Sarah Cook
Biographic Data
| ID | 3696696 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Cook |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Cook |
| SIGNATURE | COOK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2308-3967 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 77 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 410 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 76 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Barriers and facilitators to the utilization of cancer screening services in two Arctic Indigenous communities in Canada
BACKGROUND: Indigenous communities in Canada have high age-standardized rates of cancer mortality. Remote communities in Canada's northern territories have a high proportion of Indigenous residents and disproportionately low utilization rates of screening services for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, which could contribute to delayed cancer diagnosis and less favourable clinical outcomes. Knowledge is limited regarding the under-utilizat…
On financing social security in the shadow of the digital age
Towards improved accounting and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from ditches and canals
Towards improved accounting and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from ditches and canals, Silverthorn, Teresa, Connolly, John, Habib, Wahaj, Kosten, Sarian, Larmola, Tuula, Paranaíba, José R, Webb, Jackie, Balathandayuthabani, Sivakiruthika, Clarke, Stewart J, Tatariw, Corianne, Cook, Sarah, Williamson, Jennifer L, Friday, Laurie E, Law, Alan, Andrews, Luke O, van der Knaap, Judith, Evans, Chris D, Fonvielle, Jeremy A, Bryan, David, Yan, Zh…
Empathy, Suspicion, and Reading the Hebrew Bible: Comparative Methods in Studying and Teaching the History of Religion
Many in today's society recognize the ability to empathize with others as an important personal virtue. In the context of higher education, extending empathy to students is regarded as a strategy that educators can employ to retain students and help them to succeed in their classes. Beyond its utility as a virtue and its role in student success, though, empathy is also an important tool for scholars engaged in the comparative study of religions. …
‘Interesting’ or ‘boring’: Modifying the implicit association task to measure implicit fire interest in an adolescent community sample
The efficacy of explicit measures in assessing fire interest is often compromised by social desirability biases, presenting a challenge for early intervention programs aimed at preventing firesetting behaviour. The current study aimed to validate a novel fire interest Implicit Association Task (IAT), as a more reliable measure of implicit fire interest in adolescents. An Australian community adolescent sample of 85 participants, aged 10-17 (M = 1…
Impact of DREAMS interventions on attitudes towards gender norms among adolescent girls and young women: Findings from a prospective cohort in Kenya
The DREAMS partnership aims to deliver a comprehensive package to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), including through shifting gender norms. We evaluate DREAMS’ effect on attitudes towards gender norms in two Kenyan settings. AGYW aged 15–22 in Nairobi (n = 852) and Gem (n = 761) were randomly selected for cohort enrolment in 2017–18 and followed-up to 2019. We described the proportion of AGYW and their male peer…
Alcohol and cause-specific mortality in Russia: The Know Your Heart Study 2015–23
Narcology patients face markedly higher mortality risks-threefold from all causes and cardiovascular diseases, ninefold from external causes, and sevenfold from other causes. Compared with the general population, conventional mortality risk factors were less predictive of deaths in narcology patients
Implementation of Covid ‐19 Preventive Measures and Staff Well‐Being in a Sample of English Schools 2020‐2021
BACKGROUND: We examined fidelity and feasibility of implementation of COVID-19 preventive measures in schools, and explored associations between adherence to these measures and staff well-being, to inform policy on sustainable implementation and staff wellbeing. METHODS: Surveys were conducted across 128 schools in England with 107 headteachers and 2698 staff-members with reference to autumn term 2020, examining school-level implementation of pre…
Obesity Prevalence and Associated Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Health Behaviors in Russia and Norway
Associations between obesity and socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics vary between populations. Exploring such differences should throw light on factors related to obesity. We examined associations between general obesity (GO, defined by body mass index) and abdominal obesity (AO, defined by waist-to-hip ratio) and sex, age, socio-economic characteristics (education, financial situation, marital status), smoking and alcohol consumptio…
Socioeconomic inequalities in physiological risk biomarkers and the role of lifestyles among Russians aged 35-69 years
