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The Gender Gap in High School Physics: Considering the Context of Local Communities.

Social science quarterly

[No authors listed]
PMID: 25605978
Soc Sci Q. 2014 Mar 01;95(1):253-268. doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12022.

OBJECTIVES: We focus on variation in gender inequality in physics course-taking, questioning the notion of a ubiquitous male advantage. We consider how inequality in high school physics is related to the context of students' local communities, specifically the representation...

Self-Esteem and the Reproduction of Social Class.

Social science quarterly

James SL, Amato PR.
PMID: 25568500
Soc Sci Q. 2013 Dec;94(4):933-955. doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12019.

OBJECTIVE: Although prior research has demonstrated the multiple pathways through which socioeconomic attainment occurs, one unexplored avenue regards the role of psychological mechanisms such as self-esteem in this process.METHOD: Using three waves of data from the National Survey of...

Maternal Education and the Link between Birth Timing and Children's School Readiness.

Social science quarterly

Augustine J, Prickett KC, Kendig S, Crosnoe R.
PMID: 27199499
Soc Sci Q. 2015 Dec;96(4):970-984. doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12150. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

OBJECTIVE: This study explored whether mothers' education magnified the benefits of their fertility delays for their children.METHODS: Multiple-group path modeling assessed whether and why the positive association between mothers' age at first birth and children's test scores was greater...

The Neighborhood Contexts in Which Low-Income Families Navigate Welfare Reform: Evidence from the Three-City Study.

Social science quarterly

Bennett PR, Cherlin AJ.
PMID: 25530635
Soc Sci Q. 2011 Sep;92(3):735-760. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2011.00790.x.

We investigate the neighborhood contexts in which low-income families negotiate the new environment created by welfare reform. Using data from the Three-City Study and U.S. Census, we follow 1,059 low-income women from 1999 to 2005tracking their neighborhood quality, employment,...

Fertility expectations and behavior among Mexican Americans in Los Angeles, 1973-82.

Social science quarterly

Sabagh F.
PMID: 11613706
Soc Sci Q. 1984;65(2):594-608.

No abstract available.

Adult mortality differentials among Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanic whites.

Social science quarterly

Hummer RA.
PMID: 17879490
Soc Sci Q. 2000;81(1):459-76.

No abstract available.

Single-Mother Families and Air Pollution: A National Study.

Social science quarterly

Downey L, Hawkins B.
PMID: 19347054
Soc Sci Q. 2008;89(2):523-536. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2008.00545.x.

OBJECTIVE: This study uses tract-level demographic data and toxicity-weighted air pollutant concentration estimates for the continental United States to determine whether (1) single-mother families are overrepresented in environmentally hazardous Census tracts and (2) the percentage of single-mother families in...

School Context and the Effect ESL Placement on Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Achievement.

Social science quarterly

Callahan R, Wilkinson L, Muller C.
PMID: 20354570
Soc Sci Q. 2008;89(1):177-198. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2008.00527.x.

OBJECTIVES: Immigrant adolescents' academic achievement is crucial to our future economic stability, and Mexican-origin linguistic minority youth in U.S. schools generally demonstrate lower levels of achievement. English as a Second Language (ESL) programs provide an institutional response to these...

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Structural Disadvantage and Crime: White, Black, and Hispanic Comparisons.

Social science quarterly

Ulmer JT, Harris CT, Steffensmeier D.
PMID: 25035523
Soc Sci Q. 2012 Sep 01;93(3):799-819. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00868.x.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to advance knowledge on racial/ethnic disparities in violence and the structural sources of those disparities. We do so by extending scarce and limited research exploring the relationship between race/ethnic gaps in disadvantage...

THE NONEQUIVALENT HEALTH OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENTS.

Social science quarterly

Zajacova A, Everett BG.
PMID: 25076799
Soc Sci Q. 2014 Mar 01;95(1):221-238. doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12039.

OBJECTIVES: Millions of U.S. adults are recipients of the high school METHODS: Ordered and binary logistic models of self-rated health and activity limitations were estimated using data from the 1997-2009 National Health Interview Surveys (N=76,703).RESULTS: GED recipients have significantly...

Depression and Political Participation.

Social science quarterly

Ojeda C.
PMID: 26924857
Soc Sci Q. 2015 Nov;96(5):1226-1243. doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12173. Epub 2015 Jun 09.

In this paper, I propose that depression is a political phenomenon insofar as it has political sources and consequences. I then investigate one aspect of this argument-whether depression reduces participation. I hypothesize that individuals with depression lack the motivation...

A Longitudinal Analysis of Contextual Exposure to Peers with College Educated Parents and Students' College Enrollment.

Social science quarterly

Choi KH, Raley RK, Muller C, Riegle-Crumb C.
PMID: 22556452
Soc Sci Q. 2008 Dec 01;89(4):846-866. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2008.00587.x.

Students with college educated parents are more likely to attain higher levels of education than students of parents with lower levels of education. Past research has explained this favorable outcome as the result of advantageous placement and greater availability...

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