Leon C Wilson
Biographic Data
| ID | 281083 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leon C Wilson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leon C |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wayne State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Border Disputes in the Global Periphery amid Declining U.S. Hegemonic Influence: The Case of Guyana and Venezuela
Contrary to popular expectations about a post-oil future, oil remains an important commodity in the global political economy and the world-system, in which peripheral economies rely on the export of raw material to earn foreign exchange. We argue that Venezuela’s aggressive geopolitical stance against its smaller neighbor Guyana emanates from Guyana’s newfound oil discoveries resulting in fast economic development in Guyana, the Maduro regimes’ d…
The Influence of Prayer and Family Worship on Relationship Functioning among Married Adults in the Caribbean and Latin American
Religion and its practice have been found to significantly influence marital satisfaction and quality. However, there is a paucity of research that has explored these relationships among married adults living in the Caribbean and Latin America. This study examines the influence of prayer and family worship on relationship satisfaction, emotional attunement, conflict resolution and belief in traditional gender roles among Christian Caribbean and L…
Structural Arrangements of Indo-Guyanese Family: An Assessment of the Assimilation Hypothesis
This paper examines whether the lndo-Guyanese differ from the dominant culture of the Anglophone Caribbean in the structural arrangements of the family. Findings from secondary analysis of cross-sectional data of Guyana collected in 2004, suggest that the lndo-Guyanese significantly differ from the Afro-Guyanese in the structural arrangements of the family. Indo-Guyanese were more likely to be in marital unions and have longer marriages than the …
Age, Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in Parental Socialization Preferences In Guyana
Studies of child socialization in the Caribbean are rare and the knowledge of such issues are at best fragmented. This study responds to the need for additional studies of the interactional features of Caribbean families and investigates the cognitive bases of socialization practices in the Caribbean region. Specifically, the study investigates the hierarchy of thirteen socialization values and the factors that differentiate their relative rankin…
Structural and Personal Contexts of Discipline Orientations of Guyanese Parents: Theoretic and Empirical Considerations
This paper empirically responds to the critiqued scarcity of studies on the interactional patterns of Anglophone Caribbean families. Using primary cross-sectional data from urban Guyana, a cultural and historic affiliate of the English-speaking Caribbean, the study examines the nature of discipline styles (punitive and non-punitive) and factors that predict their usage. The absence of specific and consistent ethnic and socioeconomic differences i…
Marital Processes and Parental Socialization in Families of Color: A Decade Review of Research
Research published during the past decade on African American, Latino, and Asian American families is reviewed. Emphasis is given to selected issues within the broad domains of marriage and parenting. The first section highlights demographic trends in family formation and family structure and factors that contributed to secular changes in family structure among African Americans. In the second section, new conceptualizations of marital relations …
The Social Psychology of Minority Influence
1. Explain change 2. Minority influence and social comparison 3. The limits of discrimination 4. Validation and minority influence 5. Comparison and validation in minority influence 6. Resistance and change 7. Appendices References Index
Telling them like it is: The role of economic and environmental factors in single mothers' discussions with their children
Uses interview data from a sample of 155 single mothers of at least one child between the ages of 10 and 17 to assess the impact of financial strain and welfare status (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) on three areas of maternal functioning: (a) belief in the appropriateness of telling children about family problems, (b) disclosure of financial matters and personal worries to children, and (c) curbing of children's material consumption an…
Socioeconomic Status, Psychosocial Factors and Health in Urban Guyana
This study seeks to understand the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health in an urban Third World context. The data come from a probability sample of 654 adult residents of Georgetown, Guyana. There is a significant inverse association between formal education and morbidity for four of the six measures of health status. In this research the extent to which self-concept, health be…
Family Structure and Mental Health in Urban Guyana
While there is much descriptive information on the structural features of the Caribbean family, little data exists on mental health outcomes that may be associated with these structures. Using a sample of 654 adults from urban Guyana, this study explores the extent to which family structure is related to psychological distress. The analyses indicate that female heads of household report more depressive symptoms than women in simple nuclear settin…
Maternal behavior, social support, and economic conditions as predictors of distress in children
Economic hardship diminishes psychological well-being and the capacity for supportive parenting. Single mothers' coping behavior, psychological functioning, and communications to the child about financial matters and personal problems predict the degree of psychological distress experienced by their children
Telling them like it is: The role of economic and environmental factors in single mothers' discussions with their children
Uses interview data from a sample of 155 single mothers of at least one child between the ages of 10 and 17 to assess the impact of financial strain and welfare status (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) on three areas of maternal functioning: (a) belief in the appropriateness of telling children about family problems, (b) disclosure of financial matters and personal worries to children, and (c) curbing of children's material consumption an…
Age, Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in Parental Socialization Preferences In Guyana
Studies of child socialization in the Caribbean are rare and the knowledge of such issues are at best fragmented. This study responds to the need for additional studies of the interactional features of Caribbean families and investigates the cognitive bases of socialization practices in the Caribbean region. Specifically, the study investigates the hierarchy of thirteen socialization values and the factors that differentiate their relative rankin…
Structural Arrangements of Indo-Guyanese Family: An Assessment of the Assimilation Hypothesis
