Sociology and Anthropology

Works Published in 2015

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2015 journal article

Sustainability for Whom? An Examination of the Equity Pillar of Sustainability at the Local Policymaking Level

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, 8(2), 57–63.

By: T. Clark*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

LIFE AT THE EDGE: PRECARITY AND ECONOMIC INSECURITY IN THE OBAMA ERA

RACE IN THE AGE OF OBAMA, PT 2, Vol. 19, pp. 125–143.

By: C. Herring, H. Horton & M. Thomas*

author keywords: Race; ethnicity; racism political sociology public policy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

HELPING HANDS: Race, Neighborhood Context, and Reluctance in Providing Job-Finding Assistance

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY, 56(3), 539–557.

By: L. Hamm n & S. McDonald n 

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Anomic Strain and External Constraints: A Reassessment of Merton's Anomie/Strain Theory Using Data From Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY, 59(10), 1079–1103.

By: O. Antonaccio *, W. Smith n & F. Gostjev*

author keywords: Merton; anomie/strain theory; delinquency; Ukraine
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Anomie; Criminals; Female; Humans; Juvenile Delinquency / statistics & numerical data; Male; Models, Theoretical; Socioeconomic Factors; Ukraine
TL;DR: This study provides a new assessment of Merton’s anomie/strain theory and fills in several gaps in the literature and finds limited support for moderating effects of perceptions of risks of sanctioning and social bonds on anomic strain–delinquency relationships. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Physical and nonphysical bullying victimization of academically oriented students: The role of gender and school type

American Journal of Education, 122(1), 133–159.

By: B. Lehman

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Family Leisure An Integrative Review of Research from Select Journals

JOURNAL OF LEISURE RESEARCH, 47(5), 577–600.

By: C. Hodge *, J. Bocarro n , K. Henderson n, R. Zabriskie*, T. Parcel n & M. Kanters n

author keywords: constraints; costs; family recreation; family well-being; well-being
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Collective Identity and Memory: A Comparative Analysis of Community Response to Environmental Hazards

RURAL SOCIOLOGY, 80(3), 314–339.

By: C. Messer*, T. Shriver n  & A. Adams *

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

The geopolitics of obsidian supply in Postclassic Tlaxcallan: A portable X-ray fluorescence study

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 58, 133–146.

By: J. Millhauser n , L. Fargher*, V. Heredia Espinoza * & R. Blanton*

Contributors: J. Millhauser n , L. Fargher*, V. Heredia Espinoza * & R. Blanton*

author keywords: Obsidian; Portable X-ray fluorescence; Tlaxcallan; Postclassic; Mesoamerica
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Social and Environmental Factors Related to Boys' and Girls' Park-Based Physical Activity

PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE, 12.

By: J. Bocarro  n, M. Floyd n , W. Smith n, M. Edwards n , C. Schultz n, P. Baran n, R. Moore n, N. Cosco n , L. Suau*

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Age Factors; Catchment Area, Health; Child; Child, Preschool; Energy Metabolism; Environment Design; Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data; Female; Health Promotion / methods; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Logistic Models; Male; Motor Activity / physiology; North Carolina; Parent-Child Relations; Play and Playthings; Public Facilities / statistics & numerical data; Recreation; Sedentary Behavior / ethnology; Sex Factors; Social Environment; Walking / physiology
TL;DR: Activity area and social correlates of park-based physical activity were similar for boys and girls; findings for formal park programming, age, and number of facilities were mixed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Naturalizing neoliberalism and the de-Mexicanization of the tequila industry

ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE, 47(2), 267–283.

By: M. Gaytan * & S. Bowen n 

author keywords: neoliberalism; nationalism; Mexico; tequila; cultural identity; denominations of origin
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Craniofacial plasticity in ancient Peru

ANTHROPOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER, 72(2), 169–183.