Notable differences in risk biomarkers inequalities were observed according to the SEP measure employed. Clear educational inequalities in raised physiological risk biomarkers levels, particularly in blood pressure and C-reactive protein were seen in Russia and are partly explained by lifestyle factors, particularly obesity among women. These findings provide evidence-based information on the need for tackling health inequalities in the Russian p…
Introduction: Covid-19: Lessons for gender-responsive recovery and transformation
Seizing the opportunity to do things differently: Feminist ideas, policies and actors in UN Women’s ‘Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice’
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2020, we have heard global leaders, public intellectuals and civil society activists speaking of a crisis that requires not just ‘building back better’ but rather a radical reconstruction of the pre-pandemic world. Among these, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General has called for a ‘New global Deal’ and a ‘New social contract’ rooted in global solidarity. Such calls contest the idea that t…
Forum introduction: Revisiting targeting and universalism
Cook S, Agartan T, Kaasch A. Forum introduction: Revisiting targeting and universalism. Global Social Policy . 2022
From ‘Muddy glee’ to muddy reflections on fieldwork and writing
‘Muddy glee’ by Bracken and Mawdsley made an important contribution to highlighting gender discrimination in fieldwork and the heterogeneity of fieldwork experiences. In the past couple of years, the ability of many researchers to engage in fieldwork has also changed dramatically due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Here, we reflect on Bracken and Mawdsley's paper and our own experiences and perspectives of fieldwork in recent years. We discuss a previo…
Countering Beijing's Media Manipulation
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long sought to influence media coverage about China in other countries. Over the past decade, this campaign has accelerated, reaching new world regions and topics. This article examines how CCP-linked actors seek to manipulate foreign information environments in four key ways: disseminating propaganda, spreading disinformation, censoring critical coverage, and controlling the infrastructure used to convey new…
Social policy responses to Covid-19: New issues, old solutions
In this article we discuss the findings of contributions to the special issue titled Social policy responses to COVID-19. The articles add to the body of emerging evidence on how the pandemic has exacerbated the situation for some already vulnerable population groups, while also creating new sources of vulnerability affecting different groups. Despite both aggravated and new vulnerabilities, the articles demonstrate how governments have largely r…
Self-reported health as a predictor of mortality: A cohort study of its relation to other health measurements and observation time
Self-reported health (SRH) is widely used as an epidemiological instrument given the changes in public health since its introduction in the 1980s. We examined the association between SRH and mortality and how this is affected by time and health measurements in a prospective cohort study using repeated measurements and physical examinations of 11652 men and 12684 women in Tromsø, Norway. We used Cox proportional hazard regression to estimate hazar…
Advancing alcohol research in low-income and middle-income countries: A global alcohol environment framework
Alcohol-related harm has gained increased attention in high-income countries (HICs) in recent years which, alongside government regulation, has effected a reduction in alcohol consumption. The alcohol industry has turned its attention to low-income and middle-income country (LMIC) markets as a new source of growth and profit, prompting increased consumption in LMICS. Alcohol use in LMICs is also increasing. There is a need to understand particula…
Epidemiology of Alcohol Misuse and Illicit Drug Use Among Young People Aged 15–24 Years in Fishing Communities in Uganda
Levels of alcohol misuse were high among young people in fishing communities and associated with HSV2, a proxy for risky sexual behaviour. Alcohol and illicit drug harm reduction services and HIV prevention programs in Uganda should prioritise young fisherfolk
Introduction: Covid-19 and WHO: Global institutions in the context of shifting multilateral and regional dynamics
Since the identification in late 2019 of a new coronavirus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (now widely known as Covid-19) the World Health Organization (WHO) has unsurprisingly been a focus of critical international attention Established in 1948 as a technical agency under the United Nations system, the WHO is ‘the directing and coordinating authority on international health work’ (WHO, 1948), with the power through the International He…
