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The Relationship Between Media Portrayal Of Schizophrenia And Attitudes Toward Those With Schizophrenia, Julia Crant

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

The aim of this study was to learn whether positive media portrayals of schizophrenia affect people’s attitudes toward individuals with schizophrenia. Fifty (50) participants viewed one of two videos—either a control video showing a documentary about koalas or a treatment clip from the television show Perception that portrays a professor with schizophrenia effectively teaching a class. After viewing the video, participants rated their attitudes toward a person with schizophrenia on a dangerousness scale as well as on cognitive and behavioral attitudes scales. The participants who watched the treatment clip rated people with schizophrenia as significantly less dangerous and had significantly …

Does Money Matter? The Impact Of State Political Context On The Relationship Between Race/Ethnicity And Campaign Finance, Laura Merrifield Wilson

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

Despite increasing campaign-finance legislation aimed at equalizing barriers in political campaigns, a fundraising gap persists across racial/ethnic lines. In the era of modern campaigning, with the expenses of advertising and polling, among others, ample funds are necessary but not accessible to all candidates. This study addresses the relationship between candidate race/ethnicity and campaign fundraising, and the possible moderating effect of three dimensions of the state political context: state legislative professionalism, state Republican party strength, and state culture (South vs. non-South). I evaluate fundraising totals across 15 states for more than 3,000 candidates in the 2006 state legislative elections. Ultimately, the …

“Putting Money Where My Mouth Is”: Motivations And Experiences Among Food Co-Op Members, Zachary Schrank

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

Of the variety of alternative grocery stores that offer natural, organic, local, and health foods in the United States, food co-ops are one of the more unique business models for alternative foods. Unlike traditional retailers, they are collectively owned and democratically operated. Prices tend to be higher in co-ops because they carry high-quality foods that are generally fresh, locally sourced, or artisanal in nature. What motivates people to join co-ops and spend more money for their membership and foods compared to other stores? This article provides ethnographic and interview data with member-owners at a relatively new co-op in South Bend, …

Chief Justice Leadership: A Brief Sketch Of Its Landscape, Structure, And Operation, David A. Root

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

This article examines chief justice leadership of the United States Supreme Court during the judicial decision-making process and develops a model of such leadership in three distinct parts: landscape, structure, and operation. The landscape consists of five interactive stages in the judicial decision-making process: certiorari, oral argument, conference, majority opinion assignment, and opinion drafting. Structurally, three prevailing conditions on the Court create a “democratic default”: life tenure, equal vote, and free voice. In terms of operation, the office employs small-group leadership and its twin pillars of task and social leadership in conjunction with behavioral leadership and its three types of …

Hypergrowth Of The Hispanic Population In Indianapolis, 2000–2010, Evelyn Ravuri

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

Indianapolis experienced a 300 percent increase in Hispanic population between 1990 and 2010. This article examines the change in the composition of census tracts in Indianapolis between 2000 and 2010. Hispanic-white tracts and Hispanic-black-white tracts increased between the two censuses while majority-white tracts declined. Regression analysis revealed that number of Hispanics by tract in 2010 was negatively associated with percentage of black population and positively associated with number of Hispanics as of 2000. Hispanics were attracted to tracts with a higher percentage of median housing value ($50,000–$100,000), tracts with a high level of turnover between 1995 and 2000, and tracts …

The (Lack Of) Gender Dynamics Of Gubernatorial Executive Orders, Yu Ouyang, Chloe C. Carpentier

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

How do governors utilize state executive orders to effect policy changes? Are there differences between male and female governors? Though various works have examined the dynamics of presidential executive orders, few have examined how governors employ executive orders at the state level. We present results of a pilot study on how gender influences use of gubernatorial executive orders. Contrary to much of the literature on gender dynamics, we find minimal differences in the ways that female and male governors use gubernatorial executive orders. Female governors do not appear to rely more or less on unilateral orders than do their male …

Willingness To Pay For Reducing Global And Local Air Pollution: Evidence From Terre Haute, Indiana, Debra Israel

