015). Tweeting From Left to Right: Is Online Political Communication More Than an Echo Chamber?. Psychological Science, 26(10), 1531-1542. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615594620

Flaxman S., Goel S., Rao J.M. (2016). Filter bubbles, echo chambers, and online news consumption. Public Opinion Quarterly, 80(Specialissue1), 298-320. Oxford University Press.https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfw006

Halberstam Y., Knight B. (2016). Homophily, group size, and the diffusion of political information in social networks: Evidence from Twitter. Journal of Public Economics, 143(), 73-88. Elsevier.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.08.011

Chan M., Chen H.-T., Lee F.L.F. (2019). Examining the Roles of Political Social Network and Internal Efficacy on Social Media News Engagement: A Comparative Study of Six Asian Countries. International Journal of Press/Politics, 24(2), 127-145. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161218814480

Rockey J., Zakir N. (202). When two tribes go to work: Board political diversity and firm performance. European Journal of Political Economy, 63(), -. Elsevier B.V..https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101883

Urman A., Makhortykh M. (2021). There can be only one truth: Ideological segregation and online news communities in Ukraine. Global Media and Communication, 17(2), 167-187. SAGE Publications Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1177/17427665211009930

Reubold J.L., Escher S., Pflugmacher J., Strufe T. (2022). Dissecting chirping patterns of invasive Tweeter flocks in the German Twitter forest. Online Social Networks and Media, 31(), -. Elsevier B.V..https://doi.org/10.1016/j.osnem.2022.100228

Duguay P.A. (2022). Read it on Reddit: Homogeneity and Ideological Segregation in the Age of Social News. Social Science Computer Review, 40(5), 1186-1202. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393211001053