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Platonic Economic Theory: The Economics Of Moderation., Kenneth Neal Townsend Jan 1983

Platonic Economic Theory: The Economics Of Moderation., Kenneth Neal Townsend

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation analyzes the contributions to the economic analysis of welfare made by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Heretofore unexamined, these contributions demonstrate the importance of the development of notions of sufficiency and moderation as integral parts of welfare analysis. This dissertation also examines the significance of Plato's method of inquiry into matters of social science for contemporary economic analysis. In particular, the importance of metamathematical induction for the acquisition of knowledge of the values upon which welfare depend is analyzed in the form that it is employed in Plato's dialogues. This analysis is conducted to the end that economists …

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A History Of The Louisiana State University School Of Music (1955-1979). (Volumes I And Ii)., Brenda Gale Williams Jan 1983

A History Of The Louisiana State University School Of Music (1955-1979). (Volumes I And Ii)., Brenda Gale Williams

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This report provides an organized and accurate chronology of the history of the LSU School of Music from 1955 to 1979, encompassing the tenure of Dr. Everett L. Timm, as administrator of the School of Music. Areas examined included faculty, curricula, enrollment, degrees awarded, facilities, budget, expenditures, performing groups, performances, and special events. The historical method of research was employed using a two-fold procedure: (1) interviews with present and former students, faculty, and deans; and (2) examinations of University and School of Music records and publications, and reports from local, state, and national publications. An investigation of assembled data indicated …

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An Analysis Of The Psycho-Social Adjustment Patterns Of The Haitian "Boat People" In New Orleans, In 1981, Elisabeth Babette Wainwright May 1982

An Analysis Of The Psycho-Social Adjustment Patterns Of The Haitian "Boat People" In New Orleans, In 1981, Elisabeth Babette Wainwright

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to analyze the psycho-social adjustment of the recent Haitian refugees in the United States. Emphasis was placed on their social, political and economic attitudes, and on relevant cultural and socio demographic characteristics. For comparative purposes the study included a sample of Haitian refugees living in the Unites States and a matched sample of Haitians living in Haiti. In-depth, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted in New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and various provinces in Haiti. In addition, a creole translation of the Middletown Alienation Scale was administered to subjects in New Orleans and in Haiti. Findings indicate …

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A Comparison Of The Responses Of Children And Their Parents To The Preschool Personality Questionnaire., Robert Roy Allen Jan 1982

A Comparison Of The Responses Of Children And Their Parents To The Preschool Personality Questionnaire., Robert Roy Allen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to establish criterion validity for the Preschool Personality Questionnaire (PSPQ). The PSPQ is a 200-item forced choice, self report inventory for four- through six-year-olds. One hundred and sixty of the items are scored on 14 factor analytically derived scales. The PSPQ is a downward extension of the Cattell-IPAT personality questionnaires. For the study, the PSPQ was administered to 107 children, and predictions of their responses were made by their parents and teachers. The proportion of agreement between parents and children on the individual items was calculated, and compared with the proportion of agreement between …

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The Effect Of Feedback Sensitivity On Learned Heart Rate Acceleration And Deceleration., John Edward Monguillot Jan 1982

The Effect Of Feedback Sensitivity On Learned Heart Rate Acceleration And Deceleration., John Edward Monguillot

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The effects of sensitivity of heart rate feedback on bidirectional heart rate control were examined by comparing two groups of 10 subjects who received feedback signals of either high or low sensitivity. Subjects in the high sensitivity condition received a feedback signal in which 1 cm of feedback meter needle movement was equivalent to an 8.57 beat-per-minute (BPM) change in momentary heart rate. The low sensitivity condition received a feedback signal which was one-half as sensitive, i.e. 1cm = 17.14 BPM change. All subjects received 8 sessions of training and each session included three within-session phases. The three within-session phases …

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The Effects Of Single Versus Multiple Levels Of Feedback Sensitivity Upon Learned Control Of Skin Temperature., Alfred Ellis Buxton Jan 1982

