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The Changing Faces Of New Hampshire: Recent Demographic Trends In The Granite State, Kenneth M. Johnson
The Changing Faces Of New Hampshire: Recent Demographic Trends In The Granite State, Kenneth M. Johnson
Carsey School of Public Policy
New Hampshire, with a total population of 1.3 million, gained 79,000 residents between 2000 and 2006. Most of this growth (51,000 residents) came from migration. The migration also brought economic gains: New Hampshire gained at least $1.4 billion in income from migration between 2001 and 2005, and households moving in earned nearly $9,000 more than those leaving.
Ski Areas, Weather And Climate: Time Series Models For New England Case Studies, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Cliff Brown, Barry D. Keim
Ski Areas, Weather And Climate: Time Series Models For New England Case Studies, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Cliff Brown, Barry D. Keim
Sociology
Wintertime warming trends experienced in recent decades, and predicted to increase in the future, present serious challenges for ski areas and whole regions that depend on winter tourism. Most research on this topic examines past or future climate-change impacts at yearly to decadal resolution, to obtain a perspective on climate-change impacts. We focus instead on local-scale impacts of climate variability, using detailed daily data from two individual ski areas. Our analysis fits ARMAX (autoregressive moving average with exogenous variables) time series models that predict day-to-day variations in skier attendance from a combination of mountain and urban weather, snow cover and …
The Original Understanding Of The New Hampshire Constitution’S Education Clause, Edward C. Mosca
The Original Understanding Of The New Hampshire Constitution’S Education Clause, Edward C. Mosca
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “In 1993, the New Hampshire Supreme Court held that “part II, article 83 [of the state constitution] imposes a duty on the State to provide a constitutionally adequate education to every educable child in the public schools in New Hampshire and to guarantee adequate funding,” and that this duty is enforceable by the judiciary. This decision, known as Claremont I, was the wellspring of a line of decisions that has radically changed both the manner in which public education is funded in New Hampshire and the respective roles of the judicial branch and the representative branches in formulating education …
Sold Downstream: Free Speech, Fair Use, And Anti-Circumvention Law, R. Terry Parker
Sold Downstream: Free Speech, Fair Use, And Anti-Circumvention Law, R. Terry Parker
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “Here’s a hypo. Living in Asia, I purchased a shameful amount of music and movies, all legit purchases through reputable stores, HMV and Tower Records, but little of which will get reissued. I wanted to preserve my collection but software in the discs prevented me from ripping backup copies to my computer. Lacking the technological savvy to get around this software myself, I purchased and used a product to help me circumvent these controls. Discuss.
Courts agree that copying the music and movies here is infringement but that fair use may provide a defense. However, courts do not agree …
Climate, Fishery And Society Interactions: Observations From The North Atlantic., Lawrence C. Hamilton
Climate, Fishery And Society Interactions: Observations From The North Atlantic., Lawrence C. Hamilton
Sociology
Interdisciplinary studies comparing fisheries-dependent regions across the North Atlantic find a number of broad patterns. Large ecological shifts, disastrous to historical fisheries, have resulted when unfavorable climatic events occur atop overfishing. The "teleconnections" linking fisheries crises across long distances include human technology and markets, as well as climate or migratory fish species. Overfishing and climate-driven changes have led to a shift downwards in trophic levels of fisheries takes in some ecosystems, from dominance by bony fish to crustaceans. Fishing societies adapt to new ecological conditions through social reorganization that have benefited some people and places, while leaving others behind. Characteristic …
The State Of Working New Hampshire 2007, Allison Churilla
The State Of Working New Hampshire 2007, Allison Churilla
Carsey School of Public Policy
The author of this annual update on the state's workforce finds that wage growth in the state has not kept up with the rising cost of living in New Hampshire. This negative impact exists despite the state's low unemployment rates and high labor force participation rates. This brief was prepared in cooperation with the Economic Policy Institute.
