A comparative content analysis of television and blog coverage of internally displaced persons in Nigeria
Publication date: Available online 11 January 2019Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Oberiri Destiny Apuke, Elif Asude TuncaAbstractMost prior studies that that have researched internally displaced persons coverage in developing countries have primarily focused on the print media representation, in addition to general information. This paper analyses television and blog coverage of internally displaced persons in Nigeria from October 2016 to October 2017. In order to determine how internally displaced persons news was covered on television and alternative media, quantitative content analysis was conducted. Approx...
Source: The Social Science Journal - January 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Determinants of the opinion gap between the elites and the public in the United States
Publication date: Available online 7 January 2019Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Hong Min Park, George HawleyAbstractRecent scholarship indicates that elites possess disproportionate power in the policy-making process in the United States. The degree to which elite preferences trump the preferences of non-elite Americans raises questions about American democracy, and even indicates the nation exhibits oligarchic tendencies. This paper seeks to further our understanding of when or how elite preferences differ from those of the general public. We utilize the unique survey data that ask identical questions both t...
Source: The Social Science Journal - January 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Let me be at my funniest: Instagram users’ motivations for using Finsta (a.k.a., fake Instagram)
Publication date: Available online 2 January 2019Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Jin Kang, Lewen WeiAbstractInstagram users can create two types of account to manage their self-presentation strategically. On a real Instagram account (known as Rinsta), users highlight flattering aspects of self, whereas on a fake Instagram account (known as Finsta), users show unflattering aspects of self. We conducted an online survey with college Instagram users who used both Rinsta and Finsta (N = 149) to empirically uncover how user motivations and self-presentation behaviors were different between these two accou...
Source: The Social Science Journal - January 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Public perceptions of the European power hierarchy and support for a single European security and defense policy
Publication date: Available online 2 January 2019Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Gaspare M. Genna, Florian JustwanAbstractMany studies focus on overall support for European integration while less work has been done on explaining public opinion on specific policy areas, such as security and defense policy. We hypothesize that the probability of supporting a single European security and defense policy increases with greater levels of trust in the European Union member states, most notably the more powerful members such as Germany. This variable is critical since integration’s development is influenced strongly...
Source: The Social Science Journal - January 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Distance traveled to polling locations: Are travel costs imposed equally on party members?
ConclusionsIt is important to recognize travel distances as a cost to individual voters and determine whether present polling locations represent greater costs for some groups than others. (Source: The Social Science Journal)
Source: The Social Science Journal - January 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Measuring the socio–economic impact of forced evictions and illegal demolition; A comparative study between displaced and existing informal settlements
In this study, we investigate the impact of forced evictions from a socio–economic perspective by comparing former income earning households of a demolished slum to households in three existing slum communities. As well as investigating the dominant factors prompting slum formations and settlements in two of the three communities which are emerging communities. Primarily, our focus was to map household income and ascertain fatalities post-eviction. Secondarily, we intend to profile the households in emerging communities to ascertain factors prompting slum formation and settlements in Lagos, Nigeria. We conclude that evic...
Source: The Social Science Journal - December 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Developing community structure on the sidelines: A social network analysis of youth sport league parents
In this study, we examine the social networks formed at the structural level by parents of community-based youth sport programs. Employing Quadratic Assignment Procedures t-test and Quadratic Assignment Procedures correlation, we empirically tested changes in recalled network density and homophily effects of parents (n = 391) at a community-level youth sport league located in the Southeastern USA. Our findings suggest that parents’ social networks significantly increased in density from pre- to post-season. However, while we found no significant homophily effects based on socioeconomic characteristics, we did o...
