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A Comparison Of The Knowledge, Misconceptions, And Attitudes Toward The Elderly Of First Versus Final Year Students In Accredited Physical Therapy Programs, Christina J. Fleming, Mark A. Kandes, Jennifer E. Shultz Jan 1997

A Comparison Of The Knowledge, Misconceptions, And Attitudes Toward The Elderly Of First Versus Final Year Students In Accredited Physical Therapy Programs, Christina J. Fleming, Mark A. Kandes, Jennifer E. Shultz

Masters Theses

Physical therapy is one of the many professions that must respond to the increase of health care utilization by the rapidly growing elderly population. The purposes of this cross-sectional study were to compare first and final year physical therapy students’ knowledge, misconceptions, and attitudes toward the elderly and to determine if knowledge correlates with attitudes. Students in their first year (N=168) and final year (N=149) of accredited Master’s level physical therapy programs were surveyed. Questionnaires consisted of: a short demographic sheet, Palmore’s Facts on Aging Quiz 1 with a “don’t know” response added, and a modified Aging Semantic Differential by …

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Reexamining Race And Racial Identity In The United States, Jeffrey H. Rutherford Jan 1997

Reexamining Race And Racial Identity In The United States, Jeffrey H. Rutherford

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

Symposium: Our Private Obsession, Our Public Sin: Foreword

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Racial Identity And The State: The Dilemmas Of Classification, Michael Omi Jan 1997

Racial Identity And The State: The Dilemmas Of Classification, Michael Omi

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

Symposium: Our Private Obsession, Our Public Sin

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Feminist Theory: Gender, Race And Recidivism, Amie M Shuck Jan 1997

Feminist Theory: Gender, Race And Recidivism, Amie M Shuck

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Feminists and women of color have criticized criminological theories for being developed by white middle-class men to explain white male delinquency, and thus, are limited in their understanding of crime and deviance within a gender or racial context. The purpose of this study is to use a series of logistic regression models to evaluate this assertion regarding criminological 'theories' of recidivism. The results indicate that there are substantive differences in statistically significant coefficients, models explanatory power, and percent improvement in models ability to correctly classify recidivists between gender, race and gender/race models. These findings suggest that further research should be …

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The Relationship Between Media Exposure, Personal Experience And Education On The Public's Perceptions Of People With Disabilities: A Correlational Study, Melissa Lynn Reichley Jan 1997

The Relationship Between Media Exposure, Personal Experience And Education On The Public's Perceptions Of People With Disabilities: A Correlational Study, Melissa Lynn Reichley

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Relationship Between Media Exposure, Personal Experience and Education on the Public's Perceptions of Disabilities seeks to determine whether there is any correlation between people's opinions about people with disabilities (PWDs), and their media consumption, education, and experience or contact with PWDs. The author compares such perceptions between respondents with and without disabilities. While research suggests nondisabled people view people with disabilities to varying degrees of negativity depending on the level and type of disability and accompanying social stigma attached, this researcher questions whether frequency of media exposure is having a positive influence on media consumers' perceptions of PWDs (which …

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The Credibility Of News Photography In The Digital Age, Mara Evonne Vernon Jan 1997

The Credibility Of News Photography In The Digital Age, Mara Evonne Vernon

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Photographers have been manipulating photographs since photography's invention, but digital imaging technology presents photographers with unlimited possibilities. Digital imaging technology allows both simple and complex manipulations to be completed easily and quickly, unlike traditional techniques that are both difficult and time consuming. Additionally, detecting digital manipulation is virtually impossible, jeopardizing photography's referent to the original scene captured through the lens of a photographer's camera; A review of the literature demonstrated a need for research in relation to the media consumer because prior research focused on media practitioners and their tolerance or intolerance for digital manipulation practices. This thesis explores the …

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An Ethnography Of Homeless Men In Las Vegas, Kurt B Borchard Jan 1997

An Ethnography Of Homeless Men In Las Vegas, Kurt B Borchard

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Most recent research on homeless men (1) uses quantitative methods, (2) frequently blames homeless men for being homeless, and (3) does not consider the different meanings different groups assign to homelessness. These studies cannot address (1) the usefulness of other methods in studying homelessness, (2) what other factors beyond personal problems may contribute to homelessness, and (3) how different groups in different locales view the condition; In this dissertation I use qualitative methods first to think about the popular meanings of male homelessness in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the late 1990s, and second, to consider the meanings that local homeless …