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

This article examines results from a survey of Indiana State University (ISU) students on the level of concern and willingness to pay for improving the environment on local and global levels using the contingent valuation methodology. On the local level, the environmental issue presented was a local air-quality problem associated with the “Terre Haute smell” and the proposed funding would reduce odors from the sewage treatment process. A survey of students has the potential to bring a new perspective because many students are not originally from Terre Haute and, unlike longtime residents, may not be accustomed to living with these …

Structural And Contextual Frameworks: Distinguishing Literal From Metaphorical Depictions Of Exaggerated Size, Christopher A. Crawford, Igor Juricevic

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

In 2016, the authors proposed the Contextual Framework and Structural Framework for understanding pictorial metaphors. These two dichotomous frameworks are especially useful for assessing the apprehension by viewers of pictorial devices that can be used either literally or metaphorically. One such pictorial device is exaggerated size—that is, depicting objects as being overly large. This pictorial device can be used metaphorically (e.g., to indicate importance) or literally (e.g., to depict a giant). We analyze three comic book covers from the Silver Age of American comic books using both frameworks to illustrate how observers distinguish metaphoric pictorial devices from literal ones.

Advancing Communities Of Learning: A Collaborative Project Between Local Universities, Funding Agencies, And Nonprofits To Develop A Subsidized Senior-Transportation Plan, Atta A. Ceesay, Subir Bandyopadhyay, Ellen Szarleta

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

The growing population of seniors in the United States poses both interesting and challenging transportation policy issues that demand research on alternatives to current transportation systems. This study was motivated by a local foundation’s interest in senior quality-of-life issues in the communities served. The aim of this study was to assess senior transportation needs and systems as a means to move policy makers and funders closer to providing high-quality senior transportation services. The localized nature of senior transportation needs is best examined as a case study. In this article, one mid-sized Indiana community is examined using focus group interviews and …

Chapter 7 And Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Factors, Douglas K. Barney, Aycan Kara

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

In light of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s August 2014 Accounting Standard Update on management Going Concern Statements, research using financial ratios to predict bankruptcy is more relevant than ever. Even though numerous research articles examine factors that predict bankruptcy, few make the distinction between the factors that affect Chapter 7 versus Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This work examines the factors that affect these two bankruptcy types (7 and 11) using the Securities and Exchange Commission data on 425 firms that filed for Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 bankruptcy. We tested our data using t-test, ordinary least squares (OLS), and logistic …

World History, The Social Sciences, And The Dynamics Of Contemporary Global Politics, Stephen Morillo

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

This article argues that the discipline of world history, with its interdisciplinary ties to the social sciences and its incorporation of the cultural insights of recent historiography, makes an ideal tool for conveying the complexities of the contemporary world in a “user-friendly” way. It argues further that one particular global structural analysis, from the author’s world history textbook Frameworks of World History, exposes a deep pattern that helps explain many of the central conflicts in contemporary global politics. By highlighting the tension that has existed between individual communities, or hierarchies, and the networks that connected those communities, a tension going …

Table Of Contents, Jiass Staff

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

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Senior Editor's Note, Kenneth D. Colburn Jr.

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

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Statement From The Indiana Academy Of The Social Sciences And Board Of Directors, Jiass Staff

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

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Hypergrowth Of The Hispanic Population In Indianapolis, 2000–2010, Evelyn Ravuri

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

Indianapolis experienced a 300 percent increase in Hispanic population between 1990 and 2010. This article examines the change in the composition of census tracts in Indianapolis between 2000 and 2010. Hispanic-white tracts and Hispanic-black-white tracts increased between the two censuses while majority-white tracts declined. Regression analysis revealed that number of Hispanics by tract in 2010 was negatively associated with percentage of black population and positively associated with number of Hispanics as of 2000. Hispanics were attracted to tracts with a higher percentage of median housing value ($50,000–$100,000), tracts with a high level of turnover between 1995 and 2000, and tracts …

The Best Way Forward For The Unified Patent Court: German Ratification Now And A New Protocol Agreement Before Brexit, Rachel Levin

The University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal

Europe’s Unified Patent Court would be the culminations of decades of work towards a single forum to prosecute and litigate patents in Europe. The most recent iteration of Europe’s patent court, framed in 2012, has yet to come to fruition. This system would restrict membership in the court system to European Union Member-States. The treaty chartering the court system has yet to be ratified fully due to a constitutional challenge in Germany. This lack of formation in tandem with the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union brings into question the entire propose court system, six years into the ratification …

Icmlc Program 2019, Georgia Southern University

International Critical Media Literacy Conference (2016-2019)

Conference Program

Location, Time, And Preference-Aware Multi-User Scheduling, William Li, Sophia Yang

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques to determine an optimal point-of-interest for multiple users to visit together. The optimality criteria include various user preferences, schedules, and routines, that are obtained and used with user permission. A point of interest can include a location of entertainment, business or leisure, e.g., a restaurant, a movie, an event, or other outing.

