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Dynamics Of Morbidity And Mortality In Africa And Implications For Health Care Planning, Sulaiman Maladoh Bah

Digitized Theses

The dissertation aims to tie together the empirical, theoretical and policy oriented aspects dealing with the dynamics of morbidity and mortality in Africa. On the theoretical aspect, scholars are arguing that the epidemiologic transition theory which provided the framework for understanding African mortality in the past, is actually part of a broader health transition theory which also includes a health care transition. In this theory, the overemphasis on biomedical interventions is down-played. To understand African mortality, it is argued, we have to consider the social and cultural determinants. Also we have to consider morbidity and its relationship to mortality. This …

Differentials And Determinants Of Fertility Behaviour In Bolivia, David Ernesto Vidal-Zeballos

Digitized Theses

This thesis examines differentials and determinants of fertility behaviour for the Bolivian population, focusing on the biological, behavioural, economic, social and cultural factors that directly and indirectly affect reproductive behaviour among the three ecological strata (Highlands, Valleys and Lowlands) and two spatial contexts (Urban and Rural). Moreover, the measurement, description and explanation of these factors at the individual and aggregated levels, and the link between the two levels of analysis has been attempted to examine the interrelationship among proximate determinants, microeconomic variables--cost regulation and motivational cost--modernization and cultural variables, and to understand the differentials in fertility. To do this study, …

Determinants Of Early Childbearing Among Young Female Adults In The Gambia, Momodou S. Jeng

Digitized Theses

This thesis examines the determinants of childbearing among young Gambian women aged 13 to 24 and ranks the respective components (or groups of variables) in order of importance. An empirical analysis is done using bivariate and multi-variate statistical techniques. Based on these analyses, it is found that the factors of the empirical model (combining the reference group theory and a Bongaarts-type framework) vary in their effect on the fertility of young women. The most important of the socioeconomic, demographic and cultural (SEDC) variables are educational attainment, employment status, looking for work, area of residence, age, number of siblings, rank of …

The Quantum And Tempo Of Childbearing In Iran, Before And After The Islamic Revolution, Mohammad Karim Mansoorian

Digitized Theses

This study presents an analysis of demographic, socio-economic and environmental characteristics that may influence the quantum and timing of first, second and third births among Iranian women. This study focuses on the role that these variables played in influencing the fertility behaviour before, during and after the Islamic Revolution. The birth history data gathered by the 1988 Pars Province Growth Rate Survey-Iran are used in this study. An in-depth fertility questionnaire permits comparisons before and after the Islamic Revolution. The sample contains 2511 ever married women aged 15 years and above. Since these women have different marriage experience that can …

Educational Attainment And Timing Of Childbearing Among Recent Cohorts Of Canadian Women, Wit Margaret De

Digitized Theses

This research examines factors associated with the timing and risk of first and second births in Canada, focusing primarily on the role of women's educational attainment. A major theme is that fundamental changes in recent years, not only in the duration of education, but also in the content and social significance of formal schooling, have resulted in changes in the strength and nature of the basic association across successive birth cohorts of women. The Accelerated Failure Time Model (AFT) is applied to data from the 1984 Canadian Fertility Survey (CFS) in order to determine how educational attainment, estimated as closely …

Reproductive Individualism And Divorce: An Examination Of Attitudes And Marriage Dissolution In Canada, David Roy Hall

Digitized Theses

In documenting the dramatic increase in divorce in recent decades, several observers have uncovered strong empirical associations between religiosity and marriage dissolution. As well, many studies show a substantial relationship between premarital cohabitation and the risk of divorce.;What is it about religiosity and cohabitation that explains these statistical links to divorce? The main objective of this inquiry was to answer this question by placing marriage dissolution within a sociological framework. Building on concepts and ideas developed in the sociological theory of Anthony Giddens, it was argued that the recent proliferation of "expert systems" of knowledge and technology in the area …

An Analysis Of North Sea Oil Development And Scottish Island Youth: Postmaterialism As An Identifiable And Measurable Dimension, John Alan Anderson

Doctoral Dissertations

This study examines opinions and attitudes of high school age youth living in the Shetland and Orkney islands and explores aspects of rapid growth associated with North Sea oil development. Only a minimal amount of research regarding post-impacts and rapid growth appears in the literature. Studies that do exist lack in theory and methodological consistency. This study draws ideas from mainstream sociology, Social Impact Assessment (SIA), Quality of Life (QoL) and Inglehart's materialism/postmaterialism to develop a working theory of social values and rapid growth. This study further reviews and applies six methodological considerations useable in future SIA, QoL, or boomtown …

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

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

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The Dynamics Of Collective Farming: A Case Study Of Fish Farm Cooperatives In The Prefectures Of Butare And Gikongoro, Rwanda., Alphonse Rubagumya

