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Understanding the “Sometimes Masker”: Political Orientation and Trust in the Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic

are political moderates, understanding what promotes their adherence to public health guidelines is essential for policy makers interested in pandemic containment. Relatedly, the conservative tendency ... American response to COVID-19 has been overtly political. [1] How and why people followed public health measures, or did not, was linked to how people vote. [2] This was particularly concerning during the

The Concept of De-assimilation: The Example of Jews in Poland

“dezasymilacja” (Kijek 2017, 237) . The term “dysymilacja” was once used to describe the phenomenon studied in the present paper: In one inconsequential sentence, Marcin Mateńko wrote that the political changes ... political atmosphere was against religion, and the leaders of TSKŻ were Communists who had been fighting Judaism before the war. They also forbade the teaching of Hebrew, since for them it represented a

Bucking the Trend: South African Jewry and Their Turn Toward Religion

. This tendency is most pronounced among people born in the 1960s and 1970s. A similar trend characterizes South African non-Jews. We argue that coming of age in a period of profound political and social ... explained by both local political and economic developments, as well as the particular character and history of the South African Jewish community. This case study focuses on South Africa to highlight how

Tongue Ties or Fragments Transformed: Making Sense of Similarities and Differences between the Five Largest English-Speaking Jewish Communities

Social and Political Philosophy 21 ( 1 ): 1 - 21 . https://doi. org/10.1080/13698230. 2017 . 1398443 . Bankier-Karp , Adina L. 2022 . Catalysts of connectedness: A case for greater complexity in religious ...  al. (2007 ) maintain that “faith is an antidote to fear” (p. 126), the South African community’s comparably high level of religiosity being attributed to the country’s political and economic

The Relationship Between Antisemitic Attitudes and Conspiracy Beliefs: A Cross-Sectional Study of UK-Resident Adults

Introduction Conspiracy theories have been defined as “attempts to explain the ultimate causes of significant social and political events and circumstances with claims of secret plots by two or more powerful ... of antisemitism in the population) but on “complex analysis of relations between psychological, political, demographic (or other) variables” (Winiewski and Bilewicz 2013, p. 97) . In keeping with the

Editors’ Introduction v43(3–4)

-speaking Jewish communities, however, a larger share of religious switchers in South Africa are moving toward, rather than away from, stricter forms of religion. Beider and Fachler argue that political ... . Avishai maintains that multiple approaches—including political activism to personal interactions with religious leaders and community members as well as the creation of spaces for their everyday lives

Waco COVID Survey: A Community-Based SARS-CoV-2 Serological Surveillance Study in Central Texas

fatigue over time, the influence of political leniency on opinions and behaviors, the importance of face coverings in preventing infection, and the positive impact of vaccination in the community. This ... composition (and health status of household members), religiosity, political leniency, occupation history, use of personal protective equipment, hygiene, compliance with shelter-in-place orders, satisfaction

Homeland Run: Israeli Baseball and American Transmigrants

migration that emerged towards the end of the twentieth century. These migrants maintain “familial, economic, social, organizational, religious and political” ties with their home country (Glick Schiller et ... inexpensively compared with migrants of earlier eras (Portes 1997) . For this study, I used the transnational activities that Portes et  al. (1999) describe as the economic, political and cultural activities

Associations Between Social Media Engagement and Vaccine Hesitancy

% vs 17.8% white, padjusted < .001), high school diploma (54.4% vs 38.6% college degree, padjusted < .001), political unaffiliated (15.8% vs 14.5% republican, padjusted < .001), Muslim (10.0% vs 0 ... recommendations [10]. Other factors such as being female, being younger age, having less education, having lower income, belonging to religious and political groups have all been associated with lower vaccine

Alcohol Consumption and Smoking During Covid-19 Pandemic: Association with Sociodemographic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Characteristics

stakeholders in health and political systems to better understand the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and develop strategies to mitigate these consequences in Brazil and elsewhere. ... economic and political crisis, with younger individuals being the most affected ones [ 33 ]. As a result of several actions, e.g., warnings on cigarette packages and ban on cigarette advertisements in the

“The World with Us in It”—Debra Kaufman’s Research and Wisdom

. Kaufman is a bridge builder. She has contributed to widening the meaning of scientific study through her vision of its foundation—conceptual, methodological, and political pluralism. A hard and productive ... well as the hardship of recovering, national and international political crisis—as expressed in the redefinition of the rules and codes of institutional orders and leaderships and regression of democracy

Social Science and Consensus in Estimates of the US Jewish Population: Response to Sasson and DellaPergola

Jewish life than widely understood by most in the Jewish community, but also impedes a comparison of research find‑ ings between studies and over time. As illustrated by efforts to understand political ... transparent with the facts and logic that we use to support our arguments. In a disputatious political and social environment, we hope that this discussion models the kind of conversations that are needed

Editors’ Introduction to Contemporary Jewry v43(2)

, political leanings, attitudes/relationship to Israel (other than that touched on in the Saxe et  al. Birthright article), reasons for not attending synagogue (briefly touched on in Heiberger’s article

Pathologists’ first opinions on barriers and facilitators of computational pathology adoption in oncological pathology: an international study

sending feedback on CPath clinical performance to the supplier. Social, political and legal factors – Healthcare regulation Considering legal factors, the uncertainty about the liability position of ... change; and Social, political and legal factors. We did not use the Patient factors domain since pathologists are not in direct contact with patients. Toward the end of the interviews, participants had the

Work Values of Working Women in Israel: A Comparison of Haredi Women with Those from the Secular and Traditional Segments

, economic, and political factors and help explain differences in work values among subgroups and societies (Hauff and Kirchner 2015). As most religions—and the Western “Abrahamic” monotheistic religions ... were contingent on the seminary students refraining from seeking employment. With time, the rise of Haredi political power and the previously mentioned demographic growth, the number of seminary

Editor’s Introduction to v43(1)

. This has pertinence especially to the political field in this case, as well as the critical role media plays in shaping our meaning-making, politically and more broadly by extension. Amir Segal follows

Charles Kadushin, z’l: A Life-Long Student of How We Are Connected to One Another

. Personal influence: A radical theory of action . The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 608 : 270 - 181 . Kadushin , Charles. ( 1974 /2006b). The American intellectual elite . New

Screening for Social Determinants of Health Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Primary Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Prince George’s County, Maryland

] which outlines that there are key structural determinants of SDOH (socioeconomical and political context), that leads to intermediary determinants of health (material circumstances, behaviors, and ... psychosocial factors) that then has an impact on equity in health and well-being of an individual. The main concepts of the framework demonstrate how social, economic, and political environments lead to a set of

Collaborative PrEP Implementation Strategies for Latino Men Who have Sex with Men: A Health Center-Community Consensus Process

approaches to PrEP navigation at CBOs), inner setting (e.g., philosophy and culture of MPP and CBOs around service delivery, partnering with academic institutions), individuals involved (e.g., PrEP-related

Indiana Parental Perceptions of the Acceptability of General and HPV-Specific State Vaccine Requirements

residence, political ideology, and child’s biological sex and race and ethnicity. Race/ethnicity was measured by including all United States Census categories for race and ethnicity. A small number of ... square mile) location, which was determined using each participant’s reported ZIP code [ 19 ]. Political ideology was measured with a single item, which asked: “In general, how would you describe your