Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams Recent documents in jimi adams en-us Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:21:29 PST 3600 http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/6 http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/6 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:24:15 PST Scholars have recently become increasingly interested in the role religion plays in the responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we present the Malawi Religion Project (MRP), which provides data to examine the relationship between religion and HIV/AIDS through surveys and in-depth interviews with denominational leaders, congregational leaders, and congregation members in three districts of rural Malawi. In the paper, we outline existing perspectives on the religion-HIV/AIDS link, describe the MRP's design, implementation, and subsequent data; provide initial evidence for a series of general research hypotheses; and describe how these data can be used both to extend explorations of these relationships further and as a model for gathering similar data in other contexts. In particular we highlight the unique possibilities this project provides for analyses that link MRP data to the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project. These linked data produce a multi-level data set covering individuals, congregations and their communities, allowing empirical research on religion, HIV/AIDS risk, related behaviors, attitudes, and norms. jimi adams Data Collection http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/5 http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/5 Tue, 05 May 2009 05:48:53 PDT In this paper we evaluate the quality of survey data collected by the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project by investigating four potential sources of bias: sample representativeness, interviewer effects, response unreliability, and sample attrition. We discuss the results of our analysis and implications of our findings for the collection of data in similar contexts. Philip Anglewicz Data Collection http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/4 http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/4 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:25:47 PST jimi adams Social Networks http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/3 http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/3 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:16:39 PDT jimi adams HIV/AIDS, STDs http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/2 http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/2 Thu, 24 May 2007 12:26:42 PDT While women represent the vast majority of participants in religious organizations in the United States, their participation in top leadership positions within Christian congregations remains remarkably low. In this article, the author uses the National Congregations Study to examine the situations that lead to this "stained glass ceiling"effect, prohibiting women from attaining top congregational leadership positions. The author also investigates similar barriers that exist at other levels of congregational leadership. The results suggest that while a queue-like process appears, the specifically religious nature of these organizations produces barriers that are quite different from the traditional glass ceiling conceptualization. jimi adams Religion http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/1 http://works.bepress.com/jimiadams/1 Thu, 24 May 2007 12:22:43 PDT Social network data must accurately reflect actors' relationships to properly estimate network features. Here, we examine multiple reports of sexual, drug-sharing and social tie data on high-risk networks in Colorado Springs. By comparing multiple reports on the same ties, we can evaluate the reliability of this study's network data. Our findings suggest that these data have a high level of reporting agreement. From these findings, we discuss implications for analysis of these and similar data and provide suggestions for future social network data collection efforts. jimi adams Social Networks