Forum introduction: Moving the UHC agenda forward without waiting for the next health crisis
Cook S, Kaasch A, Zwi A. Forum Introduction: 'Moving the UHC agenda forward without waiting for the next health crisis' . Global Social Policy . 2020;20(2):215-219
Why does Russia have such high cardiovascular mortality rates? Comparisons of blood-based biomarkers with Norway implicate non-ischaemic cardiac damage
Background Russia has one of the highest rates of mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). At age 35–69 years, they are eight times higher than in neighbouring Norway. Comparing profiles of blood-based CVD biomarkers between these two populations can help identify reasons for this substantial difference in risk. Methods We compared age-standardised mean levels of CVD biomarkers for men and women aged 40–69 years measured in two cross-sectiona…
Primary care use and cardiovascular disease risk in Russian 40–69 year olds: A cross-sectional study
Background The Russian Federation has very high cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates compared with countries of similar economic development. This cross-sectional study compares the characteristics of CVD-free participants with and without recent primary care contact to ascertain their CVD risk and health status. Methods A total of 2774 participants aged 40–69 years with no self-reported CVD history were selected from a population-based s…
Flattening the emotional distress curve: A behavioral health pandemic response strategy for Covid-19
This article proposes a framework for managing the behavioral health impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. This framework aligns and should be integrated with an existing public health pandemic intervals model. It includes six phases of a behavioral health pandemic response strategy: preplanning, response readiness, response mobilization, intervention, continuation, and amelioration. The ways behavioral health specialists can capitalize on the…
Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of large cohort studies
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cause a large and growing burden of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Prospective cohort studies are key to study multiple risk factors and chronic diseases and are crucial to our understanding of the burden, aetiology and prognosis of NCDs in SSA. We aimed to identify the level of research output on NCDs and their risk factors collected by cohorts in SSA. METHODS: We conducted a scoping r…
Revising the SES: A Collaborative Process to Improve Assessment of Sexual Aggression and Victimization
The Sexual Experiences Survey (SES) assesses victimization and perpetration of unwanted sexual experiences (e.g., Koss, Gidycz, & Wisniewski, 1987 ). Revised versions of the SES that resulted from the work of the SES Collaboration are now available. This article reviews weaknesses of the SES that were identified, strengths that were preserved, and methodological considerations in the measurement of unwanted sexual experiences that informed the re…
Harsh Choices: Chinese Women's Paid Work and Unpaid Care Responsibilities under Economic Reform
China's economic reforms over the past three decades have dramatically changed the mechanisms for allocating goods and labour in both market and non-market spheres. This article examines the social and economic trends that intensify the pressure on the care economy, and on women in particular in playing their dual roles as care givers and income earners in post-reform China. The analysis sheds light on three critical but neglected issues. How doe…
Domestic Violence and Housing Problems: A Contextual Analysis of Women's Help-seeking, Received Informal Support, and Formal System Response
This study examined housing problems and homelessness after separation in a sample of 110 women who had experienced domestic violence. Of the sample, 38% reported homelessness. Similar percentages reported housing problems (e.g., late paying rent, skipping meals, threatened with eviction). Predictors of more housing problems included experiencing a greater severity of violence, contacting fewer formal systems, having less informational support, a…
The Intimate Partner Violence Strategies Index: Development and Application
Although research has documented the myriad ways that victims of IPV struggle to keep themselves safe, little research has gone the next step to investigate patterns in women’s use of strategies, the factors that influence choice of strategies, or which strategies are most effective. One obstacle to conducting such research is the absence of an instrument to measure the nature and extent of battered women’s strategic responses to violence across …
Social Protection in East Asia
International audience
Acceptance And Expectation Of Sexual Aggression In College Students
