Lierin Probasco
Biographic Data
| ID | 181040 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lierin Probasco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lierin |
| FAMILY NAME | Probasco |
| SIGNATURE | PROBASCO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Princeton University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Religion, Poverty, and Development
This article serves two purposes. First, it introduces the forum that follows in this issue on religion and development. Second, it serves as a review of the small but quickly growing literature on how religion interacts with efforts by (often religious) people and organizations to ameliorate poverty worldwide. We address the need to define both 'religion' and 'development' with clarity and precision. We also call for further research in this are…
Prayer, Patronage, and Personal Agency in Nicaraguan Accounts of Receiving International Aid
This article examines how religious beliefs and practices influence the reception of international relief and development aid in impoverished communities. Specifically, I explain how Nicaraguan recipients' prayers both enhance and constrain their ability to assert themselves as 'empowered' actors during aid interactions. Data come from observations and interviews over a two-year period with 81 Nicaraguans in communities that receive aid from Chri…
Giving Time, Not Money
This article expands current knowledge of the impact that brief but intense religious experiences can have on routine behavior by examining the long-term effects of short-term mission travel on both volunteering and charitable giving. Existing literature addresses only the first few years after travel. Using data from the 2005 Religion and Global Issues Survey, I examine how participation in a domestic or international religious mission trip in h…
Divergent Streams
In this paper, we extend previous research on racial performance gaps at twenty-eight selective U.S. colleges and universities by examining differences in grade achievement and graduate rates across race-gender categories. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen (NLSF), we show that Black males, Black females, and Hispanic males attain significantly lower grades than other race-gender groups, and that Black males are thirty-f…
God's New Whiz Kids? Korean American Evangelicals on Campus by Rebecca Y. Kim
Divergent Streams
In this paper, we extend previous research on racial performance gaps at twenty-eight selective U.S. colleges and universities by examining differences in grade achievement and graduate rates across race-gender categories. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen (NLSF), we show that Black males, Black females, and Hispanic males attain significantly lower grades than other race-gender groups, and that Black males are thirty-f…
Prayer, Patronage, and Personal Agency in Nicaraguan Accounts of Receiving International Aid
This article examines how religious beliefs and practices influence the reception of international relief and development aid in impoverished communities. Specifically, I explain how Nicaraguan recipients' prayers both enhance and constrain their ability to assert themselves as 'empowered' actors during aid interactions. Data come from observations and interviews over a two-year period with 81 Nicaraguans in communities that receive aid from Chri…
Religion, Poverty, and Development
This article serves two purposes. First, it introduces the forum that follows in this issue on religion and development. Second, it serves as a review of the small but quickly growing literature on how religion interacts with efforts by (often religious) people and organizations to ameliorate poverty worldwide. We address the need to define both 'religion' and 'development' with clarity and precision. We also call for further research in this are…
God's New Whiz Kids? Korean American Evangelicals on Campus by Rebecca Y. Kim
Divergent Streams
In this paper, we extend previous research on racial performance gaps at twenty-eight selective U.S. colleges and universities by examining differences in grade achievement and graduate rates across race-gender categories. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen (NLSF), we show that Black males, Black females, and Hispanic males attain significantly lower grades than other race-gender groups, and that Black males are thirty-f…
Giving Time, Not Money
This article expands current knowledge of the impact that brief but intense religious experiences can have on routine behavior by examining the long-term effects of short-term mission travel on both volunteering and charitable giving. Existing literature addresses only the first few years after travel. Using data from the 2005 Religion and Global Issues Survey, I examine how participation in a domestic or international religious mission trip in h…
Religion, Poverty, and Development
This article serves two purposes. First, it introduces the forum that follows in this issue on religion and development. Second, it serves as a review of the small but quickly growing literature on how religion interacts with efforts by (often religious) people and organizations to ameliorate poverty worldwide. We address the need to define both 'religion' and 'development' with clarity and precision. We also call for further research in this are…
Prayer, Patronage, and Personal Agency in Nicaraguan Accounts of Receiving International Aid
This article examines how religious beliefs and practices influence the reception of international relief and development aid in impoverished communities. Specifically, I explain how Nicaraguan recipients' prayers both enhance and constrain their ability to assert themselves as 'empowered' actors during aid interactions. Data come from observations and interviews over a two-year period with 81 Nicaraguans in communities that receive aid from Chri…
Sociology (5 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)