Philip J Levchak
Biographic Data
| ID | 4269932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip J Levchak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip J |
| FAMILY NAME | Levchak |
| SIGNATURE | LEVCHAK P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hartford |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5036-9007 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Modernization Theory Revised
Purpose: Modernization theory suggests that economic development is temporarily disruptive to social life and can lead to crimes of violence such as homicide. However, few studies have considered how the modernization process works. Specifically, they neglected the role of globalization. Previous research has suggested that certain measures of globalization may be theoretically linked to homicide. This study examines how inward Foreign Direct Inv…
Race and Men’s Imprisonment in the United States
Black men are overrepresented in United States prisons and the number of Black men incarcerated increased dramatically during America’s “prison boom.” Yet, existing research on male imprisonment rates in the United States has focused on explaining overall rates and has not statistically modeled rates disaggregated by race over time. This study uses seemingly unrelated regression techniques to analyze annual rates of Black and non-Black men incarc…
Stop-and-frisk in New York City
Asian American Identification with African Americans, Latinos, and Whites
Using a sample of up to 1,208 Asian Americans, we examine the effects of skin tone on perceived commonality with African Americans, Latinos, and whites. Overall, we find that Asian Americans are more likely to identify with whites than with African Americans or Latinos. When we account for skin tone, we find that Asian Americans with a medium skin tone experience increased odds of perceiving a commonality with African Americans and Latinos. While…
Race and Politics
Using a sample of up to 859 white Americans in the United States, we examine how racial resentment, perceptions of discrimination toward majority and minority populations, white identity salience, and American identity salience influence support for five candidates running for President in 2016. Using data from the American National Election Studies 2016 Pilot Study, we find that racial resentment influences support for both Republican and Democr…
Clarification and Refinement of Modernization Theory
Studies of homicide that utilize modernization theory to explain cross-national variation suffer from a major shortcoming. Namely, they neglect the way in which nations currently develop. As a result, the purpose of this theoretical piece is twofold. First, it outlines the development of modernization theory by Emile Durkheim and its refinement by subsequent scholars. Second, it discusses the weaknesses of modernization theory and presents a rati…
The relationship between urbanisation and cross-national homicide rates
SUrbanisation has generally been found to be a non-significant predictor of homicide rates in cross-national studies. Despite this, there is strong theoretical support for the presence of a positive association between the two. The present study analyses data for up to 57 nations for the period 1993–2005 and examines the relationship between urbanisation and homicide using pooled ordinary least squares, feasible generalised least squares, panel-c…
Red States, Blue States, and Divorce
Why do states with larger proportions of religious conservatives have higher divorce rates than states with lower proportions of religious conservatives? This project examines whether earlier transitions to marriage and parenthood among conservative Protestants (known risk factors for divorce) contribute to this paradox while attending to other plausible explanations. County-level demographic information from all 50 states is combined from a vari…
Red States, Blue States, and Divorce
Why do states with larger proportions of religious conservatives have higher divorce rates than states with lower proportions of religious conservatives? This project examines whether earlier transitions to marriage and parenthood among conservative Protestants (known risk factors for divorce) contribute to this paradox while attending to other plausible explanations. County-level demographic information from all 50 states is combined from a vari…
Stop-and-frisk in New York City
Race and Politics
Using a sample of up to 859 white Americans in the United States, we examine how racial resentment, perceptions of discrimination toward majority and minority populations, white identity salience, and American identity salience influence support for five candidates running for President in 2016. Using data from the American National Election Studies 2016 Pilot Study, we find that racial resentment influences support for both Republican and Democr…
Clarification and Refinement of Modernization Theory
Studies of homicide that utilize modernization theory to explain cross-national variation suffer from a major shortcoming. Namely, they neglect the way in which nations currently develop. As a result, the purpose of this theoretical piece is twofold. First, it outlines the development of modernization theory by Emile Durkheim and its refinement by subsequent scholars. Second, it discusses the weaknesses of modernization theory and presents a rati…
