Abstract Public Opinion Quarterly at its outset focused heavily on the influences on public
opinion, predicated on the assumption of its strong impact on politics and policymaking. Has …

Since Darwin first noted that the process of speciation was indeed the “mystery of mysteries,”
scientists have tried to develop testable models for the development of reproductive …

The Arizona legislature passed HB 2281, which eliminated Tucson Unified School District's
(TUSD's) Mexican American Studies (MAS) program, arguing the curriculum was too …

We study how well states translate public opinion into policy. Using national surveys and
advances in subnational opinion estimation, we estimate state‐level support for 39 policies …

The ninth edition of The Sociology of Education examines the field in rare breadth by
incorporating a diverse range of theoretical approaches and a distinct sociological lens in its …

Racial segregation remains a persistent problem in US schools. In this article, we examine
how social psychological factors—in particular, individuals' perceptions of schools with …

Providing an in-depth analysis of public opinion, including its origins in political
socialization, its role in the electoral process, and the impact of the media, American Public …

The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to examine how local governments
respond to a public health crisis amid high levels of partisan polarization. As an arena that …

We compare two approaches for estimating state‐level public opinion: disaggregation by
state of national surveys and a simulation approach using multilevel modeling of individual …

Numerous studies show biblicist Christianity, religiosity, and conservative political identity
are strong predictors of Americans holding skeptical attitudes toward publicly controversial …