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Articles 511 - 538 of 538
Full-Text Articles in Sociology
The Effects Of Exposure To Female Role Models On Female Career Self-Efficacy For Perceived Male-Dominated Occupations, Beverly Jean Hines
The Effects Of Exposure To Female Role Models On Female Career Self-Efficacy For Perceived Male-Dominated Occupations, Beverly Jean Hines
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Images Of Ethnicity In Pornography, Robin Rhodes Campbell
Images Of Ethnicity In Pornography, Robin Rhodes Campbell
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of The Frequency Of Parental Visiting On The Length Of Placement Of Children In Short Term Foster Care, Sheila B. Yeager
The Effect Of The Frequency Of Parental Visiting On The Length Of Placement Of Children In Short Term Foster Care, Sheila B. Yeager
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Motherhood And Crime, Dorothy E. Roberts
Motherhood And Crime, Dorothy E. Roberts
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Developmental Appropriateness Of Kindergarten Programs And Academic Outcomes In First Grade, Diane C. Burts, Craig H. Hart, Rosalind Charlesworth, Michele Dewolf, Jeanette Ray, Karen Manuel, Pamela O. Fleege
Developmental Appropriateness Of Kindergarten Programs And Academic Outcomes In First Grade, Diane C. Burts, Craig H. Hart, Rosalind Charlesworth, Michele Dewolf, Jeanette Ray, Karen Manuel, Pamela O. Fleege
Faculty Publications
This study explored the relationship between the developmental appropriateness of kindergarten classroom instruction and first-grade report card grade overall averages and average in reading, language, spelling, math, science, and social studies. the interactive roles that gender, SES, and kindergarten classroom type play in children's later achievement were also examined. The sample consisted of 166 first-grade children who had attended kindergarten classrooms with teaching practices identified as predominately developmentally appropriate or developmentally inappropriate. Findings indicated that first-graders from more appropriate kindergarten classrooms had higher reading averages than children from less appropriate kindergarten classrooms. Females had higher overall and subject area averages …
Stigmatization Of Divorced Persons: Effects Of Multiple Divorce And Gender, Melissa Delores Willers
Stigmatization Of Divorced Persons: Effects Of Multiple Divorce And Gender, Melissa Delores Willers
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Mexican-American Youth: Alcohol Abuse And Network Patterns, Sandra Marie Magaña
Mexican-American Youth: Alcohol Abuse And Network Patterns, Sandra Marie Magaña
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Fifth Amendment--Substantial Exculpatory Evidence, Prosecutorial Misconduct And Grand Jury Proceedings: A Broadening Of Prosecutorial Discretion, Gregory W. Bowman
Fifth Amendment--Substantial Exculpatory Evidence, Prosecutorial Misconduct And Grand Jury Proceedings: A Broadening Of Prosecutorial Discretion, Gregory W. Bowman
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Dismantling Stereotypes: Interracial Friendships In Meridian And A Mother And Two Daughters, Suzanne W. Jones
Dismantling Stereotypes: Interracial Friendships In Meridian And A Mother And Two Daughters, Suzanne W. Jones
English Faculty Publications
When pondered together, these mediations on difference raise some perplexing questions. How do we discover a shared humanity without erasing difference? How do we use difference to enrich our vision if we fear it? How can we come to understand difference differently? When Zora Neale Hurston wrote "What White Publishers Won't Print" in 1950 before the civil rights movement began, she believed literature could help reduce white prejudice by proving blacks to be "just like everybody else" (171). When Audre Lorde called for new patterns of relating across differences at Amherst College in 1980, she ended her powerful plea with …
The Measurement Of Effective Parenting In Native Communities, Adje Van De Sande
The Measurement Of Effective Parenting In Native Communities, Adje Van De Sande
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
In Native communities across North America, there are initiatives currently being taken by Native people to develop culturally relevant child welfare programs to deal with the problems of child maltreatment. One example of such a program is Cherish the Children, a training program developed by the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Centre to teach “parenting skills to Indian mothers with young children” (Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, 1988). It was developed by Anishnabe (Ojibway) people and encourages Anishnabe parents to return to “the old ways” of parenting. The purpose of this study was to develop a culturally-sensitive instrument that would measure …
An Analysis Of Early Marital Adjustment: The Role Of Narcissism, Cognitive, And Family Systems Variables, Larry Stephen Armstrong
An Analysis Of Early Marital Adjustment: The Role Of Narcissism, Cognitive, And Family Systems Variables, Larry Stephen Armstrong
