Cognitive ability and ideology join forces in the culture war: A model of opinion formation

Article Psychology, Social

Do Smarter People Have More Conservative Economic Attitudes? Assessing the Relationship Between Cognitive Ability and Economic Ideology

Alexander Jedinger et al.

Summary: This study suggests that the relationship between cognitive ability and economic attitudes is complex, and may be mediated through factors such as income and the need for certainty.

PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN (2022)

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Article Economics

BRAHMIN LEFT VERSUS MERCHANT RIGHT: CHANGING POLITICAL CLEAVAGES IN 21 WESTERN DEMOCRACIES, 1948-2020

Amory Gethin et al.

Summary: This article examines the long-term evolution of political cleavages in Western democracies and finds that there has been a shift in the influence of education and income on voter behavior, with higher-educated individuals increasingly leaning towards the left while high-income earners continue to support the right. The rise of green and anti-immigration movements has accelerated this transition, leading to the emergence of a new sociocultural axis of political conflict.

QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS (2022)

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Article Communication

Opinion Trends on Moral Issues in the United States and the United Kingdom Explained by the Applicability of Generally Accepted Arguments

Kimmo Eriksson et al.

Summary: According to a recent theory, public opinion on moral issues will be influenced by generally acceptable kinds of arguments. The analysis of polling data from the United States and the United Kingdom shows that generally acceptable kinds of arguments can predict moral opinion trends well, and there is a remarkable similarity in opinion trends between these two countries. This suggests that generally acceptable kinds of arguments play a crucial role in driving opinion dynamics.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Predicting how US public opinion on moral issues will change from 2018 to 2020 and beyond

Pontus Strimling et al.

Summary: The General Social Survey, conducted every 2 years, measures public opinion on a wide range of moral issues. The data from the 2020 survey will be released in mid-October 2021. In advance of this release, predictions are made for shifts in public opinion since 2018 and for further shifts until 2030. These predictions are based on the theory that an opinion will become more popular over time if it has a stronger argumentative advantage. The accuracy of these forecasts will be assessed by comparing them with a benchmark forecast that predicts no change in public opinion from 2018 to 2020.

ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE (2022)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

A Preview of the Dangerous Future of Abortion Bans Texas Senate Bill 8

Whitney Arey et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2022)

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Article Education & Educational Research

Confronting book banning and assumed curricular neutrality: A critical inquiry framework

Samuel Burmester et al.

Summary: False accusations have emerged in response to culturally relevant curricula, making it difficult for educators to use culturally relevant literature in schools. This article proposes a critical inquiry framework (CIF) based on Yosso's Cultural Wealth model to guide students in reading such texts.

THEORY INTO PRACTICE (2022)

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Article Psychology, Multidisciplinary

How does political discussion frequency impact political moral opinions? The moral argument theory of opinion dynamics

Kimmo Eriksson et al.

Summary: Discussions of political issues have different effects on opinions for liberals and conservatives, with more frequent discussions associated with holding more liberal opinions among liberals but little association with opinions among conservatives.

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY (2022)

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Article Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Different Populations Agree on Which Moral Arguments Underlie Which Opinions

Irina Vartanova et al.

Summary: The study found that in the United States and the United Kingdom, different moral opinions share similar perceptions on the applicability of moral concerns among different demographic groups, indicating that the applicability of a specific moral concern to a particular opinion is objective. Surveys also showed that this independence extends to populations in different countries, but whether it holds across cultures beyond those included in the study remains unknown.

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY (2021)

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Review Behavioral Sciences