Augustine Kposowa
Biographic Data
| ID | 3702200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Augustine Kposowa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Augustine |
| FAMILY NAME | Kposowa |
| SIGNATURE | KPOSOWA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Riverside |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Shifting racial hierarchies: An analysis of residential segregation among multi-racial and mono-racial groups in the United States
Multi-racial (mixed-race) people constitute a growing percentage of the United States (US) population. The study reported in this paper used residential segregation measures as a proxy for social distance, to examine whether segregation levels of multi-racial groups differ from those of mono-racial groups in the US in 2010. First, we find that all multi-racial groups considered in the study experience lower levels of segregation at county level t…
Are Asian Americans Who Have Interracial Relationships Politically Distinct
Research on interracial marriage and relationships uses the incidence of interracial romantic relationships to measure immigrant assimilation. Little attention, however, has been paid to the implications of interracial relationships for racial group politics. Are those who practice exogamy politically distinct from those who do not? We develop testable hypotheses from existing theories of and literature on interracial marriages/relationships. We …
Erosion of the Rule of Law as a Contributing Factor in Civil Conflict: The Case of Sierra Leone
The purpose of the paper was to review the extent to which autocratic tendencies, suppression of civil liberties, and government mismanagement between 1968 and 1985 eroded confidence in the Sierra Leone government and laid the foundation for the country’s civil war that began in 1991. It was argued that numerous factors were at the basis of the war, and that corruption, autocratic and patrimonial rule by Siaka Stevens and his ruling party, the Al…
The Effect of Religiosity on Tax Fraud Acceptability: A Cross-National Analysis
Religion provides an important basis for social integration and the prevention of deviant behavior, such as tax fraud, a crime that costs society billions of dollars in lost revenue. The literature on tax fraud and tax fraud acceptability (TFA) has neglected religiosity as a social bond that may deter this type of behavior. Furthermore, existing work is based on the United States; there are no systematic cross-national studies. In particular, the…
Perceived Importance of Services for Persons with Aids: Recipient, Family, Caregiver, and Public Differences
596 adults from a moderately sized community in central California were divided into four groups (person with HIV or AIDS, friend or relative, caregiver or service provider for such a person, or member of the general public) and completed a schedule assessing their perceptions of the importance of 36 items related to potential services for persons with HIV or AIDS. Factor analysis of these items yielded in six constructs (Counseling, Medical, Ass…
Families and Parenting: A Comparison of Lesbian and Heterosexual Mothers
Mothers (24 lesbian and 35 heterosexual) were asked to complete a questionnaire of four scales, Index of Family Relations, Index of Parental Attitudes, Family Awareness Scale, and Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Analysis of the mean scores indicated that these lesbian and heterosexual mothers gathered in a snowball sampling had remarkably similar scores on self-reported stress, adjustment, competence, and quality of the relationship with their families,…
The Effects of Religion and Feminism on Suicide Ideology: An Analysis of National Survey Data
Steve Stack, Ira Wasserman, Augustine Kposowa, The Effects of Religion and Feminism on Suicide Ideology: An Analysis of National Survey Data, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 2 (Jun., 1994), pp. 110-121
The Effect of Religiosity on Tax Fraud Acceptability: A Cross-National Analysis
Religion provides an important basis for social integration and the prevention of deviant behavior, such as tax fraud, a crime that costs society billions of dollars in lost revenue. The literature on tax fraud and tax fraud acceptability (TFA) has neglected religiosity as a social bond that may deter this type of behavior. Furthermore, existing work is based on the United States; there are no systematic cross-national studies. In particular, the…
The Effects of Religion and Feminism on Suicide Ideology: An Analysis of National Survey Data
Steve Stack, Ira Wasserman, Augustine Kposowa, The Effects of Religion and Feminism on Suicide Ideology: An Analysis of National Survey Data, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 2 (Jun., 1994), pp. 110-121
Shifting racial hierarchies: An analysis of residential segregation among multi-racial and mono-racial groups in the United States
Multi-racial (mixed-race) people constitute a growing percentage of the United States (US) population. The study reported in this paper used residential segregation measures as a proxy for social distance, to examine whether segregation levels of multi-racial groups differ from those of mono-racial groups in the US in 2010. First, we find that all multi-racial groups considered in the study experience lower levels of segregation at county level t…
Are Asian Americans Who Have Interracial Relationships Politically Distinct
Research on interracial marriage and relationships uses the incidence of interracial romantic relationships to measure immigrant assimilation. Little attention, however, has been paid to the implications of interracial relationships for racial group politics. Are those who practice exogamy politically distinct from those who do not? We develop testable hypotheses from existing theories of and literature on interracial marriages/relationships. We …
The Effects of Religion and Feminism on Suicide Ideology: An Analysis of National Survey Data
Steve Stack, Ira Wasserman, Augustine Kposowa, The Effects of Religion and Feminism on Suicide Ideology: An Analysis of National Survey Data, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 2 (Jun., 1994), pp. 110-121
Families and Parenting: A Comparison of Lesbian and Heterosexual Mothers
Mothers (24 lesbian and 35 heterosexual) were asked to complete a questionnaire of four scales, Index of Family Relations, Index of Parental Attitudes, Family Awareness Scale, and Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Analysis of the mean scores indicated that these lesbian and heterosexual mothers gathered in a snowball sampling had remarkably similar scores on self-reported stress, adjustment, competence, and quality of the relationship with their families,…
Perceived Importance of Services for Persons with Aids: Recipient, Family, Caregiver, and Public Differences
596 adults from a moderately sized community in central California were divided into four groups (person with HIV or AIDS, friend or relative, caregiver or service provider for such a person, or member of the general public) and completed a schedule assessing their perceptions of the importance of 36 items related to potential services for persons with HIV or AIDS. Factor analysis of these items yielded in six constructs (Counseling, Medical, Ass…
Erosion of the Rule of Law as a Contributing Factor in Civil Conflict: The Case of Sierra Leone
The purpose of the paper was to review the extent to which autocratic tendencies, suppression of civil liberties, and government mismanagement between 1968 and 1985 eroded confidence in the Sierra Leone government and laid the foundation for the country’s civil war that began in 1991. It was argued that numerous factors were at the basis of the war, and that corruption, autocratic and patrimonial rule by Siaka Stevens and his ruling party, the Al…
The Effect of Religiosity on Tax Fraud Acceptability: A Cross-National Analysis
Religion provides an important basis for social integration and the prevention of deviant behavior, such as tax fraud, a crime that costs society billions of dollars in lost revenue. The literature on tax fraud and tax fraud acceptability (TFA) has neglected religiosity as a social bond that may deter this type of behavior. Furthermore, existing work is based on the United States; there are no systematic cross-national studies. In particular, the…
Shifting racial hierarchies: An analysis of residential segregation among multi-racial and mono-racial groups in the United States
Multi-racial (mixed-race) people constitute a growing percentage of the United States (US) population. The study reported in this paper used residential segregation measures as a proxy for social distance, to examine whether segregation levels of multi-racial groups differ from those of mono-racial groups in the US in 2010. First, we find that all multi-racial groups considered in the study experience lower levels of segregation at county level t…
Are Asian Americans Who Have Interracial Relationships Politically Distinct
Research on interracial marriage and relationships uses the incidence of interracial romantic relationships to measure immigrant assimilation. Little attention, however, has been paid to the implications of interracial relationships for racial group politics. Are those who practice exogamy politically distinct from those who do not? We develop testable hypotheses from existing theories of and literature on interracial marriages/relationships. We …
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economics (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Criminology (2 works)