Sex-selective abortions in India: Parental choice or sexist discrimination?

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manju Parikh
Keyword(s):  
Parental Choice ◽  
Sexist Discrimination

The Determinants and Consequences of Accurate Beliefs About Childhood Vaccinations

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 628-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Joslyn ◽  
Steven M. Sylvester
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Party Identification ◽  
Motivated Reasoning ◽  
Parental Choice ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Attitudes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

In this article, we examine the individual predictors that are responsible for accurate beliefs about the link between vaccinations and autism. We then show how these beliefs affect policy preferences about vaccines. We derive two hypotheses from motivated reasoning theory and test these on national survey data from Gallup and CBS News. Republicans were less likely to report accurate beliefs than Democrats. In addition, educational attainment modified the impact of party identification. The gap between Republicans and Democrats in likelihood of reporting accurate beliefs was largest among the most educated portion of the public. Finally, we show that accurate beliefs about vaccines, independent of statistical controls, are important predictors of policy attitudes about unvaccinated children attending public school and parental choice about the decision to vaccinate. We discuss the theoretical and practical significance of these findings.

scholarly journals Bodily Integrity, Embodiment, and the Regulation of Parental Choice

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Fox ◽  
Michael Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Parental Choice ◽  
Bodily Integrity

scholarly journals Taxes on unhealthy food and externalities in the parental choice of children's diet

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 938-944
Author(s):  
Zarko Kalamov ◽  
Marco Runkel
Keyword(s):  
Parental Choice ◽  
Unhealthy Food
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