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Explorations In The Institutionalization Of Juvenile Delinquency , Edmund W. Vaz

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

The Women's Liberation Movement And Identity Change : An Urban Pilot Study, Molly M. Doeneka

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in Women's Liberation results in identity change in the individual participants. As a pilot study, it examines the characteristic experiences of a study group of twenty-six local participants and compares the effects of their participation with a theoretical model of identity change process proposed by Ward H. Goodenough in Cooperation in Change. According to this model the process of identity change is a consequence of specific kinds of realizations fostered by a series of definable stages which are: 1) achieving a desire for identity change, 2) making a commitment to …

Religious Commitment, Traditional Morality, And New Left Idealism: A Sociological Study Of Student Commitment, Ray Allen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Institutionalization Upon The Self Conceptions Of Nursing Home Residents, Jack D. Nelson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Flor-Ala Vol. 41 No. 4, University Of North Alabama

Flor-Ala 1970-1979

1971-10-26

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 40, No. 2, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly magazine created for WKU alumni. Regular features are Hilltopics, Sports, Alumni Newsgrams and Notes and In Memoriam. This issue includes:

• Graduate School (College) is On Its Way
• Evening Class is Thataway
• The Hilltopper Hundred to the Rescue
• ETV - Keep Watching, It's All in Color
• Student Interns Learn How Government Works
• Significant Statements: The New Year Begins
• Good News for Fishermen: Reservoir Research
• There it Was! Your Homecoming - 1971
• Performing Arts Illuminate the Campus Scene
• Discovery 1 - Uncovering the Kentucky of Antiquity
• Discovery 2 - Reviving the Heritage of Kentucky
• Discovery 3 - The Intercultural Studies Program …

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 7 – Childhood Life Cycle Series, Wku Sociology

WKU Administration Documents

Table of Contents:

• Bachelor, David L. & Rosalie S. Donofrio. Poor Children: Images & Interpretations
• Birenbaum, Arnold. The Recognition & Acceptance of Stigma
• Denzin, Norman K. Childhood as Conversation of Gestures
• Miller, James Jr. A Comparison of Racial Preference in Young Black & Mexican American Children
• Rath, Robert A. & Douglas J. McDowell. Coming Up Hip: Child Rearing Perspectives & Life Style Values Among Counter Culture Families
• Thomas, Darwin L. & James M. Calonico. Birth Order & Family Sociology: A Reassessment

The Effects Of Sociological Theories Of Poverty On Job Training Programs, Michael Richard Deshane

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis is an exploratory study of the effects of two job training programs for the poor in Portland, Oregon. It seeks to illustrate that training programs are designed around certain theoretical conceptions or models of poverty and that these theoretical conceptions ultimately have a strong effect on the enrollees in programs designed on the given theoretical model. Two general theoretical models have been extracted from the literature. The first is the "Culture of Poverty" model and the second may be called the "Closed Opportunity Structure" model.

The culture of poverty model posits that the poor are unable to escape …

Premarital Sex Norms: A Test Of A Conceptual Model, Jerry Asselin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this investigation is to further improve and re-test the validity of the conceptual model, constructed by Gipson Wells (to be explained in Chapter III) and to increase understanding and knowledge in respect to premarital sexual norms. Stated in another way, verification of the model will more accurately reflect the manner in which young people perceive, and apply these norms.

The Extended Deliberation: Definitions Of Sociology, Michael Moore

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The specific purpose of this study is to examine various definitions of sociology since the invention of the term. From this examination, an attempt will be made to determine the extent of agreement among sociologists as to what sociology means. The Procedure: Chapter II, Part A, is concerned with the early European conceptions of sociology, from Comte through Pareto. The extent of agreement among these conceptions is examined. Part B is concerned with the extent of agreement of the early American Conceptions of sociology. Part C examines definitions found in Introductory texts from 1921 through 1950. The three sections of …

Ua3/4/9 President's Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook created by WKU President's Office of clippings regarding athletics, student life, administration, fraternities, sororities and departments.

The Impact Of The Federal Stamp Program On Food Purchasing Habits Of The Socioeconomic Class, Joe Turner

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The implementation of the Federal Food Stamp program affords an opportunity to do responsible research on this topic due to the manner in which the program is administered. The fact that coverage is authorized on a county basis rather than a state-wide basis, which requires that each individual county request and apply for the Stamp Program, provided the availability of a sample area in southern Kentucky where five contiguous counties existed, three of which were participating in the program and two of which were not. This permitted both a control and experimental group from which to draw a sample.