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Visual Surveillance: Contemporary Sociological Issues, Christopher Taylor Jan 1997

Visual Surveillance: Contemporary Sociological Issues, Christopher Taylor

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The topic of this dissertation is visual surveillance. The research addresses two aspects of surveillance in the social world. First, how surveillance cameras oversee people and activities in social space, and second, how the individuals and technology of surveillance are organized. The introduction describes the recent proliferation of surveillance. The literature review describes what I call the six sociological tenets of visual surveillance. The methodology describes the qualitative techniques used in this research, including the issues and problems encountered in studying secret organizations. The results of interviews and interactions are presented as an ethnographic narrative that describes: a history of …

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Exercising Authority: A Critical History Of Exercise Messages In Popular Magazines, 1925-1968, Dahn Edward Shaulis Jan 1997

Exercising Authority: A Critical History Of Exercise Messages In Popular Magazines, 1925-1968, Dahn Edward Shaulis

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to analyze exercise messages in American popular magazines. A critical perspective and historical sociological methods were used to examine more than 500 magazine articles published from 1925 to 1968. A common factor in many articles was the use of ideology mixes. Magazines used biomedicalization, materialism, nationalism, and patriarchy in several combinations to authorize restrictive exercise norms. Exercise norms were stratified by age, class, gender, and race, but changing ideology mixes and exercise norms often reflected changes in society. Biomedicalization authorized doctors as gatekeepers. It prescribed moderate activity for affluent men, but discouraged vigorous exercise …

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The Relationship Of The Chief Complaint And The Diagnosis In Discharged Adult Emergency Department Patients, Paula King Jan 1997

The Relationship Of The Chief Complaint And The Diagnosis In Discharged Adult Emergency Department Patients, Paula King

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Occupational Choice In College Coaches, Darin R. King Jan 1997

Occupational Choice In College Coaches, Darin R. King

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Relationship Of Transportation Effort To Fatigue, Depression And Anxiety Levels In Radiotherapy Patients, Brenda Jo Gillund Jan 1997

Relationship Of Transportation Effort To Fatigue, Depression And Anxiety Levels In Radiotherapy Patients, Brenda Jo Gillund

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment Policy, Todd Feland Jan 1997

Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment Policy, Todd Feland

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Use Of Interactive Television For Instruction In Rural Elementary Schools, Drina Pauline Hansel Jan 1997

The Use Of Interactive Television For Instruction In Rural Elementary Schools, Drina Pauline Hansel

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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A Matter Of Faith: A Study Of The Muddy Mission, Monique Elaine Kimball Jan 1997

A Matter Of Faith: A Study Of The Muddy Mission, Monique Elaine Kimball

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Leonard J. Arrington wrote about the Mormon development of the Great Basin from 1847 to 1900 in Great Basin Kingdom (1966). He summarized Mormon economic ideals in seven principles which served as the basis of his argument about their success in the Great Basin; The Muddy Mission, established on the Muddy River (Nevada) in 1865, served three purposes, foremost was cotton production. Church leaders believed that the successes experienced in Utah would be repeated in the southern regions. Unfortunately, by 1871 politics and economics ended any successes the Muddy Mission had; Arrington's principles represent a Mormon's ethnographic statement about the …

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Governmentality And The History Of Statistical Reason, Erik Barretthakanson Jan 1997

Governmentality And The History Of Statistical Reason, Erik Barretthakanson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Voluntary Agreements To Conserve Endangered Species On Private Land: Accommodating Local Interests With Trusting Relationships, Gregory T. Schildwachter Jan 1997

Voluntary Agreements To Conserve Endangered Species On Private Land: Accommodating Local Interests With Trusting Relationships, Gregory T. Schildwachter

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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It Depends On Us : Building U.S.-Russian Citizen Partnerships For Environmental Protection, Olga Maiboroda Jan 1997

It Depends On Us : Building U.S.-Russian Citizen Partnerships For Environmental Protection, Olga Maiboroda

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Boris Yeltsin's Ascent To Power: Personae And The Rhetoric Of Revolution., Matthew Thomas Althouse Jan 1997

Boris Yeltsin's Ascent To Power: Personae And The Rhetoric Of Revolution., Matthew Thomas Althouse

