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Now there will be trouble [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The paper considers sentences in which “now” occurs in initial position and shows that the meaning they convey differs from the meaning of sentences that are otherwise identical except for “now” occurring in final position.
Del Prete, Fabio, Spolaore, Giuseppe
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Fatalism, Attributions of Failure and Academic Performance in Mapuche and Non-Mapuche Chilean Students

open access: yesAnales de Psicologia
This study investigated the role of fatalism as a cultural value orientation and causal attributions for past failure in the academic performance of high school students in the Araucania Region of Chile.
Tamara Otzen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traditional or Modern Contraception? Association Between Health Worker Contact and Contraceptive Choice in India: Findings From NFHS 2019–2021

open access: yesStudies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite greater availability and affordability of modern contraception, the use of traditional contraception is rising in India. We examined the relationship between Indian women's contact with a community health worker (CHW) and discussion of family planning (FP) with their contraceptive use.
Nandita Bhan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatalism and Savings [PDF]

open access: yes
We examine the impact of fatalism, the belief that one has little or no control over future events, on the decision of whether or not to save. We develop a model that predicts that fatalism decreases savings for moderately risk averse individuals ...
Joel, Shapiro, Stephen, Wu
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“I Can Do It, We Can Change It”: Protest as a Catalyst for Political Efficacy

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how protest episodes foster political efficacy among ordinary citizens. Based on 44 in‐depth interviews with participants in two major 2018 mobilizations in Spain—the feminist strike of International Women's Day and the pensioners' protests—the analysis identifies discursive expressions that reflect attitudinal change ...
Manuel Jiménez‐Sánchez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Problem of Determinism - Freedom as Self-Determination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
There are arguments for determinism. Admittedly, this is opposed by the fact of everyday experience of autonomy. In the following, it is argued for the compatibility of determinism and autonomy.
Wandschneider, Dieter
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A cultural theory of populist leadership: fatalism, authoritarianism and the first Trump presidency

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science
This article asks whether a unified framework can integrate established traits of populist leadership, propose novel ones, and link populist leaders to their social support. To do so, it uses Mary Douglas’s cultural theory, and especially its typology of
Marco Verweij
doaj   +1 more source

Taboos as Drivers for Counterculture: Normalizing Misogyny in Incel Communities and Beyond

open access: yes
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Mihaela Popa‐Wyatt, Justina Berškytė
wiley   +1 more source

Disentangling Climate Worry and Psychological Distress: Data From the UK Household Longitudinal Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Psychology, Volume 61, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Anxiety and worry about climate change have been associated with poorer mental health. We examined whether different climate beliefs, the cognitive component of climate anxiety, were associated with symptoms of psychological distress. We also tested whether political efficacy moderated the potential associations between climate beliefs and ...
Vilja Helminen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Evolution and Transformative Trends in the Consumer Market: A Technology Paradox Perspective

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 6, Page 1327-1342, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The consumer market is defined by tensions arising from the clash between technological advancement and consumer psychology. Current research lacks a unifying framework to explain these contradictions. Addressing this gap, we introduce a conceptual model based on technology paradox theory, which maps the dynamic process from antecedents ...
Chanaka Jayawardhena   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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