Benjamin Bowyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 250422 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Bowyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Bowyer |
| SIGNATURE | BOWYER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Riverside |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7696-9956 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 246 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Inquiry-based and culturally responsive learning opportunities in social studies: A panel study of their relationships to civic development
Is Responsiveness to Student Voice Related to Academic Outcomes? Strengthening the Rationale for Student Voice in School Reform
Purpose: Drawing on relevant literature, we conceptualize three pathways through which responsiveness to student voice may promote academic goals. Then, we analyze panel data of students in the Chicago Public Schools to examine this relationship. We focus on the “responsiveness” of teachers and administrators to student voice, because prior work has highlighted that opportunities for student voice are often symbolic. Our central goal is to examin…
The Political Significance of Social Media Activity and Social Networks
This paper examines panel data from two waves of the Youth Participatory Politics Survey, a nationally representative sample of young people in the United States. It employs a cross-lagged design to investigate the extent to which common forms of online activity create pathways to online and offline forms of political activity. Specifically, we examine the influence of Friendship-Driven (FD) and Interest-Driven (ID) online activity on online part…
Facing Facts in an Era of Political Polarization: Young People’s Learning and Knowledge about Economic Inequality
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Educating for Democracy in a Partisan Age: Confronting the Challenges of Motivated Reasoning and Misinformation
This article investigates youth judgments of the accuracy of truth claims tied to controversial public issues. In an experiment embedded within a nationally representative survey of youth ages 15 to 27 ( N = 2,101), youth were asked to judge the accuracy of one of several simulated online posts. Consistent with research on motivated reasoning, youth assessments depended on (a) the alignment of the claim with one’s prior policy position and to a l…
U Suk! Participatory Media and Youth Experiences With Political Discourse
In light of evidence that the Internet, participatory media, and online communities are increasingly central to civic and political life, this article investigates online political discourse as a context of youth civic development. Drawing on a national survey of 2,519 youth, ages 15 to 24, we find that exposure to conflict in online discourse is common. Nearly half of youth report witnessing conflict online, although fewer participate directly i…
Youth comprehension of political messages in YouTube videos
This article investigates the extent to which young people are able to comprehend the political messages contained in satirical videos that circulate online. We do so through an analysis of responses to videos embedded within an online survey of 15- to 25-year-olds ( N = 2070) conducted in 2011. Respondents were randomly assigned to view one of two short, humorous YouTube videos relating to immigration policy and were then asked questions that te…
Mode Matters: Evaluating Response Comparability in a Mixed-Mode Survey
This paper examines the effects of survey mode on patterns of survey response, paying special attention to the conditions under which mode effects are more or less consequential. We use the Youth Participatory Politics survey, a study administered either online or over the phone to 2920 young people. Our results provide consistent evidence of mode effects. The internet sample exhibits higher rates of item non-response and “no opinion” responses, …
Poverty and partisanship: Social and economic sources of support for the far Left in contemporary Germany
Economic Insecurity, the Social Market Economy, and Support for the German Left
This article explores the relationship between hard economic times, inequality, and support for the far Left, using the case of Die Linke, or 'Left party', in Germany. Using recent survey data, the relationship among voters' social characteristics, economic attitudes, and rising electoral support for Die Linke is explored. In Germany, support for the far Left does not appear to be based solely on ideological extremism or economic pessimism, but a…
The Contextual Determinants of Whites’ Racial Attitudes in England
How do majority group members in emerging multicultural and multiracial societies respond to the experience of living amidst ethnic diversity? Recent public opinion surveys are analysed to assess the contextual determinants of English whites’ opinions towards ethnic minorities and immigrants. Multilevel analyses reveal that whites’ racial hostility is affected by local ethnic context; however, the direction of this effect depends on which ethnic …
Local context and extreme right support in England: The British National Party in the 2002 and 2003 local elections
Local context and extreme right support in England: The British National Party in the 2002 and 2003 local elections
The Political Significance of Social Media Activity and Social Networks
This paper examines panel data from two waves of the Youth Participatory Politics Survey, a nationally representative sample of young people in the United States. It employs a cross-lagged design to investigate the extent to which common forms of online activity create pathways to online and offline forms of political activity. Specifically, we examine the influence of Friendship-Driven (FD) and Interest-Driven (ID) online activity on online part…
Educating for Democracy in a Partisan Age: Confronting the Challenges of Motivated Reasoning and Misinformation
This article investigates youth judgments of the accuracy of truth claims tied to controversial public issues. In an experiment embedded within a nationally representative survey of youth ages 15 to 27 ( N = 2,101), youth were asked to judge the accuracy of one of several simulated online posts. Consistent with research on motivated reasoning, youth assessments depended on (a) the alignment of the claim with one’s prior policy position and to a l…
The Contextual Determinants of Whites’ Racial Attitudes in England
How do majority group members in emerging multicultural and multiracial societies respond to the experience of living amidst ethnic diversity? Recent public opinion surveys are analysed to assess the contextual determinants of English whites’ opinions towards ethnic minorities and immigrants. Multilevel analyses reveal that whites’ racial hostility is affected by local ethnic context; however, the direction of this effect depends on which ethnic …
Economic Insecurity, the Social Market Economy, and Support for the German Left
This article explores the relationship between hard economic times, inequality, and support for the far Left, using the case of Die Linke, or 'Left party', in Germany. Using recent survey data, the relationship among voters' social characteristics, economic attitudes, and rising electoral support for Die Linke is explored. In Germany, support for the far Left does not appear to be based solely on ideological extremism or economic pessimism, but a…
