Belief system coherence is socially, not logically, driven

Evidence

It seems clear that, however logically coherent a belief system may seem to the holder, the sources of constraint are much less logical in the classical sense than they are psychological—and less psychological than social. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1857

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes logical, psychological, and social constraint — a central conceptual framework for the chapter.
• XREF: connects to: Consensus-based truth theories cannot justify specific assertions — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism: A Marxist…, 434; Beliefs with no practical stakes function as pure social identity signals — Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall, The Misinformation Age: How False…, 308; Taken-for-granted belief patterns are politically invented human products, not natural or inevitable — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 587 (+1 more)