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Perceptions Of Positive Relationship Traits In Gay And Lesbian Couples, Miki D. Skinner
Perceptions Of Positive Relationship Traits In Gay And Lesbian Couples, Miki D. Skinner
McNair Scholars Research Journal
The following study examined perceptions of positive traits in homosexual relationships. Students (n = 216) and professional counselors (n = 96) read one of three variations of a transcript of a couple’s counseling session that were identical in all aspects except for the names of the couple members and associated pronouns, implying sexual orientation (either John and Amy, Amy and Jennifer, or John and David). Participants then rated the couple’s level of commitment, satisfaction, investment, and closeness. Surprisingly, the student group perceived no differences between the couples, but the counselor group perceived the gay and lesbian couples as having higher …
Relationships Between Self-Esteem And Factors Known To Affect College Attendance, Adam A. Torres
Relationships Between Self-Esteem And Factors Known To Affect College Attendance, Adam A. Torres
McNair Scholars Research Journal
There are many factors impacting student’s decisions to attend college. Researchers investigated selfesteem, perceived academic abilities, and intended college attendance in a group of high school seniors involved in a program aimed at assisting them get into college. Participants were 83 senior high school students (males = 28, females = 55) from various high schools in Idaho. Many students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and were Caucasian (Caucasian = 40, Latino = 28, Asian = 6, African American = 2, and other = 6). Participants were asked 39 questions concerning intended college attendance, self-esteem, perceived academic abilities, and other factors …
Generational Transition Of Subsistence Fishing Practices In The Pacific Community Of Venado Island, Costa Rica, Maria D. Venegas
Generational Transition Of Subsistence Fishing Practices In The Pacific Community Of Venado Island, Costa Rica, Maria D. Venegas
McNair Scholars Research Journal
The goal of this ethnographic study is to document the way that tourism has affected the subsistence fishing activities on the island of Venado, Costa Rica. A key question is how tourism has forced the residents of this fishing community to make choices between a traditional economy and the need to survive in an expanding global market of ecological tourism. The method of research is ethnographic. The goal is to portray cultural issues through the life of the islanders. I hope that this research will create a better understanding of the cultural impact of global change on the people of …
Alcohol Trends Among Native American Youth: A Look At A Reservation In Nevada, Sancheen Collins
Alcohol Trends Among Native American Youth: A Look At A Reservation In Nevada, Sancheen Collins
McNair Scholars Research Journal
American Indian Youth living on Reservations are at greater risk to be involved with alcohol and drugs at an early age and are more likely to dropout of school as a result than White, Hispanic and African American Youth.1 The purpose of the study is to identify and compare the current trends in alcohol use among American Indian adolescents in order to understand which services will better serve this population. The review of the literature examines the alcohol trends among the general population of adolescents in living in the United States, as well as the contributing factors and distinct characteristics …
Visibility As Power: A Historical Analysis Of The Boise Gay Pride Celebration, Jennifer Edwards
Visibility As Power: A Historical Analysis Of The Boise Gay Pride Celebration, Jennifer Edwards
McNair Scholars Research Journal
This paper situates its analysis in a case study of the three watershed moments arising from the sixteenyear history of the Boise Pride Celebration. These moments reveal the impact that the tension between assimilation and liberation strategies have had in the birthing, changing, and shaping of both the Boise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community’s struggles and its successes in becoming increasingly visible. Interviews and archival research demonstrate that the Pride Celebration originated in, grew and essentially thrived from this tension proving it necessary to transform the Boise LGBT community from a fearful, invisible minority functioning despite a conservative …