The Sociology department at Nebraska was founded in 1889. Faculty and students at the department of sociology are leading social science in exciting new directions.
,br> Small compared to other Big10 sociology programs (16 faculty), students engage with research focused on solving real-world problems. Faculty collaborate with each other and with people across disciplines, including computer science, psychology, anthropology, political science, criminology, biology, neuroscience, medicine, public health, art, marketing, and business. Our faculty also work with community stakeholders and community-based non-profit organizations.

These collaborations lead our faculty and students to ask and answer interesting questions. Check out our recent research, including open-access versions of faculty and student publications, to discover how sociology faculty are tackling issues in drug use; pornography addiction; social networks; homelessness; delinquency; domestic violence; survey questionnaire design and polling; minority health disparities; science identity; sexualities and LGBTQ+ rights; religion and politics; hate crime reporting; and sociology pedagogy among many others.

We are committed to equipping undergraduate students with the critical thinking and analytical skills that put them on the path to meaningful and rewarding careers. Alumni have launched their careers with community organizations such as Voice of Hope, Community Learning Centers, and Teach for America; government agencies like the Department of Agriculture, the state legislature, and law enforcement; and private sector businesses such as HUDL, Talent+, Gallup, NelNet, and insurance companies. Our undergraduate students also go on to law school, medical school and professional programs in the health fields, or to complete an MBA or graduate programs in sociology or related disciplines.

Our MA and PhD students can specialize in the sociology of health, families, social inequalities, or research methodology, benefiting from a small student-to-faculty ratio. We train graduate students for both traditional academic jobs at colleges and universities, as well as work in the public and private sector. We have a long tradition of training students for successful placements at non-academic positions, including think tanks, research organizations, government agencies, non-profit service organizations, and for-profit organizations.

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2014

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Identifying predictors of survey mode preference, Jolene D. Smyth, Kristen Olson, and Morgan Millar

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The Effect of Answering in a Preferred Versus a Non-Preferred Survey Mode on Measurement, Jolene Smyth, Kristen Olson, and Alian S. Kasabian

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The Effect of Victimization, Mental Health, and Protective Factors on Crime and Illicit Drug Use among Homeless Young Adults, Kimberly A. Tyler, Lisa Kort-Butler, and Alexis Swendener

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“Rebuilding our community”: Hearing silenced voices on Aboriginal youth suicide, Melissa L. Walls, Dane Hautala, and Jenna Hurley

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Mental and substance use disorders from early adolescence to young adulthood among indigenous young people: final diagnostic results from an 8-year panel study, Les B. Whitbeck, Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn, Devan M. Crawford, Melissa L. Walls, Kari C. Gentzler, and Dan R. Hoyt

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The New STEM Faculty Profile: Balancing Family and Dual Careers, Patricia Wonch Hill, Mary Anne Holmes, and Julia McQuillan

2013

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The differential contributions of teen drinking homophily to new and existing friendships: An empirical assessment of assortative and proximity selection mechanisms, Jacob E. Cheadle, Michael Stevens, Deadric T. Williams, and Bridget J. Goosby

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The role of drinking in new and existing friendships across high school settings*, Jacob E. Cheadle and Deadric T. Williams

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Out on the Land: Income, Subsistence Activities, and Food Sharing Networks in Nain, Labrador, Kirk Dombrowski, Emily Channell, Bilal Khan, Joshua Moses, and Evan Misshula

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Topological and Historical Considerations for Infectious Disease Transmission among Injecting Drug Users in Bushwick, Brooklyn (USA), Kirk Dombrowski, Richard Curtis, Samuel Friedman, and Bilal Khan

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Assessing Respondent Driven Sampling for Network Studies in Ethnographic Contexts, Kirk Dombrowski, Bilal Khan, Joshua Moses, Emily Channell, and Evan Misshula

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Theory, Measurement and Hard Times: Some Issues for HIV/AIDS Research, Samuel R. Friedman, Milagros Sandoval, Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Diana Rossi, Marya Gwadz, Kirk Dombrowski, Pavlo Smyrnov, Tetyana Basylyeva, Enrique R. Pouget, and David Perlman

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Early Life Course Pathways of Adult Depression and Chronic Pain, Bridget J. Goosby