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to explore the relevance of both intrapsychic and family systems variables for the early marital adjustment of 71 couples in their twenties at the time of marriage, who were married in two central Virginia localities. The intrapsychic variables included subjects' marital locus of control and both subjects' and subjects' spouses' levels of narcissism. The family systems variables included six factors which have been found to be correlated with early marital adjustment. Three of these six factors were: (1) whether the couple married within a year of a significant loss; (2) whether either spouse reported …
Responsibility As A Factor In Adjustment For Siblings Of Children With Retardation, Victoria Boccelli Damiani
Responsibility As A Factor In Adjustment For Siblings Of Children With Retardation, Victoria Boccelli Damiani
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Forty mothers of children with retardation and forty-one mothers of children without disabilities rated their nondisabled children on levels of in-home responsibility and psychological adjustment. Siblings of children with retardation were found to show significantly more difficulty in psychological adjustment but not more in-home responsibility. Mean scores on ratings of psychological adjustment were in the normal range for both groups. There was no relationship between the degree of responsibility the sibling had in the home and the degree of psychological difficulty. Girls in both groups had significantly more responsibility than boys. Mothers of children with disabilities did not report closer …
The Commuters' Alma Mater: Profiles Of College Student Experiences At A Commuter Institution, Tisa Ann Mason
The Commuters' Alma Mater: Profiles Of College Student Experiences At A Commuter Institution, Tisa Ann Mason
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Writers have criticized the literature on college student involvement as being biased, starting from the premise that the residential experience is the normative one, and have called for a reexamination of the concept of student involvement. Thus in response to that need, this study explored the concept of student involvement from commuter college students' perspectives.;Focused on both Astin's theory of student involvement and Pace's work on quality of effort, it was hypothesized that there were differences between highly involved commuter college students and commuter college students who were minimally involved in the college experience. Since student involvement has both quantitative …
The Effects Of Social Skills Training On The Prevention Of Perceived Stress, Depression, And Social Anxiety Of Taiwanese Graduate Students In The United States, Li-An Kuo
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an Banduraian-based group social skills training in the prevention of stress, depression, and social anxiety of Taiwanese graduate students in the U.S.;The subjects of this study were 60 Taiwanese students recruited at four seminars sponsored by the Taiwan Ministry of Education, which aimed to prepare students for future overseas study. Thirty subjects were randomly assigned to the experimental condition and were trained with social skills before they left for U.S. The other thirty subjects were assigned to the control group without any treatment.;It was hypothesized that: (1) There would …
The Relationship Between Selected Personality Factors And The Resolution Of Certain Eriksonian Stages In A Group Of Female Elders, Katherine Beale Coates
The Relationship Between Selected Personality Factors And The Resolution Of Certain Eriksonian Stages In A Group Of Female Elders, Katherine Beale Coates
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
This study focused on female elders living in age-segregated communities. It investigated the direction and strength of the relationship of Openness to Experience and Neuroticism to the resolution of Erik Erikson's Trust and Integrity stages, and to a Total Resolution score. The 62 volunteer subjects, age 67 to 99, lived in eleven retirement and/or assisted care facilities in Richmond, Virginia.;Personality domains were measured by the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI). The Measures of Psychosocial Development (MPD), an instrument based on Erikson's theories, was used to assess resolution.;It was hypothesized that Openness to Experience would show a significant positive correlation with each …
Organizations And Attitudes In The Local Economic Development Process: A Case Study Of The West Parry Sound Area (Ontario), Darin Gregory Tucci
Organizations And Attitudes In The Local Economic Development Process: A Case Study Of The West Parry Sound Area (Ontario), Darin Gregory Tucci
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
