The Social Science Journal articles from January 1 2002

The Social Science Journal archives from January 1 2002

Mundane cash management policies in the American states: a preliminary assessment using the political economy model.
January 1, 2002... Abstract A political economy model, incorporated curved and interactive terms, is used to explain levels of five dimensions of cash management policies in the American states. Results point to a predominant role for economics, political...

The Columbine High School Massacre and criminal justice system response: an exploratory case study.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Abstract Framed in the situational criminological perspective, this case study examines the effect of the Columbine High School Massacre on a pretrial services unit. The massacre decreased intakes into the jail, increased the proportion...

The art of impression management: self-presentation in local-level campaign literature.
January 1, 2002... Abstract Campaign literature is a ubiquitous feature on the American electoral landscape. Candidates distribute written materials for the sole purpose of persuading voters to vote for them instead of for another candidate. The...

The "Congressionalization" of state legislative races.
January 1, 2002... Abstract This paper examines the phenomenon of the "Congressionalization" of state legislative races. That is, as state legislative campaigns become more expensive, use more mass media, polling, and professional political consulting,...

Experimental implications for the Spiral of Silence.
January 1, 2002... Abstract Tests of Noelle-Neumann's Spiral of Silence theory have resulted in equivocal findings on many of the key assumptions on which the theory is built. Either qualified support or no support for this theory has been the case in much...

Critical issues in Chinese market communication development.
January 1, 2002... Abstract Advertisers look at the Peoples Republic of China and perceive tremendous opportunity in 1.2 billion Chinese consumers. A critical examination tempers exuberance without diminishing enthusiasm. Several key factors influence...

Police gang intelligence infiltrates a small city.
January 1, 2002... Abstract Research indicates that the spread of gangs into small cities is rarely due to a deliberate, drug-motivated gang migration. Still, outside police accounts of such a gang migration adversely affected the small city of...

Pseudo-racism among Chicano(a), Asian and African Americans: implications of the black/white dichotomy.
January 1, 2002... Abstract The black/white dichotomy in America has dictated conventional concepts of racism. People of color are consistently portrayed as victim and the Euro mainstream as perpetrator. In fact, following years of Euro colonization and/or...

The Bell Curve: implications for the performance of Black/White athletes.
January 1, 2002... Abstract Research such as the Bell Curve coincide with stereotypes of the "dumb Black" athlete. As a function of same, Black athletes overachieve in basketball and other physically rigorous sports. Although it is assumed, conclusive data...

Social capital and factors affecting civic engagement as reported by leaders of voluntary associations.
January 1, 2002... Abstract In recent years, there have been substantial changes in levels and types of participation in voluntary associations. This paper reports findings from a series of in-depth interviews with the leaders of 32 state-wide voluntary...

Management support organizations and university partnership in nonprofit education, training and consultation.
January 1, 2002... Abstract Over the last decade there has been a tremendous growth in the nonprofit sector. Local community centers and foundations are developing Leadership Institutes to educate and assist the burgeoning nonprofit sectors needs for...

Globalization on Trial: The Human Condition and the Information Civilization. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Globalization on Trial: The Human Condition and the Information Civilization Farhang Rajaee; Ottawa, Canada: IDRC/Kumarian Press, 2000, 150 pages Professor Farhang Rajaee, PhD in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia and...

Stories of the Old West; Tales of the Mining Camp, Cavalry Troop, and Cattle Ranch. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Stories of the Old West; Tales of the Mining Camp, Cavalry Troop, and Cattle Ranch John Seelye; Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2000, 512 pages The popular image of the American West developed during European--American...

Social Care and Social Exclusion: A Comparative Study of Older People's Care in Europe. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Social Care and Social Exclusion: A Comparative Study of Older People's Care in Europe Tim Blackman, Sally Brodhurst, and Janet Convery; Hampshire, England: Palgrave, 2001, 226 pages Assuming that the most desirable situation for elderly...

Contrary Neighbors: Southern Plains and Removed Indians in Indian Territory. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Contrary Neighbors: Southern Plains and Removed Indians in Indian Territory David LaVere; Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2000, 292 pages While numerous works exist on 19th century Indian removal, few deal with the way in which it...

Issues in the Economics of Immigration. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Issues in the Economics of Immigration Edited by George J. Borjas; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000, 399 pages This volume consists of 9 papers presented at a conference held by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in...

Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How it can Succeed Again. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How it can Succeed Again Bent Flyvbjerg; Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2001, 204 pages In Making Social Science Matter, Bent Flyvbjerg addresses an important...

Confederate Settlements in British Honduras. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Confederate Settlements in British Honduras Donald C. Simmons, Jr.; Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2001, 204 pages It was shortly before my annual trip to Belize to visit my father, George Henry Kevlin Parham, that I began to read Don...

Return to Reason. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Return to Reason Stephen Toulmin; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001, 243 pages In Return to Reason Toulmin argues that we, of the 21st Century, must evolve in our thinking, leaving behind our failed and misguided pursuit of...