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Are all jobs created equal? A cross-national analysis of women's employment and child malnutrition in developing countries.

Social science research

Burroway R.
PMID: 28888278
Soc Sci Res. 2017 Sep;67:1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.07.003. Epub 2017 Aug 01.

Using multi-level models, the analysis examines female employment and child stunting across 49 developing countries. At the country level, female labor force participation is not associated with malnutrition after controlling for economic development. At the individual level, a binary...

A social ecology of civil conflict: Shifting allegiances in the conflict in Sierra Leone.

Social science research

Davis AP.
PMID: 28888279
Soc Sci Res. 2017 Sep;67:115-128. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.06.002. Epub 2017 Jun 06.

Drawing on data from a survey of 1043 ex-combatants who took part in the civil war in Sierra Leone (1991-2002) this paper explores the conditions that predict a key outcome in the conflict literature: defection, or side-switching between the...

Measuring multiple discrimination through a survey-based methodology.

Social science research

Cea D'Ancona MÁ.
PMID: 28888289
Soc Sci Res. 2017 Sep;67:239-251. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.04.006. Epub 2017 May 02.

This paper focuses on the concept of multiple discrimination and its measurement through survey methods. The study was designed as a quasi-experimental comparison of survey mode effects on the quality of discrimination measurement: the traditional 'face-to-face' survey, the conventional...

Applying to college: Do information deficits lower the likelihood of college-eligible students from less-privileged families to pursue their college intentions?: Evidence from a field experiment.

Social science research

Ehlert M, Finger C, Rusconi A, Solga H.
PMID: 28888286
Soc Sci Res. 2017 Sep;67:193-212. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.04.005. Epub 2017 Apr 29.

Information deficits are considered an important source of why students from less-privileged families do not enroll in college, even when they are college-eligible and intend to go to college. In this paper, we examine whether correct and detailed information...

Residential Segregation in Metropolitan Established Immigrant Gateways and New Destinations, 1990-2000.

Social science research

Park J, Iceland J.
PMID: 25589795
Soc Sci Res. 2011 May;40(3):811-821. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.10.009.

In the 1990s, many immigrants bypassed established gateways like Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Miami to create new immigrant destinations across the U.S. In this paper, we examine how segregation and spatial assimilation might differ between established gateways...

Fear of violence during armed conflict: Social roles and responsibilities as determinants of fear.

Social science research

Williams NE, Ghimire D, Snedker KA.
PMID: 29514755
Soc Sci Res. 2018 Mar;71:145-159. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.01.004. Epub 2018 Jan 17.

This article investigates the prevalence and determinants of fear as a consequence of living through armed conflict. We use survey data from Nepal during the armed conflict (1996-2006) to examine how trauma, sex and gender, age, marriage, and household...

Response: Issues surrounding Effectively Maintained Inequality and educational transitions.

Social science research

Marks GN.
PMID: 29514760
Soc Sci Res. 2018 Mar;71:6-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.08.013. Epub 2017 Aug 31.

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Adolescent caretaking of younger siblings.

Social science research

Wikle JS, Jensen AC, Hoagland AM.
PMID: 29514761
Soc Sci Res. 2018 Mar;71:72-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.007. Epub 2017 Dec 11.

Sibling interactions play important roles in socialization; however, little is known about sibling caretaking in contemporary families. This study examined the prevalence of adolescents providing care for younger siblings and the quality of care as associated with a broad...

Plastic and immobile: Unequal intergenerational mobility by genetic sensitivity score within sibling pairs.

Social science research

Rauscher E.
PMID: 28599766
Soc Sci Res. 2017 Jul;65:112-129. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.02.005. Epub 2017 Feb 27.

Contrary to traditional biological arguments, the differential susceptibility model suggests genotype may moderate rather than mediate parent-child economic similarity. Using family fixed effects models of Add Health sibling data, I investigate the relationship between an index of sensitive genotypes...

Re-examining the relationship between Latino immigration and racial/ethnic violence.

Social science research

Light MT.
PMID: 28599774
Soc Sci Res. 2017 Jul;65:222-239. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.03.005. Epub 2017 Mar 24.

Whether immigration increases crime has long been a source of political debate and scholarly interest. Despite widespread public opinion to the contrary, the weight of evidence suggests the most recent wave of U.S. immigration has not increased crime, and...

Can competing diversity indices inform us about why ethnic diversity erodes social cohesion? A test of five diversity indices in Germany.

Social science research

Schaeffer M.
PMID: 23521993
Soc Sci Res. 2013 May;42(3):755-74. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.12.018. Epub 2013 Jan 09.

An ever-growing number of studies investigates the relation between ethnic diversity and social cohesion, but these studies have produced mixed results. In cross-national research, some scholars have recently started to investigate more refined and informative indices of ethnic diversity...

Educational expectation trajectories and attainment in the transition to adulthood.

Social science research

Johnson MK, Reynolds JR.
PMID: 23521997
Soc Sci Res. 2013 May;42(3):818-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.12.003. Epub 2012 Dec 19.

How consequential is family socioeconomic status for maintaining plans to get a bachelor's degree during the transition to adulthood? This article examines persistence and change in educational expectations, focusing on the extent to which family socioeconomic status shapes overtime...

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