this paper examines the relationships between language and ideology and how ideology is constructed and presented via different language choices in english editorials published in different socio-cultural contexts. van dijk’s (2000a) ideological square in terms of representation of the self and other was applied to the editorials. through a comparative analysis of iranian, turkish and saudi ara...

Charitable contribution requests including legitimization of paltry contributions or a large anchorpoint are examined. Results show that a large anchorpoint increases average contributions, legitimization of paltry contributions enhances compliance rates, and the combined use of a large anchorpoint and legitimization of paltry contributions does not significantly alter compliance or contributio...

This paper examines the relationships between language and ideology and how ideology is constructed and presented via different language choices in English editorials published in different socio-cultural contexts. Van Dijk’s (2000a) ideological square in terms of representation of the self and other was applied to the editorials. Through a comparative analysis of Iranian, Turkish and Saudi Ara...

Commercial market actors customers invest in energy efficiency for different reasons that residential customers. However, energy efficiency program evaluators often rely on the same behavior change theories to measure the effectiveness of programs targeted at residential and commercial customers.,. While these theories are invaluable in many cases, they often frame the end user as an individual...

Analyses on sources of legitimization bear, mostly, on theoretical reflection.My focus here is to assess underpinnings of legitimacy in a quantitative way. Thisis an empirical study which examines determinants of subjective legitimization ofgovemment and social system in 21 European societies. Data come from firstedition of European Social Survey carried out on national random s...

The article is devoted to the specifics of analogy, which used in news texts (de)legitimize actions certain people or institutions. It has been specified that basis this type (de)legitimization projection properties (causes/consequences/conditions, etc.) one (in)correct phenomenon (usually an action) onto another, contradictory one, order represent it as (il)legitimate. Since differential featu...