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Perceptions Of Disaster Risk And Vulnerability In Rural Texas, Andrew J. Prelog, Lee M. Miller

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural areas are uniquely vulnerable to a variety of hazards given their social and economic composition. Economic reliance on agriculture and natural resource extraction increases vulnerability to certain types of natural hazards such as drought, wildfires, and floods. Moreover, rural communities often lack adequate resources to prepare for and respond to disasters. Using data from the Texas Rural Survey, the U.S. Census, and the Spatial Hazards Events and Losses Database for the United States; this research explores questions related to risk perception, vulnerability to disaster, and perceptions of community efficacy in a rural context. Results indicate that rural Texans show …

An Unexpected Legacy: Women, Early Rural Sociological Research, And The Limits Of Linearity, Julie N. Zimmerman

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

We often think of history in linear terms: past as prologue, one event following another, one year leading into the next. In a Rostowian-styled model of development, this kind of linear progression prefigures not only conceptualizations about the past, but also assumptions about the present. This paper reexamines the unexpected appearance of women and women’s lives embedded in early rural sociological research to consider how implicit assumptions about the past prefigure what we expect to “see” and influence the way we make sense of it.

Changes In Residents’ Views Of Natural Gas Drilling In The Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale, 2009-2012, Fern K. Willits, A. E. Luloff, Gene L. Theodori

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Data from comparable surveys of residents in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania conducted in 2009 and 2012 are analyzed to ascertain changes in public views over time. The proportions of residents indicating they knew very little or nothing about the economic, social, and environmental impacts of gas drilling declined sharply. Further, residents increasingly formed opinions about the possible costs and benefits of developing the industry and whether they opposed or supported developing the gas industry. The proportions of respondents expressing various concerns about possible negative environmental impacts of drilling increased. However, most residents supported developing the industry and there …

Um Southern Studies Director Edits Book On The Civil Rights Movement, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

Two UM alumni among authors of essays in the collection

December 5, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

World Aids Day Events Set For Tuesday At Um, Michael Newsom

University of Mississippi News

Candlelight vigil, panel discussion among events planned for reflection on the effects of AIDS

October 31, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

November 12, 2013, University Of Mississippi. Faculty Senate

Meeting Minutes

Minutes for the November 12, 2013 meeting of the University of Mississippi Faculty Senate.

November 8, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

October 22, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

October 30, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Tufts Professor To Give 53rd Christopher Longest Lecture At Um, Michael Newsom

University of Mississippi News

Work of award-winning Japanese director and animator Hayao Miyazaki focus of Nov. 4 lecture

October 11, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Fall Meeting Of Council Of The American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants, October 20 - 22, 2013, Los Angeles, California, Volume 1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.

Atkins, Gail And Gwen Demeter Interview About Silver Circle, Gail Atkins, Gwen Demeter, Rose Norman, B. Leaf Cronewrite

Queer Mississippi (Complete Collection)

Rose Norman and B. Leaf Cronewrite (Mary Ann Hopper) interviewed Gwen Demeter and Gail Atkins at Womonwrites on Saturday, October 13, 2013. Despite serious memory problems from diabetic dementia, Gail Atkins did participate in this interview, though Gwen does most of the talking.

This is not a comprehensive transcript but several sections of the interview have been transcribed. The full audio interview is in the repository at Duke University.

This interview is referenced in the article "Silver Circle Sanctuary: Beginnings and Legacy" by B. Leaf Cronewrite in Sinister Wisdom No. 98: Landykes of the South.

September 13, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Fall 2013 Newsletter Of The Sarah Isom Center, Theresa Starkey, Susan R. Grayzel

Isom Report

The official newsletter of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.

August 27, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Women Of The River: Grassroots Organizing And Natural Disaster, Larry G. Morton, Samuel R. Terrazas, Matthew G. Herriman

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study, a sub-study of a larger project, the Missouri Mobile Home Estates Project, examines the grassroots efforts of three women in an impoverished Midwestern river community to improve the lives of the children living there. The women’s efforts included infrastructure improvements, a summer meal program for the children, a food bank, and a thrift shop. This community was devastated by floods in 1973, 1986, and 1993; at these times, crisis intervention services were provided to the residents. Yet, it appears little assistance was offered to the community between these floods, despite the community’s well-publicized crime and poverty. Using a …

Examining Rural-Urban Population Change In The Southeastern United States, Buddhi Raj Gyawali, Anquinette Hill, Swagata “Ban” Banerjee, Duncan Chembezi, Colemore Christian, James Bukenya, Maifan Silitonga

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study examined the factors that influenced population change in 875 counties in the southeastern United States between 1970 and 2000, using U.S. Census data. Binary logistic regression models were used to examine the relationship between socioeconomic factors and population change. The results of marginal probability estimates indicate that race and employment factors have been strongly related to population change in these counties. African-American-dominant counties have lost population to urban areas of more diverse counties. Our results suggest that individuals place high importance on better education, job opportunities, and living conditions in their decisions to move from their traditional places …

July 2, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Using Adolescent Literature To Enhance Student Perceptions Of Autism: One Exploratory Study, Baxter Williams

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

This mixed methods study explored how the inclusion of literature on Autism Spectrum (AS) in a teacher education diversity class impacted students’ knowledge and perceptions of AS. Data from the intervention group found a positive shift in student perceptions of AS through the reading process. Includes a discussion of suggestions implicit in the findings and of potential future research.

Rehabilitation Of People With Intellectual Disabilities In A Resource Poor District, Barwani, India: A Community-Based Approach, Ram Lakhan

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have several rehabilitation needs, which are difficult to address at one institution. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is one approach that provides services that meet their varied needs within their own communities. Objective of this research is to study a community-based rehabilitation program that provides comprehensive rehabilitation to people with ID in India. People with ID were identified through a door-to-door survey in 63 villages of the Barwani District. Patients received medical, educational, psychosocial, and vocational intervention by a CBR team. A total of 262 subjects, 140 tribal (53.4%), 122 non-tribal (46.6%) were categorized as borderline (5, …

The Liberal Professor? An Analysis Of The Beliefs Of Teacher Educators, Andrew Kemp, C. Steven Page

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

There is much discussion in public discourse about the liberal leanings of faculty in higher education. The researchers in this study investigated the validity of this assumption. Using data collected from faculty from colleges of education throughout the country, the belief systems of this group were analyzed. What was discovered was that faculty in colleges of education are not liberal. In fact, the opposite is true. Discussion about the implications of these finding leads to an analysis of current policies and practices.

Vol. 2, No. 1 (2013): Full Issue, Journal Editors

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

No abstract provided.

Summer Institute Allows Educators To Teach One Another, Elizabeth Burgreen

University of Mississippi News

Program goal is to strengthen writing instruction in Mississippi schools

June 18, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

May 03, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Are Rural People More Anti-Immigrant Than Urban People? A Comparison Of Attitudes Toward Immigration In The United States, Carlos Garcia, Theresa Davidson

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Immigration to the United States has increased markedly in the past two decades, including significant growth in rural areas. Using General Social Survey data we compare rural and urban attitudes toward immigration in the United States. Our analyses reveal that, first, overall opposition is more pronounced in rural areas. Second, notions of a distinct American identity matter for urban, but not rural, residents. Third, beliefs about immigration are salient predictors in both regions. Fourth, political ideology is a determinant exclusively among rural residents, whereas political affiliation is a determinant solely among urban residents. Fifth, race and education level are significant …

Diverse Duo Of Men To Discuss Intertwining Legacies April 30, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

Final event brings Holocaust survivor, Tuskegee airman together to share and compare histories