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Teaching The Fundamentals Of Demography: A Models-Based Approach To Family And Fertility, Thomas K. Burch

PSC Discussion Papers Series

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Introduction: The New Arab Family, Nicholas S. Hopkins

Faculty Book Chapters

This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …

An Interpretation Of Family Change, With Implications For Social Cohesion, Roderic Beaujot, Zenaida Ravanera

PSC Discussion Papers Series

Data on family change point to a greater flexibility in the entry and exit from relationships, a delay in the timing of family events, and a diversity of family forms. These changes have undermined the complementary-roles model as women gained equal opportunities in a variety of domains. Children have been affected such that their interests are no longer paramount in the structuring of adult lives. On the whole, the family has been de-institutionalized with less function and less power.

An interpretation of the changes suggests that the family has shifted from a unit of survival in which relations were based …

Toward An Index Of Community Capacity: Predicting Community Potential For Successful Program Transfer, Paul S. Maxim, Jerry P. White, Paul C. Whitehead

PSC Discussion Papers Series

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Management In The Financial Services : Emotional Labour And Gender, Sarah Watson

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Theses

This thesis examines the development of management in financial services and its implications on managers' activities and socialisation. The thesis uses gender and emotional labour as the main themes for the discussion of management in the financial services. The thesis reports on two ethnographic case studies within two UK retail banks. Analyses are based on data derived from interviews, observations and documents. Both the literature and data suggest that management in the service sector centres around the management of organisational cultures. Managers must disseminate the organisational values in order to extract excellent customer service from the front-line staff. Managers themselves …

Bringing The Community Back In: The Mediating Role Of Civic Community In The Socioeconomic Disadvantage And Homicide Relationship In Rural And Urban Counties, 1980--1990., Troy Christopher Blanchard

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

One key explanation of aggregate rates of homicide in localities across the U.S. is social disorganization theory. This theory posits that disadvantaged neighborhoods lack the social and economic resources to exert social control on community residents. One shortcoming of this approach is that it cannot adequately explain urban-rural differences in African American homicide victimization. While African Americans in rural areas experience similar or even more extreme levels of disadvantage than their urban counterparts, the risk of homicide for rural African Americans is significantly lower. To address this shortcoming, I develop a conceptually different, although complimentary, explanation of violence grounded in …

Sources And Types Of Formal And Informal Assistance: Patterns Among Louisiana's Welfare Population., Alison Kay Neustrom

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

My purpose in this dissertation is to examine the extent to which recipients report social capital in the form of social support and what I call informal assistance. I define informal assistance as those assets that assist in the daily lives of welfare recipients. This dissertation examines the role of residence, human capital, family of origin, and current household structure on informal assistance. I also compare the forms of assistance and instrumental resources of non-metropolitan and metropolitan welfare recipients to determine whether geographic context mediates the use of informal assistance. Data for this study were from the Louisiana State University …

The Relation Of Acculturation, Criminal History, And Social Integration Of Mexican American And Non -Mexican Students To Assaults On Intimate Partners, Ignacio Luis Ramirez

Doctoral Dissertations

Studies that have compared intimate partner violence among Mexican Americans and Non-Mexican Whites have found conflicting results. The results can be grouped into three categories, those that found Mexican Americans have higher assault rates, those that found Mexican Americans have lower assault rates, and those that found no differences between both ethnic groups. This study analyzed a sample of 348 college students to examine the role that Mexican ethnicity and acculturation into Anglo American society by Mexican Americans plays in predicting intimate partner violence. Additionally, the role of criminal history and integration into society were analyzed to understand their unique …

Juggling With Three Identities: Ideology Of Yugoslavism Among The American Serbs (1900--1993), Vladimir B. Pistalo

Doctoral Dissertations

During the late 19th century and throughout the 20 th century, three waves of Serbian immigrants left the constant political flux of the Balkans to arrive in a constantly changing America. This dissertation examines how the political changes in the mother country and in the United States influenced the self-identification of each wave of immigrants as Serbs, Yugoslavs and Americans. I draw upon oral histories of Serbian-American intellectuals, Serbian language newspapers in the United States, immigrant memoirs and literature, and secondary sources in both Serbian and English to document the construction and reconstruction of Serbian, Yugoslav and American identity.

