When 4 ≈ 10,000: The Power of Social Science Knowledge in Predictive Performance
When 4 ≈ 10,000: The Power of Social Science Knowledge in Predictive Performance Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. Computer science has devised leading methods for predicting variables; can…
Privacy, Ethics, and Data Access: A Case Study of the Fragile Families Challenge
Privacy, Ethics, and Data Access: A Case Study of the Fragile Families Challenge Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. Stewards of social data face a fundamental tension. On one…
Using LASSO to Assist Imputation and Predict Child Well-being
Using LASSO to Assist Imputation and Predict Child Well-being Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. This article documents an approach to predicting children’s well-being using data from the Fragile…
Improving Metadata Infrastructure for Complex Surveys: Insights from the Fragile Families Challenge
Improving Metadata Infrastructure for Complex Surveys: Insights from the Fragile Families Challenge Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. Researchers rely on metadata systems to prepare data for analysis. As…
Social Networks, Support, and Depressive Symptoms: Gender Differences among Clergy
Social Networks, Support, and Depressive Symptoms: Gender Differences among Clergy Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. This study extends social-psychological research on social networks and mental health by examining…
Sacred Alters: The Effects of Ego Network Structure on Religious and Political Beliefs
Sacred Alters: The Effects of Ego Network Structure on Religious and Political Beliefs Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. Does who we know impact how strongly we believe? The…
A Longitudinal Analysis of Personal Economic Anxiety, Concern for the National Economy, and Distrust of Government Spending
A Longitudinal Analysis of Personal Economic Anxiety, Concern for the National Economy, and Distrust of Government Spending Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. We conduct a longitudinal assessment of…
Diverging Trajectories or Parallel Pathways? An Intersectional and Life Course Approach to the Gender Earnings Gap by Race and Education
Diverging Trajectories or Parallel Pathways? An Intersectional and Life Course Approach to the Gender Earnings Gap by Race and Education Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. Integrating ideas about…
Women’s Assessments of Gender Equality
Women’s Assessments of Gender Equality Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. Women’s assessments of gender equality do not consistently match global indices of gender inequality. In surveys covering 150…
Economic Populism and Bandwagon Bigotry: Obama-to-Trump Voters and the Cross Pressures of the 2016 Election
Economic Populism and Bandwagon Bigotry: Obama-to-Trump Voters and the Cross Pressures of the 2016 Election Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. Through an analysis of validated voters in the…
Network Effects in Blau Space: Imputing Social Context from Survey Data
Network Effects in Blau Space: Imputing Social Context from Survey Data Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. We develop a method of imputing ego network characteristics for respondents in…
“Daddies,” “Cougars,” and Their Partners Past Midlife: Gender Attitudes and Relationship and Sexual Well-Being among Older Adults in Age-Heterogenous Partnerships
“Daddies,” “Cougars,” and Their Partners Past Midlife: Gender Attitudes and Relationship and Sexual Well-Being among Older Adults in Age-Heterogenous Partnerships Socius, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2019. Discussion of “daddies”…