The Effects Of Single Versus Multiple Levels Of Feedback Sensitivity Upon Learned Control Of Skin Temperature., Alfred Ellis Buxton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the relationship between single and multiple levels of augmented feedback received during training of bidirectional finger temperature control. Twenty-five male and twenty-five female undergraduate students were randomly assigned, balanced for sex, to one of five training groups. Three groups received a single level of feedback sensitivity (none, low, high) and two groups received multiple levels of feedback sensitivity within the same training trial (high-low and low-high). Finger temperature feedback was provided in the form of visual analogue feedback. All subjects received two one-hour training sessions. Each session consisted of a skin temperature decrease trial followed by a …

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Differential Effects Of Marriage Depending Upon Sex For Students In Professional Programs., Patricia Cawunder Jan 1982

Differential Effects Of Marriage Depending Upon Sex For Students In Professional Programs., Patricia Cawunder

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The major hypothesis of this study was that the married state conveys a performance benefit to the male student and is a detriment to the female student. Differential effects of marriage by sex were hypothesized to be related to traditional sex-role concepts such that married female students receive less spouse support and have more role conflict than the male. The hypotheses were tested with law students and veterinary medical students. Performance was measured with GPA, and measures of spouse support and role conflict were developed from weightings of judges for items in a structured telephone interview. Different results were obtained …

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Standardization Of The Dreger Dyadic Family Interacting Scale., Somsri Reem Kongprasirtpong Khalid Jan 1982

Standardization Of The Dreger Dyadic Family Interacting Scale., Somsri Reem Kongprasirtpong Khalid

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Triads consisting of father, mother, and an offspring from 122 intact families responded to the Dreger Dyadic Family Interaction Scale (DDFIS) and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. The sample was made up of mostly white, middle-class, non-clinic families. Two offspring age-groups were included, 12-14 and 18-21. Factor analysis on the DDFIS yielded ten factors. Analyses of variance comparing subgroups within the samples indicated many findings consistent with existing literature or in the expected direction. There were also unexpected findings. Another two independent groups of college students were asked to rate the wholesomeness and the social desirability of the DDFIS items. …

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Self-Talk And Exposure In The Reduction Of Avoidance In Aquaphobic Children., Johanna Wolfson Jan 1982

Self-Talk And Exposure In The Reduction Of Avoidance In Aquaphobic Children., Johanna Wolfson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Efficacy of verbal self-regulation and in vivo exposure, as compared to placebo treatments, was tested in reduction of water avoidance in aquaphobic children. Forty-seven aquaphobic subjects were assigned to one of five conditions: (1) Self-talk with imaginal exposure (ST); (2) Self-talk with in vivo exposure (ST/E); (3) Attention Control with imaginal exposure (AC); (4) Attention Control with in vivo exposure (AC/E); (5) No Treatment Control (NTC). Children in the ST/E and AC/E groups demonstrated the greatest gains in reduction of avoidance, while those in the ST and ST/E groups showed greater gains in swim proficiency. As compared to the NTC, …

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A Curriculum For Training Extension Professionals In Energy Conservation Education., Daniel Fontenot Jr Jan 1982

A Curriculum For Training Extension Professionals In Energy Conservation Education., Daniel Fontenot Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Energy conservation is a relatively new educational program for the Cooperative Extension Service (CES). The shortage of training programs available to CES in energy education makes it difficult to properly prepare agents for energy conservation work. The purpose of this study was to develop a curriculum for in-service training of agents engaged in energy education. The procedure for achieving this purpose was used to identify the following: (1) Fundamental concepts necessary for energy conservation education. (2) Agents' knowledge level of these concepts. (3) Agents' perceived need for these concepts. (4) Agents' training requirements. Through a mail questionnaire selected agents from …

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A Study Of Cognitive And Attitude Change In Teacher Education Students Toward The Minority Child., Gisele Iren Pesti Friedrichs Jan 1982

A Study Of Cognitive And Attitude Change In Teacher Education Students Toward The Minority Child., Gisele Iren Pesti Friedrichs

