Article: Research in the area of sociology reported from University of Texas.

Article: Effect of precollege drinking intentions on women's college ...
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs;  July 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... examining the risk factors for college HED has identified peer social influences as a major contributor. College HED is influenced ... college HED were largely the same for both groups and involved peer social influences and self-reported importance of parties. Thus ...

Article: Peer social competence and the stability of ...
Child Study Journal;  June 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Stable Victims, Discontinued Victims, Became Victims. Social competence measures included self-reports, friendships, peer social standing, and peer behavior nominations. Children who were no longer victimized in the second year (Discontinued Victims ...

Article: The relationship between peer, social, and school ...
Journal of School Health;  January 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...A strong positive correlation exists between the level of youth delinquent behavior and their involvement with delinquent peers.[1-8] Do delinquent youth seek out delinquent friends, or do delinquent friends negatively influence a youth's behavior? What other factors may interact with delinquent

Article: Behavioral inhibition as a precursor of peer social ...
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...A sample of 81 children was followed longitudinally to assess the contributions of behavioral inhibition, early attachment security, and experience of non-parental care to individual differences in social competence. Additive, mediational, and moderator models were tried. Attachment security was

Article: Behavioral Inhibition as a Precursor of Peer Social ...
Merrill - Palmer Quarterly;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...A sample of 81 children was followed longitudinally to assess the contributions of behavioral inhibition, early attachment security, and experience of nonparental care to individual differences in social competence. Additive, mediational, and moderator models were tried. Attachment security was

Article: Social capital construction and the role of the ...
Rural Sociology;  September 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... level action, especially on the role of social capital. Proponents of social capital have placed primary emphasis on voluntary ... the role the state can play in building social capital. The historical nature of social capital ...

Article: Social capital and the rural church.(Report)
Rural Society;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Introduction A study of the social capital literature reveals that there is little unanimity on just how social capital should be defined. This is understandable ... diversity of opinion as to just what social capital actually is, prompting the Australian ...