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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 ...
FUTURE OF FAILURE? STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF A SHORTENED SCHEDULE ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS
(2018-05-12)
This study examines the effects of changing from a five-day to a four-day school week on academic achievement for public schools in Oklahoma, a state which ranks high on poverty and near the bottom on educational quality ...
I (Don't) Feel Pretty: Weight Perception, Self-Esteem, and Gender in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
(2019-05)
Life course scholars have established that early life experiences are crucial factors in shaping developmental trajectories. Early adolescent health has been one of the most widely studied of these factors, with increased ...
Whose Choice? State Legislation and the Incidence of Abortion
(2019-05-10)
Although the incidence of abortion in the U.S. has declined, laws restricting abortion access have grown more prevalent. At the same time, laws meant to categorize fetuses in utero as victims of crime have increased and ...
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 ...
IS THERE A MARRIAGE OR PARENTHOOD INCOME PENALTY AMONG POLICE?: A CASE STUDY OF OCCUPATIONAL GENDER INEQUALITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
(2018-05)
Research has found an earnings advantage for married men as well as men with children. In contrast, married women and women with children often receive a much smaller wage premium, or even face a wage penalty. Most research ...
OVERALL AND GENDERED EFFECTS OF POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION: A PROPENSITY SCORE ANALYSIS
(2017-05-12)
The number of people in the correctional population has skyrocketed in recent decades, with the majority being supervised within the community after release. The female correctional population, which has historically been ...