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Cooperative fish farming not only insures a wider distribution of land and fish farming technology resources to larger segments of the population, but also makes possible the integration of limited individual resources into sizable and economically more viable production and marketing units. On the basis that more efficient internal organization can lead to greater cooperative performance, the purpose of this study is to identify organizational attributes and practices associated with effectiveness of fish farming cooperatives in Rwanda. Data for the study were obtained from a sample of 200 fish farm groups selected in the prefectures of Butare and Gikongoro, Rwanda. …

Worksite Health Promotion In America: The Impact Of Organizational Context On Corporate Wellness Programming., Neller Ree Simpkins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine the factors associated with corporate wellness programming in contemporary U.S. business organizations. First, I construct an ideal-type of wellness program components in order to profile varying arrays (i.e., number and types) of health and fitness activities across corporations. Then, I detail the extent of health promotion programming in business organizations and in major corporations, using the National Survey of Worksite Health Promotion Activities and the Worksite Health Promotion Program Survey of Fortune 500 companies. The central research task of this study is to explore the factors that account for the diversity observed …

Independence In The Elderly: A Review Of Activity Theory And Its Application, Michelle Dean

Whittier Scholars Program

Activity Theory is a major social theory in gerontology. Gerontology is a multidisciplinary approach to the study of aging individuals which combines fields such as biology, medicine, biochemistry, sociology, and psychology. This presentation will investigate causes of aging and the life cycle of aging individuals. A brief description of the major social theories of aging and their implications for life satisfaction in the culture of the American society will provide an introduction to the primary objective, which is independence in the elderly and the application of Activity theory. The outcome of this study and future concerns for research in gerontology …

Sociology Of Law For A Postliberal Society, Frank W. Munger

Articles & Chapters

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A Study Of Time Orientation, Temporal Integration And Reading Comprehension: Back To The Future, Tacey L. Ruffner

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Problem. Lower-track high school students' combination of poor reading comprehension, present time orientation and shortened temporal integration is an area that has been identified in a range of divergent literature, but little studied in terms of educational practice. Previous research into time orientation and temporal integration has failed to investigate a connection with reading comprehension. Purpose. The purpose was to determine if there is a relationship between time orientation, temporal integration, reading achievement/high school track level and reading comprehension. Procedures. Two measures, a Time Orientation Questionnaire and a Cloze Test of Reading Comprehension, previously identified and pilot tested, were employed. …

Church Growth In A Pluralist Society, Carl E. Zylstra

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Sociological Theory In The Absence Of People: The Limits Of Luhmann’S Systems Theory, Alan Wolfe

Cardozo Law Review

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The Relevance Of Time To The Relationship Between The Philosophy Of The Limit And Systems Theory, Drucilla Cornell

Cardozo Law Review

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Autopoiesis By Definition, Richard Münch

Cardozo Law Review

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Law And Sociology: Some Consequences For The Law Of Employment Discrimination Deriving From The Sociological Reconstruction Of Economic Theory, Mark Gould

Cardozo Law Review

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Dependents And Resource Allocation In An Aging Society: An Examination Of The Preston Argument In Canada, Edward D. Ng

Digitized Theses

This study is an attempt to evaluate Samuel Preston's assertion that American elderly have recently fared far better than children in terms of poverty and mortality reduction. The divergent paths of America's dependents are related to family breakdown, the rise of politics of aging, and the differential response of health care and education to population change.;An examination of poverty in Canada found a recent reversal of economic well-being of seniors and children. Our analysis of the Survey of Consumer Finances shows that between 1973 and 1985 government transfer did increasingly favour the elderly more than children. However, many elderly were …

Chinese Women's Experience Of Transition Towards Married State: A Multistate/Multivariate Analysis Of China In-Depth Fertility Survey Data, 1985, Sihe Li

Digitized Theses

In the context of the growing amount of socio-demographic literature on marriage, this thesis explores a theoretical synthesis for an analysis on Chinese women's experience in transition to the married state, based on the China In-Depth Fertility Survey data.;The frequently cited general theories or models of marriage are broadly categorized into mathematical models and behavioural interpretations of marriage. Of the latter, the theoretical work is conventionally divided into economic and sociological perspectives. However, there exists no theoretical consensus on marriage comparable to that achieved with regard to fertility.;The thesis examines the most familiar economic and sociological theories on marriage and …

A Social Psychological Analysis Of Remarriage, Zheng Wu

Digitized Theses

This study examines the transition from marital dissolution to remarriage and how it differs by various social groups. Based on social exchange theory and other theoretical formulations, a social psychological model of remarriage is advanced. The model is organized around four key constructs: the desirability of remarriage, the eligibility for remarriage, barriers to remarry, and marriage market constraints. It is argued that the probability of remarriage rises and the tempo accelerates where remarriage is viewed as being desirable and barriers minimum, and where marriage candidates are eligible (attractive) and confront a large pool of available marriage partners. Cross-sectional data from …

