Yung-Mei Tsai
Biographic Data
| ID | 264232 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yung-Mei Tsai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yung-Mei |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsai |
| SIGNATURE | TSAI Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Tech University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9976-8735 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 540 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Math-related career aspirations and choices within Eccles et al.’s expectancy–value theory of achievement-related behaviors
Which occupation to pursue is one of the more consequential decisions people make and represents a key developmental task. Yet the underlying developmental processes associated with either individual or group differences in occupational choices are still not well understood. This study contributes toward filling this gap, focusing in particular on the math domain. We examined two aspects of Eccles et al.'s (1983) expectancy-value theory of achiev…
Sexual orientation, psychological well-being, and mental health
In the past, mainly cross-sectional research has shown that nonheterosexuals report lower levels of psychological well-being and functioning than heterosexuals. Drawing on minority stress theory (Meyer, 2003), life span theory, and identity formation theory (Erikson, 1968), the present study analyzed developmental trajectories in psychological functioning from adolescence to young adulthood in nonheterosexual and heterosexual populations. Based o…
Achievement, agency, gender, and socioeconomic background as predictors of postschool choices
In this article, the authors develop and test a differential effects model of university entry versus major selection using a set of common predictors, including background factors (gender and socioeconomic status), academic achievement, and academic self-concept. The research used data from 2 large longitudinal databases from Germany (N = 5,048) and England (N = 15,995) to explore the generalizability of the hypothesized model in 2 cultural cont…
Teachers' Mathematical Knowledge, Cognitive Activation in the Classroom, and Student Progress
In both the United States and Europe, concerns have been raised about whether preservice and in-service training succeeds in equipping teachers with the professional knowledge they need to deliver consistently high-quality instruction. This article investigates the significance of teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge for high-quality instruction and student progress in secondary-level mathematics. It reports findings from…
What makes lessons interesting? The role of situational and individual factors in three school subjects.
The present study investigated intraindividual variation in students' interest experience in 3 school subjects and the predictive power of perceived autonomy support and control. Participants were 261 students in 7th grade. After a survey of students' individual interests and other individual characteristics, repeated lesson-specific measures of students' interest experience and perceived autonomy support and control during instruction were obtai…
Students' and mathematics teachers' perceptions of teacher enthusiasm and instruction
Assimilation and discriminatory perceptions and experiences
This paper examines the relationship between assimilation and discriminatory practices encountered by Hispanic-Americans. Theories of intergroup relations have typically assumed that as members of minority ethnic groups assimilate to a dominant group, they perceive and experience lower degrees of discrimination directed against them. In reviewing theories of majority–minority relations, we have called this the "assimilationist" model. This view h…
The Personal Consequences of Globalization in Taiwan
Accelerated globalization in Taiwan has affected the work, jobs, and lives of people since the 1970s. Examples reported here are from in-depth interviews with eight principal income earners selected from a sample of 1,000 households during 2000. Among them were more losers than winners. Those hardest hit were people whose work or business was in the informal, traditional economic sectors
Social factors influencing immigration attitudes
This report partly replicates and also extends previous work exploring social factors influencing public opinion concerning immigration policy in the United States. Our findings are that college education and perceived cultural threats, especially to the English language, have the most impact upon immigration views. Other variables having some effect are political ideology, economic outlook, age, and sex. Effects of race, income, and fear of crim…
Twenty years after
A 1972–73 study of modern and traditional value orientations among Anglo- and Mexican-Americans in Lubbock, Texas, is replicated. The instrument used earlier, consisting mainly of modernity items developed by Kahl, was administered in 1994 to a sample of Anglos and Mexican Americans (n = 757). The results show a convergence of the two ethnic groups on modernity scales. Hispanics had moved in the direction of modernity, while on several scales Ang…
Male transsexualism in mainland China
Male homosexuality in contemporary mainland China
Through a unique circumstance described in the test we have 60 letters (of which 56 were from a gay population) concerning homosexuality in contemporary China. Though the sample is not randomly selected it is the first of its kind. An analysis of these letters shows some interesting results and patterns. Among these are (i) a widespread distribution of gay people in China in terms of their geographic locations, ages, and occupations; (ii) the pai…
Male Homosexuality in Traditional Chinese Literature
This paper is an attempt systematically and briefly to describe male homosexuality as it was recorded and depicted in traditional Chinese literature. Part one of the paper describes male homosexuality which has been detailed in historical records. Most of these records are taken from standard histories and indicate that homosexuality did exist in traditional Chinese society. Part two is a description of male homosexuality as it was depicted in cl…
Religion, Modernization, and Utilization of Western Health Care
