Latino Attitudes Toward Abortion and Marriage Equality: Examining the Influence of Religiosity, Acculturation, and Non-Response (open access)

Latino Attitudes Toward Abortion and Marriage Equality: Examining the Influence of Religiosity, Acculturation, and Non-Response

This article seeks to extend literature on Latinos' policy preferences by examining the influence of multiple dimensions of acculturation and religiosity on two contemporary moral policy issues: abortion and same-sex marriage.
Date: 2014
Creator: Branton, Regina; Franco, Ana B.; Wenzel, Jim & Wrinkle, Robert D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Primed Parsons; Reference Groups and Clergy Political Attitudes (open access)

Primed Parsons; Reference Groups and Clergy Political Attitudes

This article investigates the effect of parishioners and institutional superiors on clergy political attitudes.
Date: 2015
Creator: Calfano, Brian Robert & Oldmixon, Elizabeth Anne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discourse and Dissonance: Religious Agendas in the 104th Congress (open access)

Discourse and Dissonance: Religious Agendas in the 104th Congress

This article investigates the religious dimension of Republican legislators' participation in one-minute speeches during the 104th Congress (1995-1996).
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: Blackstone, Bethany & Oldmixon, Elizabeth Anne
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Internet and College Students' Motivation to Vote (open access)

The Internet and College Students' Motivation to Vote

This article investigates the impact of the political information available on-line on college students’ motivation to vote. The results illustrate that not only politicians, but educators should be cognizant of this civic engagement process. Schools and teachers of all levels are one the front lines of the battle to create a more informed, more involved citizenry; higher education has a strong influence on motivation to vote.
Date: March 1, 2004
Creator: White, Amy E. & King, Kimi L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Is there a monadic authoritarian peace: Authoritarian regimes, democratic transition types and the first use of violent force (open access)

Is there a monadic authoritarian peace: Authoritarian regimes, democratic transition types and the first use of violent force

This article examines conflict proneness of authoritarian states and tests whether the monadic democratic peace argument can be extended to explain the conflict behavior of authoritarian states.
Date: November 30, 2008
Creator: Ishiyama, John T.; Conway, Ryan & Haggans, Katherine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bottoms Up: How Subnational Elections Predict Parties' Decisions to Run in Presidential Elections in Europe and Latin America (open access)

Bottoms Up: How Subnational Elections Predict Parties' Decisions to Run in Presidential Elections in Europe and Latin America

This article argues that a party's presence in elections across subnational units and its subsequent performance in these elections are determining factors for whether it enters the presidential race.
Date: August 25, 2015
Creator: Spoon, Jae-Jae & Jones West, Karleen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Remembering to Ask the Boss: Priming and the Dynamics of Priest Reliance on Bishop Cues (open access)

Remembering to Ask the Boss: Priming and the Dynamics of Priest Reliance on Bishop Cues

This article assesses the effects of randomly priming priests with varying considerations of their professional responsibilities and relevant constituencies (including parishioner expectations).
Date: February 26, 2016
Creator: Calfano, Brian Robert & Oldmixon, Elizabeth Anne
System: The UNT Digital Library