Political expression is switched on and off by group context rather than individual belief

Evidence

The ability to express broad political engagement systematically changed from one context to the next. Behind the scenes, but not in meetings, Danielle could say that it was really a disgrace that a country as rich as ours had homeless people; she said that the school should not make parents pay for kids to play in the school’s swing band, and that Republican-sponsored cutbacks had harmed the school, and more. But she never spoke like this in the group context. — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”, 97

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Citizens express narrower ideas as their audience grows wider — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 32; Political disengagement is socially produced in conversation, not just held in beliefs — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 30; Civic speech style varies with audience rather than with underlying beliefs — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 118 (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Civic speech style varies with audience rather than with underlying beliefs #corroborates (0.95) — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”, 118