Round-up of Social Science Research
The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The articles linked below are free to read for a limited period.
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Where have all the (White and Hispanic) inmates gone?
Race and Justice
This article addresses the racial patterning of inmate placement in correctional facilities by comparing the racial demographics of inmates in private and public correctional facilities.
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Middle school dilemma: Girls’ body image affected by older peers
Psychology of Women Quarterly
This study suggests that school grade groupings may influence the pace and timing of a decline in body image.
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Exploring traditional and cyber forms of sibling bullying
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
This article is one of the pioneer works which explores traditional and cyber forms of sibling bullying perpetration.
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Energy and Society
Theory, Culture & Society
The articles in this issue examine how Energy indeed is the root of very many problems. This special issue explores many of the implications of the fateful moment fossil fuel-based energy was initiated as all the world desired and began to obtain that ‘power’.
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Women managers’ promotion limits in a ‘knowledge economy’
Critical Sociology Women
This article documents macro-level trends regarding gender equity for women managers in paid workplaces and examines the importance of factors related to equitable promotion.
