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Gun Culture in Action by Mencken, F. Carson, Froese, Paul

“…Exploring the symbolic meaning of guns in the United States may be one the best ways to approach theoretical questions concerning the effect of “culture in…”
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Image of God and Community Volunteering among Religious Adherents in the United States by Mencken, F. Carson, Fitz, Brittany

“…Individual theological beliefs provide important motivations for religious people to volunteer in their communities. Compassion and loving one's neighbor are…”
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Oil and gas development and small business lending in U.S. nonmetropolitan counties by Lotspeich, Michael C., Tolbert, Charles M., Mencken, F. Carson

“…How does the presence or absence of small business loans affect the emergence and development of rural businesses in traditionally underserved areas? Further,…”
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Divine justice : the relationship between images of God and attitudes toward criminal punishment by Bader, Christopher D., Desmond, Scott A., Carson Mencken, F., Johnson, Byron R.

“…Moral and practical support by Americans for the death penalty - influence of retribution and moral perspectives - capital punishment - Baylor religion survey…”
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Social Disorganization Theory and the Contextual Nature of Crime in Nonmetropolitan Counties by Barnett, Cynthia, Mencken, F. Carson

“…This research explores violent and property crime rates in nonmetropolitan counties. It is argued that crime rates are lower in these counties because of…”
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Round Trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer: The Relationship between Conventional Christian and Paranormal Beliefs in the United States by Mencken, F. Carson, Bader, Christopher D., Kim, Ye Jung

“…In this paper we examine the relationship between conventional Christian and paranormal beliefs. Conventional Christian beliefs are those such as belief in…”
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Self-employment and Civic Inclination by Mencken, F. Carson, Smith, Bethany, Tolbert, Charles M.

“…We test whether the self-employed have higher levels of civic inclination (trust, political activism, community closeness, community participation) compared to…”
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Bank on it: Do Local Banks Contribute to Rural Community Prosperity? by Mencken, F. Carson, Carpenter, Craig Wesley, Lotspeich‐Yadao, Michael, Tolbert, Charles M.

“…Recent research on the restructuring of the financial industry from local banks to interstate conglomerates has raised questions about the impact on…”
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A U.S. Holy War? The Effects of Religion on Iraq War Policy Attitudes by Froese, Paul, Mencken, F. Carson

“…Objective. Throughout the course of the Iraq War, the Bush Administration has consistently framed its war policy in religious language. Therefore, we…”
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Community Banks and Loans for Nonmetropolitan Businesses: A Multilevel Analysis from the 2007 Survey of Business Owners by Mencken, F. Carson, Tolbert, Charles M.

“…Access to financial capital is vital for the sustainability of the local business sector in nonmetropolitan communities. In this article we develop two…”
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American Piety 2005: Content and Methods of the Baylor Religion Survey by BADER, CHRISTOPHER D., MENCKEN, F. CARSON, FROESE, PAUL

“…The Baylor Religion Survey (BRS) is a national population survey of religious characteristics, orientations, and attitudes modeled after the General Social…”
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From Obama to Osama: Image of God and Trust in Muslims among the Highly Religious in the United States by Hinze, Wesley M., Mencken, F. Carson, Tolbert, Charles M.

“…Although Muslims in the United States are highly assimilated into American society, they represent less than 1 percent of the total population. Therefore, most…”
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The Professionalization of Faculty at Religious Colleges and Universities by PARKER, JAMES, BEATY, MICHAEL, MENCKEN, F. CARSON, LYON, LARRY

“…As faculty become defined more by the professional norms of their discipline, the potential for conflict with the faith-based norms of religious colleges and…”
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A Bounded Affinity Theory of Religion and the Paranormal by Baker, Joseph O., Bader, Christopher, Mencken, F. Carson

“…We outline a theory of bounded affinity between religious experiences and beliefs and paranormalism, which emphasizes that religious and paranormal experiences…”
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Religiosity and Fear of Crime Victimization by Mencken, F. Carson, Neill, Kyra N., DeDeyne, Jesse L., Allen, Daniel M., McGowan, Amanda C.

“…In this study, we developed three hypotheses about the role of religiosity in fear of crime victimization. Noting that religiosity and fear of victimization…”
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Federal Defense Spending and Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Disparities in Economic Growth in the Southeast by Carson Mencken, F.

“…Objective. This study examines how defense spending in the 1980s and early 1990s affected economic growth in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties in the…”
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Restructuring of the Financial Industry: The Disappearance of Locally Owned Traditional Financial Services in Rural America by Tolbert, Charles M., Mencken, F. Carson, Riggs, T. Lynn, Li, Jing

“…Restructuring in the financial services industry has altered the relationship between small business owners and capital. In the past small businesses have…”
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Murder, Nonnegligent Manslaughter, and Spatial Autocorrelation in Mid-South Counties by Mencken, F. Carson, Barnett, Cynthia

“…In this paper we explore to what extent county murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rates in the midsouth are spatially autocorrelated, using a variety of…”
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Locally Owned Bank Concentration and Business Start-Ups and Closures in U.S. Metropolitan, Micropolitan, and Rural Counties from 1980-2010 by Carpenter, Craig Wesley, Mencken, F. Carson, Tolbert, Charles M., Lotspeich, Michael

“…Access to financial capital is vital for the sustainability of the local business sector. Recent research on the restructuring of the financial industry from…”
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Where Have All the Communes Gone? Religion's Effect on the Survival of Communes by BADER, CHRISTOPHER D., MENCKEN, F. CARSON, PARKER, JAMES

“…Although previous research has found religion to have a significant effect on commune survival, these conclusions were typically based on bivariate analyses…”
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