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Thompson groups for systems of groups, and their finiteness properties [PDF]

open access: yesGroups Geom. Dyn. 12(1), 2018, pp. 289-358, 2014
We describe a procedure for constructing a generalized Thompson group out of a family of groups that is equipped with what we call a cloning system. The previously known Thompson groups F, V, Vbr and Fbr arise from this procedure using, respectively, the systems of trivial groups, symmetric groups, braid groups and pure braid groups.
arxiv   +1 more source

Effects of Representation in Media on Race Perceptions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This study examined the impact that television platforms have on perpetuating the stereotypes assigned to minority groups by majority groups, specifically among young adult populations.
Andrade, Jessica, Morehead, Madison
core   +1 more source

Evaluating Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia as a Mediator of Relations between Minority Stress and Depressive Symptoms Among Sexual Minorities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Compared with heterosexuals, those with sexual minority identities (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual) are at significantly greater risk of psychopathology, including depression—the most common mental health disorder in the general population. A large body of
Mustafa, Jazmyn
core  

Cultural Traits as Defining Elements of Minority Groups

open access: yesAge of Human Rights Journal, 2016
Integration policies are intended to have the dual aim of providing immigrants with the means to function in the society where they live and develop their potential, while preserving their cultural and ethnic identity, and familiarising the non ...
Eduardo J. Ruiz Vieytez
doaj   +1 more source

Sports Activity Levels of Sexual Minority Groups in Germany

open access: yesSexes, 2022
It is widely assumed that LGBT+ people may feel insecure and unwelcome in sports settings, which are often characterized by a binary gender order and a culture of heteronormativity.
Johannes Müller   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Visibility of minorities in social networks [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports 2018, 2017
Homophily can put minority groups at a disadvantage by restricting their ability to establish links with people from a majority group. This can limit the overall visibility of minorities in the network. Building on a Barab\'{a}si-Albert model variation with groups and homophily, we show how the visibility of minority groups in social networks is a ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Sexual Orientation Differences in the Relationship Between Victimization and Hazardous Drinking Among Women in the National Alcohol Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This study examined relationships between past experiences of victimization (sexual abuse and physical abuse in childhood, sexual abuse and physical abuse in adulthood, and lifetime victimization) and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women ...
Drabble, Laurie A   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Response of Millennial Muslims to Religious Minority Groups in Indonesia

open access: yesAl-Albab, 2021
Religious minority groups have historically been positioned as the trigger for religious and social disharmony. This paper aims to explore the millennial Muslims’ basis for their positioning towards minority groups in Indonesia.
Hasse Jubba   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnicity and health: key themes in a developing field [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Ethnicity is a social division that is increasingly difficult to ignore. Ethnicity has to be considered alongside other social divisions including socioeconomic status which is crucial to explaining minority disadvantages in health.
Ahmad, Waqar I. U., Bradby, Hannah
core   +1 more source

Longitudinal predictors of weapon involvement in middle adolescence: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

open access: yesAggressive Behavior, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 5-14, January 2023., 2023
Abstract This study uses longitudinal data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (N = 13,277) to examine the childhood and early adolescence factors that predict weapon involvement in middle adolescence, which in this study is exemplified by having carried or used a weapon.
Aase Villadsen, Emla Fitzsimons
wiley   +1 more source

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