Social Sciences Department faculty conduct research in the areas of global studies and international development, environmental studies and sustainability, human ecology, criminal justice, organizational structures, and social services.
Modified from socialsciences.calpoly.edu
Submissions from 2006
Social Stratification, Harold R. Kerbo
Social Problems, Harold R. Kerbo and James W. Coleman
Caribbean Agriculture-Tourism Linkages in a Neoliberal World: Problems and Prospects for St. Lucia, Benjamin F. Timms
Submissions from 2005
Maternal Age, Paternal Age and Effective Fecundability in Rural Bangladesh, EK Brunson, DJ Holman, and D. B. Neill
Ancient Long-Distance Trade in Western North America: New AMS Radiocarbon Dates From Southern California, Richard T. Fitzgerald, Terry L. Jones, and Adella Schroth
Effects of Grandmother's Presence and Work Effort on Fertility, Survivorship, and Weight in Two Ethnic Groups in N.E. India, D. L. Leonetti, D. C. Nath, N. S. Hemam, and D. B. Neill
A Fluted Point from Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, Wayne W. Millis, Michael F. Rondeau, and Terry L. Jones
Submissions from 2004
Prehistoric Marine Mammal Overkill in the Northeastern Pacific: A Review of New Evidence, Terry L. Jones, William R. Hildebrandt, Douglas J. Kennett, and Judith F. Porcasi
Review: Amakudari: The Hidden Fabric of Japan's Economy by Richard A. Colignon and Chikako Usiu, Harold R. Kerbo
Student Perceptions of the School Environment and Its Influence on Nutrition and Physical Activity, Erica V. Lamson, Donna B. Johnson, and Dawn B. Neill
Do Women Really Need Marital Partners for Support of Their Reproductive Success? The Case of the Matrilineal Khasi of N.E. India, Donna L. Leonetti, Dilip C. Nath, Natabar S. Hemam, and Dawn B. Neill
Geography G110: Introduction to Human Geography, Benjamin F. Timms
Submissions from 2003
Reliability Assessment of Season-of-Capture Determination from Archaeological Otoliths, Allen H. Andrews, Kenneth W. Gobalet, and Terry L. Jones
Offspring Contributions to Household Economy by Age and Sex Among the Khasi of N.E. India, D. B. Neill, D. L. Leonetti, D. C. Nath, and N. S. Hemam
Submissions from 2002
Review: The Classless Society, by Paul W. Kingston. Stanford, Harold R. Kerbo
Cooperative Breeding Effects Among the Matrilineal Khasi of N. E. India, Donna L. Leonetti, Dilip C. Nath, Natabar S. Hemam, and Dawn B. Neill
Submissions from 2001
The Prehistory of Big Creek, Terry L. Jones
The Effects of Famine, Maternal Age, and Paternal Age on Fetal Loss in Rural Bangladesh, D. B. Neill and D. J. Holman
Submissions from 2000
Review of Michael A. Glassow, Purisimeno Chumash Prehistory: Maritime Adaptations Along the Southern California Coast, Terry L. Jones
An Addendum to Harrington's Northern Salinan Place Names, Terry L. Jones, Betty Rivers, Andrea M. Maliarik, Terry L. Joslin, and Douglas Alger
Trans-Holocene Marine Mammal Exploitation on San Clemente Island, California: A Tragedy of the Commons Revisited, Judith F. Porcasi, Terry L. Jones, and L. Mark Raab
Submissions from 1999
Japan: Politische Karriere zwischen Ministerialburokratie und parlamentarischen Erbhofen, Claudia Derichs and Harold R. Kerbo
The Milling Stone Horizon Revisited: New Perspectives from Northern and Central California, Richard T. Fitzgerald and Terry L. Jones
Environmental Imperatives Reconsidered, Terry L. Jones, Gary M. Brown, L. Mark Raab, Janet L. McVickar, W. Geoffrey Spaulding, Douglas J. Kennett, Andrew York, and Phillip L. Walker