White men who were drafted for the Vietnam War subsequently expressed less negative attitudes toward Black people and toward policies designed to help them. This suggests that interracial contact during military service led to attitude change.
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Cambridge Core
The Vietnam Draft Lottery and Whites’ Racial Attitudes: Evidence from the General Social Survey | American Political Science Review…
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The historically large gender gap in total housework time narrowed further this century, from a women-to-men ratio of 1.8:1 in 2003–2005 to 1.6:1 in 2022–2023.
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SAGE Journals
Who’s Doing the Housework and Childcare in America Now? Differential Convergence in Twenty-First-Century Gender Gaps in Home Tasks
Gender scholars have debated whether the recent movement toward a more equal division of domestic labor is stalling. Using a differential convergence perspectiv...
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Psychology researchers identify a "burnout to extremism" pipeline 🔍🧠🔥
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PsyPost
Psychology researchers identify a “burnout to extremism” pipeline
What psychological factors lead ordinary people to justify extreme violence? A recent study tracking over 600 employees suggests an answer lies in workplace burnout. The research shows that on days employees felt more burnt out, their sympathy for extremist…
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Surprising numbers of childfree people emerge in developing countries, defying expectations 🌍👶🚫
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journals.plos.org
Prevalence and predictors of childfree people in developing countries
Childfree people—people who do not have children and do not want to have children in the future—represent and large and growing percentage of the population in wealthy countries. However, less is known about childfree people in developing countries. To facilitate…
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“The scientific literature is conclusive: it is society 🌍 which must change 🔄 and not its autistic members 🧩.”
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mBio
“Why can’t you be normal?”: an urgent call for social and institutional inclusivity of neurodivergent scientists in STEM workplaces…
Autism is a neurodevelopmental phenotype characterized by challenges with socialization
(1). Officially classified as an intellectual disability (2), the term “neurodivergent” (antonym: “neurotypical”) is preferred to represent the
diversity of phenotypes…
(1). Officially classified as an intellectual disability (2), the term “neurodivergent” (antonym: “neurotypical”) is preferred to represent the
diversity of phenotypes…
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Survey across 90 societies finds everyday norms vary across cultures 🌍 and have become more permissive over time ⏳.
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Nature
Everyday norms have become more permissive over time and vary across cultures
Communications Psychology - A survey across 90 societies reveals that variation and change in everyday norms are explained by a single value dimension: the priority societies place on...
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Science News
The psychology of paradoxical thinking: Extreme arguments in favor of a controversial topic can reduce overall support Read Full Article #ParadoxOfThinking #ControversialArguments #PsychologyOfPersuasion
🧰 Presenting extreme, absurd arguments for a controversial topic can make people oppose it more strongly, according to a study published in The Journal of Social Psychology.
🤔 Researchers tested this "paradoxical thinking" technique on attitudes toward prostitution. They found that exposing participants to absurdly supportive messages reduced favorable views and indirectly increased support for restrictive policies.
📈 In one experiment with 231 adults, a moderate pro-prostitution message led to less favorable attitudes, while in another with 103 Israelis, an extreme pro-prostitution message was most effective in reducing favorable views.
💡 The study suggests this technique works by triggering rejection of exaggerated ideas, leading to a temporary mental openness to reconsider prior beliefs without feeling directly attacked.
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🤔 Researchers tested this "paradoxical thinking" technique on attitudes toward prostitution. They found that exposing participants to absurdly supportive messages reduced favorable views and indirectly increased support for restrictive policies.
📈 In one experiment with 231 adults, a moderate pro-prostitution message led to less favorable attitudes, while in another with 103 Israelis, an extreme pro-prostitution message was most effective in reducing favorable views.
💡 The study suggests this technique works by triggering rejection of exaggerated ideas, leading to a temporary mental openness to reconsider prior beliefs without feeling directly attacked.
#Psychology #SocialChange #Persuasion
Science News
Fathers whose first child is a girl tend to develop more equal views on gender roles and support policies that promote women’s rights. The study from Japan suggests this shift happens even in culturally conservative countries where gender inequality remains…
👶 Fathers whose first child is a daughter tend to develop more equal views on gender roles and support policies promoting women's rights, even in culturally conservative countries like Japan, according to a study published in Public Opinion Quarterly.
👨🏫 Researchers Daina Chiba and Yoshikuni Ono analyzed data from the Japanese General Social Survey (2000-2018) and found fathers with firstborn daughters were more likely to reject traditional gender roles, support separate surnames for married couples, and favor female lineage in the royal family.
⚖️ These fathers also showed stronger support for income redistribution and increased government spending on crime prevention, with no significant changes observed in unrelated political or social issues.
#GenderEquality #FirstDaughterEffect #SocialChange
👨🏫 Researchers Daina Chiba and Yoshikuni Ono analyzed data from the Japanese General Social Survey (2000-2018) and found fathers with firstborn daughters were more likely to reject traditional gender roles, support separate surnames for married couples, and favor female lineage in the royal family.
⚖️ These fathers also showed stronger support for income redistribution and increased government spending on crime prevention, with no significant changes observed in unrelated political or social issues.
#GenderEquality #FirstDaughterEffect #SocialChange
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