Sociology Department Working Papers Copyright (c) 2013 Fayetteville State University All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci Recent documents in Sociology Department Working Papers en-us Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:24:18 PST 3600 Development Gender and Fertility in Iran http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/5 http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/5 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:09:59 PST Akbar Aghajanian The Critical Thinking Course at Fayetteville State: A Pilot Study http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/4 http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/4 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:09:58 PST Akbar Aghajanian et al. Infant Mortality Trends and Differentials in Iran http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/3 http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/3 Fri, 11 May 2012 07:07:38 PDT This paper is about trends and differentials in infant mortality in Iran. There is very little known about the topic of infant mortality in Iran. The dearth of knowledge about infant mortality in Iran is mainly due to lack of data. There is no reliable vital registration data as a large number of infant deaths in rural areas and small towns go without registration. Under such situation the best source for studying infant mortality is retrospective data from demographic surveys. In this paper I analyze data from Iran Fertility Survey of 1976-77 to examine the levels, trends, and differentials in infant mortality since 1947 . A declining trend in infant mortality is observed since the 1950's and a remarkable decline is reported by 1992 . However, they are consistent regional and rural-urban, socioeconomic, and demographic differences in the rate of infant mortality . The paper presents and discusses results from logistical regression analysis of the determinants of infant mortality and their implications for future infant mortality decline in Iran.

]]> Akbar Aghajanian Evaluation of Iran Fertility Survey http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/2 http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/2 Fri, 11 May 2012 07:07:37 PDT During 1976- 77 the Statistical Center of Iran launched a project to collect nationally representative data about fertility and family planning within the framework of the World Fertility Survey (WFS) program. The Iran Fertility Survey is the only nationally rep resentative survey which provides both detailedfertility i nformation and data about dete r minants of fertility in Iran for the 1970s. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the quality of reporting for basic demographic characteristics such as age, age at marriage, marital status, fertility events, and infant and child mortality. Detailed analysis of the data suggests that the quality of the Iranian data is not lower than the quality of WFS data from other countries in Asia. On most items compared, the Iran Fertility Survey had an average or above average position among WFS countries. These findings have significant implications for further use and analysis of this unique data set.

]]> Akbar Aghajanian et al. A Study of Pattern and variation of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in A Predominantly Black College http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/1 http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/soci/1 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:37:57 PDT Introduction

In recent years college enrollment has been considered as a high risk activity as measured by the increase in the illegal drug and alcohol abuse on campuses around the country. While there is general knowledge about high rate of alcohol and drug abuse across campuses, there is not much known about variation in terms of geographic location, ethnic composition, and
regional/cultural background. This study is about pattern and variation of alcohol abuse in a predominantly black university. Since the student body includes a relatively large size of students from other ethnic groups, the setting provides for exploring ethnic/racial differences in alcohol and drug abuse among students.

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