This paper examines whether the lndo-Guyanese differ from the dominant culture of the Anglophone Caribbean in the structural arrangements of the family. Findings from secondary analysis of cross-sectional data of Guyana collected in 2004, suggest that the lndo-Guyanese significantly differ from the Afro-Guyanese in the structural arrangements of the family. Indo-Guyanese were more likely to be in marital unions and have longer marriages than the …
Socioeconomic Status, Psychosocial Factors and Health in Urban Guyana
This study seeks to understand the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health in an urban Third World context. The data come from a probability sample of 654 adult residents of Georgetown, Guyana. There is a significant inverse association between formal education and morbidity for four of the six measures of health status. In this research the extent to which self-concept, health be…
Family Structure and Mental Health in Urban Guyana
While there is much descriptive information on the structural features of the Caribbean family, little data exists on mental health outcomes that may be associated with these structures. Using a sample of 654 adults from urban Guyana, this study explores the extent to which family structure is related to psychological distress. The analyses indicate that female heads of household report more depressive symptoms than women in simple nuclear settin…
Maternal behavior, social support, and economic conditions as predictors of distress in children
Economic hardship diminishes psychological well-being and the capacity for supportive parenting. Single mothers' coping behavior, psychological functioning, and communications to the child about financial matters and personal problems predict the degree of psychological distress experienced by their children
Telling them like it is: The role of economic and environmental factors in single mothers' discussions with their children
Uses interview data from a sample of 155 single mothers of at least one child between the ages of 10 and 17 to assess the impact of financial strain and welfare status (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) on three areas of maternal functioning: (a) belief in the appropriateness of telling children about family problems, (b) disclosure of financial matters and personal worries to children, and (c) curbing of children's material consumption an…
Socioeconomic Status, Psychosocial Factors and Health in Urban Guyana
This study seeks to understand the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health in an urban Third World context. The data come from a probability sample of 654 adult residents of Georgetown, Guyana. There is a significant inverse association between formal education and morbidity for four of the six measures of health status. In this research the extent to which self-concept, health be…
Family Structure and Mental Health in Urban Guyana
While there is much descriptive information on the structural features of the Caribbean family, little data exists on mental health outcomes that may be associated with these structures. Using a sample of 654 adults from urban Guyana, this study explores the extent to which family structure is related to psychological distress. The analyses indicate that female heads of household report more depressive symptoms than women in simple nuclear settin…
The Social Psychology of Minority Influence
1. Explain change 2. Minority influence and social comparison 3. The limits of discrimination 4. Validation and minority influence 5. Comparison and validation in minority influence 6. Resistance and change 7. Appendices References Index
Marital Processes and Parental Socialization in Families of Color: A Decade Review of Research
Research published during the past decade on African American, Latino, and Asian American families is reviewed. Emphasis is given to selected issues within the broad domains of marriage and parenting. The first section highlights demographic trends in family formation and family structure and factors that contributed to secular changes in family structure among African Americans. In the second section, new conceptualizations of marital relations …
Structural and Personal Contexts of Discipline Orientations of Guyanese Parents: Theoretic and Empirical Considerations
This paper empirically responds to the critiqued scarcity of studies on the interactional patterns of Anglophone Caribbean families. Using primary cross-sectional data from urban Guyana, a cultural and historic affiliate of the English-speaking Caribbean, the study examines the nature of discipline styles (punitive and non-punitive) and factors that predict their usage. The absence of specific and consistent ethnic and socioeconomic differences i…
Age, Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in Parental Socialization Preferences In Guyana
Studies of child socialization in the Caribbean are rare and the knowledge of such issues are at best fragmented. This study responds to the need for additional studies of the interactional features of Caribbean families and investigates the cognitive bases of socialization practices in the Caribbean region. Specifically, the study investigates the hierarchy of thirteen socialization values and the factors that differentiate their relative rankin…
Structural Arrangements of Indo-Guyanese Family: An Assessment of the Assimilation Hypothesis
This paper examines whether the lndo-Guyanese differ from the dominant culture of the Anglophone Caribbean in the structural arrangements of the family. Findings from secondary analysis of cross-sectional data of Guyana collected in 2004, suggest that the lndo-Guyanese significantly differ from the Afro-Guyanese in the structural arrangements of the family. Indo-Guyanese were more likely to be in marital unions and have longer marriages than the …
The Influence of Prayer and Family Worship on Relationship Functioning among Married Adults in the Caribbean and Latin American
Religion and its practice have been found to significantly influence marital satisfaction and quality. However, there is a paucity of research that has explored these relationships among married adults living in the Caribbean and Latin America. This study examines the influence of prayer and family worship on relationship satisfaction, emotional attunement, conflict resolution and belief in traditional gender roles among Christian Caribbean and L…
Border Disputes in the Global Periphery amid Declining U.S. Hegemonic Influence: The Case of Guyana and Venezuela
Contrary to popular expectations about a post-oil future, oil remains an important commodity in the global political economy and the world-system, in which peripheral economies rely on the export of raw material to earn foreign exchange. We argue that Venezuela’s aggressive geopolitical stance against its smaller neighbor Guyana emanates from Guyana’s newfound oil discoveries resulting in fast economic development in Guyana, the Maduro regimes’ d…
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works)