Mode Matters: Evaluating Response Comparability in a Mixed-Mode Survey
This paper examines the effects of survey mode on patterns of survey response, paying special attention to the conditions under which mode effects are more or less consequential. We use the Youth Participatory Politics survey, a study administered either online or over the phone to 2920 young people. Our results provide consistent evidence of mode effects. The internet sample exhibits higher rates of item non-response and “no opinion” responses, …
Youth comprehension of political messages in YouTube videos
This article investigates the extent to which young people are able to comprehend the political messages contained in satirical videos that circulate online. We do so through an analysis of responses to videos embedded within an online survey of 15- to 25-year-olds ( N = 2070) conducted in 2011. Respondents were randomly assigned to view one of two short, humorous YouTube videos relating to immigration policy and were then asked questions that te…
Is Responsiveness to Student Voice Related to Academic Outcomes? Strengthening the Rationale for Student Voice in School Reform
Purpose: Drawing on relevant literature, we conceptualize three pathways through which responsiveness to student voice may promote academic goals. Then, we analyze panel data of students in the Chicago Public Schools to examine this relationship. We focus on the “responsiveness” of teachers and administrators to student voice, because prior work has highlighted that opportunities for student voice are often symbolic. Our central goal is to examin…
U Suk! Participatory Media and Youth Experiences With Political Discourse
In light of evidence that the Internet, participatory media, and online communities are increasingly central to civic and political life, this article investigates online political discourse as a context of youth civic development. Drawing on a national survey of 2,519 youth, ages 15 to 24, we find that exposure to conflict in online discourse is common. Nearly half of youth report witnessing conflict online, although fewer participate directly i…
Facing Facts in an Era of Political Polarization: Young People’s Learning and Knowledge about Economic Inequality
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Poverty and partisanship: Social and economic sources of support for the far Left in contemporary Germany
Local context and extreme right support in England: The British National Party in the 2002 and 2003 local elections
The Contextual Determinants of Whites’ Racial Attitudes in England
How do majority group members in emerging multicultural and multiracial societies respond to the experience of living amidst ethnic diversity? Recent public opinion surveys are analysed to assess the contextual determinants of English whites’ opinions towards ethnic minorities and immigrants. Multilevel analyses reveal that whites’ racial hostility is affected by local ethnic context; however, the direction of this effect depends on which ethnic …
Poverty and partisanship: Social and economic sources of support for the far Left in contemporary Germany
Economic Insecurity, the Social Market Economy, and Support for the German Left
This article explores the relationship between hard economic times, inequality, and support for the far Left, using the case of Die Linke, or 'Left party', in Germany. Using recent survey data, the relationship among voters' social characteristics, economic attitudes, and rising electoral support for Die Linke is explored. In Germany, support for the far Left does not appear to be based solely on ideological extremism or economic pessimism, but a…
Youth comprehension of political messages in YouTube videos
This article investigates the extent to which young people are able to comprehend the political messages contained in satirical videos that circulate online. We do so through an analysis of responses to videos embedded within an online survey of 15- to 25-year-olds ( N = 2070) conducted in 2011. Respondents were randomly assigned to view one of two short, humorous YouTube videos relating to immigration policy and were then asked questions that te…
Mode Matters: Evaluating Response Comparability in a Mixed-Mode Survey
This paper examines the effects of survey mode on patterns of survey response, paying special attention to the conditions under which mode effects are more or less consequential. We use the Youth Participatory Politics survey, a study administered either online or over the phone to 2920 young people. Our results provide consistent evidence of mode effects. The internet sample exhibits higher rates of item non-response and “no opinion” responses, …
Facing Facts in an Era of Political Polarization: Young People’s Learning and Knowledge about Economic Inequality
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Educating for Democracy in a Partisan Age: Confronting the Challenges of Motivated Reasoning and Misinformation
This article investigates youth judgments of the accuracy of truth claims tied to controversial public issues. In an experiment embedded within a nationally representative survey of youth ages 15 to 27 ( N = 2,101), youth were asked to judge the accuracy of one of several simulated online posts. Consistent with research on motivated reasoning, youth assessments depended on (a) the alignment of the claim with one’s prior policy position and to a l…
U Suk! Participatory Media and Youth Experiences With Political Discourse
In light of evidence that the Internet, participatory media, and online communities are increasingly central to civic and political life, this article investigates online political discourse as a context of youth civic development. Drawing on a national survey of 2,519 youth, ages 15 to 24, we find that exposure to conflict in online discourse is common. Nearly half of youth report witnessing conflict online, although fewer participate directly i…
The Political Significance of Social Media Activity and Social Networks
This paper examines panel data from two waves of the Youth Participatory Politics Survey, a nationally representative sample of young people in the United States. It employs a cross-lagged design to investigate the extent to which common forms of online activity create pathways to online and offline forms of political activity. Specifically, we examine the influence of Friendship-Driven (FD) and Interest-Driven (ID) online activity on online part…
Is Responsiveness to Student Voice Related to Academic Outcomes? Strengthening the Rationale for Student Voice in School Reform
Purpose: Drawing on relevant literature, we conceptualize three pathways through which responsiveness to student voice may promote academic goals. Then, we analyze panel data of students in the Chicago Public Schools to examine this relationship. We focus on the “responsiveness” of teachers and administrators to student voice, because prior work has highlighted that opportunities for student voice are often symbolic. Our central goal is to examin…
Inquiry-based and culturally responsive learning opportunities in social studies: A panel study of their relationships to civic development
Political science (10 works) · Politics (9 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Media and Politics (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Context (archaeology (4 works)