In this paper we introduce the idea of dual process framework (DPF), an interdisciplinary approach to study learning, memory, thinking, and action. Departing from successful reception Vaisey (2009), suggest that intradisciplinary debates in sociology regarding merits “dual process” formulations can benefit a better understanding theoretical foundations these models cognitive social psychology. We argue key is distinguish general DPF more specific applications particular domains, which refer...

A perennial concern in frame analysis is explaining how frames structure perception and persuade audiences. In this article, we suggest that the distinction between personal culture public offers a productive way forward. We propose an approach centered on analytic contrast schemas, which define as form of culture, frames, culture. develop “evocation model” function frames. model, are conceived material assemblages activate network thereby evoking response when people exposed to them....

Recent methodological work at the intersection of culture, cognition, and computational methods has drawn attention to how cultural schemas can be 'recovered' from social survey data. Defining as slowly learned, implicit, unevenly distributed relational memory structures, researchers show schemas—or rather, downstream consequences people drawing upon them—can operationalized measured domain-specific modules. Respondents then sorted into 'classes' on basis schema which their response patterns...

Eisenstadt’s most well-known contributions come primarily from his research on “multiple modernities.” Less appreciated has been evolutionary theory of cultural change. In this article, we revisit in order to make explicit potential the neo-evolutionary tradition and demonstrate where contribution can be further appreciated. short, supplements macro-level materialist micro-level bio-psychological theories by (1) offering a group-level that takes agency historicity seriously calling attention...

We propose a measure of discursive holes well suited for the unique properties text networks built from document similarity matrices considered as dense weighted graphs. In this measure, which we call textual spanning, documents similar to dissimilar one another receive high score, and low score. After offering simulation-based validation, test on an empirical matrix based preestimated topic-model probability distribution. The results demonstrate that our proposed spanning captures different...

Coefficient plots are a popular tool for visualizing regression estimates. The appeal of these is that they visualize confidence intervals around the estimates and generally center plot zero, meaning any estimate crosses zero statistically nonsignificant at least alpha level which constructed. For models with statistical significance levels determined via randomization inference there no standard error or itself, appear less useful. In this article, I illustrate variant coefficient p-values...

Using the frequency of keywords is a classic approach in formal analysis text, but has drawback glossing over relationality word meanings. Word embedding models overcome this problem by constructing standardized and continuous “meaning-space” where words are assigned location based on relations similarity to other how they used natural language samples. We show embeddings commensurate with prevailing theories meaning sociology can be put task interpretation via two kinds navigation. First,...

In this paper we introduce the idea of dual process framework (DPF), an interdisciplinary approach to study learning, memory, thinking, and action. Departing from successful reception Vaisey (2009), suggest that intradisciplinary debates in sociology regarding merits “dual process” formulations can benefit a better understanding theoretical foundations these models cognitive social psychology. We argue key is distinguish general DPF more specific applications particular domains, which refer...

In conceptualizing institutions, theorists tend to resort conceptual metaphors of ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴᴇʀs or sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs. We argue these construals are responsible for difficulties analysts encounter in the sources and mechanisms behind institutional change. propose ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴ as a more effective foundational metaphor analysis. From this perspective, institutions conceived non-random dispersals activity knowledge across people not containers encasing persons substances endowed with an essence. Most...

This article is a comprehensive empirical overview of environmental protection and conservation nonprofits’ discourse on social media. To what extent have these nonprofits framed climate change in their public how has it evolved over time? How do organizational characteristics resources affect media behavior? address our research questions, we use machine learning with texts—specifically topic modeling—to track the activity 120 during 14-year time span X, formerly known as Twitter. Our...

Abstract The default position in economic psychology is that consumers evaluate the fairness of firms' pricing strategies based on a widely shared schema market morality, operationalized by analysing average response within respondent pool to given price-change scenario. Conversely, drawing and cultural sociology, we argue there are multiple, distinctive schemas pattern consumers’ moral evaluation practices. We identify replicating reanalysing scenarios from foundational study field...

Using interview data from individuals who were frequently asked some version of the question "What are you?" in regards to their race, we apply a deviance perspective frame these encounters as micro level racial formation projects. Racial projects problematized when one's race is not readily classifiable. These suggest that perceptibly ambiguous, stigma assigned and normativity enforced through discursive constraint other means. Racially ambiguous use many forms resistance navigate make...

Distances derived from word embeddings can measure a range of gradational relations—similarity, hierarchy, entailment, and stereotype—and be used at the document- author-level in ways that overcome some limitations weighted dictionary methods. We provide comprehensive introduction to using for relation induction, demonstrate how such techniques complement methods as unsupervised, deductive

Numerous studies have been conducted to identify the factors that predict trust/distrust in science. However, most of these are based on closed-ended survey research, which does not allow researchers gain a more nuanced understanding phenomenon. This study integrated analysis within United States with computational text reveal previously obscured by traditional methodologies. Even after controlling for political ideology—which has significant explanatory factor determining trust science...

Current debates about cultural change question how and often in personal culture happens. Is stable, or under constant revision through interaction with the environment? While recent empirical work finds attitudes are remarkably this paper argues that typifications—how material tokens classified as a particular mental type by individuals—are more open to transformation result of fundamentally fuzzy nature classifying. Specifically, investigates social conditions lead people reclassify. How...

Abstract There is a need to support applied, community‐relevant hydrologic research within changing climate, population, and socioeconomic conditions better inform water policy management. We hypothesized that providing rural agricultural community in semiarid valley with the necessary monitoring tool meet local management needs would increase adaptive capacity context of long‐term drought. Through science approach, researchers installed telemetry system at participating acequia irrigation...

Can cognitive neuroscience contribute to cultural sociology? We argue that it can, but profit from such contributions requires developing coherent positions at the level of ontology and epistemological views concerning interfield relations in science. In this paper, we carve out a position makes sense for sociology based on Sperber’s “infra-individualist” Clark’s “extended cognition” arguments. More substantively, take three canonical topics sociology: language, intersubjectivity,...