Search results for political behavior:
Why do people vote? Genetic variation in political participation
Jun 26, 2008 |
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A groundbreaking new study finds that genes significantly affect variation in voter turnout, shedding new light on the reasons why people vote and participate in the political system.
Religious beliefs significantly tied to national political participation
Jun 24, 2008 |
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A study recently published in Social Science Quarterly explores the effects of religious behaviors and beliefs on political participation and finds that religious beliefs play a more significant role than church attendance or rel ...
Implicit political attitudes can predict future voting behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 25, 2008 |
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In many political elections, undecided voters come to a decision about who they will vote for only a few days before the vote, if not the very same day of the election. A new study in the journal Political Psychology reveal ...
Political participation is partially rooted in genetic inheritance
Jul 01, 2008 |
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The decision to vote is partly genetic, according to a new study published in the American Political Science Review. The research, by James H. Fowler and Christopher T. Dawes, of the University of California, San Diego and ...
Adolescents hold differing views on civic and political activity
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2009 |
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The record numbers of young people who took part in last year's presidential election, along with high schools' raised expectations that students participate in community service, have led to growing research on teens' civic ...
Professional lobbyists: Pragmatic operatives or just another partisan resource?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2009 |
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The thousands of professional lobbyists working in Washington, DC on issues tend to be professional partisans who mobilize resources for one preferred political party exclusively. So finds a new study which counters the common ...
Political views may skew perception of skin tone, new study finds
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Political affinity could influence how some people view the skin tone of biracial political candidates, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University ...
Study: Parenthood makes moms more liberal, dads more conservative
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Parenthood is pushing mothers and fathers in opposite directions on political issues associated with social welfare, from health care to education, according to new research from North Carolina State University.
Young voters influenced by negative political ads, says study
Feb 12, 2008 |
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In the April issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, an important field study of registered voters aged 18-23 reveals that negative “attack” ads provoke more voter migration than positive ads. Researchers from Notre Dame a ...
Scientific Understanding of Corruption Sought
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Corruption is one of the most cited factors inhibiting economic development. It impedes political and economic growth, reduces the welfare of societies, increases income inequality and reduces trust in political ...
Study supports validity of test that indicates widespread unconscious bias
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 17, 2009 |
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In the decade since the Implicit Association Test was introduced, its most surprising and controversial finding is its indication that about 70 percent of those who took a version of the test that measures racial attitudes ...
Social Class, Networks May Influence Political Behaviors
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears that social class and race may have varying affects on the political actions and views of individuals, University of Arizona professor Jan E. Leighley and her colleague have noted in a newly-pubished ...
Domestic and international influences shape the politics of R&D and innovation
Mar 18, 2009 |
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In the last three decades, research across the social sciences has made great advances in the political economy of technological change (also called innovation or R&D). There exists a better understanding how domestic institutions ...
How social pressure increases voter turnout: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment
Mar 13, 2008 |
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New research by political scientists concludes that direct mail campaigns which include a social pressure aspect are more effective at increasing voter turnout and are cheaper than other forms of voter mobilization, including ...
It's the network: Researchers examine behavior influenced by network structure
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A team of computer scientists at the University of Pennsylvania investigating the political, social and economic struggle between individual self-interest and the need to build a consensus have learned that, depending only ...
