Chuck Thompson

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  [Article] Positive Social Mood Drives Manifestations of Inclusion in US

  A positive social mood driving expressions of inclusion in many aspects of society.
   
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  [Article] Shikhar Agarwal Sets His Sights on Stocks and Shootings

  Is there a connection between firearm-related hospitalizations and the stock market.
   
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  [Article] Under Fire: Will a Clinton Scandal Ever Stick?

  It’s official: Hillary Clinton has launched her 2016 presidential campaign. Does social mood shed light on her chances?
   
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  [Article] Negative Mood Drives Transgender Expressions in Brazil

  A deeply negative social mood is driving a flurry of transgender expressions in Brazil, in its Carnival celebrations, fashion industry, TV shows and beauty competitions.
   
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  [Article] Study Shows Group Membership Can Affect Individual Ethics

  Socionomists have long been interested in how individuals make decisions while under the influence of a group. In this brief article, socionomist Chuck Thompson explores another effect of group membership – a loss of individual ethics.
   
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  [Article] The Socionomics of Rory Mania: How Social Mood Shapes Rory McIlroy’s Popularity and Career

  Socionomist Chuck Thompson explains that McIlroy’s PGA Tour wins correspond with positive extremes in social mood.
   
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  [Article] The Gender Line Blurs in the Post-2000 Negative Mood Landscape: A Historical Socionomic Perspective on Transgender Expressions in Popular Culture

  Chuck Thompson explains how social mood regulates society’s acceptance of mixed and blurred gender identity.
   
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  [Article] Twitter Study Shows an Increase in Negative Mood Before the 2011 London Riots

  Researchers at the Universty of Bristol found that London’s social mood – and Tweets – turned increasingly negative after the royal wedding and plunged just before the riots erupted.
   
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  [Article] Bear Markets Were Good Times for Mickey Rooney

  Socionomists found that Rooney’s most popular years occurred during trends toward negative mood
   
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  [Article] Similar Wave B Rallies Impelled Similar Protests in 1848, 1968, 1989, 2005 … Is 2013 another example?

  When protests erupted in 2013 in Turkey, Brazil, Indonesia, Egypt, Syria and Russia, many people asked: “Where is all of this coming from?”