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Sociology

Western Michigan University

Masters Theses

1978

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A Replication Study: The Police And Cynicism, Trenia B. Brown Aug 1978

A Replication Study: The Police And Cynicism, Trenia B. Brown

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Narcotics And Violence: An Examination Of The Addict And Non-Addict Offender's Involvement In Certain Types Of Crime, Terrence H. Murphy Aug 1978

Narcotics And Violence: An Examination Of The Addict And Non-Addict Offender's Involvement In Certain Types Of Crime, Terrence H. Murphy

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Exploratory Analysis Of Participation In The Laetrile Movement, Yvonne M. Vissing Apr 1978

An Exploratory Analysis Of Participation In The Laetrile Movement, Yvonne M. Vissing

Masters Theses

Chapter I

The Problem and Its Background

The Purpose

The purpose of this thesis is to examine factors leading individuals to participate in the laetrile movement. Laetrile, a substance obtained from a variety of foods including apricot kernels, has been termed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be both ineffective in the treatment of cancer, and even dangerous when taken in large amounts. Even so, over 50,000 people in the United States are estimated to use this substance for the control and prevention of cancer. They do so without the support of the orthodox medical profession, and may …


Awareness And Usage Of Community Mental Health Services By Chicanos: The Effect Of Assimilation And Social Stratification, Fernando Munoz Apr 1978

Awareness And Usage Of Community Mental Health Services By Chicanos: The Effect Of Assimilation And Social Stratification, Fernando Munoz

Masters Theses

This is a study of the utilization of community mental health services by the Chicano population in a Western Michigan community. As members of the second largest ethnic minority group in the United States, the Chicanos are faced with many of the same social ills that plague other minorities. Discrimination, benign neglect, oppression, exclusion by institutions, poverty, high crime rate, alcoholism, physical and emotional disorder, and social disorganization are part of the everyday world of the Chicano. The inherent cultural vehicles, which Chicano culture uses in order to deal with the stresses associated with these social pathologies, will be explored. …


Age And Attitude Similarity-Dissimilarity As Determinants Of Task-Related Attraction, Sharon Fange Von Montry Apr 1978

Age And Attitude Similarity-Dissimilarity As Determinants Of Task-Related Attraction, Sharon Fange Von Montry

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.