Understanding Latino Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Through a Bioecological Lens

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Nancy Mendoza ◽  
Christine A. Fruhauf ◽  
Kimberly Bundy-Fazioli ◽  
Joyce Weil
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
The Past ◽  
Grandparent Caregivers ◽  
Published Research

The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the published research addressing the challenges and strengths of Latino grandparents raising grandchildren in the United States. Using the bioecological framework as a guide to organize and understand the published literature addressing Latino grandparent caregivers, we examined refereed articles published over the past 19 years. This framework provides a lens for understanding and situating research on Latino grandparents raising grandchildren to discover Latino grandparents’ strengths and challenges. The areas of foci include financial challenges, intergenerational relationships, reasons for caregiving, health status, language barriers, and culture. This article concludes with future research opportunities and a call to action for more research on Latino grandparents raising grandchildren.

Running With Your Hair on Fire: Lessons Learned From Transitioning a National University Sales Competition From Face-to-Face to Virtual in 16 Days

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-271
Author(s):  
Scott Inks ◽  
Kenyatta Barber ◽  
Terry W. Loe ◽  
Lukas P. Forbes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Past ◽  
National University ◽  
Virtual Sales

Since their inception, university sales competitions have been key learning and educational components of university sales education. Over the past two decades, the oldest and one of the largest sales competitions in the United States has been held in a face-to-face format. However, due to the educational environment created from the COVID-19 pandemic, this competition was forced to convert to a virtual format over a 16-day period. This research outlines the steps taken to convert this event to virtual format and presents insights for other universities endeavoring to produce virtual sales competition events. Finally, research implications and direction for future research are presented.

scholarly journals Understanding the Challenges of Reducing Cancer in Appalachia

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (SI) ◽  
pp. 40-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Behringer ◽  
Gilbert H. Friedell ◽  
Kelly A. Dorgan ◽  
Sadie P. Hutson ◽  
Charley Naney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Poor Health Status ◽  
Community Based ◽  
State Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economic And Social Indicators

The Appalachian region of the United States has long been recognized for its poor economic and social indicators. Only during the past decade have multi-state data become more accessible to describe the regions’ poor health status and resulting outcomes. A recent community-based participatory study engaged rural Appalachians to describe “what makes Appalachia different?” from other geographic areas and cultural groups in the United States and identify those characteristics that influence the region’s health. This article summarizes the community interpretation of these findings.

Peak-Experiences Among Americans in Midlife

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Hoffman ◽  
Susan Kaneshiro ◽  
William C. Compton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
American Culture ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Peak Experiences ◽  
Skill Mastery ◽  
Published Research

Though much attention, professionally and in popular American culture, has been accorded to midlife angst and turmoil, no published research has been conducted on peak-experiences during this major lifespan period. In this study, 153 people aged 40 to 65 years in the United States responded to a questionnaire asking them to describe a recent joyful experience and its subsequent impact on their outlook on life. They were also asked to rate it numerically on a 5-point Likert-type scale. Their qualitative reports were subsequently coded into 13 categories. Peaks involving interpersonal joy were reported significantly most frequently, more than all other categories combined. These were followed in frequency by those comprising respectively external achievement and personal growth. Small percentages involved religious peaks in either institutional or noninstitutional settings, recovery from illness/accident, nature, skill mastery, philosophical musing, developmental landmark, homecoming, nostalgia, and serenity. The implications for better understanding and optimizing midlife functioning are discussed, and future research avenues are highlighted.

Update on Iron Chelators in Thalassemia

Hematology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (1) ◽  
pp. 451-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellis J. Neufeld
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Thalassemia Major ◽  
The United States ◽  
Iron Chelators ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Compassionate Use ◽  
Large Measure ◽  
Specific Patient ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World

