James L Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 4088284 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James L Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | James L |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Woman's University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4888-9374 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
General Strain and Reported Gun Ownership Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most globally disruptive social events in recent history, bringing widespread lockdowns, restrictions on movement, remote work, mass vaccination campaigns, and millions of deaths worldwide. These unprecedented circumstances have reshaped many aspects of social life, including perceptions of safety and firearm ownership. This study examines changes in reported gun ownership before and during the COVID-19 p…
Women's Perceptions of Gender Inequality in the Divorce Process in Iran
This study explores the experiences of Iranian women in the divorce process, focusing on their perceptions of inequality from the viewpoints of women in Iranian family courts. Qualitative data were gathered from 10 interviews, including 10 women, and field observations in homes, workplaces, and courthouses. We focus on Iranian women's views on gender inequality during divorce, assessing legal, economic, and sociocultural factors. Thematic analysi…
How Does Race Moderate the Effect of Religion Dimensions on Attitudes toward the Death Penalty
We examined the moderating role of race on the relationship between religion and death penalty attitudes in the United States. We operationalized religion by distinguishing four dimensions: religiosity, spirituality, afterlife beliefs, and denomination. Using 2018 General Social Survey data from 1054 adults, collected by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, we show that the impact of each dimension of religion varies…
Adult Beliefs About the Migration Motives of Unaccompanied Honduran Youth
A number of researchers have examined undocumented migration from Central America. This literature lacks information about adult beliefs regarding the motivations of minors who journey from Central America unaccompanied and undocumented. Using data from a recent survey conducted in Honduras, we examine adult Hondurans’ beliefs about why unaccompanied minors leave the country unaccompanied. The dependent variable is a dummy variable that measures …
Dimensions of religion and attitudes toward euthanasia
Understanding the role of religion in attitudes toward euthanasia requires viewing religion as a multidimensional construct. In this study, four dimensions operationalized religion: religiosity, spirituality, afterlife beliefs (afterlife, heaven, and hell), and religious denomination. Using data from 1066 adults interviewed in the 2018 General Social Survey, a logistic regression showed religiosity, belief in afterlife and heaven, and religious d…
Collective Adaptation to Structural Strain
Numerous studies have explored group cohesion and social action under stressful circumstances. Several theories such as social identity theory, social categorization theory and grievance theories of social action have specifically addressed this issue. However, Robert Merton's “typology of modes of adaptations” to structural strain has not been effectively applied to studies of group cohesion and social action under stressful circumstances. Most …
Departmental Structure, Cooperative Scholarship, and Productivity
Previous studies of scholarly productivity have neglected the impact of departmental and institutional structure on the outcome. This study examines the relationships between departmental and institutional structure, cooperative scholarship, and individualistic scholarship with productivity in 31 highly ranked sociology departments in the United States. We measure scholarly productivity by the number of peer reviewed articles that were published …
Crime and punishment in Russia and the United States
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, dramatic sociopolitical changes have affected the ability of the Russian criminal justice system to effectively process violent crimes. This paper compares the police and court processing of selected violent crimes in Russia and the United States during the period 1990–1998. Using data from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, we examine the disposition…
Brief report on the effect of providing single versus assorted brand name condoms to hospital patients
The provision of assorted brand name condoms, over a single brand name, can serve to increase condom acquisition. Locations of condoms and target population characteristics are related factors
Violent crime in Russia and the United States
In spite of significant press attention to the dimensions of the crime problem in Russia during the 1990s, the scholarly literature on crime in Russia remains limited. In an attempt to address this limitation, this paper examines trends in violent crime in Russia during the period 1990–1996. To place the data in a comparative framework, we also examine data on reported violent crime in the United States during this period. Findings indicate the p…
Crime and punishment in the soviet union and the united states
A relatively recent development in the comparative criminology literature concerns cross‐national comparisons of criminal sentencing practices (e.g., Lynch, 1993). While there are now several studies comparing sentencing practices and lengths, there is a particular shortage of studies that examine the disposition of serious criminal cases through several stages of the criminal justice process. Specifically, there is a shortage of information conc…
Crime
Teaching Theoretical Criminology to Undergraduates
approaches to controlling this behavior. For these and other reasons, it is important that instructors of criminology, deviance, or delinquency classes teach theories of crime and deviance effectively, whether as part of one of these classes or as a separate course. While we have been teaching these courses, we have had to repeatedly overcome a number of obstacles. In this paper we describe some of these obstacles and
Chronic Disease in Former College Students V. Early Precursors of Fatal Stroke
Chronic Disease in Former College Students V. Early Precursors of Fatal Stroke Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr.M.D.Dr.P.H.F.A.P.H.A., and James L. WilliamsM.D. CopyRightDr. Paffenbarger is chief, Field Epidemiological Research Section, National Heart Institute, US Public Health Service (25 Evergreen St.), Framingham, Mass. 01701, and lecturer on epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Dr. Williams is affiliated with the …
Dimensions of religion and attitudes toward euthanasia
Understanding the role of religion in attitudes toward euthanasia requires viewing religion as a multidimensional construct. In this study, four dimensions operationalized religion: religiosity, spirituality, afterlife beliefs (afterlife, heaven, and hell), and religious denomination. Using data from 1066 adults interviewed in the 2018 General Social Survey, a logistic regression showed religiosity, belief in afterlife and heaven, and religious d…
Teaching Theoretical Criminology to Undergraduates