Age, Emotional Maturity And The Decision To Marry, Patricia Ann Duclos, David F. Thomas, Joanne Zusman

Dissertations and Theses

The decision to marry and choice of mate are two issues contemplated by most individuals during their lifetime. It is our belief that the manner in which an individual makes these decisions is a reflection of that individual’s level of emotional maturity.

In our society, the right to enter into a marriage agreement is largely determined by chronological age. Our research problem began with the hypothesis that there is no direct relationship between chronological age and emotional maturity at the time of marriage.

For our study, marriages were divided into two general categories: 1) teenage marriages in which at least …

Attitudes Toward Non-Scientific Medicine In Southern Appalachia, John Dec

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis will focus on what Mechanic terms "cultural and social aspects of medical care"; more specifically, it is the layman's evaluation of medical practitioners and practices. Medical practices are defined as the behavior directed toward maintenance or improvement of health while medical orientation designates the cognitive and affective attitudes toward health care.

Relationship Of The Self-Concept To Selected Measures Of Performance Among Male Navajo Students At Intermountain School, Melvern Eugene Graham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The relationship of various measures of high school performance and a measure of the self-concept were examined for the 1970-71 senior male students at Intermountain School, Brigham City, Utah. Some significant correlations were found.

Their junior year vocational training grade and grade point average were found to be significantly correlated to their self-definition score, as ere all but one of the teachers' subjective evaluations.

General aptitude, reading ability, previous years at Intermountain, and class grouping were not found to show any significant correlation with the self-definition test score. Age was found to be correlated at the .01 level with the …

A Study Of Attitudes Of L.D.S. Senior Citizens Of Logan, Utah Regarding Personal Adjustments, Antoine R. Munk

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The objectives of this study were first, to examine the attitudes of L.D.S. (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; also commonly known as the Mormon Church) senior citizens living within the city limits of Logan, Utah regarding certain of their personal adjustments during old age (a personal adjustment score was derived from a scale developed by Cavan, Burgess, Havighurst and Goldhammer, 1949); and second, to determine whether selected variables were related to these attitudes toward personal adjustment. The variables examined in determining this relationship were chronological age, sex, marital status, the individual's definition of present health, …

An Acculturation Study Of Japanese-American Buddhists In Northern Utah, Priscilla Tomich Timper

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The primary purpose of this study was to present a sociological analysis of American Buddhism in northern Utah. Specifically, the analysis covered the acculturation changes of American Buddhism in X __ , Utah, the functions of the acculturation changes, and the effects of secularization on the Buddhists.

The findings were as follows:

1. Buddhism in X___ is becoming "American Buddhism" just as Buddhism in Japan became Japanese Buddhism.
2. Buddhism in X___ reinforces the norms and values of the X___ society but also puts a strain on social relationship by contributing to ethnocentrism and racial segregation.
3. The Buddhist Society in X___ has …

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 6 – Adolescence, Wku Sociology

WKU Administration Documents

Table of Contents:

• Cogswell, Betty E. Communication with Adolescents: A Study of Sex Information Sessions
• Dickinson, George E. Sex Information Sources of Black & White Adolescents in a Southern Community
• Huth, Mary Jo. Drug Abuse & American Youth
• Levin, Martin L. Intra-Familial Patterns of Political Socialization: The Model of Male Dominance Re-examined
• Newman, John J. & Martin L. Levin. Patterns of Agreement Between Adolescents & Their Parents on Adolescent Rules
• Schwartz, Michael. Education & Adolescent Adjustment
• Wilkinson, Doris Y. Racial Beliefs of White Adolescents: An Exploratory Inquiry
• Wells, J. Gipson. A Selected Bibliography on the Sociology of Adolescence

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• 84 to Seek Campus Offices Tuesday – Student Government Association
• Two Overtimes Find Western 3 Points Short – Basketball
• HMS Pinafore to Open Thursday – Theatre & Dance
• Arts Festival to Feature Music, Speaking, Films & Paintings
• Roberts, Mike. Changes in Colleges
• Kirkpatrick, Peggy. Alcoholic Rehabilitation Studied – Sociology & Anthropology
• High School Music Fete Set
• Math Group to Hear Paul Halmos – Mathematical Association of America
• Graduate Internships Are Offered Teachers
• Bert Combs Backs Better Schools
• Sunday’s Band Concert Called Off – University Concert …

Ua11/2 Press Release Re: Spring Semester 1971, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Press release issued Feb. 4, 1971 regarding WKU in 1971 with special attention given to African American students and faculty.