This study examines college students' acceptance and expectations of sexual aggression in common dating situations. Five hundred and forty-six college students completed a measure of rape acceptance beliefs to explore the “campus climate” regarding sexual assault. Results suggest that consensus on definitions of unacceptable behavior in dating situations is emerging: young college men and women overwhelmingly rejected the use of violent and coerc…
Ethnic Minority Women’s Experiences with Intimate Partner Violence: Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Ask the Right Questions
Disclosing Sexual Assault to Parents: The Influence of Parental Messages About Sex
Without frank discussion of what sex is, women may not learn what sex is not and what experiences constitute sexual assault. This qualitative study explores the relation between parental discussion and messages about sex and women's decisions of whether to disclose sexual assault to parents. Participants were 18 women from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Findings indicate that women more often disc…
An Ecological Approach to Understanding Incarcerated Women's Responses to Abuse
Although women are often criticized for not leaving abusive relationships, most abused women actively attempt to protect themselves. This study proposed an ecological model to explain strategic responses to abuse, evaluating factors at four levels: Childhood, Relationship, Individual Impact of Abuse, and Community. Data was retrospectively collected from 85 incarcerated women, a population that is disproportionately affected by trauma and has uni…
Beyond Frequency and Severity: Development and Validation of the Brief Coercion and Conflict Scales
Responding to calls for improved measurement in the field of domestic violence, this paper reports the development and initial validation of the Brief Coercion and Conflict Scales in a sample of incarcerated women. Confirmatory factor analyses tested the scales hypothesized structure and supported coercion and conflict as moderately and positively related but distinct constructs. Although women reported experiencing both conflict and coercion in …
Self-Reports of Sexual, Physical, and Nonphysical Abuse Perpetration: A Comparison of Three Measures
This study explored self-reports of sexual, physical, and nonphysical abuse perpetration obtained with three measurement instruments. A randomly selected sample of incarcerated men responded to the Sexual Experiences Scale (SES), the Conflict Tactics Scale'Revised (CTS2), and the Severity of Violence Against Women Scales (SVAWS). Results show that the proportion of men who reported sexual aggression, but not physical or nonphysical aggression, di…
Social policy responses to Covid-19: New issues, old solutions
In this article we discuss the findings of contributions to the special issue titled Social policy responses to COVID-19. The articles add to the body of emerging evidence on how the pandemic has exacerbated the situation for some already vulnerable population groups, while also creating new sources of vulnerability affecting different groups. Despite both aggravated and new vulnerabilities, the articles demonstrate how governments have largely r…
Effects of masculinity, authoritarianism, and prejudice on antigay aggression: A path analysis of gender-role enforcement
Suicidal Behavior Among Low-Income African American Women: A Comparison of First-Time and Repeat Suicide Attempters
This investigation ascertained dimensions of a suicide attempt and psychological and historical risk factors that differentiate low-income, female, African American suicide attempters as a function of having made a single, first-time attempt versus multiple attempts. Two groups were compared: first time attempters ( n= 135) and repeat attempters ( n= 139). Participants were recruited from a large, urban hospital following a suicide attempt (i.e.,…
Violence against women: Is psychology part of the problem or the solution? A content analysis of psychological research from 1990 through 1999
Previous critiques of traditional psychology portrayed a discipline that examines social problems from an exceptionalistic perspective and decontextualizes the subjects of its inquiries. We analysed 10 years of psychological research on domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment to determine whether this criticism applied to violence against women research. Specifically, we examined the purpose, level of analysis, sample, and contex…
Shaping the national social protection strategy in Cambodia: Global influence and national ownership
In the wake of the global economic crisis in 2008, the Cambodian government responded actively to the impact of the crisis by initiating various policy measures for social protection. Most importantly, it launched a National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) in 2011 with a major focus on social assistance targeted at the poor, children and the disabled. How did this social protection policy come about? Was it driven by international influence or …
South African Adolescents’ Neighborhood Perceptions Predict Longitudinal Change in Youth and Family Functioning
