A theoretical framework for polarization as the gradual fragmentation of a divided society

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• What: The authors propose that this process is not only initiated by dissent in a society but it is also sustained by it. Consistent with this perspective, the authors propose that polarization can be understood as the result of an iterative process of social interaction resulting in beliefs converging and diverging, and the making and breaking of social connections that culminate in the clustering of extreme beliefs within a society. The authors propose that polarization can be seen as a dynamic process underpinned by fragmentation at the level of the society, the group, and the individual, each . . .
  

   

  

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