Eldon L Wegner
Biographic Data
| ID | 274308 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eldon L Wegner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eldon L |
| FAMILY NAME | Wegner |
| SIGNATURE | WEGNER E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Demographic and Social Variables Associated with Psychiatric and School-Related Indicators for Asian/Pacific-Islander Adolescents
Background: Factors associated with Asian/Pacific-Islander adolescent adjustment is a greatly neglected research area. Aims: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between demographic, social and adjustment measures based on a large-scale investigation of Asian/Pacific-Islander youths. Method: A total of 2577 adolescents were surveyed across 4 public schools in Hawai‘i during the 1992-1993 school year. Results: Three soc…
Legal Welfare Fraud Among Middle-Class Families
The Medicaid program was enacted in 1965 for the purpose of providing federal cost sharing in the payment for medical services for the indigent. Although there are major differences among the states in eligibility criteria and benefits, the federal law requires that benefits include payment for long-term care services. The article notes that certain provisions of the law enable middle-class individuals to transfer assets and to use other means of…
Changes in the association of low birth weight with socioeconomic status in Hawaii
This study examines rates of low birth weight (LBW) in the state of Hawaii and changes in the association of LBW with socioeconomic status from 1970 to 1990. The analysis is based on aggregate data for census tracts. Rates of low birth weight were calculated for each census tract. Relative socioeconomic scores were calculated from average household income and years of education. The results show that (1) there was a decrease in the rate of low bi…
Restructuring Care for the Elderly in Germany
Health insurance typically falls short of meeting the needs of frail elderly and other disabled persons. In 1995, Germany began implementing new provisions in its national health insurance law to provide for long-term care assistance. Payments are available for family caregivers, community-based services and nursing homes and institutions for the disabled This article is based on interviews carried out in the autumn of 1996 with German citizens a…
Uses of the Sociology of Education
The Concept of Alienation
The Effects of Upward Mobility
Sociologists often view the process of social mobility as being socially and psychologically disruptive to the mobile person. This article tests that hypothesis with a group of socially mobile college students. Far from displaying psychological symptoms of marginality, however, students from lower-status backgrounds were found to have equally high grades as upper-middle-status students; nor were they more troubled by worries. They displayed no hi…
Selection and Context as Factors Affecting the Probability of Graduation from College
This study focuses on the relation of type of college attended to graduation as a factor in the educational selection process. The analysis is based on a sample of Wisconsin males who where followed up seven years after graduation from high school. Because different types of institutions select different types of students, it is necessary to control relevant student characteristics to determine the existence of contextual effects. A stepwise mult…
Making the Grade
Some Factors in Obtaining Postgraduate Education
Present trends in American society indicate an increasing need for persons with graduate and professional degrees. This study examines the roles of sex, time of marriage, socioeconomic status background, and academic ability in determining who intends and who obtains postgraduate education. Data were obtained from a longitudinal study of a representative sample of undergraduates from a major university. Men were found to be more likely than women…
The Concept of Alienation
The Effects of Upward Mobility
Sociologists often view the process of social mobility as being socially and psychologically disruptive to the mobile person. This article tests that hypothesis with a group of socially mobile college students. Far from displaying psychological symptoms of marginality, however, students from lower-status backgrounds were found to have equally high grades as upper-middle-status students; nor were they more troubled by worries. They displayed no hi…
Making the Grade
Selection and Context as Factors Affecting the Probability of Graduation from College
This study focuses on the relation of type of college attended to graduation as a factor in the educational selection process. The analysis is based on a sample of Wisconsin males who where followed up seven years after graduation from high school. Because different types of institutions select different types of students, it is necessary to control relevant student characteristics to determine the existence of contextual effects. A stepwise mult…
Restructuring Care for the Elderly in Germany
Health insurance typically falls short of meeting the needs of frail elderly and other disabled persons. In 1995, Germany began implementing new provisions in its national health insurance law to provide for long-term care assistance. Payments are available for family caregivers, community-based services and nursing homes and institutions for the disabled This article is based on interviews carried out in the autumn of 1996 with German citizens a…
Some Factors in Obtaining Postgraduate Education
Present trends in American society indicate an increasing need for persons with graduate and professional degrees. This study examines the roles of sex, time of marriage, socioeconomic status background, and academic ability in determining who intends and who obtains postgraduate education. Data were obtained from a longitudinal study of a representative sample of undergraduates from a major university. Men were found to be more likely than women…
Making the Grade
Some Factors in Obtaining Postgraduate Education
Present trends in American society indicate an increasing need for persons with graduate and professional degrees. This study examines the roles of sex, time of marriage, socioeconomic status background, and academic ability in determining who intends and who obtains postgraduate education. Data were obtained from a longitudinal study of a representative sample of undergraduates from a major university. Men were found to be more likely than women…
Selection and Context as Factors Affecting the Probability of Graduation from College
This study focuses on the relation of type of college attended to graduation as a factor in the educational selection process. The analysis is based on a sample of Wisconsin males who where followed up seven years after graduation from high school. Because different types of institutions select different types of students, it is necessary to control relevant student characteristics to determine the existence of contextual effects. A stepwise mult…
The Effects of Upward Mobility
Sociologists often view the process of social mobility as being socially and psychologically disruptive to the mobile person. This article tests that hypothesis with a group of socially mobile college students. Far from displaying psychological symptoms of marginality, however, students from lower-status backgrounds were found to have equally high grades as upper-middle-status students; nor were they more troubled by worries. They displayed no hi…
The Concept of Alienation
Uses of the Sociology of Education
Changes in the association of low birth weight with socioeconomic status in Hawaii
This study examines rates of low birth weight (LBW) in the state of Hawaii and changes in the association of LBW with socioeconomic status from 1970 to 1990. The analysis is based on aggregate data for census tracts. Rates of low birth weight were calculated for each census tract. Relative socioeconomic scores were calculated from average household income and years of education. The results show that (1) there was a decrease in the rate of low bi…
Restructuring Care for the Elderly in Germany
Health insurance typically falls short of meeting the needs of frail elderly and other disabled persons. In 1995, Germany began implementing new provisions in its national health insurance law to provide for long-term care assistance. Payments are available for family caregivers, community-based services and nursing homes and institutions for the disabled This article is based on interviews carried out in the autumn of 1996 with German citizens a…
Demographic and Social Variables Associated with Psychiatric and School-Related Indicators for Asian/Pacific-Islander Adolescents
Background: Factors associated with Asian/Pacific-Islander adolescent adjustment is a greatly neglected research area. Aims: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between demographic, social and adjustment measures based on a large-scale investigation of Asian/Pacific-Islander youths. Method: A total of 2577 adolescents were surveyed across 4 public schools in Hawai‘i during the 1992-1993 school year. Results: Three soc…
Legal Welfare Fraud Among Middle-Class Families
The Medicaid program was enacted in 1965 for the purpose of providing federal cost sharing in the payment for medical services for the indigent. Although there are major differences among the states in eligibility criteria and benefits, the federal law requires that benefits include payment for long-term care services. The article notes that certain provisions of the law enable middle-class individuals to transfer assets and to use other means of…
Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Socioeconomic status (3 works)