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4. Dispersion and Polarization of Income among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Canadians (*). (Research Note/Note de recherche)

Author

Maxim, Paul S., White, Jerry P., Beavon, Dan, and Whitehead, Paul C.

Subjects
Equality -- Demographic aspects -- Social aspects, Canadian native peoples -- Social aspects, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Sociology and social work
Abstract

Cet article pose trois questions 1) Pourquoi etudier les inegalites entre les autochtones? 2) Quel est l'ecart entre les salaires et les revenus de la population canadienne en general et [...]

Published
2001

7. Drinking and driving, self-control, and gender: testing a general theory of crime

Author

Keane, Carl, Maxim, Paul S., and Teevan, James T.

Subjects
Crime -- Research, Criminology -- Testing, Drunk driving -- Research, Self-control, Alcoholism and crime -- Research, Law, Psychology and mental health, Sociology and social work
Abstract

Recently, Gottfredson and Hirschi proposed a general theory of crime. Central to the theory is the assumption that most criminal behavior is impulsive and reflects a lack of self-control. Thus criminals are seen as risk takers who are less restrained than noncriminals from illegal activities. In a secondary analysis of data from a roadside traffic survey, this study attempts to test Gottfredson and Hirschi's theory by examining the relationship between self-control and driving under the influence of alcohol. Using several indicators of self-control, the results support the existence of a relationship for both men and women between low self-control and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Published
1993

8. Gender, age, and the risk of violent death in Canada, 1950-1986

Author

Maxim, Paul S. and Keane, Carl

Subjects
Canada -- Demographic aspects, Violent deaths -- Risk factors, Risk-taking (Psychology) -- Research, Suicide victims -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Sociology and social work
Abstract

This research examines the relationship between gender, age, and four principal causes of violent death - homicide, suicide, motor vehicle accidents, and |other' accidents. It has been argued that these four causes of violent death result from a predilection to excessive risk-taking behaviour. It has also been suggested by convergence theorists that although risk-taking is traditionally a male dominated activity, with the increase in the proportion of women in the labour force, and increasing egalitarianism, the gap between male and female risk-taking should narrow. Using Canadian data to test this assumption, our findings reveal continuing differences between male and female rates of violent death, and little support for convergence theory. Significant changes are also noted in the pattern of age-specific mortality rates over the period of investigation.

Published
1992

11. Earnings implications of person years lost life expectancy among Canada's aboriginal peoples

Author

White, Jerry P., Gyimah, Stephen Obeng, Beavon, Daniel, and Maxim, Paul S.

Subjects
Expectancy theory, History, education.field_of_study, Earnings, PYLL, Mortality rate, Total fertility rate, media_common.quotation_subject, Population, Wage, aboriginal population, socio-economic characteristics, lcsh:HB848-3697, life expectancy, Economics, Life expectancy, lcsh:Demography. Population. Vital events, Salary, education, Demography, media_common
Abstract

EnglishOverall, Canada has one of the world's highest national life expectancies.This benefit is not shared by Canada's aboriginal population, however, which has a life expectancyapproximately seven years less than the general population. The Aboriginal population also differs inthat it has a higher fertility rate and higher mortality rates among infants and young adults. One ofthe consequences of the mortality differential is that the number of person years of lost life (PYLL)expectancy is large for the Aboriginal community in comparison to the general population. Whileseveral studies have focused on the causes of differential mortality, this study examines some of thesocioeconomic consequences of differences in PYLL. Examining wage labor income, for example, wedetermine that the PYLL differential translates into an expected wage and salary loss of approximately$1.56 billion.FrenchDans l’ensemble, l’espérance de vie au Canada est une des plus longues aumonde. Cependant, la population autochtone du Canada ne partage pas cetavantage, son espérance de vie étant d’environ sept ans inférieure à celle de lapopulation générale. La population autochtone se distingue aussi par le faitqu’elle a un taux de fertilité supérieur et un taux de mortalité supérieur chez lesenfants et les jeunes adultes. En conséquence, l’espérance du nombre d’annéespotentielles de vie perdues (APVP) est considérable pour la communautéautochtone par rapport à la population générale. Alors qu’il existe déjà plusieursétudes sur les causes de la différence du taux de mortalité, cette étude enexamine certaines des conséquences socio-économiques. En examinant lerevenu provenant d’un salaire par exemple, nous pouvons établir que ladifférence en APVP se traduit en une perte salariale prévue d’environ 1,56million $.

Published
2003
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16. Canadian Criminal Justice

Author

Maxim, Paul S.

Subjects
Canadian Criminal Justice (Book) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Sociology and social work
Published
1990

30. The Impact of Design Effects On Standard Errors in Roadside Traffic Surveys

Author

Maxim, Paul S.

Abstract

For the most part, random roadside traffic surveys represent complex rather than simple random samples. It is known that the design effects due to clustering, for example, often inflate the standard errors of various point estimates calculated from such surveys. This study examines the design effects in random roadside surveys conducted in three Canadian provinces in 1981. Calculating the standard errors of ratio meansforfour BA C categories, four age categories and gender in those surveys, two major conclusions were drawn. First, the calculated design effects (DEFF) were all greater than 1.0, rangingfrom 1.90 to 32.26. This implies that the standard errors of the estimates are from 1.38 to 5.68 times larger than would be obtained from simple random samples of the same size. Clustering and unequal weighting both had a major impact on increasing the overall DEFF, while countervailing stratification procedures did not reduce the effect. Second, the design effects varied considerably across the surveys even though the same basic sampling strategy was employed in all three. Further, the design effects also varied across subcategories of the same variable.

Published
1989
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32. Crime and Criminal Justice Since 1945 (Book).

Author

Maxim, Paul S.

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews two books. "Crime and Criminal Justice Since 1945," by Terence Morris; "Punishment and Politics: The Maximum Security Prison in New Zealand," by Greg Newbold.

Published
1990

33. Canadian Criminal Justice (Book).

Author

Maxim, Paul S.

Subjects
CRIMINAL justice system, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Canadian Criminal Justice," by Curt T. Griffiths and Simon N. Verdun-Jones.

Published
1990
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34. The Sociology of Law (Book).

Author

Maxim, Paul S.

Subjects
SOCIAL control, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "The Sociology of Law: Critical Approaches to Social Control," by Brian Burtch.

Published
1995
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