This study examined South African early adolescent youth (aged 10 to 14) and their female caregivers ( N = 99 dyads) participating in an HIV prevention intervention over a period of eight months. We examined youth perceptions of neighborhood cohesion, safety, and collective monitoring as they related to concurrent and longitudinal associations with youth (externalizing behavior and hope about the future) and family (parent-youth relationship qual…
Investigating the Utility of the Film War Zone in the Prevention of Street Harassment
Street harassment, the act of sexual harassment by strangers in public, is a common experience shared by many women. This paper reports the first experimental evaluation of the impact of a popular documentary-style film, War Zone, on men's attitudes toward street harassment and empathy for women who experience it. The sample was an ethnically diverse group of undergraduate men attending an urban university (N = 98). Given the film's primary focus…
Asian Politics in Development: Essays in Honour of Gordon White
This volume adopts a multidisciplinary and comparative approach to development that brings together issues that are characteristic of the lifelong scholarship of Professor Gordon White. These include a focus on the state, civil society, welfare and globalization
Introduction: Covid-19: Lessons for gender-responsive recovery and transformation
Forum introduction: Moving the UHC agenda forward without waiting for the next health crisis
Cook S, Kaasch A, Zwi A. Forum Introduction: 'Moving the UHC agenda forward without waiting for the next health crisis' . Global Social Policy . 2020;20(2):215-219
Flattening the emotional distress curve: A behavioral health pandemic response strategy for Covid-19
This article proposes a framework for managing the behavioral health impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. This framework aligns and should be integrated with an existing public health pandemic intervals model. It includes six phases of a behavioral health pandemic response strategy: preplanning, response readiness, response mobilization, intervention, continuation, and amelioration. The ways behavioral health specialists can capitalize on the…
Seizing the opportunity to do things differently: Feminist ideas, policies and actors in UN Women’s ‘Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice’
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2020, we have heard global leaders, public intellectuals and civil society activists speaking of a crisis that requires not just ‘building back better’ but rather a radical reconstruction of the pre-pandemic world. Among these, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General has called for a ‘New global Deal’ and a ‘New social contract’ rooted in global solidarity. Such calls contest the idea that t…
From ‘Muddy glee’ to muddy reflections on fieldwork and writing
‘Muddy glee’ by Bracken and Mawdsley made an important contribution to highlighting gender discrimination in fieldwork and the heterogeneity of fieldwork experiences. In the past couple of years, the ability of many researchers to engage in fieldwork has also changed dramatically due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Here, we reflect on Bracken and Mawdsley's paper and our own experiences and perspectives of fieldwork in recent years. We discuss a previo…
Countering Beijing's Media Manipulation
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long sought to influence media coverage about China in other countries. Over the past decade, this campaign has accelerated, reaching new world regions and topics. This article examines how CCP-linked actors seek to manipulate foreign information environments in four key ways: disseminating propaganda, spreading disinformation, censoring critical coverage, and controlling the infrastructure used to convey new…
The Congregational Independents and the Cromwellian Constitutions
The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell was a practical experiment in government, but it was an experiment guided by more than practicality alone. For its first three years, it rested heavily on a single ecclesiastical party, the Congregational Independents. This was the party of the preachers John Owen, Philip Nye, Thomas Goodwin, and their fellows and followers. They did not rule alone, but for three years they managed to dominate the governing coa…
Acceptance And Expectation Of Sexual Aggression In College Students
This study examines college students' acceptance and expectations of sexual aggression in common dating situations. Five hundred and forty-six college students completed a measure of rape acceptance beliefs to explore the “campus climate” regarding sexual assault. Results suggest that consensus on definitions of unacceptable behavior in dating situations is emerging: young college men and women overwhelmingly rejected the use of violent and coerc…
Surplus labour and productivity in Chinese agriculture: Evidence from household survey data
