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Myth-Making, Moral Communities, and Policy Failure in Solving the Radioactive Waste Problem by Albrecht, Stan L, Amey, Robert G

“…Nineteen years after the passage of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (1980) and fifteen years since significant amendments were made to the policy,…”
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Poverty in Nonmetropolitan America: Impacts of Industrial, Employment, and Family Structure Variables by Albrecht, Don E., Albrecht, Stan L.

“…Poverty is more extensive and more severe in nonmetropolitan areas than in metropolitan areas. Here we maintain that the extensive industrial and economic…”
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role of race and residence in determining stage at diagnosis of breast cancer by Amey, C.H, Miller, M.K, Albrecht, S.L

“…Breast cancer kills more than 46,000 women each year. Previous research has found that minorities and those who reside in geographically remote settings are…”
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Stable unhappy marriages by Heaton, T.B, Albrecht, S.L

“…Using the 1988 National Survey of Families and Households, this study examines the prevalence and determinants of stable unhappy marriage. Exchange theory…”
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The changing pattern of interracial marriage by Heaton, T B, Albrecht, S L

“…Recent studies have demonstrated an increased occurrence of interracial marriages in the United States, indicating important shifts in intergroup relations…”
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The biophysical environment and human health: Toward understanding the reciprocal effects by Farmer, Frank L, Albrecht, Stan L.

“…This article focuses on the challenges and opportunities related to the empirical examination of the relationship between the multidimensional concepts of…”
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The role of medical problems and behavioral risks in explaining patterns of prenatal care use among high-risk women by Clarke, L L, Miller, M K, Albrecht, S L, Frentzen, B, Cruz, A

“…To examine the associations between maternal medical conditions and behavioral risks and the patterns of prenatal care use among high-risk women. Data on over…”
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Family Structure among Urban, Rural and Farm Populations: Classic Sociological Theory Revisited by Albrecht, Don E, Albrecht, Stan L

“…Draws on classic sociological theories of Durkheim, Tonnies, and others to suggest that many urban-rural differences found in the past were actually…”
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Community, family, and race/ethnic differences in health status in rural areas by Albrecht, S.L. (University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.), Clarke, L.L, Miller, M.K

“…Many race-specific differences in health outcomes that have been observed in previous research have been attributed to class and race-based group differences…”
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Predictors of Differential Birth Outcomes among Hispanic Subgroups in the United States: The Role of Maternal Risk Characteristics and Medical Care by Albrecht, Stan L., Clarke, Leslie L., Miller, Michael K., Farmer, Frank L.

“…Objective. Prior research has identified a number of barriers to health access for Hispanics, including socioeconomic factors, language and cultural…”
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Assessing the importance of family structure in understanding birth outcomes by Albrecht, S.L, Miller, M.K, Clarke, L.L

“…In this study, we address the effect of family structure on adequacy of prenatal care and resultant birth outcomes by examining data for 18,594 women who…”
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Effects of potential changes in coresidence on matched older parent-adult child dyads by Albrecht, Stan L., Coward, Raymond T., Shapiro, Adam

“…One important consequence of the rise in the number and proportion of older adults in our society may be an increased occurrence of living patterns where the…”
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Losing Sight of Where We Going: "Other Agendas" and Policy Failure in Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facility Siting by Albrecht, Stan L., Amey, Robert G.

“…It is increasingly evident that the siting of facilities for the storage of radioactive wastes has become one of the most difficult public policy issues of our…”
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The Dimensions of Religiosity: A Conceptual Model with an Empirical Test by Cornwall, Marie, Albrecht, Stan L., Cunningham, Perry H., Pitcher, Brian L.

“…This paper develops and tests a conceptual model of religiosity. Particular attention is given to measuring the dimensions of religiosity among Mormons, but…”
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Hispanic subgroup differences in prenatal care by Albrecht, S L, Miller, M K

“…Within SES categories in the United States, racial and ethnic minorities generally fare less well on a variety of health-related indicators than do majority…”
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The interactive effects of race and ethnicity and mother's residence on the adequacy of prenatal care by Miller, M K, Clarke, L L, Albrecht, S L, Farmer, F L

“…Adequate prenatal care is known to reduce the risks of low birth weight and neonatal death, yet nearly one quarter of all women giving birth in the United…”
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Social science research methods: Bruce A. Chadwick, Howard M. Bahr, Stan L. Albrecht by Chadwick, Bruce A, Bahr, Howard M, Albrecht, Stan L

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Correlates of Marital Happiness among the Remarried by Albrecht, Stan L.

“…During the last decade, the divorce rate per 1,000 population in the United States has doubled and divorce is now recognized as being pervasive throughout all…”
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Reactions and Adjustments to Divorce: Differences in the Experiences of Males and Females by Albrecht, Stan L.

“…Divorce rates in the United States have increased significantly in recent years, and the trend shows no tendency toward reversal. Consequently, an increasing…”
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Secularization, Higher Education, and Religiosity by Albrecht, Stan L., Heaton, Tim B.

“…This paper examines the secularization thesis in terms of the relationship between level of education and various measures of religiosity. National data…”
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