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President Gerald Ford's Impact On United States Foreign Policy From 1974 To 1991, Robert David Clifton Nov 1997

President Gerald Ford's Impact On United States Foreign Policy From 1974 To 1991, Robert David Clifton

Master's Theses

To illustrate President Ford's impact on United States' foreign policy, this thesis looks at his early life, his Congressional career and his brief tenure as Vice President. From there, it focuses on the differences between Ford and President Nixon. The paper looks at their personalities, decision-making styles, and their styles of leadership. Next, it analyzes the major international events that took place during Ford's years in the White House. These events include the fall of South Vietnam and Cambodia, communist intervention in Angola and Ford's dealings with the Soviet Union and The Peoples' Republic of China. Finally, the paper examines …


Group Therapy For Sexually Abused Adolescents : Assessment Of Coping Skills, Negative Beliefs, And Self-Esteem, Kimberly R. Akin Aug 1997

Group Therapy For Sexually Abused Adolescents : Assessment Of Coping Skills, Negative Beliefs, And Self-Esteem, Kimberly R. Akin

Master's Theses

The sexual victimization of children in an increasing crime problem in this country and is now also recognized as a serious mental health issue. It has been estimated that the risk of victimization could be as high as one in ten for boys (Finkelhor, 1979) and one in three for girls (Anderson, Martin, Mullen, Romans, & Herbison, 1993). Girls are eight times as likely as boys to suffer rape (Finkelhor & Dziuba-Leatherman, 1994). Prevalence rates estimate between 15% and 38% of women (Finkelhor, 1984; Herman, 1981) and 6% of men (Finkelhor, 1984) have experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA).

There is …


Implementing Public Policy : The Virginia Comprehensive Community Corrections Act For Local-Responsible Offenders, Tracey L. Jenkins May 1997

Implementing Public Policy : The Virginia Comprehensive Community Corrections Act For Local-Responsible Offenders, Tracey L. Jenkins

Master's Theses

This is a study of how the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) attempted to implement a major crime initiative, the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act (CCCA). The aim is to explain the implementation process in DCJS with reference to organizational models developed by Richard Elmore (1978). A careful analysis of the day-to-day operation and decision-making processes of DCJS, with particular emphasis on the implementation of the CCCA, shows that DCJS normally corresponds with the expectations of the "organizational development" and "bureaucratic process" models described in Elmore's typology of organizations. Still, agencies often must adapt to political and policy changes that …


The Relationships Between Enmeshment, Overprotectiveness, And Anorexia Nervosa Symptoms In College Women, Shannon Mcgoun Jan 1997

The Relationships Between Enmeshment, Overprotectiveness, And Anorexia Nervosa Symptoms In College Women, Shannon Mcgoun

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Having You There Made It Better: The Feminist Emotion Work Of Sexual Assault Crisis Counselors, Caryn Aviv Jan 1997

Having You There Made It Better: The Feminist Emotion Work Of Sexual Assault Crisis Counselors, Caryn Aviv

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Teenage Perceptions Of Death And Dying, Sandy Marks Jan 1997

Teenage Perceptions Of Death And Dying, Sandy Marks

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Therapist Interventions In Marital Therapy With Highly Distressed Couples, Catherine A. Leake Jan 1997

Therapist Interventions In Marital Therapy With Highly Distressed Couples, Catherine A. Leake

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Sociotropy And Autonomy As Moderators Of The Effect Of Negative Life Events On Depression: A Test Of The Congruency Hypothesis, My Hanh T. Nguyen Jan 1997

Sociotropy And Autonomy As Moderators Of The Effect Of Negative Life Events On Depression: A Test Of The Congruency Hypothesis, My Hanh T. Nguyen

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Impact Of An Undergraduate Multicultural Training Skills Program, Scott C. Juarez Jan 1997

Evaluating The Impact Of An Undergraduate Multicultural Training Skills Program, Scott C. Juarez

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Factor Analysis Of The Spiritual Well-Being Scale, And Clinical Utility With Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients, Eric L. Scott Jan 1997

Factor Analysis Of The Spiritual Well-Being Scale, And Clinical Utility With Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients, Eric L. Scott

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Comparative Research Methods: A Case Study Of A Cross-Cultural Health Outreach Project, Aida M. Olkkonen Jan 1997

Comparative Research Methods: A Case Study Of A Cross-Cultural Health Outreach Project, Aida M. Olkkonen

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Promoting The Inclusion Of Psychosocial Factors In Cardiac Rehabilitation, Dawn Elizabeth Newberg Jan 1997