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study is an examination of the rhetorical strategies utilized by Boris Yeltsin during his rise to prominence and his role in the second Russian revolution. By borrowing concepts from the study of revolutions in science, the author contends that Yeltsin used three distinct rhetorical personae, or modes of public presentation, to forward his discourse between 1985 and 1991. These personae include the revolutionary, the conciliatory, and the conservative. With this critical vocabulary, the author argues that Yeltsin's successes and failures hinged on his fitting use of rhetorical personae in relation to four exigencies during the late-Soviet era: the evolution …

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Sugar Cane Fiber Geotextiles., Julia L. Thames Jan 1997

Sugar Cane Fiber Geotextiles., Julia L. Thames

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study of sugar cane fiber geotextiles represents a holistic approach to interdisciplinary research that includes product development, product testing, industry and target market identification, and strategic and financial planning for manufacturing and distribution. Based upon satisfactory results of prior research, a field test of soil erosion control in a natural environment was designed to determine performance of the sugar cane product and commercially available natural fiber geotextiles of wood, straw, and coconut fiber. Field test results indicated that the sugar cane mats allowed grass from planted seed to germinate and the mats maintained integrity during heavy rains. Due to …

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The Influence Of Violence Upon Academic Achievement Among African American First Time College Students., Diana F. Kelly Jan 1997

The Influence Of Violence Upon Academic Achievement Among African American First Time College Students., Diana F. Kelly

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the relationship between early exposure to violence--both personal and community--and the later academic achievement of African American first time college students. The study incorporated several variables that were thought to impinge upon the academic achievement process. Specifically, those variables were divided into several groups: background factors (socioeconomic status, high school academic record, personal and community violence exposure), student characteristics (locus of control, educational aspirations and expectations), and university characteristics (campus safety, academic and social integration). Student achievement was measured by students' expected grade point average, as indicated on a student questionnaire. University administrators, professors, and researchers who …

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Academic Discipline, Mentoring, And The Career Commitment Of Women Faculty., Gloria Tara Nye Jan 1997

Academic Discipline, Mentoring, And The Career Commitment Of Women Faculty., Gloria Tara Nye

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Women continue to be underrepresented as faculty at U.S. universities, especially in the physical sciences and engineering. The belief that only women can adequately serve as role models and mentors for other women may be a roadblock to progress for women in disciplines where they are underrepresented. This study of women faculty investigates how female career commitment is influenced by academic discipline and mentoring. The survey responses of sixty-six tenure-track women faculty were used to obtain data for both science or engineering and non-science or engineering academic disciplines at three public Ph.D. granting research universities. The women faculty in science …

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Silver Bulletin, Volume Xi, Number 1, William J. Sagstetter, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Jan 1997

Silver Bulletin, Volume Xi, Number 1, William J. Sagstetter, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Silver Bulletin volume XI number 1 published January 1997. This publication of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature was edited by William J. (Bill) Sagstetter.

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Moved By The Spirit: Protestant Diffusion And Church Location In Central America, With A Case Study From Southwestern Honduras., Terri Shawn Mitchell Jan 1997

Moved By The Spirit: Protestant Diffusion And Church Location In Central America, With A Case Study From Southwestern Honduras., Terri Shawn Mitchell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation traces the evolution of Protestant missions in Central America from the colonial period to the present, focusing on the agents, direction, and methods of Protestant diffusion as well as the changing criteria for site selection. Chapters are arranged chronologically and progress from the macro-scale, Central America, to the micro-scale, six towns in southwestern Honduras (La Esperanza, Intibuca, Yamaranguila, San Juan, Erandique and Gracias). The chapters dealing with Central America outline when and where different mission boards have worked, as well as the geographical, economic, political and theological considerations driving site selection. The focus then narrows to patterns of …

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The Florida Chautauqua As Text: Creating And Satisfying A Disposition To Appropriate Cultural Goods In Northwest Florida., Matthew Albert Beemer Jan 1997

The Florida Chautauqua As Text: Creating And Satisfying A Disposition To Appropriate Cultural Goods In Northwest Florida., Matthew Albert Beemer

