Dan Cassino
Biographic Data
| ID | 3685744 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dan Cassino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dan |
| FAMILY NAME | Cassino |
| SIGNATURE | CASSINO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5634-1371 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Longitudinal Measures of Masculinity and Femininity
Self-placement measures of masculinity and femininity have been gaining popularity in political science research, but questions remain about their long-term stability and the extent to which political views may impact gender identities. Taking advantage of two waves of measures of masculinity and femininity self-placement in an online panel, a categorical measure of masculinity and femininity (making use of a six-point scale, anchored scale) is f…
Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief
How are gender and sexuality related to belief in the paranormal? Study 1 uses a probability sample of New Jersey residents (n = 813) to run an experiment in which respondents reported their level of belief in astrology, ghostly hauntings, the Jersey Devil, and two political conspiracy theories. Half of respondents were primed to think about their gender prior to answering these questions. Women, but not men, who were primed were substantially mo…
The Claremont Run
Crypto, Meme Stocks, and Threatened Masculinity
They’re not good investments, so what’s driving their popularity? The answer lies in who is buying Bitcoin, meme stocks, and similar financial instruments
Essential Dads
Men at (home) work
Past work has shown that men's gender identities often lead them to eschew household labour in an attempt to shore up threatened masculinity. As the COVID-19 pandemic has lead to both enormous financial disruption and high levels of stress among the population, we expect these patterns to be exacerbated. We focus on the helping children with virtual school activities, as it is a uniquely stressful form of household labour, and use two studies, us…
Intersectionality Strikes Back
Political identity, gender identity or both? The political effects of sexual orientation and gender identity items in survey research
Issues arising from the measurement of gender identity on surveys have received scant attention from survey methodologists. We make use of three studies (two in the US and one in Mexico) to look at the effects of asking about gender identity on downstream measurements of political party affiliation. In all three studies, we show a significant impact of priming respondents to think about gender identity on expressed political identity. In two of t…
Of Masks and Men? Gender, Sex, and Protective Measures during Covid-19
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, men have been consistently less likely to report wearing a protective face mask. There are several possible reasons for this difference, including partisanship and gender identity. Using a national live-caller telephone survey that measures gender identity, we show that men's gender identities are strongly related to their views of mask wearing, especially when gender identity is …
The Resistance, the Civil War, and the World That's Coming
Race, threat and workplace sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is a persistent problem for women in the workplace. Prior research has explored the effects of sexual harassment on the psychological, physical and economic wellbeing of the victims. Despite the extensive research exploring the causes, most studies focus on micro‐level factors, and few studies examine the role of macro‐level factors on sexual harassment in the workplace. Using public Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC…
Sometimes (but Not This Time), a Gun Is Just a Gun
Today, despite national campaigns and mass shootings, gun sales continue to rise. The majority of gun owners in the United States are men, and prior research has documented the complex relationship between masculinity and gun ownership. However, a majority of the research has remained on the micro level. In this article, we look at the effects of men’s unemployment on gun ownership. Using both national‐ and state‐level Federal Bureau of Investiga…
Coverage and Campaign Coffers in 2012
Mutz’s seminal work on the effect of media coverage on campaign contributions is now more than 20 years old. Using a combination of Federal Election Commission contribution data, aggregated polling data, and analysis of media content from news broadcasts, Tobit regression analysis is used to determine which factors led small and large contributors to give money to candidates in the 2012 Republican presidential primary. The results largely confirm…
Ideological Media and American Politics
Priming Bush and Iraq in 2008
Using a question-order experiment, half the respondents in a national RDD (random digit dial) likely voter survey taken just prior to the 2008 Presidential Primary election were primed to think about President Bush and the war in Iraq before making their candidate choice. Results show that the priming had a significant effect on their candidate choice, and that priming individuals to think about the war significantly aided the candidacy of eventu…
Sometimes (but Not This Time), a Gun Is Just a Gun
Today, despite national campaigns and mass shootings, gun sales continue to rise. The majority of gun owners in the United States are men, and prior research has documented the complex relationship between masculinity and gun ownership. However, a majority of the research has remained on the micro level. In this article, we look at the effects of men’s unemployment on gun ownership. Using both national‐ and state‐level Federal Bureau of Investiga…
Of Masks and Men? Gender, Sex, and Protective Measures during Covid-19
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, men have been consistently less likely to report wearing a protective face mask. There are several possible reasons for this difference, including partisanship and gender identity. Using a national live-caller telephone survey that measures gender identity, we show that men's gender identities are strongly related to their views of mask wearing, especially when gender identity is …
Race, threat and workplace sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is a persistent problem for women in the workplace. Prior research has explored the effects of sexual harassment on the psychological, physical and economic wellbeing of the victims. Despite the extensive research exploring the causes, most studies focus on micro‐level factors, and few studies examine the role of macro‐level factors on sexual harassment in the workplace. Using public Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC…
Political identity, gender identity or both? The political effects of sexual orientation and gender identity items in survey research
