Podcasts · Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files
Ep 219: Mental Health Professionals: Why So Liberal?
· 21 min
Episode Ep 219: Mental Health Professionals: Why So Liberal?
Surveys find that psychologists tend to align themselves with a liberal political orientation. Why is that? Are liberal-minded people drawn to human service professions or is there something about working in human services that causes people to become more liberal in their political views? In this episode I propose a few ideas that I think explains why mental health professionals tend to be on the liberal side of the political spectrum. I invite your constructive feedback on these suggestions.
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