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this dissertation is to demonstrate that the Florida Chautauqua in De Funiak Springs, Florida, was primarily a commercial venture which pretended to a goal of offering cultural, educational, and religious products. In the Chautauqua's early years, it succeeded because it could exploit the economic and cultural situation. The Assembly tried to create a market for "culture" by developing cultural competencies in potential consumers so that those consumers would "buy" what the Chautauqua could sell. As the situation changed, the Florida Chautauqua, though it tried, could not adapt enough to be viable. To support the argument, I describe …

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Personal And Organizational Structure Correlates Of Receptivity And Resistance To Change And Effectiveness In Institutions Of Higher Education., James Sutherland Clarke Jan 1997

Personal And Organizational Structure Correlates Of Receptivity And Resistance To Change And Effectiveness In Institutions Of Higher Education., James Sutherland Clarke

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this exploratory study was three-fold. First, a conceptual framework was developed to link innovation and organizational effectiveness in higher education settings through the mediating variables of faculty decision-making deprivation, self-efficacy, organizational efficacy, receptivity to change and resistance to change. Second, original instrumentation was developed to measure faculty receptivity and resistance to change and academic unit head perspectives of their unit's effectiveness. Third, linkages between the variables were examined through the collection and analysis of data using structure equation modeling and appropriate variable comparisons. The sample consisted of all faculty from five traditional academic units at all 59 …

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Indigenous Lands In A Developing Region: A Historical Ethnogeography Of The Pech Indians Of Eastern Honduras, With Emphasis On Recent Settlement And Land Use Changes., James Richard Samson Jan 1997

Indigenous Lands In A Developing Region: A Historical Ethnogeography Of The Pech Indians Of Eastern Honduras, With Emphasis On Recent Settlement And Land Use Changes., James Richard Samson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Since before Spanish Contact, the Pech Indians have occupied a large portion of northeastern Honduras. Like other native American populations, they have suffered significant territorial reductions and cultural alterations at the hands of European colonists and modern ladino immigrants. Utilizing the methodologies of cultural geography, ethnohistory, and ethnogeography, the Pech, formerly known as the Paya, are scrutinized to illustrate the process by which indigenous peoples are reduced and incorporated into a developing national setting. Part One examines the scholarly record on the ethnohistory of the Pech and their neighbors to delimit their habitats and to document Pech incorporation into the …

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The Effects Of The Louisiana Systemic Initiative Project On Two Rural School Districts In Louisiana., Tanya Maria Jones Jan 1997

The Effects Of The Louisiana Systemic Initiative Project On Two Rural School Districts In Louisiana., Tanya Maria Jones

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study provides a description and analysis of the effects of a mathematics reform initiative on classrooms in two rural communities. It describes the sites, details interactions that take place in the classroom, and enumerates teachers' perceptions of the change. A mixed methodology was used to support the findings. Qualitative data were collected through classroom observations and interviews and quantitative data were gathered through questionnaires. Quantitative results indicated that teachers who participate in the training have the opportunity to learn more about new teaching strategies in mathematics and are likely to change their teaching practices in mathematics. Findings reflected that …

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Suburbanization Of Office Space: A Case Study Of Houston, Texas., Dmitry Vadimovich Mesyanzhinov Jan 1997

Suburbanization Of Office Space: A Case Study Of Houston, Texas., Dmitry Vadimovich Mesyanzhinov

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Since the 1950s, the service sector of the U.S. economy has experienced remarkable growth. Significantly, new jobs in business and professional services and in similar information-processing occupations required new workplaces. Consequently, thousands of office complexes were built in American cities. Displaying a clean break with the past trend, the majority of the new office complexes were constructed in suburban locations, outside the CBDs of most major cities. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationships between office complexes and urban labor markets/urban spatial structure. The scope of the empirical work is confined to office suburbanization in Houston, Texas …

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Educational Plans Of Community College Students: An Expansion Of Two College Choice Models., Lisa M. Smith-Vosper Jan 1997

Educational Plans Of Community College Students: An Expansion Of Two College Choice Models., Lisa M. Smith-Vosper

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if the factors posited by previous researchers to affect predisposition to attend college in high school students also affect the predisposition to transfer in the two-year college student population, and to investigate whether or not an expansion of the Hossler and Gallagher (1987) three-phase model of college choice and the Hossler and Stage (1992) Model of High School Students' Predisposition to College would yield great benefits. This analogy uses variables that have been advanced as effectual in the predisposition stage of the college choice process on the selected student population. The problem …

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