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Social Sciences, Volume 7, Issue 8

August 2018 - 23 articles

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173 Citations

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Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students

Linda J. Sax,
Jennifer M. Blaney,
Kathleen J. Lehman,
Sarah L. Rodriguez,
Kari L. George and
Christina Zavala

Soc. Sci.2018, 7(8), 122;https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080122

25 July 2018

This study examines an aspect of gender and racial/ethnic gaps in undergraduate computing by focusing on sense of belonging among women and underrepresented minority (URM) introductory computing students. We examine change in sense of belonging durin...

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18 Pages

Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation, the Distribution of Physician’s Offices and Access to Health Care: The Case of Houston, Texas

Kathryn Freeman Anderson

Soc. Sci.2018, 7(8), 119;https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080119

24 July 2018

Previous research has demonstrated the impacts of racial/ethnic residential segregation on access to health care, but little work has been conducted to tease out the mechanisms at play. I posit that the distribution of health care facilities may cont...

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22,286 Views

26 Pages

The Determinants and Outcomes of Absence Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review

Vedrana Čikeš,
Helga Maškarin Ribarić and
Kristina Črnjar

Soc. Sci.2018, 7(8), 120;https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080120

24 July 2018

This research aims to identify and analyze the frequency of the researched determinants and outcomes of absenteeism and thus create an extensive pool of knowledge that can be used for further research. A systematic review, based on Tranfield, Denyer,...

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