William Spears
Biographic Data
| ID | 306443 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Spears |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Spears |
| SIGNATURE | SPEARS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wright State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 150 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Correlates of Mothers’ Perception of Their Communities’ Social Capital
Initiation of and Barriers to Prenatal Care Use Among Low-Income Women in San Antonio, Texas
Neighborhood economic conditions, social processes, and self-rated health in low-income neighborhoods in Texas
Community Readiness to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in Bexar County, Texas
The purpose of this article is to describe the Community Readiness Model implemented by the San Antonio Safe Family Coalition in Bexar County, Texas, a coordinated community response to prevent intimate partner violence. The project used a participatory action process to (a) determine the city's and county's stage of readiness to prevent intimate partner violence; (b) identify differences in the city and county by dividing the area into sectors f…
Contributions of social context to inequalities in years of life lost to heart disease in Texas, USA
The Effects of Income Inequality and Income Level on Mortality Vary by Population Size in Texas Counties
OBJECTIVES: This study uses the counties of Texas to empirically test the predictions of Wilkinson's theory on the role of income and inequality in explaining health differentials in populations. Wilkinson predicts (1) that health is affected more by income inequality than average income in areas with large population, and (2) that health is affected more by average income than income inequality in areas with small population. We investigate how …
Interracial Depressive Epidemiology in the Southwest
This report is a replication of a recent study dealing with interracial depressive symptomatology in the South. The present study analyzes the depression characteristics of Mexican-American and black females living in a Southwestern city (N=514) and essentially validates the earlier findings from the South after a period of rapid social change. When people become aware of better economic opportunities, the young, the old, the underand uneducated,…
Determination of Mean Squared Distances in Semantic Space from Correlation Coefficients
A simple method is derived for converting intercorrelations of ratings on scales of the semantic differential to mean squared distances in semantic space
Doctoral Studies on the Education of Teachers and Administrators, 1959-60
Doctoral Studies on the Education of Teachers and Administrators, 1958-59
Neighborhood economic conditions, social processes, and self-rated health in low-income neighborhoods in Texas
Contributions of social context to inequalities in years of life lost to heart disease in Texas, USA
Interracial Depressive Epidemiology in the Southwest
This report is a replication of a recent study dealing with interracial depressive symptomatology in the South. The present study analyzes the depression characteristics of Mexican-American and black females living in a Southwestern city (N=514) and essentially validates the earlier findings from the South after a period of rapid social change. When people become aware of better economic opportunities, the young, the old, the underand uneducated,…
The Effects of Income Inequality and Income Level on Mortality Vary by Population Size in Texas Counties
OBJECTIVES: This study uses the counties of Texas to empirically test the predictions of Wilkinson's theory on the role of income and inequality in explaining health differentials in populations. Wilkinson predicts (1) that health is affected more by income inequality than average income in areas with large population, and (2) that health is affected more by average income than income inequality in areas with small population. We investigate how …
Doctoral Studies on the Education of Teachers and Administrators, 1958-59
Doctoral Studies on the Education of Teachers and Administrators, 1958-59
Doctoral Studies on the Education of Teachers and Administrators, 1959-60
Determination of Mean Squared Distances in Semantic Space from Correlation Coefficients
A simple method is derived for converting intercorrelations of ratings on scales of the semantic differential to mean squared distances in semantic space
Interracial Depressive Epidemiology in the Southwest
This report is a replication of a recent study dealing with interracial depressive symptomatology in the South. The present study analyzes the depression characteristics of Mexican-American and black females living in a Southwestern city (N=514) and essentially validates the earlier findings from the South after a period of rapid social change. When people become aware of better economic opportunities, the young, the old, the underand uneducated,…
The Effects of Income Inequality and Income Level on Mortality Vary by Population Size in Texas Counties
OBJECTIVES: This study uses the counties of Texas to empirically test the predictions of Wilkinson's theory on the role of income and inequality in explaining health differentials in populations. Wilkinson predicts (1) that health is affected more by income inequality than average income in areas with large population, and (2) that health is affected more by average income than income inequality in areas with small population. We investigate how …
Community Readiness to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in Bexar County, Texas
The purpose of this article is to describe the Community Readiness Model implemented by the San Antonio Safe Family Coalition in Bexar County, Texas, a coordinated community response to prevent intimate partner violence. The project used a participatory action process to (a) determine the city's and county's stage of readiness to prevent intimate partner violence; (b) identify differences in the city and county by dividing the area into sectors f…
Contributions of social context to inequalities in years of life lost to heart disease in Texas, USA
Neighborhood economic conditions, social processes, and self-rated health in low-income neighborhoods in Texas
Initiation of and Barriers to Prenatal Care Use Among Low-Income Women in San Antonio, Texas
Correlates of Mothers’ Perception of Their Communities’ Social Capital
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works)