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A Faunal Analysis Of Five Woodland Period Archaeological Sites In Southwestern Michigan, Terrance J. Martin Dec 1976

A Faunal Analysis Of Five Woodland Period Archaeological Sites In Southwestern Michigan, Terrance J. Martin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Response Preferences Of Blacks And Roleplaying Whites To Affirmative Action Subscripts In Job Advertisements, David Richard Macdonald Dec 1976

Response Preferences Of Blacks And Roleplaying Whites To Affirmative Action Subscripts In Job Advertisements, David Richard Macdonald

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Validation Of A Test Battery And Biographical Data Used To Select Key-Punch Operators, Michael F. O'Toole Dec 1976

The Validation Of A Test Battery And Biographical Data Used To Select Key-Punch Operators, Michael F. O'Toole

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Extrinsic Reinforcement On Previously Non-Reinforced "Preferred" Play Activities, Tanea Calou Dec 1976

The Effects Of Extrinsic Reinforcement On Previously Non-Reinforced "Preferred" Play Activities, Tanea Calou

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Changing Male Role? An Empirical Analysis, Floyd M. Stallings Dec 1976

The Changing Male Role? An Empirical Analysis, Floyd M. Stallings

Masters Theses

The purpose of this project was threefold: first, to review and critique a body of literature on the male sex role, and specifically the male liberation literature; second, to present a discussion of social psychological concepts pertinent to the topic of the male sex role which are often absent in the literature; and third, to conduct an exploratory study to determine if the behaviors and attitudes of the men interviewed were consistent with the themes expounded in the literature.

An open-ended interview schedule based on themes in the male sex role literature was developed. Thirty middle class, married males between …


Bone Flutes And Whistles From Archaeological Sites In Eastern North America, Katherine Lee Hall Martin Dec 1976

Bone Flutes And Whistles From Archaeological Sites In Eastern North America, Katherine Lee Hall Martin

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to systematically classify perforated bone tubes known as flutes or whistles which had been recovered from archaeological sites in eastern North America. A sample was established from specimens described in the literature and additional specimens examined by the author. Sizeable collections in the Rochester Museum and Science Center in Rochester, New York, and the Ohio State Museum in Columbus, Ohio, were measured and photographed by the author. Specimens were also viewed at the McClung Museum in Knoxville, Tennessee.

A descriptive typology was constructed and spatial-temporal and functional correlations were tested against it. Spatial-temporal factors …


Social Status, Stature, And Pathology At Chucalissa (40sy1), Shelby County, Tennessee, Ronald K. Robinson Dec 1976

Social Status, Stature, And Pathology At Chucalissa (40sy1), Shelby County, Tennessee, Ronald K. Robinson

Masters Theses

Ethnohistoric and archaeological models have been used in making inferences about social interaction and relationships in Mississippian societies. In spite of an increasing awareness of cultural and biological interrelationships in approaching prehistoric societies, there remains a general lack of skeletal studies which have contributed to or supported these inferences.

The purpose of this investigation was to test the hypothesis that socially regulated or defined differences between groups of individuals existed at Chucalissa (40SY1), incorporating both archaeological and skeletal data. The ethnohistoric model of the Natchez social system and Ford's (1974:406) generalization that Mississippian societies were highly stratified due to a …


Powerlessness In America The Underdeveloped Homo-Faber Negro, Glenn Edward Gibson Dec 1976

Powerlessness In America The Underdeveloped Homo-Faber Negro, Glenn Edward Gibson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Stable Baselines For Single-Subject Experiments, Gerard Robert Brost Dec 1976

Stable Baselines For Single-Subject Experiments, Gerard Robert Brost

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Oakland Drive Neighborhood City Of Kalamazoo, Michigan: A Study Of Neighborhood Planning, Karl Francis Freed Dec 1976

The Oakland Drive Neighborhood City Of Kalamazoo, Michigan: A Study Of Neighborhood Planning, Karl Francis Freed

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Signalled And Unsignalled Response-Independent Electric Shock On A Food Reinforced Baseline: The Effects Of Shock Intensity And Reinforcement Shock Pairings, Jose Carlos Simoes Fontes Dec 1976

Signalled And Unsignalled Response-Independent Electric Shock On A Food Reinforced Baseline: The Effects Of Shock Intensity And Reinforcement Shock Pairings, Jose Carlos Simoes Fontes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Self-Reinforcement In The Classroom: Assessing Efficacy, Durability, Prior History And Unmerited Self-Reward, Mark Henry Lewis Dec 1976

Self-Reinforcement In The Classroom: Assessing Efficacy, Durability, Prior History And Unmerited Self-Reward, Mark Henry Lewis

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


On The Analytic Foundations Of Behaviorism, Samuel Yaffe Dec 1976

On The Analytic Foundations Of Behaviorism, Samuel Yaffe

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Opinions Toward Automated Information Retrieval Among Reference Librarians: A National Survey, Danuta A. Nitecki Dec 1976

Opinions Toward Automated Information Retrieval Among Reference Librarians: A National Survey, Danuta A. Nitecki

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to identify opinions among members of the American Library Association (ALA), Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD) toward automated information retrieval services. Specifically, the primary objectives were to identify prevalent viewpoints concerning the role of librarians in relation to such services and to determine the practical needs of the profession to better cope with the new technology. A secondary objective was to experimentally test the effect of two variables on response rate. These variables were perceived prestige of sender and incentive for the respondent.