This study investigates whether the concept of surplus labour adequately characterises the labour conditions facing rural Chinese households, and the implications of such a surplus for household labour allocation. Using household survey data from one county in north China, we first estimate the marginal products of labour in agricultural and non‐agricultural activities; these are compared with the returns to labour in other activities. The margin…
Creating Wealth and Welfare Entrepreneurship and the Developmental State in Rural China
Summaries This article examines the role of China's rural township and village governments in welfare provision. In it, I first describe the role of local officials in the promotion of collective and private enterprise, and the relationship between these entrepreneurial activities and more traditional responsibilities of government, particularly social assistance and welfare provision. The extraordinary development of China's township and village…
Does Social Policy Meet Social Needs
Summaries This article asks whether social policy in the South meets social needs. We argue that in poor countries, social policy as conventionally designed and delivered leaves the needs of the poor inadequately addressed – and identify two key reasons why this is so. The first is that northern models of social provisioning were transplanted to poor countries with little adaptation to local realities; the second arises from the top?down and sect…
Self-Reports of Sexual, Physical, and Nonphysical Abuse Perpetration: A Comparison of Three Measures
This study explored self-reports of sexual, physical, and nonphysical abuse perpetration obtained with three measurement instruments. A randomly selected sample of incarcerated men responded to the Sexual Experiences Scale (SES), the Conflict Tactics Scale'Revised (CTS2), and the Severity of Violence Against Women Scales (SVAWS). Results show that the proportion of men who reported sexual aggression, but not physical or nonphysical aggression, di…
Violence against women: Is psychology part of the problem or the solution? A content analysis of psychological research from 1990 through 1999
Previous critiques of traditional psychology portrayed a discipline that examines social problems from an exceptionalistic perspective and decontextualizes the subjects of its inquiries. We analysed 10 years of psychological research on domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment to determine whether this criticism applied to violence against women research. Specifically, we examined the purpose, level of analysis, sample, and contex…
The Intimate Partner Violence Strategies Index: Development and Application
Although research has documented the myriad ways that victims of IPV struggle to keep themselves safe, little research has gone the next step to investigate patterns in women’s use of strategies, the factors that influence choice of strategies, or which strategies are most effective. One obstacle to conducting such research is the absence of an instrument to measure the nature and extent of battered women’s strategic responses to violence across …
Domestic Violence and Housing Problems: A Contextual Analysis of Women's Help-seeking, Received Informal Support, and Formal System Response
This study examined housing problems and homelessness after separation in a sample of 110 women who had experienced domestic violence. Of the sample, 38% reported homelessness. Similar percentages reported housing problems (e.g., late paying rent, skipping meals, threatened with eviction). Predictors of more housing problems included experiencing a greater severity of violence, contacting fewer formal systems, having less informational support, a…
Asian Politics in Development: Essays in Honour of Gordon White
This volume adopts a multidisciplinary and comparative approach to development that brings together issues that are characteristic of the lifelong scholarship of Professor Gordon White. These include a focus on the state, civil society, welfare and globalization
Self-Reports of Traumatic Events in a Random Sample of Incarcerated Women
As the number of incarcerated women increases, in-depth knowledge about women's life experiences is needed to direct treatment, pre-release planning, and supervision. This study describes the nature, scope, and socioeconomic correlates of traumatic life events in a random sample of 403 women entering a state correctional facility. Ninety-nine percent of the sample reported having experienced at least one traumatic life event; 81% experienced five…
Parents’ Perceptions of Causes of and Solutions for School Violence: Implications for Policy
Beyond Frequency and Severity: Development and Validation of the Brief Coercion and Conflict Scales
Responding to calls for improved measurement in the field of domestic violence, this paper reports the development and initial validation of the Brief Coercion and Conflict Scales in a sample of incarcerated women. Confirmatory factor analyses tested the scales hypothesized structure and supported coercion and conflict as moderately and positively related but distinct constructs. Although women reported experiencing both conflict and coercion in …
