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The Intersection Of Race And Criminal History In Perceptions Of Native Americans And Hiring, Sierra B. Streuli
The Intersection Of Race And Criminal History In Perceptions Of Native Americans And Hiring, Sierra B. Streuli
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Studies show that race-based discrimination exists in the hiring process. Many minority job candidates experience this phenomenon, especially when a criminal record is present. The intersection of possessing a Native American identity and having a criminal history has yet to be examined. This research compares the experience of Native American job candidates (some with a criminal history and some without) to white job candidates (some with a criminal history and some without) to see how these varying points of identity influence hiring process decisions in a fictitious hiring scenario. Using an online questionnaire based on Foschi and Valenzuela’s (2015) study …
"Its Own Little City": Service Work In Truck Stops, Michelle Elizabeth Williams
"Its Own Little City": Service Work In Truck Stops, Michelle Elizabeth Williams
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Montana truck stops act as a meeting place for long-haul truckers, vacationers, local commuters, and the workers simply trying to earn a living. The employees at such truck stops must navigate working-class customer service norms while interacting with a unique and diverse set of customers. The ethnographic and interview data that I collected during the 2020 offers a unique view of how customer service employees fared during political unrest, global health concerns, and financial struggle. Additionally, this study highlights the power dynamics that exist in the service industry by examining how such dynamics manifest in the interactions surrounding face masks, …
Risk, Trust And Emergent Groups: Covid-19 Mutual Aid Networks, Allison M. Cutuli
Risk, Trust And Emergent Groups: Covid-19 Mutual Aid Networks, Allison M. Cutuli
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Throughout the world, thousands of local mutual aid networks (MANs) have emerged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mutual aid involves exchanging resources, connecting people to services and building community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, mutual aid includes sharing COVID-19 information, social support, food and emergency funds in informal local networks. To learn more about these community networks and explore the perspectives and experiences of MAN participants around the United States, I conducted survey research. There are 101 individuals from 16 MANs in 11 states included in the survey sample.
There are two parts to this research. The first explores descriptive …
Matrix Of Community, Shelby A. Hanson
Matrix Of Community, Shelby A. Hanson
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ma·trix noun
Origin: Latin
Matter - Matrix - Matrix
Matr- Breeding Female Womb
1. An environment or material in which something develops,
a surrounding medium or structure.
2. A mold in which something is cast or shaped.
3. A rectangular array of quantities or expressions in rows and
columns that is treated as a single entity and manipulated according to particular
rules.
Farming Community In Transition: The Impact Of Sprawl On The Agricultural Legacy In The Bitterroot Valley, Jayne E. Barnes
Farming Community In Transition: The Impact Of Sprawl On The Agricultural Legacy In The Bitterroot Valley, Jayne E. Barnes
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Factors Affecting Community Well-Being: Implication For Social Assessment, Becky E. Summer
Factors Affecting Community Well-Being: Implication For Social Assessment, Becky E. Summer
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Montana's Rural Elderly, Keila M. Szpaller
Montana's Rural Elderly, Keila M. Szpaller
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Rurality For Whom? An Analysis Of The Country Life Movement And Its Expression In The Orchard Homes District Western Montana 1900-1930, Rebecca A. Markussen
Rurality For Whom? An Analysis Of The Country Life Movement And Its Expression In The Orchard Homes District Western Montana 1900-1930, Rebecca A. Markussen
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Bitterroot Dreams, Yukari Usuda
Bitterroot Dreams, Yukari Usuda
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His Or Hers The Dichotomy Of Urban And Rural Dominant Kinship Networks: A Functional Explanation, Mark Wm. Timmons
His Or Hers The Dichotomy Of Urban And Rural Dominant Kinship Networks: A Functional Explanation, Mark Wm. Timmons
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Rural Anomia: A Study Of Selected Farming Communities In Northern Alberta, William Randall Meeks
Rural Anomia: A Study Of Selected Farming Communities In Northern Alberta, William Randall Meeks
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A New Technique For Analyzing The Morphology Of Residential Areas And Its Application To Missoula Montana, Millard Oscar Hulse
A New Technique For Analyzing The Morphology Of Residential Areas And Its Application To Missoula Montana, Millard Oscar Hulse
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Rural Neighborhoods Defined By The Application Of Analytic Induction, William Thomas Boring
Rural Neighborhoods Defined By The Application Of Analytic Induction, William Thomas Boring
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