Home > News > Influence Without Reason: How Religious Identity and Emotion Shape Catholics’ Social Conservatism 101 views 18 sec 0 Comment Influence Without Reason: How Religious Identity and Emotion Shape Catholics’ Social Conservatism Andrew Gelman - January 21, 2009 Interesting article by Elizabeth Suhay on possible mechanisms underlying social influence. We all know that people can influence the attitudes and behaviors of their friends and relatives, but how exactly is this happening? Here’s her story: Related