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between knowledge change and attitude change in prospective teachers when presented information about minorities, in the form of a Multicultural Instructional Unit. The treatment text, Kleg and Rice: Race, Caste and Prejudice (1970), was accompanied by its achievement test, the Kleg-Puglisi: Cognitive Measuring Instrument which was used to measure cognitive change. A modified Bogardus Social Distance Scale, and a modified Kelly, Ferson, and Holtzman Desegregation Scale were the attitude change measuring instruments. Statistically significant differences were sought between experimental and control groups in cognition and attitudes, and attitude and cognition …

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An Evaluation Of Two Methods Of Teaching Business Letter-Writing Skills., Beverly Ann House Jan 1982

An Evaluation Of Two Methods Of Teaching Business Letter-Writing Skills., Beverly Ann House

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was conducted to determine what effect rewriting had on student achievement of positive message and negative message business letter-writing skills in a business communication course. It involved one hundred fourteen students at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, during the fall semester of the 1981-82 academic year. The experimental-control group, pretest-posttest design was used and each of the two experimental groups completed two positive (A-Plan) and two negative (B-Plan) letter rewriting exercises. There were no rewriting assignments in the control group. All pretest and posttest letters were graded by five business communication instructors. Experimental Group I …

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Political Imagemaking: An Analysis Of The Television Commercials Aired During Louis Lambert's 1979 Gubernatorial Campaign., Thomas Joseph Karam Jan 1982

Political Imagemaking: An Analysis Of The Television Commercials Aired During Louis Lambert's 1979 Gubernatorial Campaign., Thomas Joseph Karam

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the televised political image-making of Louis Lambert during his unsuccessful 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial campaign. During the campaign, over $20 million was spent by the six major candidates for the office of governor. Lambert spent approximately $3.5 million, with the majority of this money being spent on televised advertisement. The study includes an overview of Lambert's campaign followed by an analysis of his campaign. The three different phases of the campaign and the three media consultants Lambert employed is analyzed. The study also examines the verbal and non-verbal aspects of Lambert's political commercials. The study revealed that political …

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New Deal Archaeology In The Southeast: Wpa, Tva, Nps, 1934-1942., Edwin Austin Lyon Ii Jan 1982

New Deal Archaeology In The Southeast: Wpa, Tva, Nps, 1934-1942., Edwin Austin Lyon Ii

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study is a history of New Deal archaeology in the Southeastern United States from the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) archaeological projects in the winter of 1933-1934 to the end of federal relief archaeology in 1942. The federal government selected archaeology as one of its relief programs to put to work some of the many unemployed Americans during the depression of the 1930s. This study focuses on the large Works Progress Administration (WPA) archaeological programs in Louisiana and Kentucky, the combined WPA and TVA programs in Alabama and Tennessee, and the WPA and National …

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Math Attitude In Terms Of Various Factors., Jerry Elizabeth Pinsel Jan 1982

Math Attitude In Terms Of Various Factors., Jerry Elizabeth Pinsel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the degree to which math attitude relates to the mathematical training, major field of study and career choices of undergraduate males and females. The study took place in the Mathematics Department of Southeastern Louisiana University. Statement of the Problem. The following null hypothesis was tested using the .05 level of significance: no significant degree of relationship exists between math attitude and either the mathematical training, major field of study, or career choices of undergraduate male and female students. Procedure. Students who participated in the study were undergraduate students enrolled in mathematics during the Fall Semester of 1981. …

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The Effects Of Training, Goal Setting, And Knowledge Of Results On Safe Behavior: A Component Analysis., Robert Allen Reber Jan 1982

The Effects Of Training, Goal Setting, And Knowledge Of Results On Safe Behavior: A Component Analysis., Robert Allen Reber

