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W.J. Cash: A Life (Book Review), Edward L. Ayers

History Faculty Publications

Review of the book, W.J. Cash: A Life by Bruce Clayton. Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Press, 1991.

Family Resemblance: A Study Of Linguistic Conformity Within Family Systems, Rebecca L. Garnett

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

This thesis reports the results of an empirical study designed to test two hypotheses from the early psychiatric work of C. G. Jung: first, the existence of a "family disposition" toward the word association test (WAT), and second, the theory that there is interference between the "thinking" and the "feeling" functions in an individual's cognitive processing. The experiment involved 52 normal subjects from 15 families, ranging in age from 12 to 65. Subjects were tested using an association instrument adapted from the WAT developed by Jung (Jung, 1973). Response commonalty was examined along several dimensions: identical verbal response, identical category …

Ua66/6/3/1 Biennial Report, Kentucky Gamma, Alpha Epsilon Delta

Student Organizations

Biennial report created by and about the Kentucky Gamma Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta premedical honor society sponsored by WKU Biology.

Acknowledgements, Robert L. Moxley

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Reaching Extension's Clientele: Exploring Patterns Of Preferred Information Channels Among Small Farm Operators, Glenn Israel

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Effective delivery methods are important to the impact of Extension programs. The effectiveness of delivering Extension programs can be increased by matching the information channels used by Extension to those preferred by segments of the clientele. This study explores the preference patterns of clientele for obtaining information. The influence of selected individual and structural characteristics on those patterns also is examined. Data from a mail survey (using the Total Design Method, or TDM) of small farm operators from six counties in Florida indicate that preference patterns vary. The analysis, using confirmatory factor analysis, verified the presence of a lower cost …

Editor's Note, Robert L. Moxley

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Creating Entrepreneurship In Rural Sociology, Rusty Brooks

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Southern rural sociology finds itself at an important political, social, and economic juncture. Given present funding constraints, land grant university faculty working in rural sociology must assume a more entrepreneurial posture if the discipline in to survive the challenges that confront it. The emergence of the importance of policy analysis to the agenda of contemporary southern politics provides a "market window" for rural sociologists to contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of rural sociology in the region and to the present and future quality of life in the South. This paper examines these issues and proposes an entrepreneurial model for …

The Receptivity To Housing Programs In The Rural South, Gladys Shelton, Kenneth Gruber

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Adequate and affordable housing continues to be a serious problem in many rural areas of the Southern United States. This problem has been exacerbated by several major events in the past two decades, including the "population turnaround" in the 1970s, which increased the demand for housing as the number of people living in rural areas increased. The housing affordability crisis then resulted from a spiraling rise in housing costs greater than household annual income and a reduction in federal spending for housing programs. The combined effect of these events suggests local communities must now look more to state level initiatives …

Testing Tdm Modifications With Mail Surveys During A Southern Farm Study: A Research Note, John Ballweg

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Based on data collected during a mail survey of crime and vandalism on farms in a southern state, this study involves a modification of two procedures in the Total Design Method: 1) individually signed cover letters; and 2) replacement questionnaires for the second mailing. While the first procedure was found to have no significant effect on the return rate, the inclusion of replacement questionnaires with the second mailing improved the response rate by a wide margin (more than double the letter-only mailing). The implications of audience type (in this case a farm audience) and other survey design features on response …

Community Attachment: A Research Note Examining The Effects Of Gender, Stephanie Sayers Fowler

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of gender on feelings of community attachment. This is done through the development of a measure of emotional response to a community, which is then tested, using the techniques of confirmatory factor analysis, for gender variation. The data are from a 1985 survey mailed to 1400 residents of four rural North Carolina counties. Responses from 1200 of these residents provide the sample. The author develops a model which focuses not on the well established relationship between satisfaction with service provision and community attachment, but on the relationship between emotional responses …

In Defense Of The Lowly City: Urban Exodus, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"For much of American history, cities have been depicted as centers of sin and corruption. As a result, they have been neglected, ignored, castigated, criticized, shunned and despised by citizens and government alike. Americans just don't like cities."

