These findings do not surprise me.
I believe the masculinity challenged leading to SUV purchase and homophobia had been scientifically linked before, yet the war angle is new to me.
"'But the point isn't to suggest these are the only factors that can explain these behaviors. Likewise, there may be a wide variety of other behaviors that could increase when men are concerned about their levels of masculinity.'
In a separate study, Willer verified that support for the Iraq War, homophobia and interest in purchasing an SUV were all considered masculine by study participants."
What about failure-to-be-accepted-into-Harvard overcompensation? Did he check for that?
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<i>This is not a question.</i>
Most studies produce their predicted results. Most studies are loaded to find exactly what they are looking for, regardless of accuracy. I'm much more interested when they say, "the study astounded us with unexpected results."
Go Blue!
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