Population-Wide Vaccination Hesitancy among the Amish: A County-Level Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Adoption and Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice. [PDF]
Popul Res Policy Rev, 2023 Anderson C, Zhou S, Chi G.
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Does the Threat of Killing Gays Deter Foreign Aid: The Case of Uganda's 2014 Anti‐Homosexuality Act
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Much attention has been drawn on Uganda in recent years due to the strengthening of its anti‐LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric. Our study explores the aid‐deterring effect of anti‐LGBTQ legislation in an experimental setting using the Synthetic Control Method.
Elissaios Papyrakis, Luca Tasciotti
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Moral Assumptions in Causal Thought: Poverty and Perversity
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Causal attributions, framings, and ideas shape moral judgments. Sociologists have long highlighted these causality‐to‐morality processes, showing how causality underpins blame and moral responsibility. The reverse process of morality‐to‐causality, where moral assumptions influence causal attributions, has been studied less.
Lukas Posselt
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Faith in the Marketplace: Christian Legal Narratives and the Refusal to Serve Gay Customers
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In June 2023, the US Supreme Court in 303 Creative v. Elenis held that an anti‐discrimination statute could not force a Christian business owner to provide certain business services to gay people. The decision has created a slew of legal and social uncertainties, which require a deeper investigation of the contemporary conflict between the gay
Mantas Grigorovicius
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Poverty Attributions and Voting Choices in the 2023 Swiss National Elections
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract Is poverty a relevant issue for Swiss electoral politics and political behavior? In this paper we answer that question by showing that citizens’ agreement with different causal attributions of poverty matters for their voting decisions. Of highest relevance is the difference between an “individual blame” explanation (i.e., the poor are lazy ...
Lionel Marquis, Jessy Sparer
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Inferring Cultural Landscapes with the Inverse Ising Model. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel), 2023 Poulsen VM, DeDeo S.
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Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract This study analyses the success of populist radical right (PRR) parties in the 2023 Swiss elections using reference group theory. While existing literature emphasizes the influence of objective and subjective group membership on electoral choice, it often overlooks voters' feelings toward groups they do not belong to and their perceptions of ...
Anke Tresch, Line Rennwald
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Voices of Elementary Teachers: Why Science Instruction Is Nearing Extinction
School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT National survey data dating to the 1980 has pointed to a lack of science instruction provided to United States elementary students. With changing social, technical, and political landscapes, more research is warranted. This study utilized qualitative methods to drill deeper into the decision making of late first‐quarter 21st century elementary
Molly Weinburgh
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Contending with Spiritual Reductionism: Demons, Shame, and Dividualising Experiences Among Evangelical Christians with Mental Distress. [PDF]
J Relig Health, 2021 Lloyd CEM.
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