Research has established a wide array of genetic and environmental factors that are
associated with childhood obesity. The focus of this review is on recent work that has …

This article reviews and examines findings on the impact of racial discrimination on the
development and functioning of children of color in the US. Based on current definitions of …

" The best organized and most comprehensive theory textbook to use for both graduate and
undergraduate students. It provides historical context to the theories, and the authors make it …

This chapter describes the research on General strain theory (GST), the proposed
revisions/extensions in the theory and areas where further research is needed. It discusses …

A little more than a century ago, the famous social scientist WEB Du Bois asserted that a true
understanding of African American offending must be grounded in the" real conditions" of …

According to general strain theory (GST), individuals who experience strain or stress often
become upset and sometimes cope with crime. This simple idea is at the core of GST …

Abstract Language brokering remains prevalent among immigrant families, but it is widely
assumed that brokering functions as a cultural stressor, resulting in adverse health …

Written by two of the most prominent criminologists in the field, Race and Crime, Fifth Edition
takes an incisive look at the intersection of race, ethnicity and the criminal justice system …

Past research examining whether experiencing heterosexism is related to negative
psychological outcomes has yielded mixed results. The present research used daily diary …

Abstract Since 1992, General Strain Theory (GST) has earned strong empirical support and
has been applied to several key correlates of crime (eg, age, sex, community), but …