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The assumption that immigrants are overly involved in crime is deeply rooted in American public opinion. Yet, research published in the last two decades refutes this claim and finds that immigrants are less likely than the native-born to...
Empirical knowledge about sibling relationships of youth in foster care is scant. The purpose of this study was to explore sibling relationships of youth in foster care and begin to build a stronger understanding of the potential...
Social contagion concerns, which are defined as heterosexuals’ fears about being misidentified as gay/lesbian, can lead to avoidant and hostile responses toward gay men/lesbians. I argue that fear of becoming the target of sexual...
The general purpose of this research is to contribute to the efforts in understanding the effect of maternal incarceration on young adult well-being outcomes, and the factors that may buffer or exacerbate any negative effect. There is a...
The general purpose of this research is to determine if there are case-level, individual, and/or social factors that have a differential impact on the federal criminal sentencing of Hispanic non-citizen offenders, compared to white...
The experience of divorce can be a complex and challenging experience, particularly for families with minor children. Divorce intrinsically facilitates several related transitions that can include changes in financial circumstances, ...
Purpose: Decision-making among child welfare professionals is complex, influencing both children and their families. Research has highlighted income and race as factors influencing decisions. However, limited research has focused on...
In a 2014 essay on "Queering Criminology, Jordan B. Woods reflects on the wholesale failure of academic criminology to incorporate the unique experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) people into the larger...
The Integration of Perceived Threat, Media Influence, and Intergroup Anxiety: An Investigation into Stigma Surrounding the Mexican Immigration Debate among U.S. Native-Born College Students
A growing body of research has investigated the stigma surrounding immigration, the impact it has on individual and group level attitudes, interactions, and well-being, as well the role of individual factors and media influences. The...
Self-efficacy is defined as "one's perceived capabilities for learning or performing actions at designated levels" (Schunk & Mullen, 2012, p. 220), and has been shown to account for up to 25 percent of the variance in academic...
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