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The Relative Contribution Of Perceived Parental, Science Teacher, And Best Friend Evaluations Of Science Ability On The Self Concept Of Science Ability Held By Eighth Grade Females, Virginia Kemp Fish

Dissertations

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An Extension And Partial Test Of Labeling Theory, Joel H. Henderson

Dissertations

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The Decision- Making Process In Fertility And Family Planning: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Rose Marie T. Franklin

Dissertations

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A Replication Study: The Police And Cynicism, Trenia B. Brown

Masters Theses

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Using A Neighborhood Crime Prevention Program To Reduce Residential Breaking And Entering, Paul H. Selden

Dissertations

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Early Gender-Role Socialization: Possible Consequences For The Older Woman, Marilyn J. Bell

Dissertations

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Narcotics And Violence: An Examination Of The Addict And Non-Addict Offender's Involvement In Certain Types Of Crime, Terrence H. Murphy

Masters Theses

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Changing Women In A Changing Society: A Study Of Emergent Consciousness Of Young Women In The City Of Akhmim In Upper-Egypt, Hoda Fahmy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Role Of Social Sciences In African Development (The Case Of Mali In West Africa), Macouta Dangui Sissoko

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Elderly In A Changing Egyptian Society, Marie Fahim Girgis

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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No Margins: Lake Nasser And The Ecological And Socio-Economic Dislocations Among The Nomads Of The South Eastern Desert - A Policy-Oriented Study, Shahira A Fawzy M Mokhtar

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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A Study Of Organizational Change In The Bear River Valley Cooperative Association 1947-1977, Rahardjo

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The Bear River Valley Co-op Association was described in terms of certain changes that have occurred in its history, and analysis was made of how these changes relate to changes in the degree of local control by officers and members of the organization.

The method used in this study was content analysis of records of the organization. The main sources of data were: The Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the organization for 1947 and 1964, and the minutes of meetings from 1968 to 1977.

The study shows that the Bear River Valley Co-op Association today, as compared to the …

Liberation Vs. The Radical Mystique: A Critique Of Theoretical Humanism As The Ground For Emancipatory Sociology, Aisha I Sabri

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Development Of A Grassroots Citizen Action Organization, Mary Runge

Dissertations and Theses

The primary purpose of this study is to develop a model community organizing plan for persons wishing to establish a grassroots citizen action organization. Existential in nature, this model will be geared toward easy and practical application, i.e. a "cookbook" approach to the process of organizing a citizen action organization. A secondary purpose of this study is to provide students and beginning community organizers with a basic theoretical and historical orientation by which to understand the field of community organization.

An Exploratory Analysis Of Participation In The Laetrile Movement, Yvonne M. Vissing

Masters Theses

Chapter I

The Problem and Its Background

The Purpose

The purpose of this thesis is to examine factors leading individuals to participate in the laetrile movement. Laetrile, a substance obtained from a variety of foods including apricot kernels, has been termed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be both ineffective in the treatment of cancer, and even dangerous when taken in large amounts. Even so, over 50,000 people in the United States are estimated to use this substance for the control and prevention of cancer. They do so without the support of the orthodox medical profession, and may …

Entry Into Science: The Effect Of Parental Evaluations On Sons And Daughters, Donna M. Kaminski

Dissertations

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Awareness And Usage Of Community Mental Health Services By Chicanos: The Effect Of Assimilation And Social Stratification, Fernando Munoz

Masters Theses

This is a study of the utilization of community mental health services by the Chicano population in a Western Michigan community. As members of the second largest ethnic minority group in the United States, the Chicanos are faced with many of the same social ills that plague other minorities. Discrimination, benign neglect, oppression, exclusion by institutions, poverty, high crime rate, alcoholism, physical and emotional disorder, and social disorganization are part of the everyday world of the Chicano. The inherent cultural vehicles, which Chicano culture uses in order to deal with the stresses associated with these social pathologies, will be explored. …

Age And Attitude Similarity-Dissimilarity As Determinants Of Task-Related Attraction, Sharon Fange Von Montry

Masters Theses

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Sex Differences In Political Efficacy, 1974, Carol E. Higgins

Sociology ETDs

In a secondary analysis of data from The CPS 1974 American National Election Study the effects of sex on sense of political efficacy were tested. High political efficacy was defined by disagreement with the statement, ''Sometimes politics and government seem so complicated that a person like me can't really understand what is going on.” In the overall sample men were somewhat more likely than women to exhibit high political efficacy. Single controls for education, employment, occupational rank, presence of children in the home and their ages when they are present, region, social class, respondent age, and marital status generally revealed …

The Effects Of Status Discrepancy On Organizational Commitment And Goal Preference: The Case Of Korean Congregations In Chicago, Yoon M. Lee

Master's Theses

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Interorganizational Influences: A Multi-Dimensional Approach, James Lucas

Master's Theses

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Organizational Climate, Job Satisfaction And Professionalism In An Emerging Professional Group: Rehabilitation Counselors, Helen Lavan

Dissertations

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A Sociological Study Of The Needs Of The Elderly In A Subarea Of Hampton, Virginia, Dale Purnell Yeatts

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Career Determinants Within A Denominational Organization: The Missouri Lutheran Minister, James Bernard Wirth

Dissertations

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Occupational Socialization In Two Service Organizations, Doniel E. Weil

Honors Papers

This paper is an exploration of some of the processes involved in the creation and maintenance of a shared occupational identity among individuals in organizations. Though focusing specifically on police officers and high school teachers, through this I hope to raise some broader issues concerning the traditional view of "occupational socialization" and "occupations in organizations" in the sociological literature.

An Evaluation Of Four Support Groups For Widows In The Boston Area, Susan N. Scherr

Theses Digitization Project

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A Comparative Study Of The Resettlement Status Of Indochinese Refugees In Portland, Rosalynn R. Ringor, Chareundi Van-Si, Steven Hernandez

Dissertations and Theses

This study sought to explore the resettlement of Indochinese refugees to their new life in Portland, Oregon. Three basic areas were under consideration. The first area dealt with demographic data: who are the refugees and what are their pasts? The second area focused on aspects of successful resettlement: what do refugees seek in order to consider themselves successfully resettled, and how do their ideas of successful resettlement collate with their present state of resettlement? The third area dealt with the effectiveness of resettlement programs: how have various assistance programs been helpful to the refugees, and are the refugees aware of …

Long-Term Effects Of Rape : A Literature Review And Exploratory Questionnaire, Kathleen June Elsner

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this practicum is to give impetus to the exploration and delineation of long-range effects of a rape experience. This will be accomplished in the following manner: (1) a literature review to (a) review what reactions are known; (b) discuss which response patterns to the crisis may exist; and (c) which issues rape victims express as being difficult or of concern in their adjustment. The literature review will be in Chapter II. (2) Designing a research instrument or questionnaire that can be administered to victims at least one year after the rape. The purpose of the questionnaire is …

Parental Perceptions Of Behavioral Changes In Children Following Divorce, Kenneth W. Bork

Dissertations and Theses

This research was undertaken primarily to describe the parental perceptions of the effects of divorce upon the children age eighteen or younger of the first married couples filing for divorce in Clackamas County, Oregon during 1975.

A Validation Study Of The Family Environment Scale: Family Incongruence Score, Linda Joanne Neale

Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated the validity of the family incongruence score, a statistic which quantifies the discrepancies between family members' perceptions of their family system using answers given on the Family Environment Scale. Based on findings concerning incongruence in other environments, it was hypothesized that high family incongruence scores would be associated with more problems in the family system.