By: J. Stone, K. Chew, A. Ross* & J. Verano

author keywords: craniometric data; cranial shape variation; genetic diversity; environmental adaptation
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Biological / physiology; Anthropology, Physical; Cephalometry; Environment; Face / anatomy & histology; Female; Genetic Variation; Humans; Indians, South American / statistics & numerical data; Male; Peru; Skull / anatomy & histology
TL;DR: Examination of samples from throughout Peru indicates that all groups are significantly different from one another with the closest relationship between Yauyos and Jahuay, two sites that are located geographically close in central Peru but in very different ecozones. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Social Relationships and Delinquency: Revisiting Parent and Peer Influence During Adolescence

YOUTH & SOCIETY, 47(3), 374–394.

By: J. Brauer* & S. De Coster n

author keywords: parents; peers; social influence; conformity; delinquency
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Movement-countermovement dynamics in a land use controversy

Human Ecology Review, 21(1), 3–25.

By: A. Adams  n, T. Shriver n  & C. Messer n

Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Measurement standards for human metacarpals

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 157(2), 322–329.

By: D. Case n, C. Rawlins n & C. Mick n

author keywords: hand; length; width; height; midshaft diameter
MeSH headings : Anthropology, Physical / methods; Anthropology, Physical / standards; Anthropometry / methods; Hand / anatomy & histology; Humans; Metacarpal Bones / anatomy & histology; Reproducibility of Results
TL;DR: This study tested both the Scheuer/Elkington and MOB measurements on 20 hands from 10 anatomical skeletons for intra- and inter-observer accuracy and found that the maximum midshaft diameter measurement used by Scheuer and Elkington is more repeatable than a mediolateral diameter. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Language, Globalization and the Making of a Tanzanian Beauty Queen

Kershner, T. (2015, May). JOURNAL OF LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 25, pp. 97–99.

By: T. Kershner n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Examining the Effects of Family and School Social Capital on Delinquent Behavior

DEVIANT BEHAVIOR, 36(7), 511–526.

By: M. Dufur *, J. Hoffmann *, D. Braudt*, T. Parcel n & K. Spence*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Coadaptation between Mother and Offspring: Why Not?

Wolf, J. B., Cowley, M., & Ward, A. (2015, March). PLOS BIOLOGY, Vol. 13.

By: J. Wolf *, M. Cowley  n & A. Ward *

MeSH headings : Animals; Body Size / genetics; Female; GRB10 Adaptor Protein / genetics
TL;DR: A Formal Comment has challenged the interpretation of a study into an imprinted gene, maintaining that conflict, rather than mother-offspring co-adaptation, provides a better mechanistic explanation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A human ecology approach to environmental inequality: A county-level analysis of natural disasters and the distribution of landfills in the southeastern United States

Human Ecology Review, 21(1), 109–132.

By: L. McKinney n, E. Kick n & C. Cannon

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

"It's Like Being in Church and Being on a Field Trip:" The Date Versus Party Situation in College Students' Accounts of Hooking Up

SYMBOLIC INTERACTION, 38(2), 175–194.

By: J. Reid*, G. Webber* & S. Elliott n

author keywords: hookups; dates; college; situations; Goffman
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Sex estimation from the tarsal bones in a Portuguese sample: a machine learning approach

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE, 129(3), 651–659.

By: D. Navega *, R. Vicente *, D. Vieira*, A. Ross n & E. Cunha *

author keywords: Sex estimation; Forensic anthropology; Tarsal bones; Machine learning
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Female; Forensic Anthropology / methods; Humans; Machine Learning; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Statistical; Portugal; Postmortem Changes; Reproducibility of Results; Sex Determination by Skeleton / methods; Tarsal Bones / anatomy & histology; Young Adult
TL;DR: Results showed that tarsal bone sex-related variation can be easily captured with a high degree of repeatability and show that machine learning algorithm are an important tool the forensic practitioners should consider when developing new standards for sex estimation. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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