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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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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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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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20-minute neighbourhoods, criticisms, conspiracy theories, and health: a critical discourse analysis. [PDF]
BMC Public HealthLegge MF, Inyang E, Stokes J.
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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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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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Investigating conspiracy theories in the light of narrative persuasion. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2023 Adornetti I.
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The quest for significance and conspiracy theories: exploring the moderating influence of narcissism
Several authors suggested that conspiracy beliefs represent an optimal form of ideological narrative to fulfil the inherent human need to restore a sense of importance, aiding individuals in defending their self-worth.
Ankica Kosic +2 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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The Evidence Base of Fluoride Videos on TikTok
International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The fluoride controversy has intensified in recent years, partly due to new research suggesting negative health effects. Simultaneously, TikTok has become a prominent platform for disseminating oral health‐related content, but its accuracy remains uncertain.
Annel Lueth, Lance Brendan Young
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