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Sociological Analysis Of The Big Brother Movement, Margaret Ann Welch Sep 1953

Sociological Analysis Of The Big Brother Movement, Margaret Ann Welch

Sociology ETDs

This thesis is a test of what is implied above. There are social movements which do not conform to the prevailing theories, yet which fit the definition of what constitutes a social movement. The big brother movement is the case selected for this study. This thesis is based upon a history of the beginning, spread, and progressive organization of that movement, and the question raised is the extent to which such a history reveals the supposed characteristics emphasized in prevailing theories.


An Investigation Of Race Or Ethnic Prejudice As A Factor Affecting The Administration Of Justice On The Police Court Level, Dudley E. De Groot Aug 1953

An Investigation Of Race Or Ethnic Prejudice As A Factor Affecting The Administration Of Justice On The Police Court Level, Dudley E. De Groot

Sociology ETDs

The relations of cultural or racial minority groups with the dominant majority within the society of the United States have been subjects of interest and study for Sociologists. Much research has been undertaken and a great deal of material has been published with regard to the areas of race relations and cultural or ethnic group relations.


A Social Study Of A Trade Union, Richard A. Flynn Jul 1953

A Social Study Of A Trade Union, Richard A. Flynn

Sociology ETDs

The purpose of the study was to analyze and evaluate the formation and the development of the union under investigation. Most importantly, it further proposed by disciplined observation to consider the influences which union members felt had been exerted by union membership upon their lives, and to explore the role of the union, as one of many factors, in conditioning the social relationships of its members.


Socio-Economic Factors Influencing The Intent Of Rural Youths To Migrate From Emery, San Juan, Kane, And Piute Counties Of Utah, Abdul Ghani Joseph Habbab May 1953

Socio-Economic Factors Influencing The Intent Of Rural Youths To Migrate From Emery, San Juan, Kane, And Piute Counties Of Utah, Abdul Ghani Joseph Habbab

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Rural communities in Utah continue to lose large numbers of their population. Counties with the highest birth rate are, in the main, those which have decreased most or remained relatively stationary in recent years. Rural migration presents a problem to the communities involved and to the individuals who move.


Differential Fertility In Illinois, 1940., Clinton Louis Folse Jan 1953

Differential Fertility In Illinois, 1940., Clinton Louis Folse

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Maritime Labor Unions And Certain Other Factors Affecting The Shipping Industry In The Port Of San Francisco, 1931-1952, George Tway Jan 1953

Maritime Labor Unions And Certain Other Factors Affecting The Shipping Industry In The Port Of San Francisco, 1931-1952, George Tway

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose or this paper. is to show that the decline in the Volume of tonnage handled by the Port of San Francisco from 1931 to 1952 is chiefly attributable to the tremendous economic growth of California since 1940. Other economic, as well as non-economic causes of this decline which are in the investigator's opinion, significant enough to warrant consideration, will be analyzed.