Category: Social Sciences
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Evolution might stop humans from solving climate change
Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change, says a new study led by the University of Maine. Humans have come to dominate the planet with tools and systems to exploit natural resources that were refined over thousands of years through the process of cultural adaptation…
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Understanding climate mobilities: New study examines perspectives from South Florida practitioners
As climate change continues to impact people across South Florida, the need for adaptive responses becomes increasingly important. A recent study led by researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, assessed the perspectives of 76 diverse South Florida climate adaptation professionals. The study titled, “Practitioner perspectives on climate…
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Influencers' vulnerabilities: A double-edged sword
New research finds that social media platforms and the metrics that reward content creators for revealing their innermost selves to fans open creators up to identity-based harassment. Continue Reading News Source: www.sciencedaily.com
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Reducing inequality is essential in tackling climate crisis, researchers argue
In a report just published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers argue that tackling inequality is vital in moving the world towards Net-Zero — because inequality constrains who can feasibly adopt low-carbon behaviours. They say that changes are needed across society if we are to mitigate climate change effectively. Although wealthy people have very…
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The persuasive power of social media influencers in brand credibility and purchase intention
Social media influencers and persuasion The elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (Petty and Cacioppo, 1986) is a widely used and popular model in consumer research. It has also found application in social media and influencer marketing after the introduction of these new communication channels (Gong, 2020; Teng et al., 2014; Sokolova and Kefi, 2020). ELM…
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Cryptocurrency awareness, acceptance, and adoption: the role of trust as a cornerstone
Cryptocurrency awareness and adoption Awareness plays a pivotal role in the acceptance and adoption of new technologies. Tracing back to diffusion innovation theory, awareness is considered the initial phase, crucial for the success of subsequent adoption stages (Lu et al., 2022). Building on this foundational understanding, studies examining technology implementation have reaffirmed the positive association…
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Examining double standards in layoff preferences and expectations for gender, age, and ethnicity when violating the social norm of vaccination
Leben statt Lockdown. https://www.leben-statt-lockdown.de/. Zusammen gegen Corona. https://www.zusammengegencorona.de/. Mathieu, E. et al. A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations. Nat. Hum. Behav. 5, 947–953 (2021). Article PubMed Google Scholar Steinert, J. I. et al. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in eight European countries: Prevalence, determinants, and heterogeneity. Sci. Adv. 8, eabm9825 (2022). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google…
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Linear and nonlinear relationships between instructional leadership and teacher professional learning through teacher self-efficacy as a mediator: a partial least squares analysis
Teacher professional learning Professional learning, often characterised as an ongoing and dynamic progression (Liu and Hallinger, 2017), underscores the responsibility of schools in furnishing teachers with learning chances (Hairon and Tan, 2017). The concept of teacher-professional learning encompasses both formal and informal learning activities, involving collaborative efforts among teachers to attain educational objectives (Hallinger et…
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What the climate movement’s debate about disruption gets wrong
It is an unfortunate reality that despite the institutional trappings of democracy, the general public is usually marginal to the policymaking process. In practice, that process is typically dominated by powerful industries and state institutions that exercise preponderant influence over both government and media. This asymmetry is especially well documented in the case of the…
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Corporate social responsibility and green supply chain efficiency: conditioning effects based on CEO narcissism
Dependent variable: green supply chain efficiency (GSCE) This study adopts the DEA method to measure GSCE. Since capital and labor are still the main input factors of manufacturing enterprises, this study refers to Fang and Yang (2017) to select input indicators: net fixed assets, green supply chain personnel costs. Output indicators: reutilization rate of raw…