Structural, psychological, and cultural explanations of apathy are mutually constitutive

Evidence

These structural,'' psychological,” and cultural'' levels of analysis do not correspond to their separate objects of study (the structure,” the individual,'' and the cultural institutions”) but rather, are mutually implicated and inextricable. All of these explanations call forth something that the others o¡er; each ¢lls in what others leave uncharted, each layer is contingent on the others. — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”, 169

Categorization

  • XREF: Methodological claim relevant to any solidarity research: explanations at different analytic levels are not rivals but layers contingent on one another. — connects to: Apparent civic apathy is effortful cultural labor, not genuine indifference — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 169; Structural psychological and cultural explanations of belief are mutually implicated and inseparable — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 169

Broader Connections