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Bridging Sociolinguistics and Trans Studies Through Nonbinary Discourses of Self‐Identification

open access: yesJournal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss how nonbinary gender in the West is constructed through discourses of self‐identification, such as refusing to ascribe gender to the body and disregarding the social forces of cisnormative perception. However, both sociolinguistic research on language and identity and transgender studies suggest that nonbinary self ...
Ariana Steele
wiley   +1 more source

“A Person's God Should Look Like Them”: African Traditional Religions Among Black Queer Millennials and Gen Z Americans

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How are young Black Americans practicing spirituality contemporarily? Today younger generations of Black Americans are more likely than older Black Americans to identify as religiously unaffiliated or as practicing a non‐Christian faith. Drawing on 109 interviews with Black Millennial and Gen Z Americans, I examine how some of these younger ...
Terrell J. A. Winder
wiley   +1 more source

(Dis)Belief in God Among Younger and Older Poles: Analytic Thinking and Cultural Learning Between Generations and Over Time

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Religious disbelief is increasing worldwide, yet its cognitive and cultural foundations remain debated. We examined how analytic thinking and cultural learning shape (dis)belief across generations and over time. Study 1 compared younger (18–39, n = 427) and older (40+, n = 639) Polish adults.
Paweł Łowicki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Go Ahead and Bring Me Up on Charges—The Rocks Will Sing Out”: Organizational Structure, Ally Activism, and the Struggle for Marriage Equality in the UMC

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After decades of struggle, the United Methodist Church (UMC) removed all LGBTQ‐restrictive language from its Book of Discipline in 2024, overturning exclusionary policies that forbid same‐sex weddings and the ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy. This research sheds light on the activism that preceded institutional change within the UMC.
Nancy L. Malcom, Melinda D. Kane
wiley   +1 more source

Milestones, revisited: Iterative and nonlinear identity development in Gen-Z. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Res Adolesc
Warton W   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Addressing unanswered questions about the shift of strategy approach: A multi‐study investigation of approach variations, repeated interviews and innocent versus guilty responses

open access: yesLegal and Criminological Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The shift‐of‐strategy (SoS) approach aims to obtain concealed information from semi‐cooperative suspects by prompting them to shift towards more forthcoming counter‐interrogation strategies. While previous studies on the approach have shown promising results, important questions remain about how it functions in diverse contexts ...
Lina Nyström   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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