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Adolescent Loneliness and Health in Early Adulthood, Bridget J. Goosby, Anna Bellatorre, Katrina M. Walsemann, and Jacob Cheadle

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Ethnic Differences in Family Stress Processes Among African- Americans and Black Caribbeans, Bridget J. Goosby, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, Anna Bellatorre, and James S. Jackson

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The Transgenerational Consequences of Discrimination on African-American Health Outcomes, Bridget J. Goosby and Chelsea Heidbrink

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The Importance of Social Cues for Discretionary Health Services Utilization: The Case of Infertility, Arthur L. Greil, Karina M. Shreffler, Katherine M. Johnson, Julia McQuillan, and Kathleen S. Slauson-Blevins

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Network Firewall Dynamics and the Subsaturation Stabilization of HIV, Bilal Khan, Kirk Dombrowski, Mohamed Saad, Katherine McLean, and Samuel Friedman

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Justice League? Depictions of Justice in Children’s Superhero Cartoons, Lisa A. Kort-Butler

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Paradata for Nonresponse Error Investigation, Frauke Kreuter and Kristen Olson

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Correlates of bullying behaviors among a sample of North American Indigenous adolescents, Lisa A. Melander, Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn, and Les B. Whitbeck

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Theories of public opinion, Patricia Moy and Brandon Bosch

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Do non-response follow-ups improve or reduce data quality?: A review of the existing literature, Kristen Olson

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Paradata for Nonresponse Adjustment, Kristen Olson

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Collecting Paradata for Measurement Error Evaluations, Kristen Olson and Bryan Parkhurst

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Accuracy of Within-household Selection in Web and Mail Surveys of the General Population, Kristen Olson and Jolene D. Smyth

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Passionate pedagogy and emotional labor: students’ responses to learning diversity from diverse instructors, April Schueths, Tanya Gladney, Devan Crawford, Katherine L. Bass, and Helen A. Moore

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Online and in-person health-seeking for infertility, Kathleen S. Slauson-Blevins, Julia McQuillan, and Arthur L. Greil

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Supplementary file for Social Science and Medicine article: "Online and In-Person Health Seeking for Infertility" -- Table 2. Descriptive Statistics of Type of Health-Seeking and Independent Variables, Kathleen S. Slauson-Blevins, Julia McQuillan, and Arthur L. Greil

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Structural Effects of Network Sampling Coverage I: Nodes Missing at Random, Jeffrey A. Smith and James Moody

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Engaging Teenagers with Science Through Comics, Amy N. Spiegel, Julia McQuillan, Peter Halpin, Camillia Matuk, and Judy Diamond

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Homeless Youths’ HIV Risk Behaviors with Strangers: Investigating the Importance of Social Networks, Kimberly A. Tyler

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The Relationship between Victimization and Substance Use Among Homeless and Runaway Female Adolescents, Kimberly A. Tyler, Sarah Gervais, and Meghan Davidson

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Family Histories and Multiple Transitions among Homeless Young Adults: Pathways to Homelessness, Kimberly A. Tyler and Rachel M. Schmitz

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North American Indigenous Adolescent Substance Use, Melissa Walls, Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn, and Les B. Whitbeck

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Analyzing Paradata to Investigate Measurement Error, Ting Yan and Kristen Olson

2012

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Advanced Seminar – Interviewer-Respondent Interaction: Survey Research & Methodology Special Topics 898, Spring 2012, Robert Belli

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Book Review: Making Chastity Sexy: The Rhetoric of Evangelical Abstinence Campaigns, by Christine J. Gardner, Kelsy Burke

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Women’s Agency in Gender-Traditional Religions: A Review of Four Approaches, Kelsy Burke

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Superstars and Misfits: Two Pop-trends in the Gender Culture of Contemporary Evangelicalism, Kelsy Burke and Amy McDowell

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The Small-school Friendship Dynamics of Adolescent Depressive Symptoms, Jacob E. Cheadle and Bridget J. Goosby

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Marijuana use development over the course of adolescence among North American Indigenous youth, Jacob E. Cheadle and Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn

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The ‘Friendship Dynamics of Religion,’ or the ‘Religious Dynamics of Friendship’? A Social Network Analysis of Adolescents Who Attend Small Schools, Jacob Cheadle and Philip Schwadel

