Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health,
I examine female delinquency, male delinquency, and the gender gap, and then
separate the analyses into SES groups. I introduced mechanisms such as
delinquent peers, protective factors, and different types of attachment to
explain the effect of gender on delinquency to each subgroup and analyzed their
similarities and differences. The results suggest that while many mechanisms
that affect delinquency are similar for boys and girls, there are some class
differences. In addition, the size of the gender gap varies by SES groups in
some categories of delinquency.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: Conventional wisdom holds that people with higher educational level are more likely to engage in reading newspapers, thus gaining more knowledge than those with lower educational level. However, a specific question about the difference between higher SES and lower SES people in terms of their exposure to newspaper versus exposure to television has not been directly answered through empirical test. The present study tested a basic model of the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and media use. Using logistic and multiple regression analyses, the findings of the present study suggest that higher SES people have a significantly higher probability of reading newspaper than lower SES people, and higher SES people spend significantly less time watching television than lower SES people.

Publication Type: Short Oral Report
Abstract: This study investigates teachers’ perceptions of the role of graphing calculators in the mathematics instruction of students from different SES schools. Findings showed that the nature of graphing calculator use was strongly influenced by the various contexts and that the low-SES school’s respondents appeared not to involve their students in lessons that capitalized on the powerful characteristics of graphing calculators.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This study examines whether there are SES-based gaps in general health knowledge as a result of Internet use for health information acquisition. Based on the nature of the Internet as a hypertext medium and on an infinite amount of health information accessible on the Web, this study focuses on Internet engagement as a potential moderator between Internet use and general health knowledge. To this end, this study uses a U.S. nationally representative survey of adults aged 40-70 years. The results show that those with have high levels of Internet engagement learn more health information from the Internet than low Internet engagers. The implications of these findings for future research on the Internet and health knowledge gap research are discussed.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Research on homicide sentencing outcomes reveals that criminal imagery or stereotypes play a role in the distribution of sentence severity, net of other legal and extralegal factors. These stereotypes are usually based on ascribed defendant characteristics such as age, race, and gender. Little research exists that examines the role of defendant SES on sentencing outcomes. Using a sample of defendants adjudicated guilty of homicide in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over the period 1995-2000, this research seeks to describe and explain patterns of sentencing with reference to legal and extralegal defendant and case characteristics. Characteristics of the neighborhood in which the offender resides are used to form a proxy measure of defendant SES. This research seeks to determine the extent to which SES influences sentence outcomes – in unique fashion or in concert with other characteristics – net of other factors. Additionally, the theoretical and methodological justification for the somewhat unorthodox method of attributing defendant status from neighborhood characteristics is discussed.