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Media and Polarization

This paper provides a model of how media environments affect political polarization. We first develop a model of how media environments, characterized by their levels of accessibility and variety of content, interact with citizens' ideological views and ...
Hojman, Daniel, Campante, Filipe R.
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Constructing Difference: Maternal Boundary‐Work in Science‐Based and Natural Mom Groups on Facebook

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Boundary‐work describes the activities of social groups as they seek to differentiate themselves from others to establish credibility, authority, or to protect their interests. While a growing body of literature explores occupational boundary‐work in health care, limited research has focused on how lay actors practice boundary‐work online.
Darryn DiFrancesco
wiley   +1 more source

The illusion of political attitudes: perceived (and not actual) cross-cutting attitudes are associated with pluralistic news consumption

Frontiers in Communication
Most polarization research focuses on conservatives and liberals, overlooking individuals holding cross-cutting attitude (CCA; mixed conservative and liberal views). Using survey data from two polarized countries, we distinguish between objective (actual)
Nitzan Attias, Dana Chudy, Eran Halperin, Meital Balmas   +3 more
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Ideological Polarization and the Appropriations Process

, 2014
This paper examines the increasing polarization surrounding appropriation measures andmembers of the House Appropriation Committee using roll call data. We begin by briefly discussingdevelopments within the committee.
Gallego, Michael, Koen, Kristena
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Formation of Distance‐Based Orientation: Political Identity through Relational Positioning in Israel

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Distance‐based orientation describes how pejorative labels may serve as anchor points for political identity. Existing research on political labeling has largely emphasized stigmatization, overlooking how labels may acquire durability and orienting capacity without losing pejorative force. Drawing on publicly circulating discourse, we trace positioning
Tammar Friedman, Asaf Saadon
wiley   +1 more source

It's Not You, It's the System: Women Professors in TESOL and the Persistence of Gender Bias

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Although progress has been made with respect to the role and position of women in academia, overt and covert discrimination as well as structural and systemic bias persist. In this article, we report on research conducted with 14 women professors from 10 different countries to explore to what extent these issues affect women professors in ...
Sarah Mercer, Tammy Gregersen, Amy S. Thompson, Su Yon Yim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Memory and Personality Shape Ideological Polarization

We do experiments on physical agents with dynamic binary ideologies, deep memories of previous probes of neigboring agents, but fixed personalities that interpret the memory content to make ideological decisions.
Do, Van H., Li, Shengkai, Di Carlo, Luca, Liu, Liyu, Austin, Robert H., Mikhail, Elia, Phan, Trung V., Wang, Gao   +7 more
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Madrasa Ideologies of English in Bangladesh: Questioning ELT‐Aid and Post‐9/11 De‐Islamization

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract External donors increasingly promote English as a notionally value‐neutral language of socioeconomic advancements in the Muslim South, overlooking local ideological diversities. Furthermore, national and Western forces deploy English as a tool to de‐Islamize madrasas (Islamic educational institutes) in the post‐9/11 world for global peace ...
Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury
wiley   +1 more source

Challenging Business Schools Through Subversive Performativity: The Potential of Art‐based Pedagogies

British Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Business schools are often criticized for reproducing growth‐oriented norms, but alternative pedagogies remain difficult to normalize. Drawing on Butler's theory of subversive performativity, this study examines how art‐based pedagogy enables academics to challenge growth logics in business schools by transforming their identities over time ...
Sylvain Bureau, Laëtitia Gabay‐Mariani, Justine Buriller, Fiammetta Cascioli Karivalis   +3 more
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Does ideological polarization promote political engagement and trust? Evidence from Swiss panel data, 1999–2023

This study explores whether ideological polarization increases political engagement and trust, both of which are central elements of civic culture. Polarization can clarify political positions and thereby simplify the formation of opinions, increase the ...
Marquis, Lionel, Kuhn, Ursina
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