Political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental dimensions of electric vehicle adoption in the United States: A social-media interaction analysis

Abstract Introduction: Local rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths may not accurately convey the variability in community-level concern about COVID-19 during the early outbreak period in the United States. Social media interaction may elucidate communication about COVID-19 in this critical period, during which communities may have formulated initial conceptions pertaining to the perceived gravity of the disease and potential behavioral strategies for prevention.Methods: Scripts were written to obtain tweets related to COVID-19 from Twitter. Using manually-annotated tweets about symptom-related concerns from a prior study, a machine learning classifier was applied to obtain a subset of tweets about concerns relating to COVID-19. The longitudinal relationship between these social media posts and active COVID-19 cases was assessed using linear and exponential regression. Changes in the geospatial clustering of tweets was assessed for the top five most populous cities in the United States.Results: Social media posts relating to COVID-19 concerns appeared more predictive of active COVID-19 cases as temporal distance increased. The distribution of tweets in New York City and Phoenix appeared concentrated in city centers, whereas tweets from other cities were more residential. Tweets from New York City became more highly concentrated, but the opposite trend was observed in tweets from Los Angeles.Conclusion: Clustering of social media posts about COVID-19 revealed discrepancies across major US cities. General concern about the COVID-19 pandemic may moderate the relationship between behavioral/environmental factors and COVID-19 transmission. The degree and modality of this moderating effect may differ across US areas.

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Supplemental Material for Divided We Stand: Three Psychological Regions of the United States and Their Political, Economic, Social, and Health Correlates

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ◽

10.1037/a0034434.supp ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Political Economic

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A survey of Instagram users with asthma to evaluate the acceptability of a planned clinical trial intervention (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.24005 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kerry Spitzer ◽

Brent Heineman ◽

Marcella Jewell ◽

Michael Moran ◽

Peter Lindenauer

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Media ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

College Education ◽

The United States ◽

Survey Study ◽

Care Providers ◽

Healthy Behaviors ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Hispanic White

BACKGROUND Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects nearly 25 million individuals in the United States. There is a need for more research into the potential for health care providers to leverage existing social media platforms to improve healthy behaviors and support individuals living with chronic health conditions. OBJECTIVE In this study, we assess the willingness of Instagram users with poorly controlled asthma to participate in a pilot study that uses Instagram as a means of providing social and informational support. In addition, we explore the potential for adapting photovoice and digital storytelling to social media. METHODS A survey study of Instagram users living with asthma in the United States, between the ages of 18 to 40. RESULTS Over 3 weeks of recruitment, 457 individuals completed the pre-survey screener; 347 were excluded. Of the 110 people who were eligible and agreed to participate in the study, 82 completed the study survey. Respondents mean age was 21(SD = 5.3). Respondents were 56% female (n=46), 65% (n=53) non-Hispanic white, and 72% (n=59) had at least some college education. The majority of respondents (n = 66, 81%) indicated that they would be willing to participate in the study. CONCLUSIONS Among young-adult Instagram users with asthma there is substantial interest in participating in a study that uses Instagram to connect participants with peers and a health coach in order to share information about self-management of asthma and build social connection.

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Lawyers as Activists

10.1093/oso/9780190886172.003.0007 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Michael C. Dorf ◽

Michael S. Chu

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Media ◽

Social Change ◽

Civil Rights ◽

Rule Of Law ◽

The United States ◽

The Rule Of Law ◽

Court Action ◽

The Government ◽

Trump Administration

Lawyers played a key role in challenging the Trump administration’s Travel Ban on entry into the United States of nationals from various majority-Muslim nations. Responding to calls from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), which were amplified by social media, lawyers responded to the Travel Ban’s chaotic rollout by providing assistance to foreign travelers at airports. Their efforts led to initial court victories, which in turn led the government to soften the Ban somewhat in two superseding executive actions. The lawyers’ work also contributed to the broader resistance to the Trump administration by dramatizing its bigotry, callousness, cruelty, and lawlessness. The efficacy of the lawyers’ resistance to the Travel Ban shows that, contrary to strong claims about the limits of court action, litigation can promote social change. General lessons about lawyer activism in ordinary times are difficult to draw, however, because of the extraordinary threat Trump poses to civil rights and the rule of law.

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Stand against anti-Asian racial discrimination during COVID-19: A call for action

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/0020872820970610 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002087282097061

Author(s):

Qin Gao ◽

Xiaofang Liu

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Media ◽

Racial Discrimination ◽

Asian Americans ◽

Well Being ◽

Political Rhetoric ◽

The United States ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Negative Impacts

Racial discrimination against people of Chinese and other Asian ethnicities has risen sharply in number and severity globally amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This rise has been especially rapid and severe in the United States, fueled by xenophobic political rhetoric and racist language on social media. It has endangered the lives of many Asian Americans and is likely to have long-term negative impacts on the economic, social, physical, and psychological well-being of Asian Americans. This essay reviews the prevalence and consequences of anti-Asian racial discrimination during COVID-19 and calls for actions in practice, policy, and research to stand against it.

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“The Best Damn Representation of Islam:” Muslims, Gender, Social Media, and Islamophobia in the United States

CyberOrient ◽

10.1002/j.cyo2.20181201.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 4-30

Author(s):

Stine Eckert ◽

Sydney O'Shay Wallace ◽

Jade Metzger-Riftkin ◽

Sean Kolhoff

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Media ◽

The United States

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Military Coup in Burma Draws International Condemnation and Pressure

The American Journal of International Law ◽

10.1017/ajil.2021.31 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 115 (3) ◽

pp. 558-567

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Media ◽

International Organizations ◽

The United States ◽

Military Coup ◽

State Of Emergency ◽

Media Companies ◽

One Year ◽

Head Of Government ◽

The Military

On February 1, 2021, the military in Burma overthrew the democratically elected government, declared a one-year state of emergency, and installed Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as the head of government. Since the coup, the military has cracked down on protestors, killing over 800 people and detaining many more. Numerous countries and international organizations, including the United States and the United Nations, have condemned the coup and ensuing violence and called for the restoration of a democratic government. The United States and other countries have also imposed rigorous sanctions on the Burmese military, its officials and affiliated corporations, and social media companies have imposed content restrictions to prevent the spread of pro-military propaganda.

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