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Are political views hardwired?
Posted on Sep 10th 2007 9:30AM by Bethany SandersFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment
I remember being a teenager, sitting at dinner with my family and announcing that I was ready to join a certain political party. All of them being members of the opposite party, their jaws dropped as they asked -- almost in unison -- "Where DID you come from?"
Recent studies show that the neurons in the brains of liberals and conservatives fire differently when faced with difficult decisions and other research also shows a link between personality traits and political leanings. Conservatives appear to crave order and structure, while liberals seem to be comfortable with a little more flexibility.
Of course, all of this is fodder for debate between the two groups and gives them the opportunity to pick on each other a little more. I'm not sure how much stock I put into it anyway; a decade after I made that statement at the dinner table, my family members had all made their way over to my side of the political fence, all for their own individual reasons. Maybe people aren't as hardwired as they think they are.
Recent studies show that the neurons in the brains of liberals and conservatives fire differently when faced with difficult decisions and other research also shows a link between personality traits and political leanings. Conservatives appear to crave order and structure, while liberals seem to be comfortable with a little more flexibility.
Of course, all of this is fodder for debate between the two groups and gives them the opportunity to pick on each other a little more. I'm not sure how much stock I put into it anyway; a decade after I made that statement at the dinner table, my family members had all made their way over to my side of the political fence, all for their own individual reasons. Maybe people aren't as hardwired as they think they are.
