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IU Indianapolis sociologist Andrew Whitehead published an analysis with Religion News Service on the connection between Christian nationalism and Americans’ attitudes toward abortion access. Whitehead and colleague Sam Perry cite data that show even though the numbers of Americans who embrace Christian nationalism are more likely to identify as “pro-life” and approve of the 2022 …

Throughout his political career Donald Trump has utilized name-calling when referring to his opponents. Scholarly research, however, has yet to examine the effect that this type of incivility has on individuals’ evaluations of both the attacker (i.e., the person using name-calling) and the victim. Aaron Dusso, Associate Professor of Political Science in the IU School of Liberal …

IU Indianapolis sociologist Andrew Whitehead published an analysis in Time magazine of why the recent midterm election losses of prominent politicians who embrace Christian nationalism aren’t likely to change the minds of Americans who embrace Christian nationalism. Whitehead and colleague Sam Perry cite data that show even though the numbers of Americans who embrace Christian …

IU Indianapolis sociologist Andrew Whitehead published an analysis of the growth and decline of Christian nationalism in the United States in the Washington Post’s analysis section, the Monkey Cage. Whitehead and colleague Sam Perry show that while fewer Americans embrace strong commitment to Christian nationalism, the importance of Christian nationalism to those Americans only continues …

IU Indianapolis Sociology Professor Andrew Whitehead OpEd in Time Magazine explains how it is vital we identify and help others recognize the threats Christian nationalism poses if we want to move closer to a country that truly exemplifies liberty and justice for all.  Three threats stand out – he argues that Christian Nationalism is (1) …

On Oct 4, The Indiana General Assembly interim legislative study committee declared unanimous support for modernizing Indiana’s HIV criminal Laws. Dr. Carrie Foote, a national expert on HIV stigma and criminal law reform, from the IU Indianapolis  Sociology Department and chair of the HIV Modernization Movement-Indiana was among key experts testifying in favor of reform. …

IU Indianapolis Sociology Professor Andrew Whitehead was on NBC’s Meet the Press this week as part of a panel discussing the rise of Christian Nationalism in American politics as part of a series on Theocracy Rising.  Professor Whitehead explained, “This idea of a country for the people by the people — it’s really a country …

Dr Carrie Foote in Sociology was interviewed for this article about the first ever Indiana General Assembly summer study session on the state’s criminal laws concerning HIV.  “Current scientific knowledge has resulted in existing laws being outdated, Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, was first officially reported in the United States in the early 1980s. The …

So how much influence does Christian nationalism have on American politics? And how big a threat does it pose to democracy?  Click here to tune into this recent NPR show featuring Sociology Professor Dr. Andrew Whitehead as one of three national experts on the topic.

In this latest podcast, Dr Jonas Bjork, professor of Journalism and Public Relations, discusses an article about how suspicious medical journals were of newspapers and their coverage of medicina at the turn of the last century. Advertising for patent medicines and miracle cures were of particular concern, as were reporters who lacked the knowledge to …