{"title":"Eagles and Grey Wolves: A cross-cultural analysis of populist adjacent far-right groups","authors":"Daniel Barnett, Ana-Maria Bliuc, Ihsan Yilmaz","doi":"10.1111/asap.70028","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70028","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article examines the narrative strategies and identity constructions of two far-right groups, the League of the South (United States) and the Grey Wolves (Turkey), through a cross-cultural lens. Gathering textual data from the respective groups' websites and using reflexive thematic analysis, we identify and compare five overarching themes, revealing both shared and unique dynamics shaped by each group's socio-political context and proximity to power. The League of the South portrays out-group threats, including traditional far-right targets and mainstream Republicans, as existential, emphasizing victimhood and the struggle of an exclusive in-group to establish a neo-Confederate state. In contrast, the Grey Wolves frame their in-group identity within a broader Turkish-Islamic context, integrating national pride and moral superiority with confidence derived from their alignment with Turkey's ruling coalition. Our findings highlight the role of power in shaping narratives: while the Grey Wolves capitalize on their proximity to power to project strength and stability, the League of the South's marginal position fosters narratives of defiance and futility. Despite differences, both groups employ moralistic and historical framings to legitimize their aims. This study advances the literature on far-right movements by emphasizing the complex dynamics between identity, power, and context, offering insights into the broader dynamics of far-right populism in WEIRD and non-WEIRD settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144894268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Terri D. Conley, Jennifer L. Piemonte, Ananya Mangla, Nainika Mateti, Soha Tariq, T. Ariel Yang
{"title":"Pandemic tradeoffs: US residents’ perceptions of detrimental outcomes associated with COVID lockdowns","authors":"Terri D. Conley, Jennifer L. Piemonte, Ananya Mangla, Nainika Mateti, Soha Tariq, T. Ariel Yang","doi":"10.1111/asap.70025","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70025","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Policies designed to prevent COVID-19 deaths arguably yielded trade-offs with other adverse outcomes associated with lockdowns. In a nationally representative study of Americans, we queried participants about how tolerant they were of these trade-offs, expressed as binary choices. We asked participants—by putting them in the shoes of a medical policymaker—to choose one adverse outcome (of a pair) to <i>prevent</i> and one to <i>allow</i>. Participants expressed greater desire to prevent child abuse, intimate partner violence, and deaths associated with economic downturns than COVID deaths, suggesting that the public perceived that detrimental effects of the lockdowns are more regrettable than potential additional COVID deaths.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70025","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144894271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle A. Stage, Orianna D. Carvalho, Mollie A. Ruben
{"title":"The nature of science is inclusive: A qualitative study of LGBTQ+ undergraduate STEM students’ experiences in pursuing planetary sciences","authors":"Michelle A. Stage, Orianna D. Carvalho, Mollie A. Ruben","doi":"10.1111/asap.70023","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70023","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Diversity is essential for fostering innovation and improving organizational performance. Yet, it remains undervalued in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, leading to higher rates of mental health issues, burnout, and attrition among marginalized groups. This study aimed to examine the facilitators and barriers affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) STEM students, particularly those pursuing careers with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), using an intersectionality framework. The study recruited (<i>N</i> = 15) LGBTQ+ undergraduate STEM students who were guided through semi-structured interviews carried out via Zoom. Thematic analysis revealed three major facilitator themes focused on supportive familial and academic relationships, institutional symbols of inclusion, and individual strengths enhancing students' sense of belonging and career aspirations. Conversely, four major barrier themes focused on unsupportive interpersonal interactions, identity management stressors, stigma related to gender and sexual identity, and structural barriers contributing to exclusion and marginalization. Policy implications emphasize the importance of reinforcing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) commitments, actively opposing discriminatory laws, and developing mentorship programs. NASA's continued commitment to DEIA is vital for creating an innovative STEM workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144891706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One LGBT community or many? Linked fate in LGBT people","authors":"Kay Hales, Ellen D. B. Riggle","doi":"10.1111/asap.70024","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70024","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While the LGBT community is often referred to as a monolith, research suggests that it may be separate subgroups under one umbrella. Linked fate is the sense that what happens to the group will affect the individual member. While research on racial identity groups suggests members often feel a sense of linked fate with other group members, this has not been explored in the LGBT community.