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- The Adult Working-Age Population in the JPS Health Network in Tarrant County, Texas: A Report Submitted to the JPS Health Network Administration
- This report summarizes the results of a survey of adult, working-aged patients in a large, urban, tax-supported county healthcare system, consisting of an inpatient hospital facility and eight community health centers. The major objectives of this research project were to assess the patients' access to healthcare, factors affecting their access, and their health status.
- Age Strata Differences in Utilization of Health Care Services among Adults in the United States
- Article on age strata differences in utilization of health care services among adults in the United States.
- Are States Created Equal? Moving to a State With More Expensive Childcare Reduces Mothers' Odds of Employment
- This article investigates whether moving to a state with more expensive childcare is associated with lower odds of maternal employment among mothers who had been employed prior to relocation. Results show that moving to states with fewer childcare barriers is associated with higher levels of maternal employment, partly mitigating the negative labor market effects of interstate migration.
- Assessment of the Need for Relief Services by Rural Texas Family Physicians
- Article on an assessment of the need for relief services by rural Texas family physicians.
- Atheism, Social Networks and Health: A Review and Theoretical Model
- This article operationalizes social network structure within the study of secularism, discusses the available research with a focus on atheism in particular, and integrates this research into a schematic theoretical model of atheist self-identity, network structure and health.
- Being an Informed Consumer of Health Information and Assessment of Electronic Health Literacy in a National Sample of Internet Users: Validity and Reliability of the e-HLS Instrument
- This article examines psychometric properties of a new electronic health literacy measure in a national sample of Internet users with specific attention to older users.
- Breast Implants for Graduation: A Sociological Examination of Daughter and Mother Narratives
- Article on a sociological examination of daughter and mother narratives.
- Care and Health
- Encyclopedia article in the 'International Encyclopedia of Economic Sociology' discussing health care, globalization and health, and the effect of the economy on the structure of the health care system.
- The Changing Use of Health Care Services among a Sample of Unmarried Older Women: 1969 to 1979
- Article on the changing use of health care services among unmarried older women from 1969 to 1979.
- The Changing Use of Health Care Services Among Unmarried Older Women: 1969 - 1975
- Research report proposal presented to the Andrus Foundation on the changing use of health care services among unmarried older women from 1969 to 1975.
- The Changing Use of Health Care Services by Unmarried Older Women, 1969 to 1975: Final Report to the NRTA-AARP Andrus Foundation
- Final report to the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA)- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Andrus Foundation. This reports on a research study of the changing use of health care services by unmarried older women from 1969 to 1975.
- Christian Fundamentalists or Atheists: Who do Progressive Christians Like or Hate More?
- This article examines the propensity of theological, political, and/or denominational progressive Christians to have affinity or disaffinity towards Christian fundamentalists and atheists.
- Collusion and Cynicism at the Urban Margins
- This article examines the connections between participants in the illicit drug trade and members of state security forces to understand how they impact everyday understandings of the law. The authors used ethnographic fieldwork in a poor, high-crime district in Argentina and information gathered for a court case involving a drug trafficking group active in the same area as the basis for their research.
- Community-oriented policing in a multicultural milieu: The case of loitering and disorderly conduct in East Arlington, Texas
- Article on community-oriented policing in a multicultural milieu and the case of loitering and disorderly conduct in East Arlington, Texas.
- Community-oriented policing in a multicultural milieu: the case of loitering and disorderly conduct in East Arlington, Texas
- Article on community-oriented policing in a multicultural milieu and the case of loitering and disorderly conduct in East Arlington.
- Community/University Collaboration in Health Care Planning: A Case Study
- Article discussing a case study on community and university collaboration in health care planning.
- Consequences of Empowered CNA Teams in Nursing Home Settings: A Longitudinal Assessment
- Article on a longitudinal assessment and the consequences of empowered CAN teams in nursing home settings.
- Correction: Systematic review on the current state of disaster preparation Simulation Exercise (SimEx)
- This is a correction to an article. The original article contained an error in author spelling, which has since been amended.
- COVID-19 and the gender gap in work hours
- Article using panel data from the US Current Population Survey to examine changes in mothers’ and fathers’ work hours from February through April 2020, the period of time prior to the widespread COVID-19 outbreak in the United States and through its first peak. Using person-level fixed effects models, we find that mothers with young children have reduced their work hours four to five times more than fathers.
- Criminal Victimization and Fear of Crime Among the Elderly in the United States: A Critique of the Empirical Research Literature
- Article on criminal victimization and fear of crime among the elderly in the United States and a critique of the empirical research literature.
- Digital Pathways to Positive Health Perceptions: Does Age Moderate the Relationship Between Medical Satisfaction and Positive Health Perceptions Among Middle-Aged and Older Internet Users?
- This article explores the influence of e-trust, e-health literacy, e-health information seeking, and e-health information consumerism on medical satisfaction and positive health perceptions.
- Disclosure of Children's Positive Serostatus to Family and Nonfamily Members: Informal Caregivers in Togo, West Africa
- Article on the disclosure of children's positive serostatus to family and nonfamily members.
- Discussing God: The Effect of (Ir)Religious Identities on Topic-Sentiment Polarization in Online Debates
- Article examining how religious identities, or the lack thereof, affect intergroup biases in the form of identity-specific topic preferences and topic-sentiment polarization.
- Drug and Alcohol Use Among the Middle-Aged and Aged: Final Report to the Hogg Foundation
- Final report on a research study on the use of psychoactive prescription and nonprescription medicines and alcohol use among middle-aged and older adults.
