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Applied Communication Research, Katherine B. Novak, Judith M. Buddenbaum

Katherine B. Novak

Desecrating The Ark: Animal Abuse And The Law's Role In Prevention, Margit Livingston

Margit Livingston

Perceived Drinking Norms, Attention To Social Comparison Information, And Alcohol Use Among College Students, Katherine Novak

Katherine B. Novak

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Anaheim, CA, August 17-19, 2001.

Public Self-Consciousness And Embarrassability As Predictors Of Alcohol Use Among College Students, Katherine Novak

Katherine B. Novak

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA, August 18-21, 2001

The Corporate Practice Of Medicine: Competition And Innovation In Health Care (Book Review), Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

Review of the book "The Corporate Practice of Medicine: Competition and Innovation in Health Care," by James C. Robinson

The Return Of Assimilation? Changing Perspectives On Immigration And Its Sequels In France, Germany, And The United States, Rogers Brubaker

Rogers Brubaker

This article argues that the massive differentialist turn of the last third of the twentieth century may have reached its peak, and that one can discern signs of a modest “return of assimilation”. The article presents evidence of this from the domain of public discourse in France, public policy in Germany, and scholarly research in the US. Yet what has “returned” is not the old, analytically discredited and politically disreputable “assimilationist” understanding of assimilation, but a more analytically complex and normatively defensible understanding. The article concludes by specifying the ways in which the concept of assimilation has been transformed.

Epistemology, Social Theory, Social Research, Peter Cserne

Péter Cserne

Review of "Ismeretelmélet, társadalomelmélet, társadalomkutatás" (Budapest: Osiris 1999), the collected papers of László Csontos (1953-1997), a pioneer of rational choice theory in Hungary.

Smile Now, Cry Later: Mothers Of Victims Of Gang-Related Violence Speak Out, Richard Mora

Richard Mora

No abstract provided.

發自異域的另類聲響︰戰後海外台獨運動相關刊物初探, Weider Shu

Weider Shu

As far as the field of Taiwan’s political history is concerned, her overseas counterparts, especially those affiliated with the opposition movement, is probably the most ignored one. In this paper, I contend that we have to take the overseas Taiwan Independence Movement (OTIM) seriously while considering the dynamics of Taiwan’s political development due to the following reasons. (1). In terms of Taiwan’s opposition movement, her overseas counterpart was ever the most important arena for the movement as a whole. (2). There was, and still is, very strong connection between Taiwan’s opposition movement and her overseas counterpart. (3). The OTIM plays …

Narcissistic Self-Love, Male Body Objectification, And Homoeroticism In John Woos’ The Killer And Face/Off, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

A theme of homoeroticism/sexually charged appreciation of the male body exerts itself as a clear visual in The Killer and Face/Off. In this paper, some of these homoerotic images and the theoretically gender-based reasoning behind them will be explored. In some ways, Woos’ films The Killer and Face/Off, can be “read” as both example and counterexample to masculine-feminine discussions of gendered cinema. Laura Mulvey, for instance, posits the thesis that cinema is a vision dominated by patriarchal society. Both films I will be analyzing exemplify the superior role of male societal functions; such as males in positions of authority, or …

Bringing It All Back Home: Racial Issues In Minnesota Classrooms, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

2001 Latimes.Com Adult Division Sportsmanship Essay Contest Winner, Raleigh Muns

Raleigh Muns

What Investing Women Want, Jane Bryant Quinn

Brooke Harrington

No abstract provided.

Toward The Central Asian Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone, Engin Erdem

ENGIN I ERDEM Dr.

No abstract provided.

Nafta And The Reconstruction Of U.S. Hegemony: The Raw Materials Foundations Of Economic Competitiveness, Paul Ciccantell

Paul Ciccantell

This paper argues that conflicting assessments of the impacts of free trade in North America are incomplete because they do not analyze these effects in light of the key long term U.S. goal: the reconstruction of U.S. hegemony that was under siege by Japan and Europe. The declining competitiveness of U.S. raw materials supply systems badly damaged U.S. hegemony during the 1970s and 1980s. The original U.S. strategy was to create a continental energy market to reduce overseas oil imports, guarantee access to oil and natural gas from Canada and Mexico, and reduce price instability. The evolution into broader agreements …

A Comparative Study Of Personal Networks In Two Chinese Societies, Danching Ruan

Dr. RUAN, Danching

No abstract provided.

Irish American Care Of The Aged, Patricia Fanning

Patricia J. Fanning

No abstract provided.

