David O. Sears
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
The effects of terrorist attacks on domestic intergroup relations. It was widely speculated that the terrorist attacks of September 11 produced a reduction in intergroup tensions within the United States, as Americans of all creeds and colors came together in a united front. That is a testable social psychological proposition (with Ludwin Molina, Sabrina Pagano). Life cycle effects on attitudes. I continue to maintain a long-term interest in the effects of early political socialization, especially on politically important attitudes such as partisanship, ideology, racism, and ethnic identity. This raises fundamental questions about the relative power of realistic adulthood forces (such as self-interest) as opposed to the residues of pre-adulthood, or early-adult, attitudes in determining attitudes toward political issues in later adulthood (with P. J. Henry, Kate Fu, Nicholas Valentino, Carolyn Funk). For more information, please visit my lab: Sears Political Psychology Lab
Degrees
Fields of Study
Current Courses by Term
Seminar: Political Psychology
Previous Courses by Term
Critical Problems: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Proseminar: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Seminar: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Proseminar: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Seminar: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Proseminar: Political Psychology
Directed Research in Political Science
Directed Research in Political Science
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Seminar: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Seminar: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Seminar: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Seminar: Political Psychology
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Special Topics in American Government and Politics
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Seminar: Political Psychology
Seminar: Political Psychology
Proseminar: Political Psychology
Previous Courses by Course
Critical Problems: Political Psychology
2018 Spring Quarter
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
2017 Fall Quarter
2016 Fall Quarter
2015 Fall Quarter
2014 Fall Quarter
2013 Fall Quarter
2012 Fall Quarter
2011 Fall Quarter
2010 Fall Quarter
2009 Fall Quarter
2008 Fall Quarter
2006 Fall Quarter
2004 Fall Quarter
2004 Winter Quarter
Proseminar: Political Psychology
2017 Spring Quarter
2015 Spring Quarter
2013 Spring Quarter
2001 Fall Quarter
Proseminar: Political Psychology
Seminar: Political Psychology
2016 Spring Quarter
2014 Winter Quarter
2012 Spring Quarter
2010 Winter Quarter
2008 Spring Quarter
2006 Winter Quarter
2003 Fall Quarter
2002 Spring Quarter
Directed Research in Political Science
2013 Spring Quarter
2013 Winter Quarter
Special Topics in American Government and Politics