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RACE, GENDER AND HEALTH LITERACY IN THE MEDICAL ENCOUNTER: A TEST OF CULTURAL HEALTH CAPITAL AND STATUS CHARACTERISTICS THEORY
(2016-05-13)
The doctor-patient relationship is a form of social support that influences patients’ health. Doctor-patient communication impacts doctor-patient relationships and ultimately patients’ health outcomes. Physicians’ communication ...
Functional Impairment, Marital Quality, and Their Effects on Marital Dissolution
(2016-05-13)
Numerous studies show evidence that personal health affects marital relationships, and therefore, marital dissolution. However, little work examines the effects of functional impairment on marital dissolution. Moreover, ...
Intergenerational Socialization of Gender from Grandparents to Grandchildren: Examining Mechanisms of Exposure
(2016-05-13)
Though grandparents are known to be influential in the lives of their grandchildren, little quantitative research exists to assess the intergenerational socialization of gender ideology within the grandparent-grandchild ...
Enforcing Christian Nationalism: Examining the Link Between Group Identity and Punitive Attitudes in the United States
(2016-12-16)
I explore how the convergence of one’s religious and national identities influences levels of authoritarian attitudes towards crime and deviance using data from the second wave of the Baylor Religion survey. Drawing on ...
The Influence of Romantic Relationships, Employment, and Education on Desistance from Crime for Young Adults that are Former Serious Juvenile Offenders
(2016-05-13)
Prior studies have determined that good marriages, employment, and education may decrease criminal offending for adult offenders. Much of the literature that addresses positive life events and desistance from crime has ...
PARENTING & BULLYING: A REVIEW OF THE PARENT-CHILDREN RELATIONSHIP AND ITS EFFECTS ON A CHILD’S FREQUENCY OF BULLYING
(2016-05-13)
This research explores the relationship between the quality of children's relationship with their parents as perceived by the children and their frequency of bullying other children. The purpose of this research is to ...
The Income Color Line: The Significance of Race for New Immigrants in the United States
(2016-05-13)
Using data from the first wave of the New Immigrant Survey, I examine differences in personal income—combined wage/salary, tips, professional practice, and self-employment—among new immigrants in the United States based ...
METAPHORS WE BOMB BY: THE VALUES AND MEANINGS BEHIND SUPPORTING DRONES IN BOMBING ATTACKS
(2016-05-13)
This study theoretically examines the metaphors and values associated with exceptional patriotism and Christians in order to examine the support of military drones in bombing attacks against terrorism. Utilizing George ...