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British Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives Theoretical models implicate social anxiety and worry as potential drivers of paranoia; however, it is unknown which aspect of anxiety relates more strongly to paranoia, whether these relationships differ in clinical versus non‐clinical populations and how these variables relate to one another over time.
Brandee Feola +6 more
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The world is an unjust place: The impact of lifetime adversity on belief in conspiracy theories
British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Conspiracy mentality ‐ the tendency to view important events as the product of secret plots by powerful groups ‐ is known to arise from collective victimization and discrimination. Yet less is understood about how adversities such as illness, financial loss, or trauma, unrelated to social identity, foster such beliefs.
Daniel Jolley +2 more
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Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends (JGPTF) (2020) challenges the colonial logics embedded in Roald Dahl's construction of the universal white child. Through collaborative digital play, humour and Māori relational epistemologies, Taika Waititi unsettles James's position as the normative child of futurity,
Diana Sandars
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Need for Cognitive Closure is a personal preference for predictability and intolerance towards uncertainty. Conspiracy theories offer simple solutions to complex issues, providing explanations for events that do not have clear dynamics.
Andrea Chirico +4 more
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, 2011 Book synopsis: The Latin etymological origin of the word “conspiracy” is conspīrāre, literally “to breathe together”, whence, “to accord, harmonize, agree, combine, or unite in a purpose, plot mischief together secretly.” Formally, conspiracy is a ...
Ertür, Başak
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Antinomies of Nativism: Understanding Decoloniality Theory's Affinities with the Global Far Right
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the peculiar conjuncture of decolonial theory and contemporary far‐right ideology. It argues that their shared fixation on the dualism of native and settler is immanent to the development of advanced capitalism, particularly the sharpening of its contradictory tendency to undermine labour as the source of value, and to ...
Aylin Bademsoy, Neil Larsen
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Rejecting conspiracies doesn't necessarily mean that you're smart: The relationship between conspiracy discrimination and reasoning ability. [PDF]
Br J Soc PsycholRobson SG +6 more
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Bioethics and the World Order: A Curious Coincidence Between Chinese and African Approaches
Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The post‐1945 world order is standardly pictured as a Westphalian system, in which each state is equal under the law with sovereign authority over its territories. This paper argues that the Westphalian system is changing and examines the implications for bioethics. We show that cross‐border health, economic, ecologic, and sociopolitical risks
Nancy S. Jecker +2 more
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Physically aggressive conspiracy believers often faced various psycho-social problems: Findings from a longitudinal population-based study. [PDF]
PLoS Onevan der Velden PG +3 more
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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Housework is central to feminist calls for recognition of women's work, economic histories explaining the sexual division of labour, and claims regarding the progressive role of scientific knowledge. Yet little is known about the time it actually took. We address this lacuna.
Sara Horrell, Jane Humphries
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