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using a mixed-methods approach with data collected from an online survey of 500 self-identifying LGBT people, we use quantitative analyses to determine whether LGBT people feel a sense of linked fate across subgroups. We then conduct reflexive thematic analysis to describe and interpret the qualitative data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings suggest LGBT people feel a sense of linked fate with other LGBT people despite subgroup differences. Qualitative results suggest LGBT people's linked fate is rooted in stigma and a sense of belonging in the LGBT community.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The results offer insights into how LGBT people's sense of linked fate may be driven by shared stigmatization and a sense of belonging in the LGBT community. Findings have implications for LGBT people's political activism and their willingness to collectively respond to attacks on LGBT people's rights.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144891705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Our voice as a legacy”: Trauma, resilience, and post-traumatic growth among people living with long-term HIV","authors":"Claire Bloxsom, Rusi Jaspal","doi":"10.1111/asap.70027","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70027","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There is limited empirical research into the experiences of people diagnosed with HIV in the era before antiretroviral therapy (ART) was introduced, and who are living with long-term HIV. Positive psychological insights into coping can inform clinicians working with clients from this population. Eight people in the United Kingdom were interviewed regarding their experiences of living with long-term HIV. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the data. Participants described their experiences of individual and collective trauma, but also how they used these experiences to derive resilience and post-traumatic growth. Two superordinate generalized experiential themes were developed: <i>Coping through education, learning, and reflection</i>, and <i>Relationships</i>. Subordinate experiential themes included the significance of being the educator and the provision of education, meaning-making, self-reflection, and learning, as well as both community belonging and connection, and the careful management of HIV disclosure in relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70027","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144853843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Grace Flores-Robles, Bryant N. Gomez, Elissia T. Franklin, Rachel Fikslin, Kyle Anderson, Katlyn L. Milless
{"title":"Gender and sexual minority PhD students experience epistemic exclusion in STEM","authors":"Grace Flores-Robles, Bryant N. Gomez, Elissia T. Franklin, Rachel Fikslin, Kyle Anderson, Katlyn L. Milless","doi":"10.1111/asap.70022","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70022","url":null,"abstract":"<p>People with gender minority (e.g., transgender, agender, nonbinary) and sexual minority (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, queer) identities are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In the current research, we examine whether gender and sexual minorities report greater epistemic exclusion (i.e., institutional devaluation of their contributions) and worse academic outcomes compared to their cisgender and heterosexual peers. In a survey of 329 PhD students, we find that students who identified as gender and/or sexual minorities were more likely to experience epistemic exclusion, report greater stress in graduate school, and intend to leave their PhD programs (relative to their cisgender and heterosexual counterparts). Importantly, we found this pattern both within and outside of STEM. This research highlights how epistemic exclusion can serve as a barrier to gender and sexual minorities’ success, not only in STEM, but in academia more broadly.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144811042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The indirect moderating effects of racial bias in the context of abortion attitudes and mock healthcare delivery decisions","authors":"Andrew S. Franks, Y. Jenny Xiao","doi":"10.1111/asap.70019","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70019","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The US Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case stands to exacerbate maternal mortality and other pregnancy-related health risks, especially for women of minority backgrounds. To empirically examine the psychological and behavioral consequences of Dobbs, the indirect moderating influence of racial bias on abortion-related outcomes was assessed across two experiments conducted on Qualtrics using participants from Amazon's Mechanical Turk. In Experiment 1, participants were randomly assigned to read information on the effects of abortion restrictions on maternal mortality that either framed the issue in terms of racial justice or did not include such a framing and then asked about their support for abortion rights. Conditional indirect effects of