Race and Men’s Imprisonment in the United States
Black men are overrepresented in United States prisons and the number of Black men incarcerated increased dramatically during America’s “prison boom.” Yet, existing research on male imprisonment rates in the United States has focused on explaining overall rates and has not statistically modeled rates disaggregated by race over time. This study uses seemingly unrelated regression techniques to analyze annual rates of Black and non-Black men incarc…
Asian American Identification with African Americans, Latinos, and Whites
Using a sample of up to 1,208 Asian Americans, we examine the effects of skin tone on perceived commonality with African Americans, Latinos, and whites. Overall, we find that Asian Americans are more likely to identify with whites than with African Americans or Latinos. When we account for skin tone, we find that Asian Americans with a medium skin tone experience increased odds of perceiving a commonality with African Americans and Latinos. While…
The relationship between urbanisation and cross-national homicide rates
SUrbanisation has generally been found to be a non-significant predictor of homicide rates in cross-national studies. Despite this, there is strong theoretical support for the presence of a positive association between the two. The present study analyses data for up to 57 nations for the period 1993–2005 and examines the relationship between urbanisation and homicide using pooled ordinary least squares, feasible generalised least squares, panel-c…
Red States, Blue States, and Divorce
Why do states with larger proportions of religious conservatives have higher divorce rates than states with lower proportions of religious conservatives? This project examines whether earlier transitions to marriage and parenthood among conservative Protestants (known risk factors for divorce) contribute to this paradox while attending to other plausible explanations. County-level demographic information from all 50 states is combined from a vari…
The relationship between urbanisation and cross-national homicide rates
SUrbanisation has generally been found to be a non-significant predictor of homicide rates in cross-national studies. Despite this, there is strong theoretical support for the presence of a positive association between the two. The present study analyses data for up to 57 nations for the period 1993–2005 and examines the relationship between urbanisation and homicide using pooled ordinary least squares, feasible generalised least squares, panel-c…
Clarification and Refinement of Modernization Theory
Studies of homicide that utilize modernization theory to explain cross-national variation suffer from a major shortcoming. Namely, they neglect the way in which nations currently develop. As a result, the purpose of this theoretical piece is twofold. First, it outlines the development of modernization theory by Emile Durkheim and its refinement by subsequent scholars. Second, it discusses the weaknesses of modernization theory and presents a rati…
Asian American Identification with African Americans, Latinos, and Whites
Using a sample of up to 1,208 Asian Americans, we examine the effects of skin tone on perceived commonality with African Americans, Latinos, and whites. Overall, we find that Asian Americans are more likely to identify with whites than with African Americans or Latinos. When we account for skin tone, we find that Asian Americans with a medium skin tone experience increased odds of perceiving a commonality with African Americans and Latinos. While…
Race and Politics
Using a sample of up to 859 white Americans in the United States, we examine how racial resentment, perceptions of discrimination toward majority and minority populations, white identity salience, and American identity salience influence support for five candidates running for President in 2016. Using data from the American National Election Studies 2016 Pilot Study, we find that racial resentment influences support for both Republican and Democr…
Stop-and-frisk in New York City
Race and Men’s Imprisonment in the United States
Black men are overrepresented in United States prisons and the number of Black men incarcerated increased dramatically during America’s “prison boom.” Yet, existing research on male imprisonment rates in the United States has focused on explaining overall rates and has not statistically modeled rates disaggregated by race over time. This study uses seemingly unrelated regression techniques to analyze annual rates of Black and non-Black men incarc…
Modernization Theory Revised
Purpose: Modernization theory suggests that economic development is temporarily disruptive to social life and can lead to crimes of violence such as homicide. However, few studies have considered how the modernization process works. Specifically, they neglected the role of globalization. Previous research has suggested that certain measures of globalization may be theoretically linked to homicide. This study examines how inward Foreign Direct Inv…
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Homicide (3 works)