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The Tragedy of Arwen Evenstar in “The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen” and in Her Legacy on Film
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Keynote: Still Perilous, Still Fair: Perspectives on the Legacy, or How (not)Éowyn and (not) Galadriel Made the Magic Work
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By Janice L. Sperl
Nobody gives a damn if you don\u27t know the rules : Poverty, strain, and crime
Full text linkGeneral strain theory posits that individuals commit crimes when they experience negative emotions following various sources of strain. One such source of strain is poverty. In this study, researchers use focus group data and apply a general strain framework to analyze criminal offending during the Missouri Community Action Network\u27s Poverty Simulation© (2022) at a regional comprehensive university in the Southeast region of the United States. A total of 99 undergraduate and graduate students participated in the focus groups at the end of the simulation. Findings support Agnew’s (1992) theory with examples of sources of strain stemming from poverty leading to adverse emotional reactions and, at times, resulting in criminal responses that were economic. Participants noted the poverty simulation was a credible exercise that contributed to participant empathy. Implications within criminal justice and criminology education and future research are discussed
RESEARCH BRIEF: Ghosting in the realm of research: The realities of conducting social science research in the digital age
Full text linkSocial science research does not occur in a vacuum. Competing for time and attention is the norm in a society that has become more isolated. Because of this, the effects of ghosting are prevalent everywhere. As social scientists, we are not immune to ghosting or its effects. In this research brief, two junior faculty members discuss their efforts to overcome ghosting at every level of the research process and its impact on hiring student workers, knowledge production, and meeting grant funding requirements. Lastly, the authors offer suggestions for overcoming the effects of ghosting and its effect on the challenges of conducting exploratory qualitative “grassroots\u27\u27 research
October 2025
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