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Surf Like A Girl: Women, Identity, And Representation In Surf Culture, Elizabeth Anne Bennett

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

As an institution, gender is one of the most influential forces that determines the ways people relate to each other and the manner in which they organize their lives. Over the past decades, a body of work has arisen to address gender as it relates to sport and overtly feminist analysis of sport continues to grow. This thesis explores women's status in the subculture of surfing and seeks to determine the degree to which these women experience marginalization, as well as the various forms that this marginalization takes. I conduct a content analysis of Surfer and Wahine magazines to illustrate …

Reflections From A Fan: Searching For More Common Ground In Sociology And Law, Daniel C. Mcdonald S.J.

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Revitalizing The Flsa, Scott D. Miller

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Postmodern American Sociology: A Response To The Aesthetic Challenge, Jongryul Choi

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Over the past two decades, American sociologists have debated about the postmodern and what we might call "postmodern American sociology" began to emerge at the turn of this century. This dissertation examines the nature of the postmodern in general, and postmodern American sociology in particular, in terms of three models of knowledge: science, morality, and aesthetics; This dissertation pays close attention to the fact that science, morality, and aesthetics began to be differentiated from religion in the modern era, which posited two problems: the problem of legitimacy of knowledge and the problem of figuring out the relationship among science, morality, …

Complexity: Theoretical And Methodological Applications For Sociology, Kathryn A Gilpatric

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines the usefulness of Complexity as a new tool for sociology. Complexity, as its own branch of study, developed from the new science of Chaos. Recent paradigmatic disputes occurring in the scientific community have been the force of a growing sense of change in the way many different disciplines view complex systems. Since it is evident that social systems are typically highly complex, it makes sense that a scientific paradigm, which investigates the nature of complex systems, should also be applicable to social systems. Science now argues that the old Newtonian clockwork mentalities and classical experimental models cannot …

Post -Displacement Employment In A Rural Community: Why Can't Women And Oil Mix?, Linda Anderson Tobin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This is a study of post-displacement labor market experiences of workers in a rural southern community in which there is a significant presence of the oil and gas industry. Using a guided conversation format, I talked with 99 community members, including displaced workers, representatives of the oil and gas industry, community leaders, and social service agencies. These conversations were used to explore opportunities and constraints found within this community with labor market implications for those displaced. Conversations show that both individual and structural factors explain post-displacement employment of these (predominantly) females. Though an expanding oil and gas industry requires an …

The Effects Of Segregation And Poverty On Latino Homicide Victimization In The United States., Catherine Elizabeth Burton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

There has been a great deal of research investigating the relationship between crime and the structural features of urban communities. A number of studies have sought to determine whether pervasive poverty and social isolation are associated with the incidence of homicide among urban populations. Unfortunately, most studies have focused exclusively on African Americans, Anglos, or both. Furthermore, of the handful of studies that have examined Latino homicide, most have been focused on limited geographical areas. This study addresses the need for research focusing specifically on the relation of social and economic structural conditions to Latino homicide victimization rates. It does …

Sexual Profanity And Interpersonal Judgement., Robert Paul O'Neil

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

One of the cultural changes noted in American society in the last fifty years has been a noticeable increase in the public use of sexual profanity, particularly by women. Many commentators attribute this change to the sexual revolution of the nineteen-sixties and seventies, as well as the increasing emancipation of women from traditional gender roles. This dissertation examines the ideological foundations that have shaped both western sexual attitudes and the nature of modern use of sexual profanity, to question whether these changes are indicative of greater gender equity. Using a dramaturgical approach to gender identity, an alternative interpretation is presented …

Economic Consequences Of Caregiving To The Elderly On Women's Lives., Chizuko Wakabayashi

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Family caregiving to the elderly comprises a major part of familial obligations in later family life. The family, however, is not a caregiving unit; it is women in the family who directly provide that care. Theories of gender inequality suggest that women's unpaid work reflect women's politically and economically disadvantaged positions both in the family and the labor market. The present dissertation addresses one dimension of this inequality, the economic consequences of elderly care. The objective of this study is to estimate how much unpaid elderly care depresses women's incomes. The economic costs of elderly care include losses in earnings …

Cs 630 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben

Syllabi

McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Waardenburg, Jacques, Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics (Cliff Notes Quick Review) All additional required readings AND some of the source readings on Closed Reserve.