Toward Understanding The Human Dimensions Of The Rapidly Changing Arctic System: Insights And Approaches From Five Harc Projects, Henry P. Huntington, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Craig Nicolson, Ronald Brunner, Amanda Lynch, Astrid E. J. Oglivie, Alexey Voinov
Toward Understanding The Human Dimensions Of The Rapidly Changing Arctic System: Insights And Approaches From Five Harc Projects, Henry P. Huntington, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Craig Nicolson, Ronald Brunner, Amanda Lynch, Astrid E. J. Oglivie, Alexey Voinov
Sociology
Human dimensions research focuses on the interrelationships between humans and the environment. To date, human dimensions research in arctic regions has concentrated primarily on local events and contexts. As such, it complements analysis elsewhere of adaptation and sustainable development within broad institutional, social, and environmental contexts. This paper reviews five projects from the Human Dimensions of the Arctic System (HARC) initiative, established by the US National Science Foundation in 1997. Common themes and findings are highlighted: climatic variations or change affect societies through interactions with human activities; population dynamics provide key quantitative indicators of social impacts and well being; and …
Which Sexual Abuse Victims Receive A Forensic Medical Examination? : The Impact Of Children's Advocacy Centers, Wendy A. Walsh, Theodore P. Cross, Lisa M. Jones, Monique Simone, David Kolko
Which Sexual Abuse Victims Receive A Forensic Medical Examination? : The Impact Of Children's Advocacy Centers, Wendy A. Walsh, Theodore P. Cross, Lisa M. Jones, Monique Simone, David Kolko
Sociology
Abstract
Objective
This study examines the impact of Children's Advocacy Centers (CAC) and other factors, such as the child's age, alleged penetration, and injury on the use of forensic medical examinations as part of the response to reported child sexual abuse.
Methods
This analysis is part of a quasi-experimental study, the Multi-Site Evaluation of Children's Advocacy Centers, which evaluated four CACs relative to within-state non-CAC comparison communities. Case abstractors collected data on forensic medical exams in 1,220 child sexual abuse cases through review of case records.
Results
Suspected sexual abuse victims at CACs were two times more likely to have …
Eitc Is Vital For Working-Poor Families In Rural America, William P. Colnes, Elizabeth Kneebone
Eitc Is Vital For Working-Poor Families In Rural America, William P. Colnes, Elizabeth Kneebone
Carsey School of Public Policy
In the 2004 tax year, tax filers claimed almost $40 billion through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), making the EITC one of the largest federal programs that provides cash supports to low-income working families in the United States. The EITC is especially important to rural families throughout the United States. Among poor and near-poor families, those in rural areas are more likely to be working, and they are more likely to be working in low-wage jobs.
Employment Rates Higher Among Rural Mothers Than Urban Mothers, Kristin Smith
Employment Rates Higher Among Rural Mothers Than Urban Mothers, Kristin Smith
Carsey School of Public Policy
As men's jobs in traditional rural industries, such as agriculture, natural resource extraction, and manufacturing disappear due to restructuring of rural labor markets, the survival of the family increasingly depends on women's waged labor. Rural mothers with children under age 6 have higher employment rates than their urban counterparts but have higher poverty rates, lower wages, and lower family income, placing rural mothers and their children in a more economically vulnerable situation than urban mothers.
Rural America In The 21st Century: Perspectives From The Field , Andrea Colnes, Curt D. Grimm, Amy Seif Hattan, Nena F. Stracuzzi
Rural America In The 21st Century: Perspectives From The Field , Andrea Colnes, Curt D. Grimm, Amy Seif Hattan, Nena F. Stracuzzi
Carsey School of Public Policy
Rural America in the twenty-first century must develop new relationships and new ways of doing things to ensure an economically prosperous, socially just, and environmentally healthy future. Tapping into the resourcefulness and creativity of rural people will be essential in addressing this challenge. However, they cannot do it alone. Rural communities need critical infrastructure, investment, capital, and services. The overlapping forces shaping rural America–demographic transitions, economic changes, the legacy of chronic underinvestment in community institutions, and environmental factors—present challenges and opportunities. With the voices and strategies of rural Americans in hand, the Rural Assembly can now move forward toward this …
New Faces At The Polls In The New Hampshire Presidential Primary, Kenneth M. Johnson
New Faces At The Polls In The New Hampshire Presidential Primary, Kenneth M. Johnson
Carsey School of Public Policy
New Hampshire prides itself on its first-in-the-nation status, but with changing demographics and significant migration in and out of the state, the winner of the New Hampshire Primary was anyone's guess.
