George W Roberts

Biographic Data

ID3630807
NAMEGeorge W Roberts
GIVEN NAMESGeorge W
FAMILY NAMERoberts
SIGNATUREROBERTS G W
AFFILIATIONSCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS19
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR19
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1957
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX1

  • The Population of Jamaica

    Open AccessG Roberts, George W RobertsBOOKPopulation of Jamaica2013

    Originally published in 1957, and sponsored by the Conservation Foundation, this book assesses the impact of population growth on the island of Jamaica. Roberts does not confine himself only to statistics, but also considers the ways in which changes in population affect social structures, employment trends and land use. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in human ecology or conservation

  • Intervening in the HIV/Aids Crisis

    Open AccessG Roberts, George W Roberts et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2004Cited by: 1References: 65

    Over the prior 2 decades, HIV and AIDS have ravaged the Black community. This article summarizes the epidemiologic, social, and psychological impact of HIV/AIDS on individuals and affected subpopulations in the Black community. An overview is then provided of prevailing research on psychological and mental health issues in HIV/AIDS-related prevention and care that highlights key issues of concern to Black psychologists and areas in which Black ps…

  • Behavioral scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    G Roberts, George W Roberts et al.ARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1997

  • Behavioral scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    G Roberts, George W Roberts et al.ARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1997

    The behavioral sciences offer theories and methods that are critical to fulfilling the mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral scientists have been integrated into the epidemiological and biomedical traditions of the agency, thereby broadening the effectiveness of prevention strategies that rely on behavior change. The diversity and changing nature of the roles of CDC behavioral scientists are presented, along …

  • Pervasive and Persistent Risks

    Open AccessLily D Mcnair, G Roberts et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology1997Cited by: 4References: 6

    This study focuses on the context of risk taking in a group of African American women. Correlates and predictors of risk-taking behavior in a sample of 278 African American women were examined to explore the nature of risk taking related to HlVinfection. It was hypothesized that increased riskforHIVinfection would be associated with engaging in a variety of risky behaviors across several domains. Results indicate that the women in this sample eng…

  • Brother To Brother

    Open AccessG Roberts, George W RobertsARTICLEJournal of Black Studies1994

    African American males shoulder great burdens in their efforts to be men in a system that defines manhood in ways that exclude the cultural imperatives of this group. Societally defined masculinity, as the basis for judging manhood in America, prescribes a set of behaviors for men in relating to other men that often places them in opposition to each other. This entity called masculinity is a mythical and illusory creation of those in power with t…

  • Women in Jamaica

    G Roberts, George W Roberts et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1980

  • Bertrand Russell Memorial Volume

    J O Urmson, G Roberts et al.ARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1980

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Bertrand Russell Memorial Volume. Edited by George W. Roberts. ( George Allen & Unwin. Pp. 488. Price £20) J. O. Urmson J. O. Urmson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 120, July 1980, Pages 255–256, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219253 Published: 01 July 1980

  • Some refutations of private subjectivism in ethics

    Open AccessG Roberts, George W RobertsARTICLEThe Journal of Value Inquiry1971

  • A Fundamental Contradiction in Sidgwick's The Methods of Ethics

    Open AccessG Roberts, George W RobertsARTICLECritica1969

  • Hare on ideals and interests

    Open AccessG Roberts, George W RobertsARTICLEThe Journal of Value Inquiry1968

  • A Problem in Whitehead's Doctrine of Abstractive Hierarchies

    G Roberts, George W RobertsARTICLEPhilosophy and Phenomenological…1968

  • Some points about discontinuity

    Open AccessG Roberts, George W RobertsARTICLESynthese1967

  • The Population of Jamaica

    G Roberts, George W RobertsARTICLEBritish Journal of Sociology1958

  • The Population of Jamaica

    Leonard Broom, G Roberts et al.ARTICLEAmerican Sociological Review1958

  • The Population of Jamaica. An Analysis of its Structure and Growth

    W F Maunder, G Roberts et al.ARTICLEPopulation Studies1958

  • The Population of Jamaica

    Denis F Johnston, Denis Johnston et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Negro Education1958

  • The Population of Jamaica

    B G Mulvaney, G Roberts et al.ARTICLEThe American Catholic Sociological…1957

  • The Population of Jamaïca. An Analysis of Its Structure and Growth

    Open AccessAlfredo Fontes, A C et al.ARTICLEPopulation1957