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Estimating the Size of the Methamphetamine-Using Population in New York City Using Network Sampling Techniques, Kirk Dombrowski, Bilal Khan, Travis Wendel, Katherine McLean, Evan Misshula, and Ric Curtis

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Midwest or Lesbian? Gender, Rurality, and Sexuality, Emily Kazyak

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Extracurricular Activity Involvement and Adolescent Self-Esteem, Lisa Kort-Butler

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Rotten, Vile, and Depraved! Depictions of Criminality in Superhero Cartoons, Lisa A. Kort-Butler

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A cluster analysis of service utilization and incarceration among homeless youth, Lisa A. Kort-Butler and Kimberly A. Tyler

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Adolescent Violent Victimization and Precocious Union Formation, Danielle C. Kuhl, David F. Warner, and Andrew Wilczak

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Does the Reason Matter? Variations in Childlessness Concerns Among U.S. Women, Julia McQuillan, Arthur L. Greil, Patricia Wonch Hill, Kari C. Gentzler, and John D. Hathcoat

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An Examination of Within-Person Variation in Response Propensity over the Data Collection Field Period, Kristen Olson and Robert M. Groves

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Does giving people their preferred survey mode actually increase survey participation rates? An Experimental Examination, Kristen Olson, Jolene D. Smyth, and Heather M. Wood

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Social Class and Finding a Congregation: How Attendees are Introduced to Their Congregations, Philip Schwadel

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Interactive Effects of Church Attendance and Religious Tradition on Depressive Symptoms and Positive Affect, Philip Schwadel and Christina D. Falci

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Age, Period and Cohort Effects on Social Capital, Philip Schwadel and Mike Stout

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Exploring the Relationships of Perceived Discrimination, Anger, and Aggression among North American Indigenous Adolescents, Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn, Les B. Whitbeck, and Dan R. Hoyt

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Macrostructure from Microstructure: Generating Whole Systems from Ego Networks, Jeffrey A. Smith

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The Effects of Item Saliency and Question Design on Measurement Error in a Self-Administered Survey, Michael J. Stern, Jolene D. Smyth, and Jeanette Mendez

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Correlates of Service Utilization among Homeless Youth, Kimberly A. Tyler, Sarah Akinyemi, and Lisa Kort-Butler

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Poor Parenting and Antisocial Behavior Among Homeless Young Adults : Links to Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization, Kimberly A. Tyler and Lisa Melander

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Individual and social network sexual behavior norms of homeless youth at high risk for HIV infection, Kimberly A. Tyler and Lisa A. Melander

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The Intergenerational Effects of Relocation Policies on Indigenous Families, Melissa L. Walls and Les B. Whitbeck

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Widening the social context of disablement among married older adults: Considering the role of nonmarital relationships for loneliness, David F. Warner and Scott A. Adams

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Correlates of Homeless Episodes among Indigenous People, Les B. Whitbeck, Devan M. Crawford, and Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn

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Factors Associated with Growth in Daily Smoking among Indigenous Adolescents, Les B. Whitbeck, Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn, Julia McQuillan, and Devan M. Crawford

2011

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Guinea Pigging in Philadelphia, Roberto Abadie

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Organs Watch: Possibilities and Perils for Public Anthropology, Roberto Abadie

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QUERYARCH3D: QUERYING AND VISUALISING 3D MODELS OF A MAYA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN A WEB-BASED INTERFACE, Giorgio Agugiaro, Fabio Remondino, Gabrio Girardi, Jennifer von Schwerin, Heather Richards-Rissetto, and Raffaele de Amicis

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Pregnancy and Intimate Partner Violence: Risk Factors, Severity, and Health Effects, Douglas A. Brownridge, Tamara L. Tallieu, Kimberly A. Tyler, Agnes Tiwari, Ko Ling Chan, and Susy C. Santos

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Heterogeneity and its Impact on Thermal Robustness and Attractor Density, Yuri Cantor, Bilal Khan, and Kirk Dombrowski

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Alcohol Use Trajectories and Problem Drinking Over the Course of Adolescence: A Study of North American Indigenous Youth and their Caretakers, Jacob E. Cheadle and Les B. Whitbeck

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Pregnancy and Mental Health of Young Homeless Women, Devan M. Crawford, Emily C. Trotter, Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn, and Les B. Whitbeck

