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IPV at the Margins: Conceptualizing Gaps in the Survivor Safety Net for Lower-Income Black Women
Get PDFThis paper evaluates U.S. social and criminal justice policies in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) against lower-income Black women in the U.S. Theories from the literature on IPV and gender-based violence (GBV) at-large, as well as the literature on inequity, are utilized to examine how entrenched racist, sexist, and classist ideas influence policymaking. It is argued that this process has resulted in policies that reinforce the higher rates of IPV against lower-income Black women as compared to their upper-income white peers. Two overarching research questions are addressed to support this argument. First, how have pejorative stereotypes against Black women shaped U.S. social and criminal justice policymaking in relation to IPV? Secondly, what is the relationship between biased policy frameworks and IPV victimization among lower-income Black women? A heuristic, the contextual-targeted policy continuum, is developed to connect relevant state characteristics to different “policy environments” for IPV, as conceptualized in this paper. Four states are selected for their similarities and differences across these characteristics: Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, and New York. Case study analyses focus on warrantless arrest laws and TANF programs in these states. Through these analyses, it is argued that states with larger and more concentrated Black populations generally adopt policies that directly address IPV rather than its risk factors—particularly those among lower-income Black women
Invisible Enemy
No full textA scientist develops a new experimental additive that improves the performance of the gasoline used in cars. Unfortunately, the resulting toxic fumes are fatal, even in the open air, and can asphyxiate a person in just a few minutes. An international terrorist organization designs a plan to kill thousands of people using this element. This is the storyline of the script used as my thesis project. It emphasizes violence as one of the biggest problems that affects contemporary society. For centuries, humanity has been confronted with horrendous acts of violence; one of the most common examples is the Holocaust. Actions of this kind are executed with the additional goal of producing fear, and that is the principal objective of terrorism, which is defined as the “unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives” (Code of Federal Regulations). Terrorism has been a dreadful feature of human history that is still an issue in contemporary times. This project focuses on terrorism, a reality that should not be ignored in the United States or the rest of the world
3D Printing in the Era of the Prosumer: The Role of Technology Readiness, Gender, and Age in User Acceptance of Desktop 3D Printing in American Households
Get PDFTechnology acceptance of Desktop 3D printing for fabrication at home is an emerging field of research in Asia and Europe. The proposal explains how Desktop 3D printing provides an innovative manufacturing alternative to the traditional manufacturing processes and as such facilitates innovation among prosumers. The link of how such innovations have the potential to sustain economic growth is also explained thus substantiating the need to understand the Technology acceptance of Desktop 3D printing for fabrication at home. The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model (Williams et al., 2015) was the most commonly used model in previous research to study the adoption of Desktop 3D printing for fabrication at home. The current research proposes an extension to the UTAUT model that accounts for the Technology Readiness of the individual. The extended UTAUT model is applied to study the acceptance of Desktop 3D printing for fabrication in American households which will be a new contribution to the literature. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) is proposed to analyze the extended UTAUT model to determine the key factors that influence the acceptance of Desktop 3D printing. A multi-group analysis based on Gender is also proposed to identify how significant the differences are in the key factors. This research contributes theoretically to the emerging stream of research that focuses on integrating technology acceptance theories with the Technology readiness concept. Practically, this research contributes to the techno-marketing literature of 3D printer manufactures that seek to increase the adoption rate of Desktop 3D printers by women in American households
Synthetic Video Disclosure in International Marketing: The Roles of Source Credibility And Social Cynicism
No full textArtificial-intelligence driven technology has rapidly advanced to such a degree that global marketers are able to create seemingly real, multilingual media content featuring humans that is completely synthetic. Humans recreated on video using artificial intelligence can easily deceive consumers but disclosing the use of the potentially deceptive technology may induce negative consumer attitudes and behaviors. In a posttest only control group experimental design (n=318), this study offers the first empirical evidence to assess the use of synthetic video, or “deepfakes,” in digital content marketing and is one of few synthetic video empirical studies in the social sciences generally. Participants in the United States and India viewed a human reenactment synthetic video and then reported perceptions of Trustworthiness, Expertise, Physical Attractiveness, Purchase Intention, and Social Cynicism. Participants were randomly assigned to a condition either with or without a Disclosure of the use of synthetic video. Using PLS-SEM analysis, findings indicate that Disclosure of synthetic video negatively impacted Purchase Intention and perceptions of perceived source Trustworthiness
