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UNDERSTANDING CHINESE COUPLES: AN EXPLORATION OF HOUSEWORK TIME, LEISURE AND SLEEP GAPS, AND MENTAL HEALTH
(2016-05-13)
This dissertation examines the allocation of housework time, the leisure and the sleep gaps, and the mental health among married couples in China. Using one of the very first panel data about Chinese families, this ...
Experiences of Interracial Couples in a “Post-Racial” Society
(2016-12)
In spite of the perception held by some Americans that race/ethnicity no longer matters much (i.e., the United States is a “post-racial” society), racial/ethnic prejudice and discrimination continue to shape the lives of ...
What are the Barriers for Hispanics' Educational Attainment
(2016-05-13)
This study uses data from the Education Longitudinal Study (ELS) to better understand the factors that are associated with educational expectations and the eventual educational attainment of students, particularly Hispanic ...
Examining World-System and Income Inequality Effects on Incarceration Rates: A Cross-National Study
(2016-08)
Abstract
Numerous studies find a positive relationship between income inequality and incarceration rates within countries. Other scholars note inequality, as an explanatory variable for differences in incarceration rates, ...
Family Structure, Parenting Practices, and Self-Control
(2016-08)
Gottfredson and Hirschi’s general theory of crime posits that low self-control is the primary cause of crime and other negative outcomes, including relationship and employment instability, inability to meet financial ...
AN INVESTIGATION INTO DEMOGRAPHIC AND MACROSOCIAL CAUSES OF SIX GREENHOUSE GASES
(2016-05-13)
The single largest ecological crisis facing the world in the coming century is the problem of climate change and its impacts. The state of the world today is the direct result of the history of unequal exchange between ...