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Social capital and sport participation.
(2002)
Children throughout the world are involved in many different activities. In the industrialized world children frequently spend their time involved in sports. In this study I investigate how social capital, as described by ...
The Daily Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves: An Examination of the Relationships Among Organizational Justice, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Intention to Turnover
(2009)
Although the relationships among organizational justice, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment have been studied frequently in recent decades, researchers continue to produce inconsistent findings. Questions ...
Combining general strain theory with feminist theories to explain rape.
(2006)
A closed-ended survey consisting of 136 questions was distributed to 298 males in seven introductory sociology courses. After eliminating the missing cases and those who did not fit the age requirements for participation, ...
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. ...
Examining possible interaction effects between self-control theory and general strain theory.
(2007)
Abstract not available.
Evaluating theories of sexual violence using rape offenses in the National Crime Victimization Survey and the National Incident Based Reporting System.
(2007)
Indiscriminate selection suggests, as some feminist theorists have posited, that the young age distribution is due to routine activities and offenders will select victims only in accordance with convenience and opportunity, ...
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 ...
Examination of the Effects of Family and Peers on Deviance Are Gender and Culture
(2009)
Using comparable self-reported survey data on deviance collected among college students in Japan (n=433) and the United States (n=363), I assess the applicability of Travis Hirschi's social bond and Ronald L. Aker's social ...
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 ...
Not for men only: The (de)-construction of lesbian/queer public sexualities.
(2005)
This research study is an exploration of women's sexuality in general and lesbian/queer women's sexuality in particular. There has been little done in terms of examining women's sexuality and sexual practices, especially ...