Marcus Mann
@drmann.bsky.social
Purdue University assistant professor of sociology. Duke University sociology PhD. Science, knowledge, and politics.
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This pattern is stark enough, and so confined to political views (same by political party ID), and the pandemic hitting so hard, that it makes me think people might be defining their political views based on their attitude toward science, rather than the reverse.
Anyways, this is really bad.
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Anyways, this is really bad.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This pattern is stark enough, and so confined to political views (same by political party ID), and the pandemic hitting so hard, that it makes me think people might be defining their political views based on their attitude toward science, rather than the reverse.
Anyways, this is really bad.
/4
Anyways, this is really bad.
/4
Reposted by Marcus Mann
Glad to see others taking on the issues with “polarization” as a dominant yet over-simplistic lens through which to see politics. Will be essential reading alongside @dkreiss.bsky.social & @shannimcg.bsky.social (2023): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Glad to see others taking on the issues with “polarization” as a dominant yet over-simplistic lens through which to see politics. Will be essential reading alongside @dkreiss.bsky.social & @shannimcg.bsky.social (2023): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Fantastic! Love that many of us are pushing back. Latest from myself and @bishopofwestsaxons.bsky.social if you’re interested. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Beyond Polarization: Right-Wing News as a Quasi-religious Phenomenon - Marcus Mann, Daniel Winchester, 2025
Research on U.S. political media has demonstrated that mainstream and right-wing news are qualitatively distinct in a variety of ways. However, the dominant par...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Fantastic! Love that many of us are pushing back. Latest from myself and @bishopofwestsaxons.bsky.social if you’re interested. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...