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The Effect Of Urbanization And Modernization On Family Structure In Oman, Sultan M. Al-Hashmi
The Effect Of Urbanization And Modernization On Family Structure In Oman, Sultan M. Al-Hashmi
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis was designed to describe family change in Oman as it undergoes urbanization and modernization. A survey questionnaire to measure these changes was developed. Some questions were developed in two forms for a comparison of family change across two generations. Respondents were asked to answer the questions as they applied to their current family situation. They were then asked to consider, according to their best recollections, what the situation was in their parents' generation.
The Effects Of Negligence And Causation Information On Jurors' Determination Of Liability, David K. Blanchard
The Effects Of Negligence And Causation Information On Jurors' Determination Of Liability, David K. Blanchard
Dissertations and Theses
This study investigated the effect of arguments for and against defendant's behavior being negligent and for and against defendant's behavior being a cause of damages to the plaintiff. The findings were (a) that negligence arguments affected negligence ratings, causation ratings, and verdicts and (b) that causation arguments affected none of the measures.
The Spatial Patterning Of Residential Differentiation In Metropolitan Community : The Case Of Kaohsiung City In Taiwan, 1982, Chih-Jen Chen
The Spatial Patterning Of Residential Differentiation In Metropolitan Community : The Case Of Kaohsiung City In Taiwan, 1982, Chih-Jen Chen
Dissertations and Theses
The urban growth process produces a complex socio-geographic division of labor among the component parts of the urban community. During this process, each subarea of the community differentiates from the other parts in its physical and demographic characteristics, becomes specialized functionally and structurally. The spatial patterning of the urban community is the result of this differentiation process.
The Relationship Between Internal Organizational Conflict, Authority Structure, And The Social Environment, Mary Ann Barham
The Relationship Between Internal Organizational Conflict, Authority Structure, And The Social Environment, Mary Ann Barham
Dissertations and Theses
This research seeks to answer the following questions: Do feminist organizations have more internal conflicts than other organizations? And, if so, why?
One Woman, One Child : The Implications Of The One-Child-Family Policy For Chinese Women, Tao Shi
One Woman, One Child : The Implications Of The One-Child-Family Policy For Chinese Women, Tao Shi
Dissertations and Theses
Since few studies have explicitly focused on the impact of China's one-child-family policy on Chinese women, this thesis is designed to explore this aspect. The implication of the policy for both urban and rural women is studied, particularly its influence on women's fertility behavior, labor roles, and on social, health and family status. The focus of the study is to explore the changes of women's lives associated with the one-child-family policy, and advantages and disadvantages, even contradictions the policy has brought to women's lives.