Rural Soldiers Continue To Account For Disproportionately High Share Of U.S. Casualties In Iraq And Afghanistan, William P. O'Hare, Bill Bishop
Rural Soldiers Continue To Account For Disproportionately High Share Of U.S. Casualties In Iraq And Afghanistan, William P. O'Hare, Bill Bishop
Carsey School of Public Policy
When the nation goes to war, all Americans are expected to make sacrifices. Today's rural Americans, however, have fewer job opportunities within their communities, and are joining the military at higher rates. In turn, rural communities are facing military losses in disproportionate numbers to their urban counterparts.
Civil Disobedience And The Necessity Defense, John Alan Cohan
Civil Disobedience And The Necessity Defense, John Alan Cohan
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “This article will first examine the nature of civil disobedience, and distinguish between direct and indirect civil disobedience. Part II highlights some historical examples of civil disobedience. Part IV then examines the principles of the necessity defense, analyzing each of the elements that make up the defense, illustrated with cases on point. Next, Part V will turn to an analysis of several abortion-protest cases that raise issues different from other types of civil disobedience cases. Part VI then will examine Viet Nam era civil disobedience cases. Following that, Part VIII will explore a unique defense known as the Nuremberg …
Child Poverty High In Rural America, William P. O'Hare, Sarah Savage
Child Poverty High In Rural America, William P. O'Hare, Sarah Savage
Carsey School of Public Policy
On August 28, 2007, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey show that 22 percent of rural children are living in poverty, up from 19 percent in 2000. On average, rates are highest in the nonmetropolitan South (27 percent) and have climbed the most in the nonmetropolitan Midwest (by 3.9 percentage points).
Caring For America’S Aging Population: A Profile Of The Direct-Care Workforce, Kristin E. Smith, Reagan A. Baughman
Caring For America’S Aging Population: A Profile Of The Direct-Care Workforce, Kristin E. Smith, Reagan A. Baughman
Sociology
Direct-care workers constitute a low-wage, high-turnover workforce with low levels of health insurance; taking these characteristics into account guides the challenge of how to deal with the growing demand for long-term care by an aging U.S. population.
The Changing Spatial Concentration Of America's Rural Poor Population, Daniel T. Lichter, Kenneth M. Johnson
The Changing Spatial Concentration Of America's Rural Poor Population, Daniel T. Lichter, Kenneth M. Johnson
Sociology
This paper documents changing patterns of concentrated poverty in nonmetro areas. Data from the Decennial U.S. Census Summary Files show that poverty rates—both overall and for children—declined more rapidly in nonmetro than metro counties in the 1990s. The 1990s also brought large reductions in the number of high-poverty nonmetro counties and declines in the share of rural people, including rural poor people, who were living in them. This suggests that America's rural pockets of poverty may be “drying up” and that spatial inequality in nonmetro America declined over the 1990s, at least at the county level. On a less optimistic …
Food Stamp And School Lunch Programs Alleviate Food Insecurity In Rural America, Kristin Smith, Sarah Savage
Food Stamp And School Lunch Programs Alleviate Food Insecurity In Rural America, Kristin Smith, Sarah Savage
Carsey School of Public Policy
The Food Stamp and the School Lunch Programs play a vital role in helping poor, rural Americans obtain a more nutritious diet and alleviate food insecurity and hunger. This fact sheet looks at the extent to which rural America depends on these programs and describes characteristics of beneficiaries of these federal nutrition assistance programs.
Low Wages Prevalent In Direct Care And Child Care Workforce, Kristin Smith, Reagan A. Baughman
Low Wages Prevalent In Direct Care And Child Care Workforce, Kristin Smith, Reagan A. Baughman
Carsey School of Public Policy
The large-scale movement of women into the paid labor market has brought sweeping change into family life and also in who cares for the elderly and children. This brief studies workers in two low wage, predominantly female care-giving occupations plagued with high turnover, direct care workers and child care workers. It provides a better understanding of how they fare when compared with other female workers and discusses factors that contribute to their continued employment.