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present research investigated the effects of training, goal setting, and knowledge of results (KR) of safe behavior in a field setting. As a result, it addressed both a theoretical issue and a practical problem. Of theoretical importance is ascertaining the effects of KR when combined with goal setting. Of practical significance is assessing the utility of a behavioral approach to occupational safety. Eleven departments (n = 105 employees) of a farm machinery manufacturing plant were divided into three groups. A multiple-baseline, across-groups design was utilized for the four phases: (a) baseline, (b) Training Only, (c) Goal Setting and Training, …

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Schizophrenia And Creative Archetypes As Shown In Works By Thomas Bernhard., Karen Appaline Moseley Jan 1982

Schizophrenia And Creative Archetypes As Shown In Works By Thomas Bernhard., Karen Appaline Moseley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Thomas Bernhard's work remains controversial after more than twenty years of critical acclaim. Attempts to interpret his work according to traditional literary standards have generated as many questions as answers. Anneliese Botond believes Bernhard's work cannot be understood only through literary analysis, and Gudrun Mauch proposes that Jungian archetypes are present in his autobiographical novels. Critics agree, however, that Bernhard portrays mad protagonists in a seemingly insane world. The present study analyzes schizophrenia, myth, and the creative process in Bernhard's work to propose purpose for his descriptions of madness. This study also addresses questions posed by J. de Cort, who …

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Development Of Louisiana Public School Guidance Services, 1942-1972., Alice Hunter Chilton Jan 1982

Development Of Louisiana Public School Guidance Services, 1942-1972., Alice Hunter Chilton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine how guidance services developed in the public schools of Louisiana between 1942 and 1972. In order to understand the events of these years, it was necessary to examine the period preceding them. In the beginning of the guidance movement, social workers pioneered in assisting youth with problems associated with industrialization. Louisiana was unique in that its guidance program started within the school system. An experimental program began in the Orleans Parish Schools in 1921. It was considered effective and continued. In the 1920s vocational guidance was offered for the first time at …

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Reducing Shoplifting Incidents Through The Use Of Signs., Jeffrey Allan Gottlieb Jan 1982

Reducing Shoplifting Incidents Through The Use Of Signs., Jeffrey Allan Gottlieb

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study consisted of three experiments designed to reduce the shoplifting rate of targeted merchandise in retail establishments without adversely affecting sales. In the first two experiments, attempts were made to replicate earlier findings suggesting that identifying frequently stolen merchandise would reduce its theft rate. In addition, signs were posted in locations where shoppers contemplated or carried out the act of shoplifting in order to achieve generalized reductions in shoplifting. Neither the signs identifying frequently stolen merchandise nor the signs identifying locations used by shoplifters had a consistent impact on any of the target merchandise. The third experiment was designed …

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A Study Of The Three-Level Hierarchy Of Information Processing In Reading Comprehension With Respect To Cognitive Demand., Lane Roy Gauthier Jan 1982

A Study Of The Three-Level Hierarchy Of Information Processing In Reading Comprehension With Respect To Cognitive Demand., Lane Roy Gauthier

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to study the three-level hierarchy of information processing with respect to cognitive demand. The study addressed the problem of differences between the most commonly used levels of comprehension, literal, inferential, and critical. The main types of information processing models, bottom-up, top-down, and interactive-compensatory, all accept the premise that literal processing is less cognitively demanding than inferential processing, and that inferential processing is less cognitively demanding than critical processing. In order to test whether statistically significant differences actually existed in these three levels of comprehension, fifty students were chosen and individually tested. Twenty-five fifth graders, and twenty-five …

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Toward A Classification Of General Systems Theory Concepts: The Categorization Of Vocabulary Components And Their Usage Patterns In The Literature., Stephanie S. Robbins Jan 1982

Toward A Classification Of General Systems Theory Concepts: The Categorization Of Vocabulary Components And Their Usage Patterns In The Literature., Stephanie S. Robbins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The achievement of the goals of General Systems Theory are, in part, dependent on the development and use of a language which will facilitate relevant communication across disciplines so that structural similarities which are hidden by the use of specialists' languages can be examined. This study explores various dimensions of the language associated with GST. The major vocabulary components associated with GST were identified using four criterion. The first was designed to enumerate terms that reflected the dimensional aspects of systems terminology needed to identify systems characteristics which are isomorphic across different disciplines. The second criterion eliminated discipline-bound terms with …