Comparative Criminal Justice, Amanda Swygart-Hobaugh, Mathieu Deflem

Amanda "Mandy" J. Swygart-Hobaugh

No abstract provided.

Justice, Sherrie Steiner

Sherrie M Steiner

No abstract provided.

Immanent Dualism As An Alternative To Dualism And Monism: The World View Of Max Weber, Sherrie Steiner

Sherrie M Steiner

No abstract provided.

Bringing It All Back Home: Racial Issues In Minnesota Classrooms, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Illicit Drug Use, Employment, And Labor Force Participation, Michael French, M. Christopher Roebuck, Pierre Alexandre

Michael T. French

Illicit drug use has declined among the U.S. adult population, but national surveys show the majority of illicit drug users are employed. Concern about workplace productivity, absenteeism, and safety has led many employers to establish employee assistance and drug testing programs. Given the sharp interest in workplace interventions, more information is needed about the relationships between drug use and labor market status. This study estimated the probability of employment and labor force participation for different types of drug users using nationally representative data from the 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Results strongly indicated that chronic drug use was …

Nuptiality Among The Qing Nobility, 1600-1900, Lee James, Feng Wang, Danching Ruan

Dr. RUAN, Danching

No abstract provided.

Gender And Achievement In Music Education: The View From The Classroom, Ruth Wright

Ruth Wright Dr

This article originates from a research project investigating the effects of gender on achievement in music education in one secondary school. The study showed a correlation between gender and achievement in music with some surprising insights into possible causes of male under-achievement in education at Key Stages 3 (11–14 years) and 4 (14–16 years) generally. It is argued that because of national testing and school performance tables, the debate on male under-achievement in this country may have become so focused on core subjects that a very important link in the argument is being overlooked – a link provided by music …

Multiculturalism, Charles Lemert

Charles C Lemert

No abstract provided.

Objectivity And The Silence Of Reason: Weber, Habermas, And The Methodological Disputes In German Sociology, George Mccarthy

George E. McCarthy

No abstract provided.

Parents' Attempts At 'Protection' Do Children No Favors In Long Run, Michael E Lewyn

Michael E Lewyn

Some parents keep their children locked up inside Mommy's car and house until they learn to drive, fearing that their children will not be safe outside. But car accidents have killed far more children than pedophiles - a fact which suggest that the dangers of too little freedom may exceed the dangers of too much freedom.

Labor Supply Of Poor Residents In Metropolitan Miami, Florida: The Role Of Depression And The Co-Morbid Effects Of Substance Use, Michael T. French, Pierre K. Alexandre

Michael T. French

BACKGROUND: Depression represents one of the most common behavioral health problems among the workforce in the United States, with about 1 in every 20 employees experiencing this condition. A recent study estimated that in 1990 the economic costs of depressive disorders in the American workplace amounted to as much as $43 billion, with absenteeism alone accounting for $12 billion. Recently, economists have been focusing attention on the relationship between mental health and labor supply, but a lack of quality data sets containing detailed information on mental health and labor market variables represents a significant barrier to rigorous research. AIMS OF …

Feminism For The Mainstream Criminologist: An Invitation, Jeanne M. Flavin

Jeanne M Flavin

Feminism has historically been peripheral to the study and practice of criminal justice; mainstream criminologists have not been widely exposed to feminist perspectives. This has contributed to perceptions that criminology is about men and feminism is only about women. Consequently, many criminologists and criminal justice practitioners have yet to understand, much less appreciate, the importance of feminism's contribution to criminology. To address this problem, this article explains some of the major feminist insights in the interrelated areas of epistemology, theory, methodology, and policy. Examples from the criminal justice literature are used to illustrate both the basis for feminist concerns as …

Using The Drug Abuse Screening Test (Dast-10) To Analyze Health Services Utilization And Cost For Substance Abusers In A Community-Based Setting, Michael T. French, M. Christopher Roebuck, Kerry Anne Mcgeary, Dale D. Chitwood, Clyde B. Mccoy

Michael T. French

The dual purpose of this study was to: (1) determine whether problematic drug users, defined through the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), exhibited differences in health services utilization and cost relative to a combined group of non-problematic drug users and non-drug users; and (2) assess whether the findings were similar to those for chronic drug users (CDUs) and injecting drug users (IDUs). Results showed that health services utilization and total cost were very similar for problematic drug users defined through quantity-frequency (i.e., CDU, IDU) and diagnostic (i.e., DAST-10) criteria. Findings suggest that quantity/frequency criteria for problematic drug use were reasonable …