A strong tradition in sociology argues that the seeds of secularization and rational outlook have long been present in Christianity per se. Presented in this paper are cross-national research findings from a 136 nation sample that the proportion of Christians in a society is positively associated with that society's degree of modernization; and that modernization in turn, leads to a tendency to practise and utilize Western scientific medicine. Th…
The Division of Labor and Social Disorder
Durkheim's interpretation of the impact of division of labor on social order was tested in a manner which took account of his emphasis on the interactive effect of division of labor and population growth. Data for 65 nations, circa 1965, showed that rates of social disorder, measured by Hibbs' internal war index, (1) were highest in countries with low levels of division of labor and high rates of population growth, (2) declined in nations high on…
Social Networking, Hardiness and Immigrant's Mental Health
Previous investigations of immigrant mental hospitalization rates have accumulated inconclusive evidence in regard to native-foreign differentials. We attempt to examine factors that protect voluntary immigrants from psychological impairment. Unlike existing studies, which tend to regard immigrants as merely reactive to stressful life changes accompanying immigration, we assume immigration can be used as a vehicle for personal advancement. We hyp…
Urbanism and Women's Labor Force Status
Based on structural and social psychological reasons, this paper investigates the effects of urbanism on women's labor force status at the cross-national level. Women's labor force status is looked at both for the female labor force as a percent of total labor force as a whole and for only those in the professional, technical and other white collar occupations. Urbanism is measured in terms of percentage of population residing in cities of 100,00…
The Community Question
Using data from NORC General Social Survey, 19 7 278, this study examines the three perspectives on the community question integrated and summarised by Wellman: 1 that community has been 'lost', 'saved', and 'liberated' in contemporary large cities. Frequency of spending a social evening with relatives, neighbours, and friends from outside the immediate neighbourhoods was construed as indicative of the strength of ties. A comparison among the urb…
The Urban Dynamics Model
Forrester's urban dynamics model has had considerable influence on academicians and policymakers. However, the external validity of the model remains unsettled. Four large American cities which meet the initial assumptions of the model are used to test the model's predictive accuracy. Developments in these cities during a 20-year period are compared with the model's predictions. These comparisons indicate substantial deviations from predicted pat…
Stratification and Mobility in Big-Time College Football
White's (1970) vacancy chain model of stratification and mobility in a social system was applied to American big-time college football teams during the postwar period. Two specific vacancy chain models were generated, the binomial and the more general models. Both models were found to describe the empirical results well. The vacancy chain model appeared to show potential for developing broader understandings of the generic processes of stratifica…
Effect of National Status on Delegate Participation and Influence in an International Organization
The effect of an individual's social status upon behavior in group setting i.e., the status generalization phenomenon-is a recurrent theme in socialpsychological and sociological studies. The present study examines the effect of status (of national status) upon delegate behavior in an international organization, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. It concludes that: (1) delegates from high status nations tend to be mor…
Urbanism and Restrictions on Women's Socioeconomic Roles
Social factors influencing immigration attitudes
This report partly replicates and also extends previous work exploring social factors influencing public opinion concerning immigration policy in the United States. Our findings are that college education and perceived cultural threats, especially to the English language, have the most impact upon immigration views. Other variables having some effect are political ideology, economic outlook, age, and sex. Effects of race, income, and fear of crim…
Teachers' Mathematical Knowledge, Cognitive Activation in the Classroom, and Student Progress
In both the United States and Europe, concerns have been raised about whether preservice and in-service training succeeds in equipping teachers with the professional knowledge they need to deliver consistently high-quality instruction. This article investigates the significance of teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge for high-quality instruction and student progress in secondary-level mathematics. It reports findings from…
Social Networking, Hardiness and Immigrant's Mental Health
Previous investigations of immigrant mental hospitalization rates have accumulated inconclusive evidence in regard to native-foreign differentials. We attempt to examine factors that protect voluntary immigrants from psychological impairment. Unlike existing studies, which tend to regard immigrants as merely reactive to stressful life changes accompanying immigration, we assume immigration can be used as a vehicle for personal advancement. We hyp…
Math-related career aspirations and choices within Eccles et al.’s expectancy–value theory of achievement-related behaviors
Which occupation to pursue is one of the more consequential decisions people make and represents a key developmental task. Yet the underlying developmental processes associated with either individual or group differences in occupational choices are still not well understood. This study contributes toward filling this gap, focusing in particular on the math domain. We examined two aspects of Eccles et al.'s (1983) expectancy-value theory of achiev…
Achievement, agency, gender, and socioeconomic background as predictors of postschool choices
In this article, the authors develop and test a differential effects model of university entry versus major selection using a set of common predictors, including background factors (gender and socioeconomic status), academic achievement, and academic self-concept. The research used data from 2 large longitudinal databases from Germany (N = 5,048) and England (N = 15,995) to explore the generalizability of the hypothesized model in 2 cultural cont…
