Browsing College for Health, Community and Policy Faculty Research by Department "Demography"
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The Criminalization of Immigrants & the Immigration-Industrial Complex
(Daedalus;Vol. 142, No. 3, 2013)Over the last few decades, and particularly after 9/11, we have witnessed the increasing criminalization of immigrants in the United States. Changing policies have subjected immigrants to intensified apprehension and ... -
Earning Patterns of Mexican Workers in the Southern Region: A Focus on Nonmetro/Metro Distinctions
(Southern Rural Sociology Special Issue: Southern Rural Labor Markets;Volume 16, 2000)The last few years have witnessed a tremendous change in the geographic location patterns of the Mexican population in the United States. The rural South represents one of the areas that have seen a noticeable growth ... -
Gender Role Discrepancy Stress and COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors Among Men in the United States
(2023-01-17)Purpose: To examine the associations between gender role discrepancy (non-conformity to socially prescribed masculine gender role norms) and discrepancy stress (distress arising from this discrepancy) on COVID-19 prevention ... -
Latinos in the South: A Glimpse of Ongoing Trends and Research
(Southern Rural Sociology;Vol. 19 No. 1, 2003)Since the late 1980s, there has been a tremendous amount of reshifting in the Latino population of the United States. This movement has resulted in the increasing settlement of Latinos in areas of the country that have ... -
Machine learning algorithms for predicting undernutrition among under-five children in Ethiopia
(Public Health Nutrition;Volume 25, Issue 2, 2021-10-08)Objective: Child undernutrition is a global public health problem with serious implications. In this study, we estimate predictive algorithms for the determinants of childhood stunting by using various machine learning ... -
Male Sexual Dysfunction and the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence
(2023-05-21)We contribute to our understanding of the social epidemiology of intimate partner violence (IPV) by developing a mediation model that frames IPV as an outcome of male sexual dysfunction (performance anxiety and erectile ... -
Mechanisms Linking Masculine Discrepancy Stress and the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among Men in the United States
(2022-08-26)Although studies show that masculine discrepancy stress (i.e., the intrapsychic strain associated with failing to meet internalized masculine ideals) is associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration, little ... -
Predictors of Variations in Residential Water Consumption in Central Texas
(2022-06-03)Background: The 100th Meridian in Texas aligns with a corridor of large and rapidly growing urban areas with a growing water demand and limited supply. Understanding the variations in residential water consumption may ... -
Spatiotemporal Variations and Determinants of Under-Five Stunting in Ethiopia
(2023-02-23)Background: Stunting has been a major concern in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little evidence exists on the spatiotemporal variations in under-five stunting within a national context. Objective: This paper examines ...