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Body Stories of Postpartum Women: Examining Social Influences on First-Time Mothers' Body Image
(2020-07-30)
Pregnancy and childbirth remain a mystery to many. This research sheds light on these
life-altering experiences and provides insights into how women view the changes their bodies
undergo due to pregnancy and childbirth, ...
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 ...
Two Europe(s)? attitudes towards immigrants across eastern and western Europe
(2023-05-12)
Considering recent immigration trends as well as crises of war which have displaced large numbers of people and led to high rates of migration into and within Europe, understanding how anti-immigrant sentiments develop and ...
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 ...
Sex Work, Race, and Bias: Exploring Police Violence and Misconduct Against Transgender People in the United States
(2023-05-12)
Transgender people face widespread abuse and violence from the criminal justice system in the United States, and sociological research has paid more attention to this issue in recent years. Still, there is little research ...
How does perceived discrimination affect voter turnout among registered Asian Americans?
(2021-05-14)
With National Asian American Survey 2016 Post-Election Survey data, this research addresses the gap in our understanding of voting behavior among native-born and naturalized Asian Americans when faced with two types of ...
Fatalism and its Effect on Health Behaviors in Mississippi and Louisiana Residents
(2021-08-05)
The Health Belief Model maps out multiple sources to explain actions people take or do not take in regard to health behaviors. One’s sense of control over one’s own health is a central component of the health belief model. ...