Chris Bader
Biographic Data
| ID | 4224339 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Bader |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Bader |
| SIGNATURE | BADER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baylor University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Don’t get mad
This study examines whether objective discrimination against religious minorities causes individual members of a minority to form grievances and engage in political activity against the government using data from the World Values Survey and Religion and State-Minorities datasets. We find that higher levels of objective discrimination do not predict more grievances and organizing activity. This contradicts predictions made by relative deprivation …
Round Trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer
In this paper we examine the relationship between conventional Christian and paranormal beliefs. Conventional Christian beliefs are those such as belief in Heaven, Hell, and the existence of God. Paranormal beliefs include belief in UFOs, astrology, haunting, communication with the dead, and Bigfoot. We test three hypotheses (deviance) (marginalization, small step, and compatibility) about the relationship between these two belief types with fact…
Do as I Say and as I Do
Previous research suggests that when mothers and fathers belong to the same religious denomination and/or they are equally religious, they are better able to transmit their religious behaviors and attitudes to their children. Instead of focusing on religious consistency between parents, our research explores the effect of consistency between a parent's attitudes and behaviors. When parents send a consistent message to children regarding religion,…
"Further Thoughts on "Rethinking the Graduate Seminar
THE PRIMARY GOAL Of our work, Rethinking the Graduate Seminar, is to encourage dialogue about how to teach graduate students effectively. Clearly, graduate students' needs and talents differ from undergraduate students. They deserve an education that is actively cognizant of these differences. With our article, we hoped to promote active, public discussion about graduate education in classrooms. We did not intend to imply that professors do not t…
Rethinking the Graduate Seminar
When Prophecy Passes Unnoticed
Previous studies of failed prophecies have typically been framed as replications of Festinger, Riecken, and Schachter's (1956) famous study of a flying saucer cult. The current research uses both previous cases studies of disconfirmation and the author's personal observations of a modern failed prophecy to suggest new theoretical propositions that explain the effects of failed prophecies in different types of religious groups. These theoretical p…
Reclaiming Deviance as a Unique Course from Criminology
In this paper we address the overlap between deviance and criminology and provide suggestions for differentiating the two courses. In an effort to illustrate this overlap, we compared the topics covered in deviance and criminology textbooks because we believed that they represent accurately what is covered in many classrooms. We also reviewed the journal Deviant Behavior, because we believed that instructors teaching in this area would be likely …
A Test of the Stark-Bainbridge Theory of Affiliation with Religious Cults and Sects
This study tests the Stark-Bainbridge theory of sect and cult affiliation (1987) using a sample of 12,415 subjects from the National Survey of Families and Households. Polytomous logistic regression was used to determined the log odds of cult, sect, and church affiliation versus no religious preference. Independent variables drawn from the Stark-Bainbridge theory included education, stake in conformity, turning points, and the strength of convent…
Do as I Say and as I Do
Previous research suggests that when mothers and fathers belong to the same religious denomination and/or they are equally religious, they are better able to transmit their religious behaviors and attitudes to their children. Instead of focusing on religious consistency between parents, our research explores the effect of consistency between a parent's attitudes and behaviors. When parents send a consistent message to children regarding religion,…
Don’t get mad
This study examines whether objective discrimination against religious minorities causes individual members of a minority to form grievances and engage in political activity against the government using data from the World Values Survey and Religion and State-Minorities datasets. We find that higher levels of objective discrimination do not predict more grievances and organizing activity. This contradicts predictions made by relative deprivation …
Round Trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer
In this paper we examine the relationship between conventional Christian and paranormal beliefs. Conventional Christian beliefs are those such as belief in Heaven, Hell, and the existence of God. Paranormal beliefs include belief in UFOs, astrology, haunting, communication with the dead, and Bigfoot. We test three hypotheses (deviance) (marginalization, small step, and compatibility) about the relationship between these two belief types with fact…
When Prophecy Passes Unnoticed
