Polarization (politics)
In political contexts, polarization is understood to mean either a social differentiation leading to controversy or an intensification of differences of opinion . Often both are linked. On the one hand, polarization helps to clarify the differences, i.e. to make them easier to understand, and, on the other hand, increases political tensions.
Empirical social research deals with opinion- forming , while inequality research deals with social inequalities. Systems theory deals with the phenomenon of difference in general under the catchphrase difference .
See also
literature
- Thomas Schwinn (ed.): Differentiation and social inequality. The two sociologies and their connection , Frankfurt am Main: Humanities online 2004, ISBN 3-934157-15-7