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Year By Year Comparisons Of Factor Scores On The Children's Behavioral Classification Project Instrument., Kim Elizabeth Vangeffen Jan 1982

Year By Year Comparisons Of Factor Scores On The Children's Behavioral Classification Project Instrument., Kim Elizabeth Vangeffen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A considerable body of research has been developed in the area of children's problems and their classification. Nevertheless, none of the systems which have been studied have gained widespread acceptance. One of the biggest problems with previous research in this area has been the lack of data tying problem dimensions to age or developmental level. The purpose of the present research was the examination of year by year differences in 25 dimensions of children's behavior. Subjects consisted of 281 school children between the ages of 5 and 14. The Children's Behavioral Classification Project Instrument was administered to the parent or …

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The Relationship Of The School Principal's Leader Behavior To Teacher Morale., Marietta Welch James Jan 1982

The Relationship Of The School Principal's Leader Behavior To Teacher Morale., Marietta Welch James

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between morale of Louisiana public elementary school teachers and their principal's leader behavior. The study was designed to test the following major hypotheses: (1) There is no significant relationship between elementary school teachers' perceptions of the principal's leader behavior and teacher morale. (2) There is no significant difference in the relationship in the mean morale score of teachers perceiving their principals as above the mean on the total leader behavior score and those perceiving their principals as below the mean on the total leader behavior score. (3) There is no …

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Psychophysiological Concomitants Of Levels Of Cognitive Processing., Ronald Alan Cohen Jan 1982

Psychophysiological Concomitants Of Levels Of Cognitive Processing., Ronald Alan Cohen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The peripheral electrophysiological manifestations of levels of cognitive processing and memory performance were investigated by recording heart rate, skin conductance, skin temperature and electromyogram measures during a three phase verbal task. Subjects processed words at three cognitive levels (phonetic, low semantic, high semantic), and physiological recordings were made during cue covert processing and verbalization phases. Three colored lights were used to cue subjects to the appropriate processing level for each word. An incidental memory task was given following the processing tasks. As expected, words processed at the higher cognitive levels were recalled better. There was greater physiological reactivity associated with …

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The Effect Of Two Methods Of Instruction On Parent Child Interaction., Arlene Marie Zielanis Fulton Jan 1982

The Effect Of Two Methods Of Instruction On Parent Child Interaction., Arlene Marie Zielanis Fulton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to compare two methods of instruction in the teaching of parent-child interaction skills. By comparing a highly structured method and a less structured method of instruction, data were compiled in order to determine the manner in which interaction skills could be most effectively taught to parents of three- and four-year old children. The study was conducted in six parishes within Louisiana and all subjects in the study were volunteers. The first method of instruction involved a highly structured approach which utilized video taped demonstrations, written materials, role play, group discussion, toys, and nine weekly …

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Evaluation Of The Descriptive Validity Of Special Education Classification In Louisiana: Discriminant Analysis Of Pupil Appraisal Records., Janet Huiskamp Hansche Jan 1982

Evaluation Of The Descriptive Validity Of Special Education Classification In Louisiana: Discriminant Analysis Of Pupil Appraisal Records., Janet Huiskamp Hansche

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Records of 575 children evaluated for special education placement were analyzed to assess the descriptive validity of classification as practiced by Louisiana pupil appraisal teams. Classification categories, assigned by the assessment teams, included No Special Class, Learning Disability, Slow Learner, Mild Mentally Retarded, and Moderate Mentally Retarded. Results of discriminant analysis were evaluated in terms of the two attributes of descriptive validity, homogeneity and logical consistency of the categories. Clinical classification was judged satisfactory in homogeneity but unsatisfactory in logical consistency. within-groups homogeneity was demonstrated by significant differences among groups on seven variables summarized by the factors of Adaptive Behavior, …

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Selected Factors Contributing To Depression Among Women., Barbara Marie Hardin Jan 1982