framing on policy support were found through the mediating mechanisms of moral outrage and realistic threat. In Experiment 2, participants imagined themselves as physicians deciding whether to perform abortions under highly restrictive laws while the patient (described as either Black or White) is experiencing complications, then asked about their willingness to perform the procedure. For the second experiment, conditional indirect effects were found through the mediating mechanism of perceived patient symptom severity. Implications of these findings for maternal health and mortality in the Dobbs era are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144758581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate change threats and affective polarization. Exploring the role of negative emotional reactions","authors":"Amanda Remsö, Emma A. Renström, Hanna Bäck","doi":"10.1111/asap.70020","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70020","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Climate change mitigation requires collective efforts, but the fact that the climate issue has become highly polarized may thwart such endeavors. In this article, we examine how negative emotions in response to climate change threats are associated with affective polarization—the tendency to view those from opposing political groups with hostility and bias, and to view those from one's own group more favorably. We hypothesize that anger in response to climate change threats is associated with higher affective polarization, whereas fear responses are associated with lower affective polarization. First, we conducted a survey in Sweden (<i>N</i> = 1575) and found that participants who perceived climate change as threatening were lower on affective polarization. Second, we conducted a survey experiment in Sweden (<i>N</i> = 1110), where participants were presented with content describing climate change threats or a control condition. Participants exposed to climate change threats reacted with increased anger and fear as expected. Fear was associated with lower affective polarization, while anger was not significantly associated with affective polarization. We conclude that fear in response to climate change threats may, under certain circumstances, depolarize the electorate.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144740170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"United as one? Outgroup discrimination matters but so does ingroup standing in shaping solidarity among Latinx and Asian Americans","authors":"Gil Moreu, Yuen J. Huo","doi":"10.1111/asap.70021","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Past research suggests that experiences with discrimination motivate members of marginalized groups to work together to change their condition. In the current work, we test whether relations <i>within</i> a marginalized community also matter in motivating group members to work together to confront injustice enacted against their ingroup. Drawing from the experiences of Latinxs (S1/S2) and Asians (S2) in the United States, we examine how feedback from <i>outside of the ethnic ingroup</i> and relations <i>within</i> their ingroup each uniquely shape feelings of solidarity and willingness to engage in political action on behalf of the ingroup. Consistent with past work, perception of group discrimination was associated with a sense of solidarity with and willingness to act on behalf of the ingroup among both Latinxs and Asians. Importantly, findings show that individuals’ standing within the group also predicts solidarity among both Latinxs and Asians and also willingness to engage in political action on behalf of the ingroup, but only among Latinxs and not among Asians. Together, these findings suggest that ingroup solidarity and motivation to work on behalf of the group are shaped not only by influences enacted by outgroup members but also by relations within the group.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma K. Bridger, John Maltby, Eiko I. Fried, Daniel Nettle
{"title":"Causal beliefs about social determinants of depression, poverty, and mortality","authors":"Emma K. Bridger, John Maltby, Eiko I. Fried, Daniel Nettle","doi":"10.1111/asap.70018","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70018","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Social determinants influence multiple life outcomes including depression, poverty, and mortality. While causal beliefs shape public views on these issues, studies have remained siloed across disciplines. We surveyed 1000 UK adults on 43 social and non-social risk factors for these outcomes, using a broader set of social factors than previous work. We ask which social determinants are perceived to be causally important, how these are weighted relative to non-social causes, and whether this differs across outcomes. To explore psychological predictors of beliefs, we measured political orientation, subjective socioeconomic status, sense of control, and material deprivation. Respondents viewed social factors as more causal for poverty and depression than for mortality. Left-leaning views and lower perceived control were linked to stronger causal beliefs in social factors. These findings reveal that UK respondents perceive a causal role for social determinants that is comparable to that of non-social factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70018","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144624556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}