Volume 13, Issue 3 (2017) | Journal of Social SciencesVolume 13, Issue 3 (2017) | Journal of Social Sciences
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https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.118.123
Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 6 September 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.118.123]]>Charles I. AbramsonTimothy E. Blackdoi:10.3844/jssp.2017.118.123Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 2017-09-06; | doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.118.1232017-09-06Science Publications10.3844/jssp.2017.118.123https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.118.123<![CDATA[Public Risk Perceptions of Handgun Use in the United States]]>
https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.124.133
Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 14 July 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.124.133This study explores public risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns and the influence of demographics on individuals' risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns. Data were collected ...]]>Jenna TylerAbdul-Akeem Sadiqdoi:10.3844/jssp.2017.124.133Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 2017-07-14; | doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.124.1332017-07-14Science Publications10.3844/jssp.2017.124.133https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.124.133<![CDATA[The Geography of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children in Minnesota, 2007-2015]]>
https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.134.150
Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 21 July 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.134.150This article provides a snapshot of the geographic patterns of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors' court cases and the affected communities in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The regional ...]]>Jose Javier Lopezdoi:10.3844/jssp.2017.134.150Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 2017-07-21; | doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.134.1502017-07-21Science Publications10.3844/jssp.2017.134.150https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.134.150<![CDATA[The Moderating Effect of Sibling Delinquency on Risky Behavior during Emerging Adulthood]]>
https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.151.165
Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 13 August 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.151.165This study examines the relationship between sibling delinquency and respondent risky behavior of emerging adults. This study attempts to understand the influence a sibling has on deviant behavior, se...]]>F. Ryan PetersonLeslie Gordon SimonsAdriatik LikcaniKatherine Hickeydoi:10.3844/jssp.2017.151.165Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 2017-08-13; | doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.151.1652017-08-13Science Publications10.3844/jssp.2017.151.165https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.151.165<![CDATA[A New Experimental Method for Generating Locus of Control using a Wooden Labyrinth]]>
https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.166.172
Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 23 August 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.166.172The labyrinth was investigated as a means of generating stimuli in a locus of control paradigm. The experiment consisted of 56 undergraduates. Following completion of the Rotter I-E locus of control m...]]>Katherine E. RileyMaureen A. SullivanCharles I. Abramsondoi:10.3844/jssp.2017.166.172Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 2017-08-23; | doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.166.1722017-08-23Science Publications10.3844/jssp.2017.166.172https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.166.172<![CDATA[A Comparative Examination of Unhealthy Behaviors and Negative-LGBT Experiences among Individuals in Legal Same-Sex Marriages and in Committed Same-Sex Relationships]]>
https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.173.183
Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 21 September 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.173.183Extant literature on different-sex marriage has widely demonstrated its beneficial and protective effects. Given that legal same-sex marriage has been available on a state-by-state basis only since 20...]]>Debarun MajumdarCheryl Rollman-Tinajerodoi:10.3844/jssp.2017.173.183Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 2017-09-21; | doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.173.1832017-09-21Science Publications10.3844/jssp.2017.173.183https://thescipub.com/jss/jssp.2017.173.183