The survey was a one-shot descriptive research design, involving a …


Behavioral Treatment Of Alcoholism: An Avaluative Review, Kenneth Francis Foti Aug 1976

Behavioral Treatment Of Alcoholism: An Avaluative Review, Kenneth Francis Foti

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Maternal Deprivation And Social Isolation On Later Social Dominance In The Albino Rat, Richard P. Banning Aug 1976

The Effects Of Maternal Deprivation And Social Isolation On Later Social Dominance In The Albino Rat, Richard P. Banning

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Descriptive Study Of Child-Bearing Attitudes Of Harried College Students, 1950 To The Present, Geraldine B. Flowers Aug 1976

A Descriptive Study Of Child-Bearing Attitudes Of Harried College Students, 1950 To The Present, Geraldine B. Flowers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Reduction Of Self-Injurious Behaviors In Retardates Using A Spray Mist, Michael F. Dorsey Aug 1976

Reduction Of Self-Injurious Behaviors In Retardates Using A Spray Mist, Michael F. Dorsey

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Outsider Conceptual Definition And Linkages To Several Psychological Theories, Thomas R. Holmes Aug 1976

The Outsider Conceptual Definition And Linkages To Several Psychological Theories, Thomas R. Holmes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Kalamazoo County Jail Rehabilitation Program, Janice Eileen Grady Aug 1976

An Evaluation Of The Kalamazoo County Jail Rehabilitation Program, Janice Eileen Grady

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Self-Images Of Workers With Physical Disabilities Who Apply For Social Security Disability Benefits, Russell F. Guetschow Aug 1976

An Analysis Of The Self-Images Of Workers With Physical Disabilities Who Apply For Social Security Disability Benefits, Russell F. Guetschow

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Response Preferences To Affirmative Action Statements In Job Advertisements, Milo Anthony Masura Aug 1976

Response Preferences To Affirmative Action Statements In Job Advertisements, Milo Anthony Masura

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Stimulus Properties Of Population Density, Robert Alan Schauerhamer Aug 1976

Stimulus Properties Of Population Density, Robert Alan Schauerhamer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Simulator Training On The Acquisition And Generalization Of Pedestrian Skills In Retarded Persons, Terry J. Page Aug 1976

Effects Of Simulator Training On The Acquisition And Generalization Of Pedestrian Skills In Retarded Persons, Terry J. Page

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Zooarchaeological Analysis Of Vertebrate Remains From Chota-Tanasi, A Historic Cherokee Village In East Tennessee, Arthur E. Bogan Aug 1976

A Zooarchaeological Analysis Of Vertebrate Remains From Chota-Tanasi, A Historic Cherokee Village In East Tennessee, Arthur E. Bogan

Masters Theses

This study involves the examination and analysis of a faunal sample from the historic Overhill Cherokee village of Chota-Tanasi (4MR2-40MR62), Monroe County, Tennessee. A total of 33,385 pieces of bone was examined in an effort to determine which animals were utilized by the Cherokee and the probably importance of each species in the Cherokee diet. Analyses of this material showed that deer, bear, and turkey were the most important animals contributing to the meat diet. Ethnographic and historic sources suggest that the introduction of trade guns may have led to increased exploitation of the bear. Available data indicate that bison …


Religious Broadcasting In America: A Regulatory History And Consideration Of Issues, Gary R. Drum Jun 1976

Religious Broadcasting In America: A Regulatory History And Consideration Of Issues, Gary R. Drum

Masters Theses

The purpose of the research gathered in this thesis was to bring together an ordered history of federal regulation of religious-affiliated broadcast licensees and to consider the issues raised in such regulation.

The work consists of (1) a detailed analysis of the thirty-five sectarian licensees that were in operation during the regulatory period of the Federal Radio Commission from 1927 to 1934; (2) a chronology of cases involving sectarian licensees considered by the Federal Communications Commission from 1934 to 1976; (3) a discussion of landmark cases relating to the issues of private property, limitation of access, freedom of speech, and …


The Morphology Of The Axillary Border Of The Scapula With Special Reference To The Neandertal Problem, Carol B. Dittner Jun 1976

The Morphology Of The Axillary Border Of The Scapula With Special Reference To The Neandertal Problem, Carol B. Dittner

Masters Theses

Controversy concerning Neandertal man’s place in anatomically modern man’s ancestry continues today, 120 years after the discovery of the first Neandertal at Dusseldorf. The major emphasis of this controversy concerns the cranium. In the postcranial material, however, there are two areas which exhibit morphological differences from modern man, all other postcranial features being within the ranges of variation of modern man. These two different postcranial features are: the morphology of the superior pubic ramus of the innominate and the morphology of the axillary border of the scapula. This thesis is concerned with the latter feature.

While the axillary borders of …


Alcoholics In The Mental Hospital: The Effect Of Admission Path, Arthur Anderson Apr 1976

Alcoholics In The Mental Hospital: The Effect Of Admission Path, Arthur Anderson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Behavioral Community Psychology: Encouraging The Community-Based Elderly To Participate In A Nutritious Meal Program, Theodore J. Bunck Apr 1976

Behavioral Community Psychology: Encouraging The Community-Based Elderly To Participate In A Nutritious Meal Program, Theodore J. Bunck

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Shock Intensity On Discriminative Punishment Of Consummatory Licking Behavior In Rats, Jose Gualberto Martins Angerami Apr 1976

The Effects Of Shock Intensity On Discriminative Punishment Of Consummatory Licking Behavior In Rats, Jose Gualberto Martins Angerami

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.