approaches to controlling this behavior. For these and other reasons, it is important that instructors of criminology, deviance, or delinquency classes teach theories of crime and deviance effectively, whether as part of one of these classes or as a separate course. While we have been teaching these courses, we have had to repeatedly overcome a number of obstacles. In this paper we describe some of these obstacles and
Violent crime in Russia and the United States
In spite of significant press attention to the dimensions of the crime problem in Russia during the 1990s, the scholarly literature on crime in Russia remains limited. In an attempt to address this limitation, this paper examines trends in violent crime in Russia during the period 1990–1996. To place the data in a comparative framework, we also examine data on reported violent crime in the United States during this period. Findings indicate the p…
Chronic Disease in Former College Students V. Early Precursors of Fatal Stroke
Chronic Disease in Former College Students V. Early Precursors of Fatal Stroke Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr.M.D.Dr.P.H.F.A.P.H.A., and James L. WilliamsM.D. CopyRightDr. Paffenbarger is chief, Field Epidemiological Research Section, National Heart Institute, US Public Health Service (25 Evergreen St.), Framingham, Mass. 01701, and lecturer on epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Dr. Williams is affiliated with the …
Teaching Theoretical Criminology to Undergraduates
approaches to controlling this behavior. For these and other reasons, it is important that instructors of criminology, deviance, or delinquency classes teach theories of crime and deviance effectively, whether as part of one of these classes or as a separate course. While we have been teaching these courses, we have had to repeatedly overcome a number of obstacles. In this paper we describe some of these obstacles and
Crime
Crime and punishment in the soviet union and the united states
A relatively recent development in the comparative criminology literature concerns cross‐national comparisons of criminal sentencing practices (e.g., Lynch, 1993). While there are now several studies comparing sentencing practices and lengths, there is a particular shortage of studies that examine the disposition of serious criminal cases through several stages of the criminal justice process. Specifically, there is a shortage of information conc…
Violent crime in Russia and the United States
In spite of significant press attention to the dimensions of the crime problem in Russia during the 1990s, the scholarly literature on crime in Russia remains limited. In an attempt to address this limitation, this paper examines trends in violent crime in Russia during the period 1990–1996. To place the data in a comparative framework, we also examine data on reported violent crime in the United States during this period. Findings indicate the p…
Brief report on the effect of providing single versus assorted brand name condoms to hospital patients
The provision of assorted brand name condoms, over a single brand name, can serve to increase condom acquisition. Locations of condoms and target population characteristics are related factors
Crime and punishment in Russia and the United States
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, dramatic sociopolitical changes have affected the ability of the Russian criminal justice system to effectively process violent crimes. This paper compares the police and court processing of selected violent crimes in Russia and the United States during the period 1990–1998. Using data from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, we examine the disposition…
Departmental Structure, Cooperative Scholarship, and Productivity
Previous studies of scholarly productivity have neglected the impact of departmental and institutional structure on the outcome. This study examines the relationships between departmental and institutional structure, cooperative scholarship, and individualistic scholarship with productivity in 31 highly ranked sociology departments in the United States. We measure scholarly productivity by the number of peer reviewed articles that were published …
Collective Adaptation to Structural Strain
Numerous studies have explored group cohesion and social action under stressful circumstances. Several theories such as social identity theory, social categorization theory and grievance theories of social action have specifically addressed this issue. However, Robert Merton's “typology of modes of adaptations” to structural strain has not been effectively applied to studies of group cohesion and social action under stressful circumstances. Most …
Dimensions of religion and attitudes toward euthanasia
Understanding the role of religion in attitudes toward euthanasia requires viewing religion as a multidimensional construct. In this study, four dimensions operationalized religion: religiosity, spirituality, afterlife beliefs (afterlife, heaven, and hell), and religious denomination. Using data from 1066 adults interviewed in the 2018 General Social Survey, a logistic regression showed religiosity, belief in afterlife and heaven, and religious d…
Adult Beliefs About the Migration Motives of Unaccompanied Honduran Youth
A number of researchers have examined undocumented migration from Central America. This literature lacks information about adult beliefs regarding the motivations of minors who journey from Central America unaccompanied and undocumented. Using data from a recent survey conducted in Honduras, we examine adult Hondurans’ beliefs about why unaccompanied minors leave the country unaccompanied. The dependent variable is a dummy variable that measures …
How Does Race Moderate the Effect of Religion Dimensions on Attitudes toward the Death Penalty
We examined the moderating role of race on the relationship between religion and death penalty attitudes in the United States. We operationalized religion by distinguishing four dimensions: religiosity, spirituality, afterlife beliefs, and denomination. Using 2018 General Social Survey data from 1054 adults, collected by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, we show that the impact of each dimension of religion varies…
Women's Perceptions of Gender Inequality in the Divorce Process in Iran
This study explores the experiences of Iranian women in the divorce process, focusing on their perceptions of inequality from the viewpoints of women in Iranian family courts. Qualitative data were gathered from 10 interviews, including 10 women, and field observations in homes, workplaces, and courthouses. We focus on Iranian women's views on gender inequality during divorce, assessing legal, economic, and sociocultural factors. Thematic analysi…
General Strain and Reported Gun Ownership Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most globally disruptive social events in recent history, bringing widespread lockdowns, restrictions on movement, remote work, mass vaccination campaigns, and millions of deaths worldwide. These unprecedented circumstances have reshaped many aspects of social life, including perceptions of safety and firearm ownership. This study examines changes in reported gun ownership before and during the COVID-19 p…
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works)