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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

Volume 12, Issue 1, 2012


Special Collection: Social Psychology and Contemporary Immigration Policy (continued from 2011 volume)

Social Psychology and Contemporary Immigration Policy: An Introduction (pages 1–4)
Kevin Lanning

Can Racial Profiling Be Avoided Under Arizona Immigration Law? Lessons Learned From Subtle Bias Research and Anti-Discrimination Law
Jason A. Nier, Samuel L. Gaertner, Charles L. Nier and John F. Dovidio

National Identity and Immigration Policy: Concern for Legality or Ethnocentric Exclusion?
Sahana Mukherjee, Ludwin E. Molina and Glenn Adams

Improving Relations Between Residents and Immigrants
Walter G. Stephan

Perpetual Illegality: Results of Border Enforcement and Policies for Mexican Undocumented Migrants in the United States
Heidy Sarabia

Immigration Reform and the Potential for Psychosocial Trauma: The Missing Link of Lived Human Experience
Lisa Lopez Levers and Debra Hyatt-Burkhart

Lowell Immigrant Communities in the Climate of Deportations
Jana Sládková, Sandra M. García Mangado and Johana Reyes Quinteros

How the Media Frames the Immigration Debate: The Critical Role of Location and Politics
Stephanie A. Fryberg, Nicole M. Stephens, Rebecca Covarrubias, Hazel Rose Markus, Erin D. Carter, Giselle A. Laiduc and Ana J. Salido

The Devil Knows Best: Experimental Effects of a Televised Soap Opera on Latino Attitudes Toward Government and Support for the 2010 U.S. Census
Matthew D. Trujillo and Elizabeth Levy Paluck

Economic Costs, Economic Benefits, and Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration
Victoria M. Esses, Paula M. Brochu and Karen R. Dickson

The Importance of Considering Undocumented Immigration from Multiple Perspectives in the Context of Social Justice
Charles Negy

Another View from the Ground: How Laws Like SB1070 and HB2281 Erode the Intergroup Fabric of Our Community
Meghan G. Bean and Jeff Stone

The Deliberative Poll as a Method for Generating Informed Opinion on Immigration
Pamela Fiber-Ostrow and Sarah A. Hill

Adopting a Target Perspective in Undocumented Immigrants Research
I-Ching Lee

Future Directions in Research Regarding Attitudes Toward Immigrants
Michael A. Zárate and Stephanie A. Quezada

From Consumption to Climate Change: Two Target Papers and Commentary

How Much Is Enough? Examining the Public's Beliefs About Consumption
Ezra M. Markowitz and Tom Bowerman

Hope for the Future? Understanding Self-Sacrifice Among Young Citizens of the World in the Face of Global Warming

Sustainable Consumption: Attitudes, Actions, and Well-Being
Katherine D. Arbuthnott

Economic Development and Environmental Intentions: A Comment on Liu and Sibley
Katherine D. Arbuthnott, Daniel Devoe and Tricia Lawrie

Critical Reflections on a “Big Tent” Approach to Reducing Consumption 
Keith R. Brown

Will People Act to Mitigate Climate Change?
Susan Clayton

Decoupling and Contextualizing Self-Sacrifice and Intentions to Act for the Benefit of the Environment
Darcy R. Dupuis and Steven Arnocky

Author Response to: The Attitude–Action Gap: Toward a Better Understanding of “How Much is Enough?”
Tom Bowerman and Ezra M. Markowitz

Hope for the Future in Mitigating Climate Change? On Statistically Modeling Self-Sacrifice in the Face of Global Warming
James H. Liu and Chris G. Sibley

Helping in Natural Disasters: Target Paper and Commentary 

Who Helps Natural-Disaster Victims? Assessment of Trait and Situational Predictors
Zdravko Marjanovic, C. Ward Struthers and Esther R. Greenglass

Is Cognitive Empathy More Important than Affective Empathy? A Response to “Who Helps Natural-Disaster Victims?” 
Christopher J. Einolf

Helping Natural Disaster Victims Depends on Characteristics and Perceptions of Victims. A Response to “Who Helps Natural Disaster Victims?”
Jessica L. McManus and Donald A. Saucier

The Role of Empathy in Responding to Natural Disasters: Comment on “Who Helps Natural Disaster Victims?” 
Jillian C. Banfield and John F. Dovidio

Responsibility, Intent, and Donor Behavior: Commentary on Who Helps Natural-Disaster Victims? Assessment of Trait and Situational Predictors
Jesse Chandler

Who is Responsible and What are They Responsible For? Contextual Features Matter in Judgments of Responsibility and Helping
G. Scott Morgan

Big-Picture Issues: Research on Helping Behavior and Victims of Natural Disasters
Zdravko Marjanovic, C. Ward Struthers and Esther R. Greenglass


Theories of Radicalization: Target Paper and Commentary

Testing Theories of Radicalization in Polls of U.S. Muslims
Clark McCauley

Radical Attitudes and Jihad: A Commentary on the Article by Clark McCauley (2012) Testing Theories of Radicalization in Polls of U.S. Muslims
Sam Mullins

Are They Terrorist Sympathizers or do They Just Disagree with the War on Terror? A Comment on Testing Theories of Radicalization in Polls of U.S. Muslims
Craig McGarty, Emma F. Thomas and Winnifred R. Louis

The Importance of Perspective Taking and Respect for Dignity in Understanding Radicalization
Lisa Molix and Charles P. Nichols


Original Articles

Contentment to Resentment: Variation in Stereotype Content Across Status Systems
Julian A. Oldmeadow and Susan T. Fiske

Just World Beliefs, Expert Psychological Testimony, and Verdicts: A Mediational Model
Tessa L. Dover, Miriam Matthews, Daniel A. Krauss and Shana Levin

Birther Nation: Political Conservatism is Associated with Explicit and Implicit Beliefs that President Barack Obama is Foreign 
Jarret T. Crawford and Anuschka Bhatia

Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage: An Essentialist Approach
Melanie L. Duncan and Markus Kemmelmeier

 

Book Reviews

Advocating for Color-Conscious Policies
Jamie L. Franco-Zamudio

Bringing Politics Back to an Analysis of Social Policy
Rashmita S. Mistry

Understanding Contextual Approaches to Intervention
Lauren Polvere

How the Sausage Is Made: The Inside Story on Community Organizing
Salena Brody

The Interplay Between Intimate Relationships, Social Psychology, and Social Issues
Camilla S. Overup

Bringing Justice Back into the Self-Interest Motive Literature
L. E. Hunter and Faye J. Crosby

The Importance of Studying Underemployment
Harmony A. Reppond

Defending Elias: Applications of Figurational Research in the Social Sciences
P. Hagan Stephen

Toward a Greater Understanding of the Moral Context of Interactions and Decision Making
Bailey Sarah and Barber Larissa