Volume 3, Issue 3 (2007) | Journal of Social Sciences

Ten Common Misunderstandings, Misconceptions, Persistent Myths and Urban Legends about Likert Scales and Likert Response Formats and their Antidotes

James Carifio — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.106.116

A recent article by Jamieson in Medical Education outlined some of the (alleged) abuses of "Likert scales" with suggestions about how researchers can overcome some of the (alleged) methodological pitf...

Why Do People Use Their Cars: A Case Study In Malaysia

Abdalla Nurdeen Kamba — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.117.122

In Malaysia, the rapid increase in the use of own transport prompted by inadequate public transport has resulted in increased traffic congestion, accidents, inadequate parking space and air pollution ...

Governance and Democratic Procedures in the Information Society Era

Athanasios I. Bozinis — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.123.126

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in today’s democratic societies has always two sides: the well-intended, which is the expansion of the democratic participation, and the bad...

Sample Selection Analysis of Wage Equation for Women In Ondo State Nigeria

Sola Olorunfemi — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.127.133

The study analysis wage equation for women in Ondo State Nigeria, in other to identify the determinant factors of their wages. Data collected from 250 women heads of households through a multi-stage r...

Effects of Collateral Pledges in Reducing Credit Risks - Confronting Banks in Jordan, as Lending Institutions

Dr. Ahmad Zakaria Siam — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.134.137

The research aims at investigating the effects of Collaterals pledges in reducing credit Risks .To achieve research goals data were collected from all commercial banks operating in Jordan. Research c...

Old and Modern Construction Materials In Yemen: The Effect In Building Construction In Sana’a

ISSA A.M. Al_Kahtani — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.138.142

Sana’a city in Yemen is one of the oldest cities in the worlds, which has different forms of building built with different types of materials. In the present work, the old and new forms of building ...

HIV/AIDS Prevention Knowledge among Youth in Cape Town, South Africa

Kermyt G. Anderson — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.143.150

HIV/AIDS knowledge is an important component of HIV/AIDS risk prevention strategies that may influence engagement in high risk behavior. This paper examines HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge among a repre...

An Analysis of Death Using the National Longitudinal Mortality Study

Mark Gius — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.151.154

Using an expansive survey of death that includes not only socioeconomic and demographic information on a deceased person, but also his or her cause of death, the present study attempts to examine the ...

A Preliminary Study of Illumination Levels in University and Elementary Classrooms in Campina Grande, Brazil

Charles I. Abramson — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.155.158

The purpose of our study was to provide preliminary data on light levels used in university and elementary school classrooms in Campina Grande, Brazil with the aim of providing Brazilian politicians a...

Stress and Job Satisfaction among Air Force Military Pilots

Khodabakhsh Ahmadi — 2007-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/jssp.2007.159.163

Stress induces impairment of performance is a relatively common issue in pilots of military aviation. The present study aimed at gathering preliminary data on the relationship between stress and job s...