Tag: Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
Empirical expectations shaped intentions to adopt double surnames in Italy
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Study reveals how social norms influence Italian parents’ double surname adoption decisions. Empirical expectations about prevalence prove more influential than normative approval in shaping.
LLMs favored female-named CVs and showed positional bias
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Study of 22 LLMs reveals consistent gender bias favoring female candidates and substantial positional bias in CV-based hiring decisions across 70 professions.
Men sought more advice and did better in the residency match
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Study reveals how gender differences in help-seeking behavior affect medical residency matching outcomes, showing men seek more independent advice about algorithms than women, leading to better.
Economic contributions lower deportation support, with partisan differences
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Survey experiment reveals how partisan identity shapes deportation attitudes toward unauthorized immigrants based on sexual orientation and economic contributions.
Political orientation shapes responses to gender-inclusive pronouns
Political orientation moderates effectiveness of gender-inclusive pronouns in facilitating mental representation of nonbinary individuals across four studies with 2,847 participants.
LGB+ disclosure is linked to higher pay in NHS England
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Analysis of NHS England employee data reveals disclosure of sexual orientation correlates with higher pay for LGB+ workers through larger returns on qualifications.
Discrimination measure validated for family planning settings
Psychometric validation of a nine-item discrimination measure in family planning settings reveals two factors and strong reliability across diverse populations, confirming disparities in.
Earnings gaps found for nonbinary, transgender, and cisgender women
Study using national census and tax data reveals significant earnings disparities across gender identities, with nonbinary and transgender individuals earning substantially less than cisgender men.
No evidence of anti-Black discrimination in NBA rookie playing time
Study of 1800 NBA rookies across four decades finds no evidence of anti-Black discrimination in coaching decisions on playing time allocation, suggesting merit-based outcomes.
Iranian boys’ names shifted from traditional Islamism
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Analysis of Iranian boys’ names from 1962-2021 reveals shifts from National Islamism toward Archaist Nationalism, with rising Modern Nationalism and declining Traditional Islamism.