Abstract Over the past four decades, there have been dramatic improvements in survival for patients with thalassemia major due in large measure to improved iron chelators. Two chelators are approved for use in the United States and Canada, parenteral deferoxamine and oral deferasirox. Three are available in much of the rest of the world, where oral deferiprone is also approved (in the United States, deferiprone is only available in studies, for emergency use, or on a “compassionate-use” basis). Many trials and worldwide clinical experience demonstrate that each of the three drugs can chelate and remove iron, and thereby prevent or improve transfusional hemosiderosis in thalassemia patients. However, the chelators differ strikingly in side-effect profile, cost, tolerability and ease of adherence, and (to some degree) efficacy for any specific patient. The entire field of chelator clinical trials suffers from the fact that each drug (as monotherapy or in combination) has not been tested directly against all of the other possibilities. Acknowledging the challenges of assessing chelators with diverse properties and imperfect comparative data, the purpose of this review is to summarize the last 4 years of studies that have improved our understanding of the applications and limitations of iron chelators in various settings for thalassemia patients, and to point out areas for much-needed future research.

Online Child Pornography

2012 ◽  
pp. 847-854
Author(s):  
Catherine D. Marcum ◽  
George E. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Child Pornography ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Empirical Knowledge ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Legislative History ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Research Directions

This entry provides an examination of the past and present prevalence and issues surrounding online child pornography in the United States. Legal definitions of child pornography are explained, followed by an analysis of the current empirical knowledge on the topic, as well as the legal and legislative history. Finally, a brief discussion of the future research directions on the topic will be discussed.

The Research Liaison Committee of the (American) African Studies Association

1967 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-133
Author(s):  
Shirley K. Fischer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
African Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
National Group ◽  
Liaison Committee ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Individual

Scholars from the United States constitute the largest single national group engaged in African research. The responsibility for establishing friendly relations with their colleagues in Africa has, in the past, been assumed by the individual scholar. It has become increasingly apparent that co-operation with Africanists in Africa itself will be of the greatest importance to future research, and that the A.S.A. can play a useful liaison role.

scholarly journals In Search of the “Good Life”: The Appeal of the Tiny House Lifestyle in the USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Severin Mangold ◽  
Toralf Zschau
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Good Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Meaningful Experiences

Over the past decade, tiny houses and the lifestyle they promote have become a world-wide phenomenon, with the trend especially impactful in the United States. Given their broad appeal and increasing prominence within popular culture, it is surprising how little research exists on them. To help to better understand what motivates people to adopt this lifestyle, this paper presents insights from an exploratory study in the United States and offers the first contours of a new conceptual framework. Situating the lifestyle within the larger economic and cultural forces of our times, it argues that going “tiny” is seen by tiny house enthusiasts as a practical roadmap to the Good Life: A simpler life characterized by more security, autonomy, relationships, and meaningful experiences. The paper ends with a brief discussion of broader implications and directions for future research.

scholarly journals Democratic incumbent resilience in the post-1980 Senate

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 205316801880381
Author(s):  
Nicholas Goedert
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Senate ◽  
Vote Share ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Senate Elections ◽  
The Past ◽  
Democratic Control ◽  
Reagan Revolution ◽  
Open Seat

In the period since the Reagan revolution that disrupted decades of Democratic control of the United States Senate, Democratic senators have proved remarkably resilient when running for reelection. Over the past 600 Senate elections since 1980, Republican incumbents have been defeated at more than twice the rate of Democrats, but won open seat elections at a significantly higher rate. This partisan disparity also appears in incumbent vote share, and is statistically and substantively robust to a range of model specifications accounting for existing theories. A series of explanations drawn from existing research explored in this paper fail to explain this trend, suggesting the need for future research targeting partisan differences in perceptions of parties in Senate campaigns.

Chinese in the United States: A Century of Occupational Transition

1980 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haitung King ◽  
Frances B. Locke
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Years ◽  
The Past ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Historic Background

This paper examines the changing occupation patterns of the U.S. Chinese over the past one hundred years, based on the hypothesis of historic ramification that the successive legal and socioeconomic restrictions directed against the Chinese since early years would have played a major role in the shaping of the occupation structure of this minority. The presentation includes historic background, occupation accommodation (past and recent), nativity contrast, the Chinese entrepreneurship, the Chinatown sub-economy, and health status of Chinese with work experience. As a macroscopic review, interpretation of findings are confined to the drawing of general inferences, on the basis of which detailed field studies may be initiated.

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