Previous studies of failed prophecies have typically been framed as replications of Festinger, Riecken, and Schachter's (1956) famous study of a flying saucer cult. The current research uses both previous cases studies of disconfirmation and the author's personal observations of a modern failed prophecy to suggest new theoretical propositions that explain the effects of failed prophecies in different types of religious groups. These theoretical p…
Rethinking the Graduate Seminar
A Test of the Stark-Bainbridge Theory of Affiliation with Religious Cults and Sects
This study tests the Stark-Bainbridge theory of sect and cult affiliation (1987) using a sample of 12,415 subjects from the National Survey of Families and Households. Polytomous logistic regression was used to determined the log odds of cult, sect, and church affiliation versus no religious preference. Independent variables drawn from the Stark-Bainbridge theory included education, stake in conformity, turning points, and the strength of convent…
"Further Thoughts on "Rethinking the Graduate Seminar
THE PRIMARY GOAL Of our work, Rethinking the Graduate Seminar, is to encourage dialogue about how to teach graduate students effectively. Clearly, graduate students' needs and talents differ from undergraduate students. They deserve an education that is actively cognizant of these differences. With our article, we hoped to promote active, public discussion about graduate education in classrooms. We did not intend to imply that professors do not t…
Reclaiming Deviance as a Unique Course from Criminology
In this paper we address the overlap between deviance and criminology and provide suggestions for differentiating the two courses. In an effort to illustrate this overlap, we compared the topics covered in deviance and criminology textbooks because we believed that they represent accurately what is covered in many classrooms. We also reviewed the journal Deviant Behavior, because we believed that instructors teaching in this area would be likely …
Reclaiming Deviance as a Unique Course from Criminology
In this paper we address the overlap between deviance and criminology and provide suggestions for differentiating the two courses. In an effort to illustrate this overlap, we compared the topics covered in deviance and criminology textbooks because we believed that they represent accurately what is covered in many classrooms. We also reviewed the journal Deviant Behavior, because we believed that instructors teaching in this area would be likely …
A Test of the Stark-Bainbridge Theory of Affiliation with Religious Cults and Sects
This study tests the Stark-Bainbridge theory of sect and cult affiliation (1987) using a sample of 12,415 subjects from the National Survey of Families and Households. Polytomous logistic regression was used to determined the log odds of cult, sect, and church affiliation versus no religious preference. Independent variables drawn from the Stark-Bainbridge theory included education, stake in conformity, turning points, and the strength of convent…
"Further Thoughts on "Rethinking the Graduate Seminar
THE PRIMARY GOAL Of our work, Rethinking the Graduate Seminar, is to encourage dialogue about how to teach graduate students effectively. Clearly, graduate students' needs and talents differ from undergraduate students. They deserve an education that is actively cognizant of these differences. With our article, we hoped to promote active, public discussion about graduate education in classrooms. We did not intend to imply that professors do not t…
Rethinking the Graduate Seminar
When Prophecy Passes Unnoticed
Previous studies of failed prophecies have typically been framed as replications of Festinger, Riecken, and Schachter's (1956) famous study of a flying saucer cult. The current research uses both previous cases studies of disconfirmation and the author's personal observations of a modern failed prophecy to suggest new theoretical propositions that explain the effects of failed prophecies in different types of religious groups. These theoretical p…
Do as I Say and as I Do
Previous research suggests that when mothers and fathers belong to the same religious denomination and/or they are equally religious, they are better able to transmit their religious behaviors and attitudes to their children. Instead of focusing on religious consistency between parents, our research explores the effect of consistency between a parent's attitudes and behaviors. When parents send a consistent message to children regarding religion,…
Round Trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer
In this paper we examine the relationship between conventional Christian and paranormal beliefs. Conventional Christian beliefs are those such as belief in Heaven, Hell, and the existence of God. Paranormal beliefs include belief in UFOs, astrology, haunting, communication with the dead, and Bigfoot. We test three hypotheses (deviance) (marginalization, small step, and compatibility) about the relationship between these two belief types with fact…
Don’t get mad
This study examines whether objective discrimination against religious minorities causes individual members of a minority to form grievances and engage in political activity against the government using data from the World Values Survey and Religion and State-Minorities datasets. We find that higher levels of objective discrimination do not predict more grievances and organizing activity. This contradicts predictions made by relative deprivation …
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (4 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Graduate students (2 works) · Higher education (2 works)