Credentials: Florida Democratic Party 1991 State Convention Delegate And Honored Guest Credentials, Florida Democratic Party

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Florida Democratic Party 1991 State Convention Delegate and Honored Guest Credentials. Front: Image of the state of Florida with a flag banner twining around the state. Florida Democratic Leadership Campaign 92. Yesterday Today & Tomorrow. Florida Democratic Party 1991 State Convention December 13-15, 1991. Buena Vista Palace Orlando Florida, DELEGATE. Back: Handwritten Edna Saffy Buena Vista Palace Room 773. . Front: Florida Democratic Leadership Campaign 92. Yesterday Today & Tomorrow. Florida Democratic Party 1991 State Convention December 13-15, 1991. Buena Vista Palace Orlando Florida, Honored Guest. Box 10 Folder 7

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Martin, John. Audit: Patsy Judd Says It’s Not a Witch Hunt
• Martin, John. Thomas Meredith Gets Brereton Jones’ Support
• Grundy, Julie. Non-Traditional Students Film’s Stars – The Plight of the Non-Traditional Student
• Poynter, Chris. Storer Cable to Investigate
• Residence Hall Association, Associated Student Government Mailing Asks Parents to Support the Health Service
• Residence Life Should Shape Up – Housing & Residence Life
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Roaches Climbing Pearce-Ford Tower
• Parker, Stephen. Pest Control Story Was One-Sided – Housing & Residence Life
• Baldwin, Paul. Graduation: …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Lawson, Jamie. Homeless Poets Gain Exposure
• Poynter, Chris. Black Resident Assistant Accuses His Boss of Discrimination – Housing & Residence Life, Pearce-Ford Tower, Greg Putnam, Maclynn Scott
• Hannah, Jim. Roaches Bugging Dorm Dwellers – Housing & Residence Life
• Projects Get More than $6 Million – Sponsored Programs
• Stivers, Stephanie. Hubcaps Stolen in Pearce-Ford Tower Parking Lot
• Recycling Efforts Need to Continue – Sustainability
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Big Red Makes Money Recycling
• Cecil, Jerry. Restore Funding of Higher Education
• Schneider, Sandra. Travel Complaint Adds Insult …

Universities Trying To Deal With Diversity In Populations, Kurt Thiede

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

African-Americans, women, and Native Americans all living together in an inclusive society, contributing to each other's knowledge of their individual cultures and diversity. This is pluralism, just one way of dealing with the diversity which is present in virtually every campus across the nation.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald. Vol. 67, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Martin, John. Former Regent Questions Action – Ronald Clark
• Hadley, Kim. Feminists Speak Out – Women’s Alliance of WKU
• Jordan, Keary. Exam Schedule: Abacus Error Causes a Little Confusion
• Stewart, Nikita. Racism Forum: Students Respond
• Governor’s Trusteeship at University of Kentucky No Surprise – Wallace Wilkinson
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Wallace Wilkinson & His Mirror on the Ceiling
• Allen, Stephen. Marijuana is Harmful
• Baldwin, Paul. Parties: Leave Your Lampshades at Home
• Hannah, Jim. A Chance to Feel Like I’m Doing Something Good – Tutoring
• Hadley, …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 1, No. 18, Wku University Relations

WKU Archives Records

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Eison, Sheila. Funds Can Help Research, Travel
• Regents Approve $2.4 Million Cut
• Public Radio Wins
• Enrollment if 15,767
• Overby, Carol. Dr. Carl Hall Wants Competitive Grads
• Student Organizes Non-Traditionals Group on Campus - Students Over Traditional Age, SOTA, David Fields
• Wanted: Hosts for Students

Ua19/16/5 On-Campus Halftime Program, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

On-Campus Halftime Program featuring David Fields, founder of SOTA interviewed by Jeff Younglove.

Fixing Downtown: Now The Hard Part, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Nov. 7, 1991, will not necessarily be labeled a local day of infamy just because Prime Time Live chose to highlight Rhode Island, which some have called the most corrupt state in the country. But if one attended the final presentation of the Providence "charrette" earlier that evening--a summary of ideas and actions designed to revitalize the capital city's downtown--and later watched ABC's depiction of our state--one could certainly call it a day of incongruity."

Voluntary Action On The College Campus - From Theory To Practice, Debra Floerchinger

Higher Education

President and Mrs. Bush committed his administration to the promotion of volunteer service in the President's Inaugural Address in January l989. The "Points of Light Initiative" was announced in June 1989 to advance volunteerism and community service on the national level. This initiative created a foundation to promote these ideals.

