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Over the past several decades, research investigating the relationship between women's empowerment and demographic outcomes has grown. Despite the increase in empowerment research, findings on the relationship between empowerment and...
Pearling provided the basis for economic prosperity for the port cities in the southern Persian/Arabian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today. However, in the light of oil wealth, pearling has been relegated to the distant past. It...
Prior neighborhood crime research has sought to explain differences in crime between black and white communities using such criminological theories as social disorganization and concentrated disadvantage. While supportive in their...
The physical health dangers, as well as social and emotional consequences, of obesity are well established in the literature. Much is also known about the increasing rates of obesity for youth and adults in the United States. Yet, still...
Community College Development in India: Variations in the Reception and Translation of the U.S. Community College Model by Indian Administrators to Suit Indian Contexts
The educational system in India is ready for a revamp and community colleges have been identified by policy makers as a vehicle for that change. Although they have existed since the 1990’s, the urgent focus of the Indian government in...
This research contributes to medical sociology, neighborhood research, and life course studies by synthesizing relevant concepts from each field in order to offer a more complete understanding of how and why place impacts health. This...
Spousal health concordance is observed within a community sample of 400 disabled and non-disabled adults and their spouses from Miami-Dade County to access the value of broadening the definition of spousal health concordance to include...
This study evaluates the impact of women's decision making power and attitudes about themselves in Egypt on three dimensions of child health: stunting, wasting and underweight. This study seeks to understand how women's perceived...
Community cultural planning involves a public-private process intended to promote arts and culture for economic and social development purposes. Today, the increased importance of creative industries and tourism has led many U.S. cities...
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