Life Cycle Demographic Events And Economic Well-Being: A Study Of Families With Young Children In Canada, 1971-1986, Donald W. Kerr

Digitized Theses

This study examines change in the economic welfare of families with preschool age children in Canada over the period 1971-1986. While the purpose of this study is to document change in the economic welfare of such families through alternative indicators of economic well-being, more broadly it seeks to examine interrelationships between family change and economic well-being. This study begins with a critical review of previous literature that focuses upon the link between family and economic change, prior to moving on to a general discussion of several of the practical and conceptual difficulties that surface in the definition of economic well-being …

Determinants Of The Timing Of Labour Force Transitions Among Ever-Married, Ever-Worked, Women In Canada, David J. Dewit

Digitized Theses

This thesis presents a critique of two general theoretical approaches to the study of growth in female work attachment: the structural coercion approach and the voluntarist approach. Given the common practice among those who subscribe to the structural coercion tradition to oversimplify patterns of women's work, one hypothesis predicts that factors which impact positively (or negatively) on a woman's probability of entry into the work force may exert the same impact on her probability of leaving. Secondly, many structural coercionists fail to make a unique prediction of the determinants of change in attachment. In contrast, voluntarists identify the growth of …

Youth Labor Force Participation: An Analysis Of The Influence Of Family And Labor Market Characteristics., Diane Bradley Catalano Keithly

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the study is to examine the influence of family characteristics and the local economy on youth larbor force participation. Using a representative national sample, data on 51,344 16- to 18-year-olds and their families are analyzed and combined with information on local labor markets. Although there are numerous studies dealing with labor force participation, decisions to seek employment are often treated as individual choices. Little is known about the influence of the family on youth labor force participation. This study attempts to fill this research gap. The family characteristics used in the study are household income, parental employment …

The Black And White Differences In First Marriage Propensity: Individual And Contextual Influences., Jiang Hong Li

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In the context of demographic, economic, and cultural perspectives of marriage, this dissertation attempts to identify causes of the black and white divergence in marriage propensity. The findings show a strong linkage between the social context and the marriage behavior of that person. This linkage provides a new angle from which the racial differences in marriage behavior are better understood. For females, the lower rate of marrying among black females, compared to white females, is due to poor marriage markets that black females are facing. The centrality of marriage in a social context, indicated by marriage rates and average age …

Crime And Punishment In New Hampshire, 1812-1914 (Volumes I And Ii), Timothy Dodge

Doctoral Dissertations

Changing definitions of crime accompanied the economic transformation of seacoast New Hampshire from a predominently agricultural, and rural society in 1812 to one that was mainly industrial, commercial, and urban by 1914. This dissertation analyzes a sample of 820 felony incarcerations (19.5%) of the total 4154 incarcerations recorded at the New Hampshire State Prison for the period 1812-1914. Court bills and indictments of Rockingham and Strafford County, New Hampshire are used to analyze felony convictions. Quantitative analysis involving 17 variables reveals that property crime was the most common conviction. Felony conviction rates per 100,000 population nearly doubled between 1812 and …

Social Support, Psychological Distress And The Consequences Of Psychotherapeutic Intervention, David Francis King

Doctoral Dissertations

Several questions about social support and its relation to mental health over the course of psychotherapeutic intervention are investigated. These include: how do different measures of social support relate to each other at entrance to therapy (time 1) and three months later (time 2), how does social support vary with mental health over time, and how do strategies of therapists affect social support of patients?

Forty patients and their therapists (27) at two community mental health centers were interviewed. Four quantitative standardized measures of social support were used: Donald and Ware's social integration measure (1982), McFarlane's (1980) measure of social …

The Success Of Native American Students At Bennett County High School And Parent Involvement, Janet F. Varejcka

Student Work

The history of Native Americans has been checkered. No more so than in the history of their plight for quality education. The concept of racial inferiority was an excuse to push Indians from land they had always occupied. Native American men, women, and children were treated like animals.

Integration And Resolution, Maribal Rodriquez-Lopez

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

This work is divided into five sections, the first being the Introduction. In Section II, shame, perpetrators, bystanders, victims and survivors are defined at length. Chapter 1, entitled, Shame Defined, differentiates between embarrassment, guilt and shame. In Healing the Shame that Binds You, John Bradshaw (1988) describes shame: It is like internal bleeding. Exposure to oneself lies at the heart of toxic shame. A shame-based person will guard against exposing his inner self to others, but more significantly, he will guard against exposing himself to himself. Toxic shame is so excruciating because it is the painful exposure of the believed …