Browsing SOC Faculty Publications by Author "Wichita State University. Department of Sociology"
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Gendered fields: sports and advanced course taking in high school
Pearson, Jennifer D.; Crissey, Sarah R.; Riegle-Crumb, Catherine (Springer, 2009-10-01)This study explores the association between sports participation and course taking in high school, specifically comparing subjects with varied gendered legacies-science and foreign language. Analyses of a nationally ... -
Grandchild, grandparent, and parent coresidence from 1970 to 1990: structural factors affecting state patterns
Hill, Twyla J. (Baywood Publishing, 2006)This study analyzes structural forces affecting state patterns of parental presence within grandparent-grandchild coresidence by testing demographic, social change, policy environment, and social problems models. The project ... -
Grandparents in law: investigating the institutionalization of extended family roles
Hill, Twyla J. (Baywood Publishing, 2002)Previous research on grandparents has focused on the individual and familial level and has characterized grandparent roles as ambiguous and contingent. Emphasizing instead structural phenomena, this theoretical paper argues ... -
Impact of family abuse on running away, deviance, and street victimization among homeless rural and urban youth
Thrane, Lisa E.; Hoyt, Danny R.; Whitbeck, Les B.; Yoder, Kevin A. (Pergamon, 2006-10)Various demographic and familial risk factors have been linked to runaway behavior. To date, there has not been a systematic investigation of the impact of size of community on runaway behavior. This study will compare ... -
Impact of running away on girls' pregnancy
Thrane, Lisa E.; Chen, Xiaojin (Academic Press, 2011-07-25)This study assessed the impact of running away on pregnancy in the subsequent year among U.S. adolescents. We also investigated interactions between running away and sexual assault, romance, and school disengagement. ... -
Impact of running away on girls' sexual onset
Thrane, Lisa E.; Chen, Xiaojin (Elsevier, 2010-01)The purpose of this study is to longitudinally examine the impact of running away on sexual onset, and to determine the 12-month prevalence of sexual onset among runaway females. -
Inheritance law in an aging society
Hill, Gretchen J. (Routledge, 1995)An exploratory analysis of states' inheritance law changes between 1961 and 1990 was conducted in order to discern major trends and their implications for older families. Results suggested that states were modifying their ... -
Prescription for trouble: Medicare Part D and patterns of computer and internet access among the elderly
Wright, David W.; Hill, Twyla J. (Routledge, 2009-04)The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 specifically encourages Medicare enrollees to use the Internet to obtain information regarding the new prescription drug insurance plans and to ... -
Users' responses to assistive devices for physical disability
Brooks, Nancy A. (Pergamon, 1991)A mailed survey of scientists and engineers with disabilities was conducted to investigate how assistive devices for disability utilized in various social settings were perceived by persons with disabilities who also ...