Fear and Loathing Across Party Lines: New Evidence on Group Polarization Shanto Iyengar and Sean J. Westwood Stanford University Draft: April 5‚ 2013 Abstract When defined in terms of social identity and affect toward in- and out-groups‚ the polarization of the American electorate has clearly increased. We document the scope and consequences of affective polarization using implicit‚ explicit‚ and behavioral indicators. Our evidence demonstrates not only that hostile feelings for the out-party
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Discuss the effect drugs have had on Modern International Sports Events such as the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games Due to the high standards‚ professionalism and interest in high profile sporting events such as the Olympics‚ the Commonwealth games and Tour De France‚ some participants would take great risks‚ both legal and illegal to try and win the event‚ without knowing the consequences and side-effects of these risks. For example‚ some of the athletes taking part in these events went as
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‘Reflection on “A Revised Strain Theory of Delinquency.”’ Social Forces 91 (1): 33-38 Agnew‚ Robert. 1995. ‘The Contribution of Social-Psychological Strain Theory to the Explanation of Crime and Delinquency’ in The Legacy of Anomie Theory Bernburg‚ Jón Gunnar‚ Thorlindsson‚ Thorolfur‚ & Inga Dora Sigfusdottir. 2009. Polizzi‚ David. 2010. ‘Agnew’s General Strain Theory Reconsidered: A Phenomenological Perspective.’ International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 55 (7): 1051-1071
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’‚ Work‚ Employment and Society‚ 4(1)‚ 184-204. Metcalf‚ D. (1989)‚ ’Water Notes Dry Up ’‚ British Journal of Industrial Relations‚ 27(1). Millward‚ N.‚ and Stevens‚ M. (1986)‚ British Workplace Industrial Relations. 1980-1984‚ Aldershot‚ Gower. Myrdal‚ H. G. (1990)‚ "The Hard Way from a Centralized to a Decentralized Industrial Relations System ’‚ paper presented to the First Conference of the European Community International Network of Research Institutes‚ Trier‚ September. Nolan‚ P.‚ and Marginson
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Updated 2011 There are many agencies working to abolish the death penalty the American Civil Liberties Union believes the death penalty inherently violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment and the guarantees of due process of law and of equal protection under the law. Furthermore‚ we believe that the state should not give itself the right to kill human beings – especially when it kills with premeditation and ceremony‚ in the name of the law or in the name of its people
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Journal of Economic Perspectives—Volume 19‚ Number 3—Summer 2005—Pages 19 – 42 Eight Questions about Corruption Jakob Svensson S ome years ago I interviewed the chief executive officer of a successful Thai manufacturing firm as part of a pilot survey project. While trying to figure out a good way to quantify the firm’s experience with government regulations and corruption in the foreign trade sector‚ the CEO exclaimed: “I hope to be reborn as a custom official.” When a well-paid CEO wishes
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McKinsey Working Papers on Risk‚ Number 39 Commodity trading at a strategic crossroad Jan Ascher Paul Laszlo Guillaume Quiviger December 2012 © Copyright 2012 McKinsey & Company 2 Contents Commodity trading at a strategic crossroad Introduction and executive summary1 Changes in global commodity trading: Three trends 2 Imperatives for commodity traders 6 Conclusion8 McKinsey Working Papers on Risk presents McKinsey’s best current thinking on risk and risk
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How important was the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan to the crystallization of Cold War Tensions in Europe in the years 1945-1951? When considering the crystallization of Cold War tensions in Europe one can not overlook the impact of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. Although events were often ‘a cycle of action and reaction which makes the identification of ultimate causes difficult and probably impossible’ both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan signaled a turning
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