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Episode 305: Investigating reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic

University of Arizona sociology professor James Shockey is researching why people accept or reject mask-wearing mandates

AZSCI Episode 305 COVID reaction hero Church parishioners wear masks at Catholic mass in Chandler AZ in 2020.
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Episode 305: Investigating reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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University of Arizona sociology professor James Shockey is researching why people accept or reject mask-wearing mandates. He is focusing on mistakes made in the messaging about COVID-19's dangers and how that has caused some people to steadfastly oppose masks and vaccinations.

James Shockey spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D Regent’s professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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