Linda Eberst Dorsten
Biographic Data
| ID | 4136804 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Eberst Dorsten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda Eberst |
| FAMILY NAME | Dorsten |
| SIGNATURE | DORSTEN L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | SUNY Fredonia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
"More about "Research in Ambiguous, Conflictual, and Changing Contexts
A recent article in this journal discusses ways to manage uncertainty when the research field abruptly and significantly changes on researchers working inside their own society (Kacen & Chaitin, 2006). Our essay extends this discussion by asking: How do researchers manage ambiguous, conflictual, and rapidly changing events when they engage in study outside their own society? We describe three aspects of our data collection experience that coincid…
Health of the Elderly Population in Racially Diverse Cities and Counties of Xinjiang, China
This research examines the impact of ethnic concentration and community socioeconomic status (SES) on elderly health in ethnically diverse communities in Xinjiang in northwest China. Effects of the concentration of two major ethnic populations are compared: the Han, which is the dominant ethnic group in China, and the Uyghur, the largest Muslim group in Xinjiang. Net of socioeconomic status, we find that population densities of the ethnic groups …
Fertility decline in a US population favoring large families
The effect of inbreeding on early childhood mortality
An unresolved issue in research on child survival is the extent to which familial mortality risk in infancy is due to biological influences net of sociodemographic and economic factors. We examine the effect of consanguinity on early childhood mortality in an Old Order Amish settlement by using the inbreeding coefficient, an explicit measure of the degree of relatedness in one’s ancestry. Inbreeding has a net positive effect on neonatal and postn…
Consanguineous Marriage and Early Childhood Mortality in an Amish Settlement
This paper examines the effect of inbreeding as a direct measure of consanguinity on early childhood mortality. Data are from a church directory of the Old Order Amish of the Lancaster, PA, settlement. The sample includes all infant deaths and a probability sample of survivors (total N = 1,823). We find that inbreeding has a net positive effect on neonatal and infant deaths and on the instantaneous hazard rate. However, we also find socioeconomic…
Direct and indirect effects on infant mortality in a high-fertility US population
Teaching Strategies and Young Women's Organizational Skills on the Job
This paper examines the extent to which teaching strategies provide socialization experiences to young women that foster the skills needed to promote their early careers. The study is guided by literature on formal social relations in schools and workplaces. Data from three methods are examined: classroom observations of female students preparing for work, personal interviews with the students and discussions with their teachers, and a mail surve…
How Do Maternal Characteristics Influence Infant Survival
Considerable progress has been made during the last decade in identifying the critical social and demographic factors, such as education, health care and socioeconomic status, that influence infant and child mortality. However, much less attention has been paid to the mechanisms by which these factors operate. This research examines the direct and indirect effects of social and demographic background measures on infant deaths to determine by what…
Analyzing Distributions in School Effects Research
Krishnan Namboodiri, Ronald G. Corwin, Linda Eberst Dorsten, Analyzing Distributions in School Effects Research: An Empirical Illustration, Sociology of Education, Vol. 66, No. 4 (Oct., 1993), pp. 278-294
The effect of inbreeding on early childhood mortality
An unresolved issue in research on child survival is the extent to which familial mortality risk in infancy is due to biological influences net of sociodemographic and economic factors. We examine the effect of consanguinity on early childhood mortality in an Old Order Amish settlement by using the inbreeding coefficient, an explicit measure of the degree of relatedness in one’s ancestry. Inbreeding has a net positive effect on neonatal and postn…
Fertility decline in a US population favoring large families
Consanguineous Marriage and Early Childhood Mortality in an Amish Settlement
This paper examines the effect of inbreeding as a direct measure of consanguinity on early childhood mortality. Data are from a church directory of the Old Order Amish of the Lancaster, PA, settlement. The sample includes all infant deaths and a probability sample of survivors (total N = 1,823). We find that inbreeding has a net positive effect on neonatal and infant deaths and on the instantaneous hazard rate. However, we also find socioeconomic…
Direct and indirect effects on infant mortality in a high-fertility US population
Health of the Elderly Population in Racially Diverse Cities and Counties of Xinjiang, China
This research examines the impact of ethnic concentration and community socioeconomic status (SES) on elderly health in ethnically diverse communities in Xinjiang in northwest China. Effects of the concentration of two major ethnic populations are compared: the Han, which is the dominant ethnic group in China, and the Uyghur, the largest Muslim group in Xinjiang. Net of socioeconomic status, we find that population densities of the ethnic groups …
Teaching Strategies and Young Women's Organizational Skills on the Job
This paper examines the extent to which teaching strategies provide socialization experiences to young women that foster the skills needed to promote their early careers. The study is guided by literature on formal social relations in schools and workplaces. Data from three methods are examined: classroom observations of female students preparing for work, personal interviews with the students and discussions with their teachers, and a mail surve…
How Do Maternal Characteristics Influence Infant Survival
Considerable progress has been made during the last decade in identifying the critical social and demographic factors, such as education, health care and socioeconomic status, that influence infant and child mortality. However, much less attention has been paid to the mechanisms by which these factors operate. This research examines the direct and indirect effects of social and demographic background measures on infant deaths to determine by what…
Analyzing Distributions in School Effects Research
Krishnan Namboodiri, Ronald G. Corwin, Linda Eberst Dorsten, Analyzing Distributions in School Effects Research: An Empirical Illustration, Sociology of Education, Vol. 66, No. 4 (Oct., 1993), pp. 278-294
Direct and indirect effects on infant mortality in a high-fertility US population
Consanguineous Marriage and Early Childhood Mortality in an Amish Settlement
This paper examines the effect of inbreeding as a direct measure of consanguinity on early childhood mortality. Data are from a church directory of the Old Order Amish of the Lancaster, PA, settlement. The sample includes all infant deaths and a probability sample of survivors (total N = 1,823). We find that inbreeding has a net positive effect on neonatal and infant deaths and on the instantaneous hazard rate. However, we also find socioeconomic…
Fertility decline in a US population favoring large families
The effect of inbreeding on early childhood mortality
An unresolved issue in research on child survival is the extent to which familial mortality risk in infancy is due to biological influences net of sociodemographic and economic factors. We examine the effect of consanguinity on early childhood mortality in an Old Order Amish settlement by using the inbreeding coefficient, an explicit measure of the degree of relatedness in one’s ancestry. Inbreeding has a net positive effect on neonatal and postn…
Health of the Elderly Population in Racially Diverse Cities and Counties of Xinjiang, China
This research examines the impact of ethnic concentration and community socioeconomic status (SES) on elderly health in ethnically diverse communities in Xinjiang in northwest China. Effects of the concentration of two major ethnic populations are compared: the Han, which is the dominant ethnic group in China, and the Uyghur, the largest Muslim group in Xinjiang. Net of socioeconomic status, we find that population densities of the ethnic groups …
"More about "Research in Ambiguous, Conflictual, and Changing Contexts
A recent article in this journal discusses ways to manage uncertainty when the research field abruptly and significantly changes on researchers working inside their own society (Kacen & Chaitin, 2006). Our essay extends this discussion by asking: How do researchers manage ambiguous, conflictual, and rapidly changing events when they engage in study outside their own society? We describe three aspects of our data collection experience that coincid…
Sociology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Infant mortality (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Agriculture and Farm Safety (3 works)