Not all research takes place in a lab with petri dishes and microscopes … Karyn Sporer uses Twitter to investigate criminological theory In the modern era of social media, more than 300 million people use Twitter to share news and engage in online conversations. This provides a glimpse into the minds of a diverse public […]
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Repost from UMaine News Socioeconomic status and racism are fundamental causes of violent and property crime, according to a University of Maine professor and an alumnus, who argue the factors must be considered in order to drastically reduce street criminality. Steven Barkan, a UMaine sociology professor, and alumnus Michael Rocque, now a sociology professor at […]
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Kelley Strout, Nursing; Fayezma Ahmed, Psychology; and Karyn Sporer, Sociology; all collaborated on an article entitled “What are older adults wellness priorities? Qualitative analysis of priorities within multiple domains of wellness”. Their research aims to “develop an understanding of older adults’ wellness priorities” by taking “a random sample of 128 male and female US residents age […]
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