Online Mental Health Treatment: Concerns And Considerations, Melissa Wells, Kimberly J. Mitchell, David Finkelhor, Kathryn Becker-Blease
Online Mental Health Treatment: Concerns And Considerations, Melissa Wells, Kimberly J. Mitchell, David Finkelhor, Kathryn Becker-Blease
Social Work
Concerns and considerations have emerged as mental health professionals contemplate the provision of mental health treatment over the Internet. This paper identifies perceptions of online mental health treatment among a national sample of 2,098 social workers, psychologists, and other professionals. These professionals were unlikely to provide online mental health treatment, although some used the Internet as an adjunct to clinical practice. They noted specific concerns related to the provision of mental health treatment online, including confidentiality of client information and liability issues. We explore these issues and discuss implications for professionals who provide mental health treatment.
Rural Children Increasingly Rely On Medicaid And State Child Health Insurance Programs For Medical Care, William P. O'Hare
Rural Children Increasingly Rely On Medicaid And State Child Health Insurance Programs For Medical Care, William P. O'Hare
Carsey School of Public Policy
Despite a flurry of reports on health insurance coverage for children, virtually none of them have examined the unique situation of rural families where one-fifth of all the nation's poor children live. This brief takes an in-depth look at the health insurance programs, such as SCHIP and Medicaid, which rural children rely on for medical care.
Comm-Entary, Spring 2007 - Full Issue
Comm-Entary, Spring 2007 - Full Issue
Comm-entary
In this issue:
The Influence of Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" on Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" by Nick Miale
War Justification Rhetoric of President George W. Bush by Anna Pape
Rhetorical Analysis of Thomas E. Franklin's "Ground Zero Spirit" as an Iconic Photograph by Janet Lang
Verbal Depiction of the Visual: The Confederate Monument at Shiloh National Military Park by Dalisa Carpenter
A Scene Function Model Analysis of Television's Cult Hit "Lost" by Adam-Scott Donovan
Superman Goes to War: Heroes, Enemies, and the Manipulation of Perception by Michael Soha
The Pursuit of Equal …
Well Child Health Care In Wales: A Change Of Setting, A Shift Of Power, Jennifer Herman
Well Child Health Care In Wales: A Change Of Setting, A Shift Of Power, Jennifer Herman
Inquiry Journal 2007
No abstract provided.
The Only Differences Are The Words And The Sounds: Register Variation In Modern Written Icelandic, Jim Wood
The Only Differences Are The Words And The Sounds: Register Variation In Modern Written Icelandic, Jim Wood
Inquiry Journal 2007
No abstract provided.
Understanding Macbeth: A Returning Soldier, Christy Clothier
Understanding Macbeth: A Returning Soldier, Christy Clothier
Inquiry Journal 2007
No abstract provided.
New England Has The Highest Increase In Income Disparity In The Nation, Ross Gittell, Jason Rudokas
New England Has The Highest Increase In Income Disparity In The Nation, Ross Gittell, Jason Rudokas
Carsey School of Public Policy
Income inequality in New England is rising at the highest rate in the nation, this brief finds. Between 1989 and 2004, the region experienced the largest increase in income inequality in the country, due to both growth among top earners and the hollowing out of the middle class caused by significant changes in the nation's economy.
Quince Años: The Transition To Womanhood In Puerto Rican Culture, Laura Louise Plummer
Quince Años: The Transition To Womanhood In Puerto Rican Culture, Laura Louise Plummer
Inquiry Journal 2007
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Of The Maya And Teotihuacan: A Mesoamerican Mystery, Keith Ferguson
The Relationship Of The Maya And Teotihuacan: A Mesoamerican Mystery, Keith Ferguson
Inquiry Journal 2007
No abstract provided.
An Alumnus’ Reflection, Aaron Tomich
The Myth Of Technological Progress, Patrick Ryan
The Myth Of Technological Progress, Patrick Ryan
Inquiry Journal 2007
No abstract provided.