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Propensity for Violence among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents: An Event History Analysis, Devan M. Crawford, Les B. Whitbeck, and Dan R. Hoyt

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Archival Methods and the Veil of Sociology, Mary Jo Deegan

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Self-Esteem and Mastery Trajectories in High School by Social Class and Gender, Christina D. Falci

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Predictors of Change in Self-Reported Social Networks Among Homeless Young People, Christina D. Falci, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, and Trina Rose

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School racial composition and race/ethnic differences in early adulthood health, Bridget J. Goosby and Katrina M. Walsemann

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Are prior pregnancy outcomes relevant for models of fertility-specific distress or infertility helpseeking?, Arthur L. Greil, Katherine M. Johnson, Julia McQuillan, and Naomi L Lacy

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Infertility treatment and fertility-specific distress: A longitudinal analysis of a population-based sample of U.S. women, Arthur L. Greil, Julia McQuillan, Michele Lowry, and Karina M. Shreffler

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Race-Ethnicity and Medical Services for Infertility: Stratified Reproduction in a Population-based Sample of U.S. Women, Arthur L. Greil, Julia McQuillan, Karina M. Shreffler, Katherine M. Johnson, and Kathleen S. Slauson-Blevins

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The Social Construction of Infertility, Arthur L. Greil, Julia McQuillan, and Kathleen S. Slauson-Blevins

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Variation in distress among women with infertility: evidence from a population-based sample, Arthur L. Greil, Karina M. Shreffler, Lone Schmidt, and Julia McQuillan

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Introduction: Charlotte Perkins Gilman on the Sociology of Families, Marriages, and Children, Michael R. Hill

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Disrupting Cultural Selves: Constructing Gay and Lesbian Identities in Rural Locales, Emily Kazyak

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Same-Sex Marriage in a Welcoming World: Rights Consciousness of Heterosexuals in Liberal Religious Institutions, Emily Kazyak

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School-Based Extracurricular Activity Involvement and Adolescent Self-Esteem: A Growth-Curve Analysis, Lisa A. Kort-Butler and Kellie J. Hagewen

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Watching the Detectives: Crime Programming, Fear of Crime, and Attitudes about the Criminal Justice System, Lisa A. Kort-Butler and Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn

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Childhood Maltreatment, Parental Monitoring, and Self-Control among Homeless Young Adults: Consequences for Negative Social Outcomes, Lisa A. Kort-Butler, Kimberly A. Tyler, and Lisa A. Melander

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Multiple Auxiliary Variables in Nonresponse Adjustment, Frauke Kreuter and Kristen Olson

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Women’s Sexual Orientations and Their Experiences of Sexual Assault Before and During University, Sandra L. Martin, Bonnie S. Fisher, Tara D. Warner, Christopher P. Krebs, and Christine H. Lindquist

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The Role of Interviewer Experience on Acquiescence, Kristen Olson and Ipek Bilgen

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An Experimental Examination of the Content of Persuasion Letters on Nonresponse Rates and Survey Estimates in a Nonresponse Follow-Up Study, Kristen Olson, James M. Lepkowski, and David H. Garabrant

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The self-assessed literacy index: Reliability and validity, Kristen Olson, Jolene D. Smyth, Ying Wang, and Jennie E. Pearson

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Are we keeping the people who used to stay? Changes in correlates of panel survey attrition over time, Kristen Olson and Lindsey Witt

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Age, Period, and Cohort Effects on Religious Activities and Beliefs, Philip Schwadel

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Pregnancy Loss and Distress Among U.S. Women, Karina M. Shreffler, Arthur L. Greil, and Julia McQuillan

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The Importance of Fatherhood to U.S. Married and Cohabiting Men, Veronica Tichenor, Julia McQuillan, Arthur L. Greil, Raleigh Contreras, and Karina M. Shreffler

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The Effect of Poor Parenting on Male and Female Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization, Kimberly A. Tyler, Douglas A. Brownridge, and Lisa A. Melander

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Risk Factors for Running Away among a General Population Sample of Males and Females, Kimberly A. Tyler, Kellie J. Hagewen, and Lisa A. Melander

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A Qualitative Study of the Formation and Composition of Social Networks among Homeless Youth, Kimberly A. Tyler and Lisa Melander