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Chinatown - The Socioeconomic Potential Of An Urban Enclave - Zhou,M, Jimy M. Sanders Jul 1993

Chinatown - The Socioeconomic Potential Of An Urban Enclave - Zhou,M, Jimy M. Sanders

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Adapting To Retention: A Naturalistic Study Revealing The Coping Resources Of Nonpromoted Students And Their Parents, Robbie J. Anderson May 1993

Adapting To Retention: A Naturalistic Study Revealing The Coping Resources Of Nonpromoted Students And Their Parents, Robbie J. Anderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to uncover the feelings and reactions of students and their parents in regard to the nonpromotion experience. Families with children who had been retained at least once in grades one through eight were purposefully selected as units of study from one of four area school systems. A total of 52 family members from 22 family units participated in 46 separate, qualitative interviews. The information collected from the interviews was inductively analyzed. Building upon Schlossberg's theory for human adaptation to transitions, seven factors or coping resources emerged from the data that affected the adaptation of …


The Sociology Of Plants, Julie L. Welch Stuehser Feb 1993

The Sociology Of Plants, Julie L. Welch Stuehser

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

The purpose of this research is to assess the link between plants, people, and performance. Several studies have suggested that plants in a social environment will change the behavior of the people in their vicinity (Relf, 1990, 1992; Bryant, 1992).


Looking Back On Goffman: The Excavation Continues, James J. Chriss Jan 1993

Looking Back On Goffman: The Excavation Continues, James J. Chriss

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

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Durkheim's Cult Of The Individual As Civil Religion: Its Appropriation By Erving Goffman, James J. Chriss Jan 1993

Durkheim's Cult Of The Individual As Civil Religion: Its Appropriation By Erving Goffman, James J. Chriss

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

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