Source: The Social Science Journal - December 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Probing with Pokémon: Feeling of presence and sense of community belonging
Publication date: Available online 20 December 2018Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Jihyun Kim, Kelly Merrill Jr., Hayeon SongAbstractOnce frequently associated with a social disconnection and a sedentary life style, digital games are inviting reconsideration of their values for health benefits and community building. Pokémon GO, a location-based mobile game application, has the capacity to motivate their users to get out and explore the community. Based on a survey with 325 Pokémon GO users, this study tested if a feeling of presence during Pokémon GO gameplay is related to building a sense of community bel...
Source: The Social Science Journal - December 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Heterogeneity in first-generation college students influencing academic success and adjustment to higher education
This study questions the notion that first-generation college students (FGCSs) are homogenous. We state that older siblings who have attended college contribute in a significant way to FGCSs’ educational outcomes. To investigate the differences among FGCSs and compare them with continuing-generation college students (CGCSs), we collected undergraduate student survey data at a regional university in the Midwestern United States. The data were analyzed with a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and logistic and multivariate regression using the Stata 14 statistical software package. The results showed that statistically, ...
Source: The Social Science Journal - December 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Well-being and living arrangement of elderly people from European comparative perspective
Publication date: Available online 19 December 2018Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Almudena Moreno Mínguez, Juan Antonio Vicente VírsedaAbstractRecent decades have seen numerous changes in family structures and typologies in response to the progressive ageing of the population. The main aim of this analysis is to explore how the structure of the households where people live affects their quality of life and well-being. The analysis presented here is based on data from the countries participating in the third wave of the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) in 2012. The methodological approach is based on a...
Source: The Social Science Journal - December 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Presidential Address April 2018
Publication date: Available online 14 December 2018Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Barbara Bonnekessen (Source: The Social Science Journal)
Source: The Social Science Journal - December 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Social contexts and Black men’s cardiovascular health: The role of gender norms and college attendance
Publication date: Available online 13 December 2018Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Ekeoma E. UzogaraAbstractThe relationship between endorsement of traditional masculinity with adverse physical health outcomes warrants more research scrutiny among Black men because enactment of masculine behaviors in predominantly White, educated settings has unique consequences. To better understand these relationships, the present exploratory study compared college-educated Black men with their non-college educated counterparts in cross-sectional analyses of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Resu...
Source: The Social Science Journal - December 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Growing up on a reservation and American Indians’ political attitudes
This article explores whether American Indians in the United States who grew up on reservations differ from other American Indians in their political attitudes. Since growing up on a reservation likely offers unique socializing experiences to American Indians that will foster strong individual tribal identity and culture, I expect that those who grew up on reservations will have greater support for the Democratic party, liberalism, and co-ethnic candidates, but lower levels of partisanship. Using an opt-in internet survey of 301 American Indians in the US, the results suggest that those who spent more time on reservations ...
Source: The Social Science Journal - December 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Factors affecting farmers’ acceptance and perception of a potential incentive scheme in grassland areas
Publication date: Available online 29 November 2018Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Yong Chen, Lihua Zhou, Caixia HouAbstractIncentive-based natural resource management can increase the ecological and economic efficiency of resource utilization. An incentive-based fee scheme was proposed as an effective management scheme for grasslands in northwestern China, where grazing has been banned for ten years. The scheme combines grazing fees and payment by results (GFPBR). The aims of this case study were to assess farmers’ acceptance and perception of a potential GFPBR scheme, using Yanchi County as an example, and...
Source: The Social Science Journal - November 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The feedback loop of rule-breaking: Experimental evidence
Publication date: Available online 28 November 2018Source: The Social Science JournalAuthor(s): Carol TingAbstractDespite wide-ranging multidisciplinary scholarly research on rule-breaking (or rule-following), little is known about its temporal dynamics, and causal attribution remains an open question. This paper argues that rule-breaking is a complex phenomenon that feeds back into itself and demonstrates this with a lab experiment by comparing behavior of groups previously exposed to different levels of rule-breaking. Under the feedback hypothesis, those who had previously been exposed to substantial rule-breaking should...
Source: The Social Science Journal - November 29, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