Male Homosexuality in Traditional Chinese Literature
This paper is an attempt systematically and briefly to describe male homosexuality as it was recorded and depicted in traditional Chinese literature. Part one of the paper describes male homosexuality which has been detailed in historical records. Most of these records are taken from standard histories and indicate that homosexuality did exist in traditional Chinese society. Part two is a description of male homosexuality as it was depicted in cl…
The Community Question
Using data from NORC General Social Survey, 19 7 278, this study examines the three perspectives on the community question integrated and summarised by Wellman: 1 that community has been 'lost', 'saved', and 'liberated' in contemporary large cities. Frequency of spending a social evening with relatives, neighbours, and friends from outside the immediate neighbourhoods was construed as indicative of the strength of ties. A comparison among the urb…
Male homosexuality in contemporary mainland China
Through a unique circumstance described in the test we have 60 letters (of which 56 were from a gay population) concerning homosexuality in contemporary China. Though the sample is not randomly selected it is the first of its kind. An analysis of these letters shows some interesting results and patterns. Among these are (i) a widespread distribution of gay people in China in terms of their geographic locations, ages, and occupations; (ii) the pai…
Assimilation and discriminatory perceptions and experiences
This paper examines the relationship between assimilation and discriminatory practices encountered by Hispanic-Americans. Theories of intergroup relations have typically assumed that as members of minority ethnic groups assimilate to a dominant group, they perceive and experience lower degrees of discrimination directed against them. In reviewing theories of majority–minority relations, we have called this the "assimilationist" model. This view h…
Sexual orientation, psychological well-being, and mental health
In the past, mainly cross-sectional research has shown that nonheterosexuals report lower levels of psychological well-being and functioning than heterosexuals. Drawing on minority stress theory (Meyer, 2003), life span theory, and identity formation theory (Erikson, 1968), the present study analyzed developmental trajectories in psychological functioning from adolescence to young adulthood in nonheterosexual and heterosexual populations. Based o…
Twenty years after
A 1972–73 study of modern and traditional value orientations among Anglo- and Mexican-Americans in Lubbock, Texas, is replicated. The instrument used earlier, consisting mainly of modernity items developed by Kahl, was administered in 1994 to a sample of Anglos and Mexican Americans (n = 757). The results show a convergence of the two ethnic groups on modernity scales. Hispanics had moved in the direction of modernity, while on several scales Ang…
Male transsexualism in mainland China
Urbanism and Restrictions on Women's Socioeconomic Roles
Effect of National Status on Delegate Participation and Influence in an International Organization
The effect of an individual's social status upon behavior in group setting i.e., the status generalization phenomenon-is a recurrent theme in socialpsychological and sociological studies. The present study examines the effect of status (of national status) upon delegate behavior in an international organization, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. It concludes that: (1) delegates from high status nations tend to be mor…
Stratification and Mobility in Big-Time College Football
White's (1970) vacancy chain model of stratification and mobility in a social system was applied to American big-time college football teams during the postwar period. Two specific vacancy chain models were generated, the binomial and the more general models. Both models were found to describe the empirical results well. The vacancy chain model appeared to show potential for developing broader understandings of the generic processes of stratifica…
The Urban Dynamics Model
Forrester's urban dynamics model has had considerable influence on academicians and policymakers. However, the external validity of the model remains unsettled. Four large American cities which meet the initial assumptions of the model are used to test the model's predictive accuracy. Developments in these cities during a 20-year period are compared with the model's predictions. These comparisons indicate substantial deviations from predicted pat…
The Community Question
Using data from NORC General Social Survey, 19 7 278, this study examines the three perspectives on the community question integrated and summarised by Wellman: 1 that community has been 'lost', 'saved', and 'liberated' in contemporary large cities. Frequency of spending a social evening with relatives, neighbours, and friends from outside the immediate neighbourhoods was construed as indicative of the strength of ties. A comparison among the urb…
Urbanism and Women's Labor Force Status
Based on structural and social psychological reasons, this paper investigates the effects of urbanism on women's labor force status at the cross-national level. Women's labor force status is looked at both for the female labor force as a percent of total labor force as a whole and for only those in the professional, technical and other white collar occupations. Urbanism is measured in terms of percentage of population residing in cities of 100,00…
Religion, Modernization, and Utilization of Western Health Care
A strong tradition in sociology argues that the seeds of secularization and rational outlook have long been present in Christianity per se. Presented in this paper are cross-national research findings from a 136 nation sample that the proportion of Christians in a society is positively associated with that society's degree of modernization; and that modernization in turn, leads to a tendency to practise and utilize Western scientific medicine. Th…
The Division of Labor and Social Disorder
Durkheim's interpretation of the impact of division of labor on social order was tested in a manner which took account of his emphasis on the interactive effect of division of labor and population growth. Data for 65 nations, circa 1965, showed that rates of social disorder, measured by Hibbs' internal war index, (1) were highest in countries with low levels of division of labor and high rates of population growth, (2) declined in nations high on…