Selected Factors Contributing To Depression Among Women., Barbara Marie Hardin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

It has been a consistent epidemiological finding that women are more prone to develop symptoms of depression than men. The present investigation examines women's greater vulnerability to depression in terms of Beck's cognitive theory of depression. Sixty women were divided into a depressed group and a non-depressed group on the basis of criteria scores on Scale 2 of the MMPI and on the Beck Depression Inventory. The groups did not differ significantly in age, education or employment status. Each subject was administered the MMPI, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Hopelessness Scale, the Personal Attributes Questionaire (PAQ), and Levenson's Internal, …

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The Social Construction Of Reality In A Total Institution: An Ethnography Of A State Residential School For The Deaf., Abbie Donald Evans Jan 1982

The Social Construction Of Reality In A Total Institution: An Ethnography Of A State Residential School For The Deaf., Abbie Donald Evans

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Above all deafness constitutes a language and communication problem. A child born deaf experiences a form of double deprivation: symbolic deprivation and social interactional deprivation. Both the development of self and the construction of a world (human culture) are impeded by the lack of language. This first ethnography of a state residential school for the deaf (SSD) follows Glaser and Strauss (1967) by developing a theory from "data" systematically obtained on the field. The formulations of Goffman, Berger and Luckmann, Mead and Bernstein guided this inquiry and provided it a sense of reference. The central problem investigated in question form …

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Class Structure And Ideology: An Empirical Analysis Of Neo-Marxist Class Theory And Political Attitudes And Beliefs., George Frank Lord Iii Jan 1982

Class Structure And Ideology: An Empirical Analysis Of Neo-Marxist Class Theory And Political Attitudes And Beliefs., George Frank Lord Iii

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the relationship between the infrastructure and the superstructure in the monopoly stage of capitalism. With the rise of monopoly capital a major issue of contention has been the development of a new class structure, the debate has centered around the nature and existence of the "middle class(es)". The three major issues are: a split in the working class due to the rise of an 'affluent worker'; a separation of mental and manual labor; and the development of a managerial class. The result has four Marxist alternative explanations of the middle class: contradictory locations, simple polarization, new petty …

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Rural Community Influentials: Participation In Local Voluntary Organizations., Jusoh Nordin B Muhamad Jan 1982

Rural Community Influentials: Participation In Local Voluntary Organizations., Jusoh Nordin B Muhamad

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to identify the variables or types of variables that are possible predictors of organizational participation. Three categories of independent variables--ecological, situational, and individualistic variables are investigated. The sample consists of 442 rural community influentials from twelve counties in six southern states. Both the Spearman's test of correlation as well as multiple regression analysis are employed to assess the relationships among the independent and dependent variables. The zero-order correlations show that ecological variables (population size, percent white, and urbanization) and situational variables (organization availability and organization diversity) are generally highly correlated with organizational participation (p < 0.001). On the other hand, individualistic variables (occupation, education, age, and length of residence) are generally not significantly related to organizational participation, particularly in membership in influential organizations. The multiple regression analysis reveals that the three categories of variables account for about 20 percent of the variance in membership in influential organizations, and about 15 percent of the variance in the general measures of participation (simple memberships in any set of organizations, attendance at meetings and holding offices). Situational variables are found to have the most influence on membership in influential organizations, whereas population size (an ecological variable) is found to have the most influence on participation as indicated by the general measures of participation. Situational variables account for about 13.5 percent of the variance in membership in influential organizations, although the percentage of explained variance in the general measures of participation is less than 2 percent. Ecological variables, on the other hand, account for about 9 percent of the variance in organizational participation. One of the important tasks of the study is to examine whether organizational participation is related to community influence. Although there is some evidence that participation is associated with influence, the amount of variance explained by organizational participation is rather weak (less than 9 percent). Overall, the study suggests that structural variables (ecological and situational variables) are more important predictors of participation than individualistic variables. Hence, any explanation of the phenomenon of participation will be incomplete if structural factors are ignored.

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