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2011

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Sociology

Stephen F. Austin State University

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

It Takes A Village To Raise A Healthy Child: Collaborative Strategies For Nourishment Of American Youth, Ashley Watkins, Tameika Sanchez Apr 2011

It Takes A Village To Raise A Healthy Child: Collaborative Strategies For Nourishment Of American Youth, Ashley Watkins, Tameika Sanchez

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Latin American Borderlands: Exploring The Favelas Of Rio De Janeiro, Lindsey K. Dodd Apr 2011

Latin American Borderlands: Exploring The Favelas Of Rio De Janeiro, Lindsey K. Dodd

Undergraduate Research Conference

Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil and holds a great amount of the country's new-found wealth gained from the many offshore oil and gas fields that have been discovered over the last fifteen years. It has also been a major point of international discussion in recent months as the world anticipates the 2012 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, both to be held in Rio de Janeiro. However, in the midst of such excitement and economic growth, this city is also home to hundreds of illegal tenement settlements known as favelas. Many of the Brazilians who …


Co-Parenting: Your Marriage May Be Over, But Your Family Is Not, Sarah Guyer Apr 2011

Co-Parenting: Your Marriage May Be Over, But Your Family Is Not, Sarah Guyer

Undergraduate Research Conference

Life after divorce is hard, especially when there are children in the mix. The following are tips and impacts of Co-parenting.


Rural Poverty: Homelessness, Terra M. Oden Apr 2011

Rural Poverty: Homelessness, Terra M. Oden

Undergraduate Research Conference

The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of poverty and homelessness in rural communities in East Texas.