Black Women At The Intersection Of Race, Gender, And Class: How These Issues Affect Our Lives And How We Deal With Them, Lael E. Washington

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

A number of prominent black feminist writers including bell hooks (1990), Audre Lorde (1984), Angela Davis (1998), and Deborah King (1995) discuss “multiplicity” or “intersectionality.” These terms describe the concept that black women in the United States do not simply experience the effects of race plus gender plus class; rather, black women deal with racism multiplied by sexism multiplied by classism. Similarly, black women are socially located at the intersection of race, class, and gender. In this study, I focus on how racism and sexism impact black women’s lives. In an open-ended survey, I asked 14 black women about their …

Designing A Parent-Teen Mediation Program For The Eureka, Arcata, Mckinleyville Area, Robyn Lee Schroeder

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Interpersonal conflict appears throughout one's life and experience however, the conflict felt most intensely and most difficult to avoid is that between parent and child - often accentuated during the adolescent years. While therapy remains a viable option for dealing with parent-child conflict, there exists a segment of the population whose family conflict may be alleviated with less intensive intervention. In Humboldt County, as elsewhere, there exists a need for swift, effective assistance in family problem-solving with a focus on building working agreements and teaching parents and their adolescent children to deal constructively with conflict. This project will work to …

Out Of The Ordinary: Law, Power, Culture, And The Commonplace, Naomi Mezey

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Review of The Common Place of Law: Stories From Everyday Life by Patricia Ewick & Susan S. Silbey (1998).

Sometimes a work's intellectual influences reveal both its strengths and its shortcomings. This is certainly the case with Patricia Ewick and Susan Silbey's The Common Place of Law: Stories From Everyday Life, and its indebtedness to the thinking of Michel Foucault and Michel de Certeau. Taken together, Foucault and de Certeau's work suggests that investigations of law's power are most fruitful not at the level of legal institutions and the state but at the level of lived experience, where we …

Patterns Of Urban Residential Settlement Among Canada’S First Nations Communities, Paul S. Maxim, Jerry P. White, Paul C. Whitehead, Daniel Beavon

PSC Discussion Papers Series

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An Analysis Of Wage And Income Inequality Dispersion And Polarization Of Income Among Aboriginal And Non Aboriginal Canadians, Paul S. Maxim, Jerry P. White, Paul C. Whitehead, Daniel Beavon

PSC Discussion Papers Series

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Emotion And Group Cohesion In Productive Exchange, Edward J. Lawler, Shane R. Thye, Jeongkoo Yoon

Faculty Publications

This study refines and experimentally tests a theory of relational cohesion that explains how and when actors become committed to one another in the context of multiactor exchange. The theory asserts that frequent social exchange results in (1) positive emotions that solidify and strengthen the person-to-group bond and (2) uncertainty reduction that renders the focal group more salient in relation to others. These two mechanisms produce a sense of psychological group formation and ultimately increase observable acts of commitment. In a “productive exchange” setting, three actors negotiate a joint venture that requires the assent of all members. The exchanges featured …

Social Capital, Social Cohesion And Population Outcomes In Canada’S First Nations Communities, Jerry P. White, Paul S. Maxim, Paul C. Whitehead

PSC Discussion Papers Series

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A Supplementary Review Of Existing Hiv/Aids Models With The View Of Adopting/Adapting One Or More Models For National And Provincial Population Projections In South Africa, Sulaiman Bah

PSC Discussion Papers Series

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Canada’S Demographic Future: Some Reflections On Projection Assumptions, Roderic Beaujot

PSC Discussion Papers Series

Projections since the start of the Canada Pension Plan have been reasonably accurate with regard to population size, but they have under-projected population aging, and thus the ratio of beneficiaries to contributors. A case is made for long terms assumptions including fertility of 1.6 births per woman, life expectancy of 85, and net immigration of 0.47 per 100 population. By 2026, there will be fewer than three persons aged 20-64 per person aged 65 and over, compared to over six when the program was started. According to medium projections, the proportion 20-64 to 65+ will change from 4.9 in 2000 …

Multiple Levels Of Analysis: Prospects And Challenges For The Family Transformation And Social Cohesion Project, Zenaida R. Ravanera, Rajulton Fernando

PSC Discussion Papers Series

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Theoretical And Analytical Aspects Of Longitudinal Research, Rajulton Fernando, Zenaida R. Ravanera

PSC Discussion Papers Series

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