Issues arising from the measurement of gender identity on surveys have received scant attention from survey methodologists. We make use of three studies (two in the US and one in Mexico) to look at the effects of asking about gender identity on downstream measurements of political party affiliation. In all three studies, we show a significant impact of priming respondents to think about gender identity on expressed political identity. In two of t…
Priming Bush and Iraq in 2008
Using a question-order experiment, half the respondents in a national RDD (random digit dial) likely voter survey taken just prior to the 2008 Presidential Primary election were primed to think about President Bush and the war in Iraq before making their candidate choice. Results show that the priming had a significant effect on their candidate choice, and that priming individuals to think about the war significantly aided the candidacy of eventu…
Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief
How are gender and sexuality related to belief in the paranormal? Study 1 uses a probability sample of New Jersey residents (n = 813) to run an experiment in which respondents reported their level of belief in astrology, ghostly hauntings, the Jersey Devil, and two political conspiracy theories. Half of respondents were primed to think about their gender prior to answering these questions. Women, but not men, who were primed were substantially mo…
Intersectionality Strikes Back
Coverage and Campaign Coffers in 2012
Mutz’s seminal work on the effect of media coverage on campaign contributions is now more than 20 years old. Using a combination of Federal Election Commission contribution data, aggregated polling data, and analysis of media content from news broadcasts, Tobit regression analysis is used to determine which factors led small and large contributors to give money to candidates in the 2012 Republican presidential primary. The results largely confirm…
Priming Bush and Iraq in 2008
Using a question-order experiment, half the respondents in a national RDD (random digit dial) likely voter survey taken just prior to the 2008 Presidential Primary election were primed to think about President Bush and the war in Iraq before making their candidate choice. Results show that the priming had a significant effect on their candidate choice, and that priming individuals to think about the war significantly aided the candidacy of eventu…
Ideological Media and American Politics
Coverage and Campaign Coffers in 2012
Mutz’s seminal work on the effect of media coverage on campaign contributions is now more than 20 years old. Using a combination of Federal Election Commission contribution data, aggregated polling data, and analysis of media content from news broadcasts, Tobit regression analysis is used to determine which factors led small and large contributors to give money to candidates in the 2012 Republican presidential primary. The results largely confirm…
Race, threat and workplace sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is a persistent problem for women in the workplace. Prior research has explored the effects of sexual harassment on the psychological, physical and economic wellbeing of the victims. Despite the extensive research exploring the causes, most studies focus on micro‐level factors, and few studies examine the role of macro‐level factors on sexual harassment in the workplace. Using public Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC…
Sometimes (but Not This Time), a Gun Is Just a Gun
Today, despite national campaigns and mass shootings, gun sales continue to rise. The majority of gun owners in the United States are men, and prior research has documented the complex relationship between masculinity and gun ownership. However, a majority of the research has remained on the micro level. In this article, we look at the effects of men’s unemployment on gun ownership. Using both national‐ and state‐level Federal Bureau of Investiga…
Political identity, gender identity or both? The political effects of sexual orientation and gender identity items in survey research
Issues arising from the measurement of gender identity on surveys have received scant attention from survey methodologists. We make use of three studies (two in the US and one in Mexico) to look at the effects of asking about gender identity on downstream measurements of political party affiliation. In all three studies, we show a significant impact of priming respondents to think about gender identity on expressed political identity. In two of t…
Of Masks and Men? Gender, Sex, and Protective Measures during Covid-19
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, men have been consistently less likely to report wearing a protective face mask. There are several possible reasons for this difference, including partisanship and gender identity. Using a national live-caller telephone survey that measures gender identity, we show that men's gender identities are strongly related to their views of mask wearing, especially when gender identity is …
The Resistance, the Civil War, and the World That's Coming
Intersectionality Strikes Back
Men at (home) work
Past work has shown that men's gender identities often lead them to eschew household labour in an attempt to shore up threatened masculinity. As the COVID-19 pandemic has lead to both enormous financial disruption and high levels of stress among the population, we expect these patterns to be exacerbated. We focus on the helping children with virtual school activities, as it is a uniquely stressful form of household labour, and use two studies, us…
Crypto, Meme Stocks, and Threatened Masculinity
They’re not good investments, so what’s driving their popularity? The answer lies in who is buying Bitcoin, meme stocks, and similar financial instruments
Essential Dads
The Claremont Run
Longitudinal Measures of Masculinity and Femininity
Self-placement measures of masculinity and femininity have been gaining popularity in political science research, but questions remain about their long-term stability and the extent to which political views may impact gender identities. Taking advantage of two waves of measures of masculinity and femininity self-placement in an online panel, a categorical measure of masculinity and femininity (making use of a six-point scale, anchored scale) is f…
Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief
How are gender and sexuality related to belief in the paranormal? Study 1 uses a probability sample of New Jersey residents (n = 813) to run an experiment in which respondents reported their level of belief in astrology, ghostly hauntings, the Jersey Devil, and two political conspiracy theories. Half of respondents were primed to think about their gender prior to answering these questions. Women, but not men, who were primed were substantially mo…
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Masculinity (5 works) · Politics (5 works)