Social Networking, Hardiness and Immigrant's Mental Health
Previous investigations of immigrant mental hospitalization rates have accumulated inconclusive evidence in regard to native-foreign differentials. We attempt to examine factors that protect voluntary immigrants from psychological impairment. Unlike existing studies, which tend to regard immigrants as merely reactive to stressful life changes accompanying immigration, we assume immigration can be used as a vehicle for personal advancement. We hyp…
Male Homosexuality in Traditional Chinese Literature
This paper is an attempt systematically and briefly to describe male homosexuality as it was recorded and depicted in traditional Chinese literature. Part one of the paper describes male homosexuality which has been detailed in historical records. Most of these records are taken from standard histories and indicate that homosexuality did exist in traditional Chinese society. Part two is a description of male homosexuality as it was depicted in cl…
Male homosexuality in contemporary mainland China
Through a unique circumstance described in the test we have 60 letters (of which 56 were from a gay population) concerning homosexuality in contemporary China. Though the sample is not randomly selected it is the first of its kind. An analysis of these letters shows some interesting results and patterns. Among these are (i) a widespread distribution of gay people in China in terms of their geographic locations, ages, and occupations; (ii) the pai…
Male transsexualism in mainland China
Twenty years after
A 1972–73 study of modern and traditional value orientations among Anglo- and Mexican-Americans in Lubbock, Texas, is replicated. The instrument used earlier, consisting mainly of modernity items developed by Kahl, was administered in 1994 to a sample of Anglos and Mexican Americans (n = 757). The results show a convergence of the two ethnic groups on modernity scales. Hispanics had moved in the direction of modernity, while on several scales Ang…
Social factors influencing immigration attitudes
This report partly replicates and also extends previous work exploring social factors influencing public opinion concerning immigration policy in the United States. Our findings are that college education and perceived cultural threats, especially to the English language, have the most impact upon immigration views. Other variables having some effect are political ideology, economic outlook, age, and sex. Effects of race, income, and fear of crim…
The Personal Consequences of Globalization in Taiwan
Accelerated globalization in Taiwan has affected the work, jobs, and lives of people since the 1970s. Examples reported here are from in-depth interviews with eight principal income earners selected from a sample of 1,000 households during 2000. Among them were more losers than winners. Those hardest hit were people whose work or business was in the informal, traditional economic sectors
What makes lessons interesting? The role of situational and individual factors in three school subjects.
The present study investigated intraindividual variation in students' interest experience in 3 school subjects and the predictive power of perceived autonomy support and control. Participants were 261 students in 7th grade. After a survey of students' individual interests and other individual characteristics, repeated lesson-specific measures of students' interest experience and perceived autonomy support and control during instruction were obtai…
Students' and mathematics teachers' perceptions of teacher enthusiasm and instruction
Assimilation and discriminatory perceptions and experiences
This paper examines the relationship between assimilation and discriminatory practices encountered by Hispanic-Americans. Theories of intergroup relations have typically assumed that as members of minority ethnic groups assimilate to a dominant group, they perceive and experience lower degrees of discrimination directed against them. In reviewing theories of majority–minority relations, we have called this the "assimilationist" model. This view h…
Teachers' Mathematical Knowledge, Cognitive Activation in the Classroom, and Student Progress
In both the United States and Europe, concerns have been raised about whether preservice and in-service training succeeds in equipping teachers with the professional knowledge they need to deliver consistently high-quality instruction. This article investigates the significance of teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge for high-quality instruction and student progress in secondary-level mathematics. It reports findings from…
Achievement, agency, gender, and socioeconomic background as predictors of postschool choices
In this article, the authors develop and test a differential effects model of university entry versus major selection using a set of common predictors, including background factors (gender and socioeconomic status), academic achievement, and academic self-concept. The research used data from 2 large longitudinal databases from Germany (N = 5,048) and England (N = 15,995) to explore the generalizability of the hypothesized model in 2 cultural cont…
Sexual orientation, psychological well-being, and mental health
In the past, mainly cross-sectional research has shown that nonheterosexuals report lower levels of psychological well-being and functioning than heterosexuals. Drawing on minority stress theory (Meyer, 2003), life span theory, and identity formation theory (Erikson, 1968), the present study analyzed developmental trajectories in psychological functioning from adolescence to young adulthood in nonheterosexual and heterosexual populations. Based o…
Math-related career aspirations and choices within Eccles et al.’s expectancy–value theory of achievement-related behaviors
Which occupation to pursue is one of the more consequential decisions people make and represents a key developmental task. Yet the underlying developmental processes associated with either individual or group differences in occupational choices are still not well understood. This study contributes toward filling this gap, focusing in particular on the math domain. We examined two aspects of Eccles et al.'s (1983) expectancy-value theory of achiev…
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