• Kappa Alpha Psi
• Omega Psi Phi
• Alpha Kappa Alpha
• Delta Sigma Theta
• Jim McDaniels
• Romeo Crennel
• Raytha Yokley
• J.E. Jones

Ua12/2/36 Scrapbook, Gamma Sigma Sigma

Student Organizations

Scrapbook chronicling Gamma Sigma Sigma activities and events of 1970-1971.

• Alberico, Karen
• Alpha Phi Omega
• Alschuler, Barbara
• Anderson, Wibby
• Annis, Danny Bacon, Dorothy
• Bader, Margaret
• Bagget, Diana
• Becker, Margaret
• Bradbury, Debbie
• Bradshaw, Beth
• Breeden, Nancy
• Brinkley, David
• Brinson, Debbie
• Brown, James
• Brown, Margaret
• Browne, Kay
• Browning, Gwen
• Buchanan, Sharon
• Carby, Karen
• Carlisle, Dolly
• Carrithers, Nancy
• Circle K
• Ciszewski, Peggy
• Cole, Lamont
• Coxstans, Cathy
• Craig, Vicki
• Cropper, Sharon
• Cross, Connie
• Danell, Linda
• Dant, Tina
• Darnell, Linda
• Davenposrt, Nancy
• Diamond, Neil
• Dickson, ?
• Downing, Dero
• Dunning, Beth
• Eigelbach, Lois
• Freville, Michael
• Gaddie, Don
• Galloway, Kaye
• Gamma Beta Phi
• Gamma Sigma Sigma
• Geiser, …

Ua62/7 Archaeological Survey & Testing Of Proposed Realignment Of Highway 90 Wayne County, Kentucky, Jack Schock, Mary Bowman

WKU Administration Documents

Archaeological Survey Report No. 1 of Highway 90 in Wayne County, Kentucky by WKU Sociology & Anthropology.

Ua62/7 Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Realignment Of Highway 61, Cumberland County, Kentucky, Jack Schock, Mary Bowman

WKU Administration Documents

Archaeological Survey Report No. 2 of Highway 61 in Cumberland County, Kentucky by WKU Sociology & Anthropology.

Selected Determinants Of The Hiring Policy Of Employers Relative To Businesses In Five Counties Of South Dakota, Don Martin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Description of the Problem For nearly everyone in our society, remunerative work has provided a meaningful role. It also provided an avenue for the attainment of respect, dignity, and the essentials of the "good life." On the other hand, unemployment has necessitated reliance on programs for the indigent and unemployed. The central focus of this study was the Janus-headed problem of unemployment and underemployment. The approach was oriented to a level of organization which has not previously been adequately explored. Unlike most of the studies which have attempted to meliorate the exigencies of unemployment, this study focused on the needs …

Police Science Technical Abstracts And Notes

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Sherlock Holmes: Father Of Scientific Crime And Detection, Stanton O. Berg

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Sectarian Value Consciousness Of The Japanese Seventh-Day Adventists, Minoru Hirota

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The objective of this study was to find how the sectarian values of the SDA church were assimilated among the Japanese SDA church members. In order to clarify the characteristics of the sectarian values, their origin and contents were discussed in the first part of this study. It was concluded that the SDA value system contained three sub-value systems, -- namely, the eschatological ethics of the Advent movement, the pietism of the rivivalistic [sic] tradition, and the rural fundamentalism of the Mid-West. Some factors in the Japanese value system were discussed in relation to the assimilation of the sectarian values, …

The Role Of Women And Attitudes To Family Size, Syada Elhamy Greiss

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Raymond Aron's Theory Of Industrial Society, S Jan Amin

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Action-Oriented Group Therapy For Lower-Socio-Economic-Status Clients, Joan C. Peters

Dissertations and Theses

An attempt is made to present a model of group therapy for Lower-Socio-Economic-Status (LSES) clients. The theoretical issues include a definition of traditional group therapy along with a brief description of the more recent sensitivity training approaches. A rationale for combining these two different group approaches is presented to form the model for action-oriented group therapy (ACT groups) which utilizes both the traditional approach and action techniques of the sensitivity group. It is proposed that this hybrid, the AOT group, is more appropriate for treating the LSES client. The needs and expectations of the LSES client are discussed. The goals …