Sau Blacksmiths: Forging Ahead With Their Craft, Zailin Pena

Blog

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Project Based Learning: Outline For Game Development Basics, Ronald Bourbeau

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

Created through This is a Project Based Learning outline for a introductory class in Video Game Development that was ran in the Spring 2019 semester at Norco College. This outline focuses on the development of a vertical slice video game prototype with no previous skills and showcases several common disciplines and careers that can be found in the video game development industry. This project asks the students the question, "What does it take to make a good commercial video game?" and exposes them to what that it takes work and not just playing video games. We address artistic concerns, technical, …

The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 9 Issue 16, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

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More Than A Superhero Movie: In Wakanda Forever Course, Students Unpack Marvel's 'Black Panther', Kindell Brown

Featured News Story

Roger Williams University Assistant Professor of American Studies Aaron C. Allen clearly remembers when Black Panther came to theaters last February and he went to go see it with a group of friends.

Board Of Trustees Agenda, February 22, 2019, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Agendas

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Study Of Effects Of Sleeping Habits On Premenstrual Syndrome, Stuti Bagga

Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Theses and Dissertations

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Grand Launch Of The Black Resource Center: Michael Tadesse-Bell's Speech, Michael Tadesse-Bell

Black Activism and Education

This speech was given by Michael Tadesse-Bell at the Grand Opening of the Black Resource Center (BRC) - the third component of the Black Academic Success and Engagement Program (BASE).

Michael has a BS in Business Administration and an MA in Sports Management, both from USF. He is the BASE Program Manager and Assistant Dean of Retention and Persistence Programs here at USF.

Grand Launch Of The Black Resource Center: Event Overview, Black Academic Success And Engagement Program

Black Activism and Education

The Black Resource Center (BRC) - the third component of the Black Academic Success and Engagement Program (BASE) - provides a safe, supportive space for black-identified undergraduate and graduate students to connect with each other to receive academic, spiritual, mentoring, and emotional support services.

This event overview for the opening of the BRC includes a general outline of the night's events and a panel script.

Launching A Strategic Social Media Presence For The Nsu Write From The Start Writing And Communication Center, Janine Morris, Whitney Sessa Lehmann, Nikki Chasteen, Monique Cole, Adam Deross, Petra Jurova, Noemi Nunez

CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia

This presentation will offer a case study of one writing center’s implementation and use of social media, and provide participants with strategies and suggestions for enhancing social media use in their writing centers. The NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center (WCC) celebrated its grand opening at Nova Southeastern University in September 2018. This panel presentation will first provide an overview of the social media campaign and specific objectives that M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media students at NSU completed as part of their WRIT 5900: Social Media Writing and Strategy course during the Summer 2018 to …

02-22-2019 Swosu Celebrates Pioneer Cellular Event Center 5th Anniversary, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2019

SWOSU Celebrates Pioneer Cellular Event Center 5th Anniversary.

The Echo: February 22, 2019, Taylor University

2018-2019 (Volume 106)

Students begin new election – Trump calls national state of emergency – ‘Metamorphoses’ pool bursts – Open Hands pays participants back – The art show ‘Meraki’ – Humans of Taylor U – Weekly Crossword -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Looking at life in Grace Olson Hall – Dear Taylor – The Weekly Bachelor and Bachelorette – Taylor University Survival Guide – Professor Profile: Laura Edwards – Greek myths meets modernity in ‘Metamorphoses’ – Audiences ask, ‘Academy Awards who?’ – Oscar nominee revisits the moon landing – A&E Stay Up To Date – Our View – Dorms deteriorate – Slow down …

Sr-18-19-27 Cc, Marshall University

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