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Can Deep Canvassing Promote Anti-Carceral Attitudes? A Field Experiment 深度拉票能促进反选举态度吗？田间试验

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70012

Kristen Brock-Petroshius, Martin Gilens

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Breaking the Silence: White Privilege Intervention in the Netherlands 打破沉默：荷兰白人特权干预

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70011

Nivedita Singhal, Ceren Su Abacioglu, Catherine Molho, Berke Tan Tabak

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Identity Safety in Cancer Screening: Building a Basic Research-to-Clinic Translation of Social Identity Theory 癌症筛查中的身份安全：构建社会身份理论的基础研究到临床的转化

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-05-25 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70008

Katarina E. AuBuchon, Melody Emenyonu, Nikhitha Muthenini, Kristi D. Graves, Hannah Arem

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Translating Social Psychology for Addressing Implicit Bias in Health Care 翻译社会心理学以解决医疗保健中的内隐偏见

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-05-25 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70010

Jeff Stone, Katie Wolsiefer

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An Intervention to Increase Belonging and Support Retention for Faculty of Color and Women Faculty 增加有色人种和女性教师归属感和支持保留的干预措施

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-05-25 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70009

Robyn K. Mallett, Zahra Naqi-Hasnain, Dana Garbarski, Christine Li-Grining, David C. Ensminger, Walter Tangarife, Badia Ahad

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The Impact of Science Denial and Pseudoscience on the Behavioral and Social Sciences 否认科学和伪科学对行为科学和社会科学的影响

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70007

Naomi Oreskes

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Institutionalized Misinformation in US Education: Combatting the Overselling of Learning Styles and Underselling of Spaced Effort 美国教育中制度化的错误信息：打击学习方式的过度推销和间隔努力的低估

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70005

Anne M. Cleary, Daniel H. Robinson

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“Transforming the World”: Using Research to Learn From Activists “改变世界”：利用研究向活动家学习

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-03-16 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70003

Abigail J. Stewart

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Danger of Misinformation and Science Denial: Background, Modern Examples, Future Action 错误信息和否认科学的危险：背景，现代例子，未来行动

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-03-16 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70006

Jennifer J. Harman, Demosthenes Lorandos, Alissa Sherry, Michelle R. Kaufman

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Belief in Science-Related Conspiracy Theories 相信与科学有关的阴谋论

IF 4 1区社会学

Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2025-03-16 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70004

Shane Littrell, Amanda Diekman, Michelle Seelig, Kamal Premaratne, Stefan Wuchty, Daniel Verdear, Casey A. Klofstad, Joseph Uscinski

{"title":"Belief in Science-Related Conspiracy Theories","authors":"Shane Littrell, Amanda Diekman, Michelle Seelig, Kamal Premaratne, Stefan Wuchty, Daniel Verdear, Casey A. Klofstad, Joseph Uscinski","doi":"10.1111/josi.70004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.70004","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conspiracy theories attempt to explain events and circumstances by attributing them to the supposed secret actions of powerful, malevolent groups. Due to their associations with potentially harmful non-normative behaviors at both the individual and collective levels, researchers have expressed particular concern over conspiracy theories that malign science. To better understand such beliefs, we conducted a national US survey to gauge respondents’ agreement with 11 science-related conspiracy theories and their political, psychological, and social characteristics. We find that beliefs in specific science-related conspiracy theories represent two unique factors that are (i) related to non-normative behaviors including political violence, vaccine refusal, and sharing false information online, and (ii) undergirded by a range of non-normative personality traits and attitudes. We conclude by discussing the potential role of political leaders in propagating science-related conspiracy theories and the implications for preventing or reversing science-related conspiracy theory beliefs.</p>","PeriodicalId":17008,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Issues","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/josi.70004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143632678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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