Promoting The Inclusion Of Psychosocial Factors In Cardiac Rehabilitation, Dawn Elizabeth Newberg

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Prevention Of Industrial Accidents And Childhood Injuries: A Meta-Analysis, Julia Trillos Jan 1997

Prevention Of Industrial Accidents And Childhood Injuries: A Meta-Analysis, Julia Trillos

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Depressive Affect And Eating Problems In Adolescent Females: An Assessment Of Direction And Influence Using Longitudinal Data, Laura L. Riggs Jan 1997

Depressive Affect And Eating Problems In Adolescent Females: An Assessment Of Direction And Influence Using Longitudinal Data, Laura L. Riggs

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Longitudinal Study Of Adolescent Victims Of Sexual Abuse And Assault, Laura E. Kenealy Jan 1997

A Longitudinal Study Of Adolescent Victims Of Sexual Abuse And Assault, Laura E. Kenealy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Not Making The Grade: Barriers To Academic Achievement Among African-American Students At Oak Park And River Forest High School, Denise Rose Jan 1997

Not Making The Grade: Barriers To Academic Achievement Among African-American Students At Oak Park And River Forest High School, Denise Rose

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Gender And Power In Demand/Withdraw Patterns Of Marital Interaction, Cheryl L. Stenzel Jan 1997

Gender And Power In Demand/Withdraw Patterns Of Marital Interaction, Cheryl L. Stenzel

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Therapeutic Alliance In Marital Therapy With Highly Distressed Couples, Stephanie A. Ross Jan 1997

The Therapeutic Alliance In Marital Therapy With Highly Distressed Couples, Stephanie A. Ross

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Thursdays At The Torch: The Negotiation Of Non-Monogamous Relationships Among Members Of A Lesbian S/M Community, Lori Harmon Jan 1997

Thursdays At The Torch: The Negotiation Of Non-Monogamous Relationships Among Members Of A Lesbian S/M Community, Lori Harmon

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Perceived Barriers To Career Choice: Relations To Socioeconomic Status And Career Aspirations, Brian A. Altman Jan 1997

Perceived Barriers To Career Choice: Relations To Socioeconomic Status And Career Aspirations, Brian A. Altman

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Reducing Negative Social Stereotypes: An Examination Of Predictive Empathy, Jennifer Rose Sheagren Jan 1997

Reducing Negative Social Stereotypes: An Examination Of Predictive Empathy, Jennifer Rose Sheagren

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


You Can Take On As Much As You Want: Why U.S. Catholic Priests Find Retirement So Satisfying, Jonathon Lee Wiggins Jan 1997

You Can Take On As Much As You Want: Why U.S. Catholic Priests Find Retirement So Satisfying, Jonathon Lee Wiggins

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Covert Processes Of Counselors In-Training At The First Practicum Level: A Pilot Study, Eric P. Johnson Jan 1997

The Covert Processes Of Counselors In-Training At The First Practicum Level: A Pilot Study, Eric P. Johnson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Professionalism And Expertise: A Case Study Of The Occupation Of Physical Therapy, Katherine A. Cermak Jan 1997

Professionalism And Expertise: A Case Study Of The Occupation Of Physical Therapy, Katherine A. Cermak

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Disease Severity And Psychosocial Adjustment In Pre-Adolescents With Spina Bifida, Jennifer Schneider Hommeyer Jan 1997

Disease Severity And Psychosocial Adjustment In Pre-Adolescents With Spina Bifida, Jennifer Schneider Hommeyer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Family Rituals 1960s & 1990s, Angeline Becker Jan 1997

Family Rituals 1960s & 1990s, Angeline Becker

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Support Systems And Adolescent Mothers: Effects On Parent-Child Interaction, Kim Jacobs Jan 1997

Support Systems And Adolescent Mothers: Effects On Parent-Child Interaction, Kim Jacobs

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Development Of Normative Data For The Occupational Stress Inventory Using Fire Fighters, Joseph J. Digiovanni Jan 1997

The Development Of Normative Data For The Occupational Stress Inventory Using Fire Fighters, Joseph J. Digiovanni

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Envelope Perception By The Goldfish, Carassius Auratus, Michael F. Chronopoulos Jan 1997

Envelope Perception By The Goldfish, Carassius Auratus, Michael F. Chronopoulos

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Neuroticism And Interest Differentiation, Eileen B. Mcpartland Jan 1997

The Relationship Between Neuroticism And Interest Differentiation, Eileen B. Mcpartland

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.