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Haidt, John:
Another valuable resource for thinking about communicating with mainstream Americans is the work of Professor Jonathan Haidt. See the following websites:
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On Bridging to Enduring American Values:
The general importance of framing our own messages by ‘bridging’ them to ‘enduring American values’ has been validated by numerous polls and research projects reported by The Frameworks Institute, The Strategic Values Project, and American Environics. See especially the latter’s latest Social Values Research and Politics report:
http://www.frameworksinstitute.org
http://www.thebreakthrough.org Search this site for the Strategic Values Overview.
Susan Nall Bales of Frameworks Institute has also written very clearly about the vital role of enduring American cultural metaphor in framing. Her essay,‘Reframing Community Messages through Myths and Metaphors,’ is an excellent resource. Search Google for its current location.
On American Cultural Models, Identity and Worldviews:
Cultural Logic: http://www.culturallogic.com