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Illicit sexual behaviors: A test of self-control theory.
(2001)
This study proposes a test of self-control theory using illicit sexual behaviors. Specifically this research tests the correlation of illicit sexual behaviors with crime/delinquency as they relate to measures of self-control, ...
Assessing the effects of strain on HIV/AIDS risk-behavior and adherence to treatment regimes: An empirical test of general strain theory.
(2005)
The purpose of this study is to determine the social and social psychological factors that are significantly related to an individual's ability to adhere to HIV medical regimens and involvement in high-risk behaviors which ...
Deference in work organizations.
(2007)
In this paper, I will look at the effects of race and the amount of deference subordinates give to their supervisors, which to my knowledge this is the first study of its type on deference in workplace organizations. If ...
Buscando trabajo: Social networking among Latin American immigrants to Oklahoma.
(2003)
Previous research on immigration has taken for granted the existence of immigrant networks. This is a significant oversight given their importance in conveying social capital and in immigrant networks' contribution to the ...
Legal and extra-legal variables in sentencing outcomes: The effect of race and gender.
(2002)
A long debate has existed in criminal justice literature about the effects of legal variables and extra-legal variables on sentencing. The debate centers on the importance of each type of variable and the effects produced ...
Assessing minority entrepreneurship: An analysis of Black-owned businesses in 274 metropolitan statistical areas.
(2001)
The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the state of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. Specifically, the goal of this project is to describe and explain variation in business success in Blackowned firms located in ...
An analysis of juvenile justice decision-making and its effect on disproportionate minority contact.
(2004)
The disproportionate contact of minorities with the juvenile justice system has been consistently documented in studies throughout the United States, and it is widely acknowledged by scholars and juvenile justice practitioners. ...
American Indian wives' perceptions of agreement consensus: A study of marital power.
(2001)
Social scientists have traditionally based their study of marital power on western patriarchal notions of power. Concepts of power between wives and husbands have been measured by outcomes of decision making with economic ...
The empirical status of General Strain Theory: Racial differences in response to strain.
(2004)
Agnew (1992) argued that interpersonal strain predisposes the individual toward corrective action, which may include involvement in delinquency/crime or drug use. He also states that it may be the case that different types ...