The purpose of this study is to further our understanding of the obstacles and catalysts to the local economic development (LED) process. The central issues under examination deal with multi-community and multi-organization integration at the subregional level. These issues are explored though a case study of West Parry Sound Area (WPSA). The difficulties associated with integration and the differences among member municipalities and organizations were evaluated in two ways. First, the agencies involved in the WSPA LED process were examined to assess the organizational structure resulting from overlapping objectives and representatives. Second, the attitudes of key actors within these agencies …
Behavior Modificatioon Unit Study, Jo Ann Cotten
Behavior Modificatioon Unit Study, Jo Ann Cotten
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Gender And Self-Care In Undergraduate University Students: A Qualitative Study, Anne Johnston Munroe
Gender And Self-Care In Undergraduate University Students: A Qualitative Study, Anne Johnston Munroe
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Although there has been more interest in home health care, self-care, or "lay" initiatives in health care in recent years, most research is from the perspective of the researcher. The researcher names and defines the important issues and also generally makes use of structured questionnaires that force responses into predetermined categories. My research project was a departure from this approach. Grounded in the interpretive paradigm, this research sought to better understand the ways in which men and women experience their physical and mental health and the methods they employ to augment or maintain their health. Another purpose of the research …
An Evaluation Of Ethnic Differences In Responses To An Adult Abuse Risk Factor Questionnaire, Janet Hawkins
An Evaluation Of Ethnic Differences In Responses To An Adult Abuse Risk Factor Questionnaire, Janet Hawkins
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
College Students' Beliefs In Sexual Myths, Gloria Ramona Meltzer
College Students' Beliefs In Sexual Myths, Gloria Ramona Meltzer
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Sexual Abuse As A Determinant Of Female Amphetamine Abuse, Diane Hutt Anderson
Sexual Abuse As A Determinant Of Female Amphetamine Abuse, Diane Hutt Anderson
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Professional Training And Attributions Of Blame For Sex Offenses And Other Crimes, Florence Kristen Super
Professional Training And Attributions Of Blame For Sex Offenses And Other Crimes, Florence Kristen Super
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Voluntary Consent To Police Searches: A Result Of The Foot-In-The-Door Technique, Julie E. Howe
Voluntary Consent To Police Searches: A Result Of The Foot-In-The-Door Technique, Julie E. Howe
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
A New Framework For Investigating Cognitive Sex Differences, Tiffany Marie Wright
A New Framework For Investigating Cognitive Sex Differences, Tiffany Marie Wright
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
A Comparison Of Minority And Non-Minority Engineering Students On Selected Personality And Program Variables, Thomas Mercer Collier Jr.
A Comparison Of Minority And Non-Minority Engineering Students On Selected Personality And Program Variables, Thomas Mercer Collier Jr.
Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there are common characteristics associated with 226 Hispanic, African American, and White engineering students who persist at predominantly White colleges and universities. A personality profile of minority and non-minority engineering students was developed. Information regarding factors influencing choice of major, university, study, work and extracurricular involvement, possible reasons for withdrawal from college, awareness and satisfaction with student support services and selected academic courses was also compiled. Components of Minority Engineering Programs (MEPs) which are most used or valued by minority engineering students were identified.
Analysis of Variance identified four of the …
Of Diagnoses And Discrimination: Discriminatory Nontreatment Of Infants With Hiv Infection, Mary Crossley
Of Diagnoses And Discrimination: Discriminatory Nontreatment Of Infants With Hiv Infection, Mary Crossley
Articles
Evidence of physician attitudes favoring the withholding of needed medical treatment from infants infected with HIV compels a reassessment of the applicability and adequacy of existing law in dealing with selective nontreatment. Although we can hope to have learned some lessons from the Baby Doe controversy of the mid-1980s, whether the legislation emerging from that controversy, the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, has ever adequately dealt with the problem of nontreatment remains far from clear. Today, the medical and social characteristics of most infants infected with HIV introduce new variables into our assessment of that legislation. At stake are the …
Social Theory As Habitus, Rogers Brubaker
Women In East Germany: From State Socialism To Capitalist Welfare State, Marilyn Rueschemeyer
Women In East Germany: From State Socialism To Capitalist Welfare State, Marilyn Rueschemeyer
Marilyn Rueschemeyer
No abstract provided.