- The Effects of Powerlessness, Fear of Social Change, and Social Integration on Fear of Crime Among the Elderly
- Article on the effects of powerlessness, fear of social change, and social integration on fear of crime among the elderly.
- The Effects of Reaganomics on Health and Nutrition of the Minority Elderly
- Paper on the effects of Reaganomics on health and nutrition of the minority elderly.
- Empowered Work Teams in Long-Term Care: Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Residents and Staff
- Book discussing empowered work teams in long-term care and strategies for improving outcomes for residents and staff.
- Ethnic Differences in the Use of Health Care Services Among Older Texans
- Article on ethnic differences in the use of health care services among older Texans.
- Ethnicity, Health Care and Socio-Economic Status: The Continuing Disparity Among Minority Children in Texas
- Article on ethnicity, health care and socio-economic status and the continuing disparity among minority children in Texas.
- Financing Geriatric Programs in Community Health Centers
- Article on financing geriatric programs in community health centers.
- ‘Forgotten and Forgiven’? Calvinism and French Society
- This article identifies and addresses a curious and persisting omission in the sociological literature on Calvinism, as specifically expounded in sociological journals.
- The Gendered Consequences of a Weak Infrastructure of Care: School Reopening Plans and Parents’ Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- This article collected detailed primary data—the Elementary School Operating Status database (ESOS)—to measure the percentage of school districts offering in-person, remote, and hybrid instruction models for elementary schools by state in September 2020 to understand the nature and magnitude of school closures across states during the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on maternal labor force participation. The article shows that schools are a vital source of care for young children, and that without in-person instruction, mothers have been sidelined from the labor force.
- Geographic Distance, Contact, and Family Perceptions of Quality Nursing Home Care
- Article on the geographic distance, contact and family perceptions of quality nursing home care.
- Head Start and Families' Recovery From Economic Recession: Policy Recommendations for COVID-19
- This article examines whether the availability of Head Start during the Great Recession mitigated the impact of this crisis on poverty rates among families with young children. The findings provide clear, evidence-based policy recommendations. Increased federal funding for Head Start is needed to support families during a COVID-19 recession.
- Health Care Services Utilization Among Older Adults: FInal Report
- Final report on a research study examining the use of physicians, hospitals, and dentists among the noninstitutionalized population 65 years of age and older in the United States to determine what social, economic, and health factors were most predictive of the use of those services.
- Health Information on the Web and Consumers’ Perspectives on Health Professionals’ Responses to Information Exchange
- This article provides preliminary information on users' perceptions of the extent to which use of the Internet for health information impacts medical encounters.
- High-Performing Self-Managed Work Teams: A Comparison of Theory to Practice
- Book discussing high-performing self-managed work teams and a comparison of theory of practice.
- HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
- This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on HIV/AIDS. This presentation discusses HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Housing and the Aging Population: Options for the New Century
- Compilation of essays that address the topic of aging from a wide variety of perspectives and provide a basis for the discussion of housing issues concerning the elderly in the coming century. Indexes start on page 423 (authors) and 431 (subjects).
- An inquiry into the uneven distribution of women’s HIV infection in rural Malawi
- Article exploring elevated HIV levels in Malawi's Southern Region and the relationship between HIV levels, male circumcision, and marital histories.
- Inter-organizational digital divide: Civic groups' media strategies in the Trinity River Corridor Project
- Article on inter-organizational digital divides and civic groups' media strategies in the Trinity River Corridor Project.
- The Intersection of Racial and Gender Attitudes, 1977 through 2018
- Article applying latent class analysis to a set of racial and gender attitude items from the General Social Survey (1977 to 2018) to identify four configurations of individuals’ simultaneous views on race and gender.
- Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Risk Factors Among Educated Women in Lomé, Togo: Half-Truths and Misconceptions
- This article assesses what Togolese educated women know about cervical cancer and the accuracy of their knowledge.
- A Longitudinal Study of Use of Health Care Services Among Older Women
- Article discussing a longitudinal study of the use of health care services among older women.
- The “Malevolent” Benevolence: what happens to perceived immigrant threat when value priorities collide?
- This article examines how self-transcending human values affect perceptions of immigrant threat. Results show that benevolence and universalism tend to affect perceived immigrant threat in opposite directions. A part of individuals’ anti-immigrant bias does not stem from strictly self-interested motivations, as often proposed, but by a sense of loyalty to the interests of our immediate contacts.
- Malnutrition And Food Aid Programs: A Case Study From Guatemala
- This report is on a case study from Guatemala on malnutrition and food aid programs. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of food aid and/or food aid programs on the nutritional status of its recipients in two regions of Guatemala. From this investigation, empirically-based programmatic statements as to the role of food aid and its impact on human society will be presented.
- Maternal Pregnancy Intention and Professional Antenatal Care Utilization in Bangladesh: A Nationwide Population-Based Survey
- This article investigates the association between maternal pregnancy intention and professional antenatal and delivery care utilization.
- Metaphoric Analysis of a Shipyard Union Dispute: Theory and Method in the Cultural Analysis of Collective Action
- This book chapter discusses the metaphoric analysis of a shipyard union dispute and the theory and method in the cultural analysis of collective action. Rather than treating grievances and political opportunities, given, and exogenous to organized movement groups, cultural analysts of social movements have recently focused on cognitive and linguistic processes by which factors relevant to collective behavior are themselves interpreted collectively.
- Multivariate Analysis of Health Care Services Utilization Among Older Texans
- Article discussing a multivariate analysis of health care services utilization among older Texans.
- The Need for an Indigent Healthcare Clinic in Irving, Texas
- Report for the Irving City Council Community Development Advisory Committee. This report discusses the need for an indigent healthcare clinic in Irving, Texas.