SUMMARY Diagnostic residual and partial residual plots are proposed to identify nonlinearity in covariates for generalized linear models. It is shown that these plots are complement each other in the detection of nonlinearity. In addition, a transformed additive model which allows the resulting residual and partial residual plots to be obtained through the standard least squares approach is pro...

The aim of this paper is to discuss pathways that interlink spouses’ well-being in a study of male Indian origin doctors and their wives where husbands experienced racism at work. This first study of its type was underpinned by Collins’ Afro-centric feminist epistemology and Lazarus’ cognitive mediational stress theory. Sampling: A sample of eight couples was recruited through advertising and s...

The primary objective of the qualitative study was to describe women’s resilience in older adulthood according to older women’s interpretations of their experiences and the contexts of their lives. Intersectionality and critical feminist gerontology served as theoretical frameworks for examining, interpreting and highlighted the dynamic nature of intersecting identities and the interrelationshi...

introduction: regarding the social and economic changes and developments, the increasing presence of working women in the present society and their important role in the family, paying more attentions to the importance of maternal role among working women who face multiple roles seems to be necessary. hence, the process of maternal role among working women has been investigated in this study. m...

Although qualitative methods, grounded theory included, cannot be reduced to formulaic procedures, research tools can clarify the process. The authors discuss two instruments supporting grounded theory analysis and interpretation using two examples from doctoral students. The conditional relationship guide contextualizes the central phenomenon and relates categories linking structure with proce...

â  a geographical dimension in the poetry of de’bil al- khozaee â  â  abdul rasoul ghaffari * â  â abstractâ in this article, we attempt to study de'bil al-khozaee's poetry. we find him a person who travelled a lot around the west and the east of islamic world. in his journey, he acquired knowledge, belles-letters, morals and also wealth. what is important for us in this research is...

adopting feminist perspectives is, by and large, novel in social science. however, feminism historical background might be followed until 18th century. through the years, patriarchal epistemology and gendered metaphysics of science have been criticized fundamentally by radical feminist thinkers. although such criticisms obviously have limitations, their constructive role in addressing original ...

Social support can affect health outcomes of female sex workers. In this inductive feminist grounded theory study based on 20 in-depth interviews, we explore how establishment-based female sex workers in Tijuana perceive the impact of the connections among women on their lives and health. Participants elected to discuss the importance of social support from mothers, sisters, friends, and co-wor...

The indigenous peoples (IP) of the Philippines face great disadvantage in terms of social and health services, particularly in reproductive health (RH). The Higaonon community of Bukidnon and Ata-Manobo of Davao reflect this disparity. A participatory action research guided by grounded theory, postmodern and feminist frameworks validated that there is lack of awareness and understanding of RH c...