Update - December 1991, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

Update

In this issue:

-- The Physician as an Agent of God: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

-- [ Medical Futility: A Value-Dependent Concept ]

Spatial Distribution Of Hispanic Households In Holland, Michigan: 1960-1990, Cynthia J. Longstreet

Masters Theses

This paper examines patterns of Hispanic household concentration and segregation from non-Hispanic households in Holland, Michigan for the decades from 1960 to 1990 with some analysis of 1950 patterns. Household data were obtained from United States census reports and Polk directories, from which location quotients and indices of dissimilarity were calculated for census tracts and census blocks within the study area.

Data showed that most of Holland’s Hispanic households have been found in the three census tracts closest to the central city, but that deconcentration is occurring as more Hispanic families setde in peripheral areas of Holland. Data also indicated …

Recycling: Knowledge, Demographic & Motivational Factors Which Differentiate Behavior, David Ducoff

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study focuses on motivation -Involved in recycling behavior among residents of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Knowledge of recycling and how it was acquired, and the variables of environmental concern, economic incentive and the peer pressure were compared so that behavior could be distinguished that separated recyclers from nonrecyclers. Talcott Parsons' work in action theory and George Homans' work in exchange theory provide the theoretical foundation for my study. The research was approached in a qualitatively based design with interviews of twenty area residents. Demographic factors of age, sex, religious affiliation, church attendance, education and income of respondents were solicited. In …

Ua19/16/5 On-Campus Halftime Program, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

On-Campus Halftime Program featuring John O'Connor head of the United Way Fund Campaign interviewed by Todd Gibbs.

Applications Of Artificial Intelligence/Expert Systems To Sociological Concepts, Darryl Strode

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Social scientists are using Al (Artificial Intelligence) and Expert Systems in a variety of areas. This thesis explores some applications of "intelligent" programs in the field of sociology. These applications include modeling social networks using logic programming and simulating sociological decision-making using small knowledge-based systems. PROLOG and VP-Expert are used as development tools.

In this thesis, PROLOG was used for modeling triads. In this situation, PROLOG was used to define the "actors," the relations between them, and rules governing the existence of transitive and intransitive triads. Users are able to query the knowledge-base about various aspects of this situation. In …

The Criminal Justice System: The Impact Of Legal And Extra-Legal Variables, Sanderson Charles Jeter

Dissertations

This dissertation examines the effect of legal and extra-legal variables on the processing and sentencing outcomes of defendants. The data for this study were extracted from the case files of Kalamazoo (Michigan) County Circuit Court. The sample population is comprised of criminal defendants randomly selected and who were processed in the circuit court from May, 1987 through May, 1988. The statistical procedure applied was cross - tabulation, utilizing a chi-square measure of association. Legal and extra-legal variables independently and collectively have different effects on the processing and sentencing outcomes of defendants. Results indicate that legal variables (e.g., type of crime …

“The Mirror Crack'd": Women As Mothers And Wives In Paternally Incestuous Families, Mary Deyoung

Dissertations

Women often are blamed for paternal incest. Although the notion of women's culpability is repeated so often in the literature that it has all the tranquility of an axiom, few studies have even used these women as subjects. This study sought to remedy that flaw by using as its subjects 20 women from paternally incestuous families. Each participated in an in-depth interview comprised of life history questions, and in a shorter follow-up interview.

The women reported a moderate degree of conflict between their roles as mother and wife. Their strategies for coping with that conflict were categorized according to the …

Ua19/16/5 On-Campus Halftime Program, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

On-Campus Halftime Program featuring Mary Small co-director of the Topperettes dance team interviewed by Todd Gibbs.

Keeping The Pols Honest With Regionalization, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"The New England Governor's Conference will hold a meeting in Hartford on December 6 to address regional economic issues that are common to the six states located in the northeast corner of the country. During that same week, the towns of Warren and Bristol in Rhode Island will hold public sentiment for the sharing of schools in the two towns. As disparate as these two meetings appear to be, there is a commonality of purpose that marks both: regionalism."

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Lawson, Jamie. Private Firms Bidding – Dining Services
• Lyons, Andy & Danny English. Best Feeling I’ve Ever Had – Sean Dollman
• Martin, John. Tight Budget: Tuition Surplus May Cover Most Cuts
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Armes, Anya. Social Work Group Compiles Results – Rape
• Visitation Policy Needs Reviewing – Housing & Residence Life
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Visitation Policy Ends Suitcasing
• Younglove, Jeff. Exhibition Game Good Season Starter – Basketball
• Mullaney, Terry. Intramural Official Responds to Criticism
• Lyda, Trent. Sorority Dorms are Discriminatory – Meredith Hall …