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Examining Variables Related To Help-Seeking And Victimization Differences After Coercive Intercourse, Ginger Faulkner

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The issue of sexual violence against women has been an area of interest to psychological researchers because of its importance and prevalence in America. A problem that has been attracting more attention recently is sexual coercion against women, especially on college campuses. Researchers have consistently found that over half of college women have been victim to coercive sexual encounters (Struckman-Johnson, Struckman-Johnson, & Anderson, 2003) making this a serious problem in need of greater understanding. Researchers have also found that sexual coercion can cause a variety of problems, yet victims typically do not seek help after these experiences (Fisher, Daigle, Cullen, …

With Us Or Against Us: Using Religiosity And Sociodemographic Variables To Predict Homophobic Beliefs, Erin Coale Schwartz

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Affiliation with religious organizations is prevalent in the United States and within some of these organizations negative messages about lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals are regularly espoused. Exposure to such homophobic sentiment has been found to have a detrimental impact on the mental health of sexual minorities and thereby, makes the exploration of religiosity and homophobia an imperative. This study examined differences in homophobia among the sociodemographic variables of gender, age, education level, religious affiliation, frequency of attendance at religious services, and amount of contact with lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Additionally, a stepwise multiple regression was conducted to determine …

Stay At Home Fathers: The New Gender Benders, Jessica Fischer

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This study compared the gender roles and attitudes toward women‟s and men‟s social roles of stay at home fathers and employed fathers recruited on the Internet. The relationship between gender roles and attitudes toward women‟s and men‟s social roles on reasons for becoming a stay at home father were also investigated. It was predicted that stay at home fathers would endorse more traditionally feminine characteristics for themselves and would have more nontraditional attitudes toward men‟s and women‟s social roles than employed fathers. In addition, it was predicted that fathers who choose to stay at home for practical reasons (i.e. lost …

Professors With Criminal Records: Criminology & Criminal Justice Students Views On Former Convicts As Professors, John Frana

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As America’s incarceration binge begins its fourth decade, one unintended consequence of this social policy has been a growing number of criminologists/sociologists who have personal experience with incarceration as many former convicts have been pursuing education as an avenue for successful re-entry. Some of these ex-convicts have begun to secure PhD’s and have been conducting research as well as teaching various university courses in Sociology and/or Criminology and Criminal Justice. Within this thesis the myths maintained by society surrounding crime and prisoners will be discussed. Using survey research, students majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice (n = 186) at ISU …

Self-Efficacy And Health Value Among Undergraduates Following A Lifetime Fitness Course, Heather M. Brown

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The question of whether perceived self-efficacy for exercise and health value, respectively, varied as a function of gender and exercise stage of change was the focus of this study. An archival data set was used. Participants were 190 college students who completed a demographic questionnaire, the Exercise Stage of Change Questionnaire, the Rokeach Values Survey, and the Self-Efficacy for Exercise questionnaire before and after completing a lifetime fitness course. Two 2-factor analyses of covariance were conducted for each dependent variable, self-efficacy and health value. Gender and exercise stage of change were the independent variables. Exercise stage of change was divided …

Adolescent Fears And Anxieties: A Comparative Analysis Of Parents' And Teachers' Perceptions Of Adolescent Differences, Carolyn B. Miller

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The purposes of the study were 1) to compare parents and teachers and students perceptions of students' fears and anxieties, and 2) to determine if there were differences in students' fears and anxieties based on grade level or gender. This study was quantitative in nature. Four hundred eighty-six middle school students in a five through eight configuration, and their parents and teachers were included in the sample. Two surveys were given: The Middle Level Survey was created by the researcher, and the Comprehensive Assessment of School Climate is a National Study of School Evaluation (NS SE) product created by Kelley, …

Authorized To Heal: Gender, Class, And The Transformation Of Medicine In Appalachia, 1880-1930, By Sandra Lee Barney, Patricia Hill

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Women's Groups And The Extension Of City Services In Early Twentieth-Century Dallas, Patricia Hill

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Part Iv: University Components And Activities --- Chapter 58: The Women's Board (Pages 991-1018)

Thomas Jefferson University - tradition and heritage, edited by Frederick B. Wagner, Jr., MD, 1989

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0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

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Tape recordings and transcripts of oral interviews with residents in the West Virginia-Ohio-Kentucky Tri-State region regarding such topics as farming, schools, health care, folk customs, and many others related to life in this Appalachian region.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Marshall University Oral History Collection here.

Place Names Of Parke County, Indiana, Laurence E. Seits

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The Effects Of Two Types Of Reinforcement On The Verbal Behavior Of Children As A Function Of Selected Personality Variables, Jane Eldred

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A Study Of Group Conflict Within A Two-Community Setting, Virgil Highsmith

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A Study Of Staff-Inmate Social Distance Seen As A Function Of Contiguity In Two Correctional Settings, John Rhodes Mccune

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A Study Of Mycorhizal Associations In Two Species Of Botrychium, Rebecca A. Carr

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An Analysis Of The Influence Of The Spiritual Exercises Of St. Ignatius On The Poetry Of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Mary Suzanne Wills

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Student Evaluation Of Housing Facilities At Indiana State College, Virgil J. Miller

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Roman Catholicism In Selected Novels Of Willa Cather, Irma Aloysius Sister Derck

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A General History Of The Terre Haute Typographical Union, Raymond Jack Raley

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A Developmental Reading Program For The Pupils Of Plainville High School, Plainville, Indiana, Helen E. Foust

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A Survey Of Industrial Recreation In Indiana, Robert Edwin Arnett

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The Personality Of Educable Mentally Retarded Children As Compared To A General Child Population, Miles Raymond Mciver

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A Study Of Workable Plans For The Merger Of School Libraries In School Consolidation, Hilda Louise Brackwinkle

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A Study Of Workable Plans For The Merger Of School Libraries In School Consolidation, Hilda Louise Brackwinkle

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The Polarographic Determination Of Cobalt In Potassium Iodide, Donald Lee Kiser

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The Removal Of The Potawatomi Indians : 1820 To The Trail Of Death, Michael A. Mccabe

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Comparative Study Of Indiana Coaches, James L. Wittenauer

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Comparative Study Of Indiana Coaches, James L. Wittenauer

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A Study Of A School Library Charging System With A Resultant Individual Reading Record, Georgia Robinson Burton

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A Study Of A School Library Charging System With A Resultant Individual Reading Record, Georgia Robinson Burton

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