Suicidal Behavior Among Low-Income African American Women: A Comparison of First-Time and Repeat Suicide Attempters
This investigation ascertained dimensions of a suicide attempt and psychological and historical risk factors that differentiate low-income, female, African American suicide attempters as a function of having made a single, first-time attempt versus multiple attempts. Two groups were compared: first time attempters ( n= 135) and repeat attempters ( n= 139). Participants were recruited from a large, urban hospital following a suicide attempt (i.e.,…
Social Protection in East Asia
International audience
Remettre la santé au coeur du développement chinois
Parmi les conditions requises pour l'mergence d'une socit harmonieuse figure la bonne sant de la population. Inversement, il est vraisemblable qu'une socit incapable d'offrir un systme de sant minimal et abordable ne prsente pas la cohsion sociale qui est au coeur de l'ide mme de socit harmonieuse . Cet article analyse les dfis auxquels la Chine est actuellement confronte : amliorer les prestations de son systme de sant, rduire les ingalits et me…
Revising the SES: A Collaborative Process to Improve Assessment of Sexual Aggression and Victimization
The Sexual Experiences Survey (SES) assesses victimization and perpetration of unwanted sexual experiences (e.g., Koss, Gidycz, & Wisniewski, 1987 ). Revised versions of the SES that resulted from the work of the SES Collaboration are now available. This article reviews weaknesses of the SES that were identified, strengths that were preserved, and methodological considerations in the measurement of unwanted sexual experiences that informed the re…
An Ecological Approach to Understanding Incarcerated Women's Responses to Abuse
Although women are often criticized for not leaving abusive relationships, most abused women actively attempt to protect themselves. This study proposed an ecological model to explain strategic responses to abuse, evaluating factors at four levels: Childhood, Relationship, Individual Impact of Abuse, and Community. Data was retrospectively collected from 85 incarcerated women, a population that is disproportionately affected by trauma and has uni…
Internal migration and health in China
Disclosing Sexual Assault to Parents: The Influence of Parental Messages About Sex
Without frank discussion of what sex is, women may not learn what sex is not and what experiences constitute sexual assault. This qualitative study explores the relation between parental discussion and messages about sex and women's decisions of whether to disclose sexual assault to parents. Participants were 18 women from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Findings indicate that women more often disc…
Does this Avatar Make Me Look Fat? Obesity and Interviewing in Second Life
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has observed consistently increasing obesity trends over the past 25 years. Recent research suggests that avatar behavior and appearance may result in positive changes to real life individual behavior. Specifically, users may adjust their identity to match that of their avatars. Preliminary results of survey interviews in Second Life support our hypotheses that individuals whose avatars engaged…
Investigating the Utility of the Film War Zone in the Prevention of Street Harassment
Street harassment, the act of sexual harassment by strangers in public, is a common experience shared by many women. This paper reports the first experimental evaluation of the impact of a popular documentary-style film, War Zone, on men's attitudes toward street harassment and empathy for women who experience it. The sample was an ethnically diverse group of undergraduate men attending an urban university (N = 98). Given the film's primary focus…
Investigating the Utility of the Film War Zone in the Prevention of Street Harassment
Street harassment, the act of sexual harassment by strangers in public, is a common experience shared by many women. This paper reports the first experimental evaluation of the impact of a popular documentary-style film, War Zone, on men's attitudes toward street harassment and empathy for women who experience it. The sample was an ethnically diverse group of undergraduate men attending an urban university ( N = 98). Given the film's primary focu…
The Challenge of Informality: Perspectives on China's Changing Labour Market
Labour is only another name for a human activity which goes with life itself, which in its turn is not produced for sale but for entirely different reasons the alleged commodity 'labour power' cannot be shoved about, used indiscriminately or even left unused, without affecting also the human individual who happens to be the bearer of this peculiar commodity
Economic Growth, Social Protection and ‘Real’ Labour Markets: Linking Theory and Policy
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