Thomas Bradley Kent
Biographic Data
| ID | 4371064 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Bradley Kent |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas Bradley |
| FAMILY NAME | Kent |
| SIGNATURE | KENT T B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Partisanship and Trust in Personal Doctors
In the first decades of the twentieth century, the gap in age-adjusted mortality rates between people living in Republican and Democratic counties expanded; people in Democratic counties started living longer. This paper argues that political partisanship poses a direct problem for ameliorating these trends: trust and adherence in one’s personal doctor (including on non-COVID-19 related care) – once a non-partisan issue – now divides Democrats (m…
Fifty Years of Declining Confidence & Increasing Polarization in Trust in American Institutions
Except for the military and science, confidence in most American political and non-political institutions has fallen precipitously over the past fifty years. Declines in trust are partly the result of dissatisfaction with governmental and institutional accountability and concomitant skepticism about the competency and responsiveness of institutions. Declines are also the result of a polarization in trust in institutions, as Republicans trust busi…
Fifty Years of Declining Confidence & Increasing Polarization in Trust in American Institutions
Except for the military and science, confidence in most American political and non-political institutions has fallen precipitously over the past fifty years. Declines in trust are partly the result of dissatisfaction with governmental and institutional accountability and concomitant skepticism about the competency and responsiveness of institutions. Declines are also the result of a polarization in trust in institutions, as Republicans trust busi…
Fifty Years of Declining Confidence & Increasing Polarization in Trust in American Institutions
Except for the military and science, confidence in most American political and non-political institutions has fallen precipitously over the past fifty years. Declines in trust are partly the result of dissatisfaction with governmental and institutional accountability and concomitant skepticism about the competency and responsiveness of institutions. Declines are also the result of a polarization in trust in institutions, as Republicans trust busi…
Partisanship and Trust in Personal Doctors
In the first decades of the twentieth century, the gap in age-adjusted mortality rates between people living in Republican and Democratic counties expanded; people in Democratic counties started living longer. This paper argues that political partisanship poses a direct problem for ameliorating these trends: trust and adherence in one’s personal doctor (including on non-COVID-19 related care) – once a non-partisan issue – now divides Democrats (m…
Academic Freedom and Politics (1 work) · Accountability (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Diversity and Career in Medicine (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Faith (1 work) · Healthcare cost, quality, practices (1 work) · Internet privacy (1 work) · Law (1 work)