Despite shifts toward greater acceptance in US public opinion and policy, lesbian, gay, and
bisexual people remain widely stigmatized. This article reviews empirical research on …

Over the last three decades, many countries across the world, including the United States,
have experienced major increases in support for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual …

Conspiracy theories are inevitable in complex human societies. And while they have always
been with us, their ubiquity in our political discourse is nearly unprecedented. Their salience …

Humans evolved in the context of intense intergroup competition, and groups comprised of
loyal members more often succeeded than groups comprised of nonloyal members …

This article describes a social psychological framework for understanding sexual stigma,
and it reports data on sexual minority individuals' stigma-related experiences. The …

A bureaucracy that is representative of the public it serves—passive representation—can
result in both active representation and symbolic representation. Symbolic representation …

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …

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 …

From marriage equality, to gun control, to immigration reform and the threat of war, religion
plays a fascinating and crucial part in our nation's political process and in our culture at …

Alles in einem Band: grundlegende Konzepte, theoretische Ansätze und empirische
Befunde der Medienwirkungsforschung. Die Autoren berücksichtigen dabei die …