Kevin Estep
Biographic Data
| ID | 263203 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin Estep |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin |
| FAMILY NAME | Estep |
| SIGNATURE | ESTEP K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Notre Dame |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8495-4036 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Partisan Polarization of Childhood Vaccination Policies, 1995‒2020
Objectives. To examine trends in partisan polarization of childhood vaccine bills and the impact of polarization on bill passage in the United States. Methods. We performed content analysis on 1497 US state bills (1995–2020) and obtained voting returns for 228 legislative votes (2011‒2020). We performed descriptive and statistical analyses using 2 measures of polarization. Results. Vote polarization rose more rapidly for immunization than abortio…
Opting Out: Individualism and Vaccine Refusal in Pockets of Socioeconomic Homogeneity
Cases of measles and other highly contagious diseases are rising in the United States. Public health experts blame the rise partly on the spatial concentration of parents declining to vaccinate their children, but researchers have given little attention to theorizing why this clustering occurs in particular communities. We argue that residential and school selection processes create "pockets of homogeneity" attracting parents inclined to opt out …
The Politics of Losing: Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment
Rory McVeigh and Kevin Estep trace the parallels between the 192s Klan and today's right-wing backlash, identifying the conditions that allow white nationalism to emerge from the shadows. Their sociological analysis of the Klan's outbreaks sheds light on how Trump's rise to power was made possible by a convergence of circumstances
Constructing a Language Problem: Status-based Power Devaluation and the Threat of Immigrant Inclusion
Opposition to immigrant inclusion is often grounded in a 'Latino threat' narrative that portrays Latino immigrants and their descendants as incapable of assimilation and 'undeserving' of the benefits of citizenship. Are nativist reactions to this narrative strongest where immigrants are lagging behind in cultural assimilation, or where they are actually making the greatest gains? Two competing logics of status threat are tested through an analysi…
Plausibility Structures, Status Threats, and the Establishment of Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers
The authors offer a theoretical framework that resolves conflicting ideas found in extant theory pertaining to moral reform movements. The framework focuses on how community attributes, particularly the relative size of populations affiliated with supportive belief systems, shape moral reform activism by affecting both the convictions and motivations of potential supporters. The theory is applied in an analysis of county-level variation in the pr…
North Central Sociological Association 2012 Ruth and John Useem Plenary Address. Political Renewal: Occupations, Springs, and Tea Parties
Novelty is paramount in the development of sociological theory—so much so that sometimes novelty is attributed even when it does not really exist. The study of social movements is hardly exempt from this problem and at times the craving for newness can become palpable. Despite that desire, however, some have concluded that things really have not changed much over a score of years—at least in terms of the implications for theory—but now, we think …
Opting Out: Individualism and Vaccine Refusal in Pockets of Socioeconomic Homogeneity
Cases of measles and other highly contagious diseases are rising in the United States. Public health experts blame the rise partly on the spatial concentration of parents declining to vaccinate their children, but researchers have given little attention to theorizing why this clustering occurs in particular communities. We argue that residential and school selection processes create "pockets of homogeneity" attracting parents inclined to opt out …
Plausibility Structures, Status Threats, and the Establishment of Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers
The authors offer a theoretical framework that resolves conflicting ideas found in extant theory pertaining to moral reform movements. The framework focuses on how community attributes, particularly the relative size of populations affiliated with supportive belief systems, shape moral reform activism by affecting both the convictions and motivations of potential supporters. The theory is applied in an analysis of county-level variation in the pr…
Partisan Polarization of Childhood Vaccination Policies, 1995‒2020
Objectives. To examine trends in partisan polarization of childhood vaccine bills and the impact of polarization on bill passage in the United States. Methods. We performed content analysis on 1497 US state bills (1995–2020) and obtained voting returns for 228 legislative votes (2011‒2020). We performed descriptive and statistical analyses using 2 measures of polarization. Results. Vote polarization rose more rapidly for immunization than abortio…
Constructing a Language Problem: Status-based Power Devaluation and the Threat of Immigrant Inclusion
Opposition to immigrant inclusion is often grounded in a 'Latino threat' narrative that portrays Latino immigrants and their descendants as incapable of assimilation and 'undeserving' of the benefits of citizenship. Are nativist reactions to this narrative strongest where immigrants are lagging behind in cultural assimilation, or where they are actually making the greatest gains? Two competing logics of status threat are tested through an analysi…
North Central Sociological Association 2012 Ruth and John Useem Plenary Address. Political Renewal: Occupations, Springs, and Tea Parties
Novelty is paramount in the development of sociological theory—so much so that sometimes novelty is attributed even when it does not really exist. The study of social movements is hardly exempt from this problem and at times the craving for newness can become palpable. Despite that desire, however, some have concluded that things really have not changed much over a score of years—at least in terms of the implications for theory—but now, we think …
Constructing a Language Problem: Status-based Power Devaluation and the Threat of Immigrant Inclusion
Opposition to immigrant inclusion is often grounded in a 'Latino threat' narrative that portrays Latino immigrants and their descendants as incapable of assimilation and 'undeserving' of the benefits of citizenship. Are nativist reactions to this narrative strongest where immigrants are lagging behind in cultural assimilation, or where they are actually making the greatest gains? Two competing logics of status threat are tested through an analysi…
Plausibility Structures, Status Threats, and the Establishment of Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers
The authors offer a theoretical framework that resolves conflicting ideas found in extant theory pertaining to moral reform movements. The framework focuses on how community attributes, particularly the relative size of populations affiliated with supportive belief systems, shape moral reform activism by affecting both the convictions and motivations of potential supporters. The theory is applied in an analysis of county-level variation in the pr…
The Politics of Losing: Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment
Rory McVeigh and Kevin Estep trace the parallels between the 192s Klan and today's right-wing backlash, identifying the conditions that allow white nationalism to emerge from the shadows. Their sociological analysis of the Klan's outbreaks sheds light on how Trump's rise to power was made possible by a convergence of circumstances
Opting Out: Individualism and Vaccine Refusal in Pockets of Socioeconomic Homogeneity
Cases of measles and other highly contagious diseases are rising in the United States. Public health experts blame the rise partly on the spatial concentration of parents declining to vaccinate their children, but researchers have given little attention to theorizing why this clustering occurs in particular communities. We argue that residential and school selection processes create "pockets of homogeneity" attracting parents inclined to opt out …
Partisan Polarization of Childhood Vaccination Policies, 1995‒2020
Objectives. To examine trends in partisan polarization of childhood vaccine bills and the impact of polarization on bill passage in the United States. Methods. We performed content analysis on 1497 US state bills (1995–2020) and obtained voting returns for 228 legislative votes (2011‒2020). We performed descriptive and statistical analyses using 2 measures of polarization. Results. Vote polarization rose more rapidly for immunization than abortio…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)