Sociology topic list of research papers
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Strengthening Ethics: A Faith Perspective on Educational Research2017 / Imran Mogra
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Neighbourhood demolition, relocation and health. A qualitative longitudinal study of housing-led urban regeneration in Glasgow, UK
Abstract We conducted a qualitative longitudinal study to explore how adult residents of disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods (Glasgow, UK) experienced neighbourhood demolition and relocation. Data from 23 households was collected in 2011 and 2012....
2015 / Matt Egan, Louise Lawson, Ade Kearns, Ellie Conway, Joanne Neary -
Possibilities for maintaining a strong self – a grounded theory study of relational experiences among Thai women in Sweden2017 / Cecilia Fernbrant, Anette Agardh, Maria Emmelin
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Understanding Rates of Marijuana Use and Consequences Among Adolescents in a Changing Legal Landscape2017 / Elizabeth J. D’Amico, Joan S. Tucker, Eric R. Pedersen, Regina A. Shih
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Researching victimisation using auto-ethnography: Wearing the Muslim veil in public2017 / Irene Zempi
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Menschenrechtsmonitoring im Kinder- und Jugendbereich2017 / Ernst Berger, Caroline Paar
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Making the most of natural experiments: What can studies of the withdrawal of public health interventions offer?
Abstract Many interventions that may have large impacts on health and health inequalities, such as social and public health policies and health system reforms, are not amenable to evaluation using randomised controlled trials. The United Kingdom...
2017 / Peter Craig, Marcia Gibson, Mhairi Campbell, Frank Popham, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi -
A BAYESIAN JOINT MODEL FOR POPULATION AND PORTFOLIO-SPECIFIC MORTALITY2017 / Frank van Berkum, Katrien Antonio, Michel Vellekoop
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Material deprivation and unemployment affect coercive sex among young people in the urban slums of Blantyre, Malawi: A multi-level approach
Abstract We explore relations among material deprivation (measured by insufficient housing, food insecurity and poor healthcare access), socio-economic status (employment, income and education) and coercive sex. A binary logistic multi-level model...
2015 / Mphatso Kamndaya, Lawrence N. Kazembe, Jo Vearey, Caroline W. Kabiru, Liz Thomas -
The Neighbourhood Effects on Health and Well-being (NEHW) study
Abstract Many cross-sectional studies of neighbourhood effects on health do not employ strong study design elements. The Neighbourhood Effects on Health and Well-being (NEHW) study, a random sample of 2412 English-speaking Toronto residents (age...
2014 / Patricia O׳Campo, Blair Wheaton, Rosane Nisenbaum, Richard H. Glazier, James R. Dunn, et al. -
Taking pills for developmental ails in Southern Brazil: The biologization of adolescence?
Abstract In the late 1990s researchers in Pelotas Southern Brazil began documenting what they considered to be unacceptably high rates of licensed psychotropic use among individuals of all ages, including youth. This came as a surprise, since the...
2014 / Dominique P. Béhague -
The social contact hypothesis under the assumption of endemic equilibrium: Elucidating the transmission potential of VZV in Europe
Abstract The basic reproduction number R 0 and the effective reproduction number R are pivotal parameters in infectious disease epidemiology, quantifying the transmission potential of an infection in a population. We estimate...
2015 / E. Santermans, N. Goeyvaerts, A. Melegaro, W.J. Edmunds, C. Faes, et al. -
Social network typologies and mortality risk among older people in China, India, and Latin America: A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based cohort study
Abstract Background Restricted social networks have been associated with higher mortality in several developed countries but there are no studies on this topic from developing countries. This gap exists despite potentially greater...
2015 / Ziggi Ivan Santini, Ai Koyanagi, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Josep M. Haro, Katherine L. Fiori, et al. -
Adaptation, validation and reliability of the Massachusetts General Hospital-Sexual Functioning Questionnaire in a Colombian sample and factorial equivalence with the Spanish version
Abstract Sexual dysfunctions are a highly prevalent problem. It is necessary to have instruments adapted to the Colombian population in order to evaluate their sexual functioning because to date none of them have been validated. The aim of this...
2016 / Laurent Marchal-Bertrand, José Pedro Espada, Alexandra Morales, Mayra Gómez-Lugo, Franklin Soler, et al. -
Chinese Agricultural Training Courses for African Officials: Between Power and Partnerships
Summary Each year around 10,000 African officials are trained in China, across a range of themes. Among these, agriculture and development policy are prominent. In this paper we ask what lies behind this program, and how it fits with wider...
2016 / Henry Tugendhat, Dawit Alemu -
Why should they live more with one of us when they are children to us both?
Abstract Joint physical custody, i.e., children spending an equal amount of time in both parents' home after a separation or divorce, is increasing in many countries. In line with the national policy to promote paternal involvement in parenting,...
2016 / Emma Fransson, Anna Sarkadi, Anders Hjern, Malin Bergström -
Sistema de Protección Social en Salud para la detección y atención oportuna de problemas del desarrollo infantil en México2015 / Gabriel O'Shea-Cuevas, Antonio Rizzoli-Córdoba, Daniel Aceves-Villagrán, Víctor Manuel Villagrán-Muñoz, Joaquín Carrasco-Mendoza, et al.
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Abuse of power in relationships and sexual health
Abstract STI rates are high for First Nations in Canada and the United States. Our objective was to understand the context, issues, and beliefs around high STI rates from a nêhiyaw (Cree) perspective. Twenty-two in-depth interviews were conducted...
2016 / Dionne Gesink, Lana Whiskeyjack, Terri Suntjens, Alanna Mihic, Priscilla McGilvery -
Modelling social identification and helping in evacuation simulation
Abstract Social scientists have criticised computer models of pedestrian streams for their treatment of psychological crowds as mere aggregations of individuals. Indeed most models for evacuation dynamics use analogies from physics where pedestrians ...
2016 / I. von Sivers, A. Templeton, F. Künzner, G. Köster, J. Drury, et al. -
Garden greenery and the health of older people in residential care facilities: a multi-level cross-sectional study2016 / Eva Dahlkvist, Terry Hartig, Annika Nilsson, Hans Högberg, Kirsti Skovdahl, et al.