Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Attitudes Of Members Of The Latter-Day Saint Church Towards The Church Welfare Program And The Relationship Of These Attitudes To Selected Factors, Harold L. Bartlett

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This is a study of an institution. Institutions are established to meet basic human needs, some of which are shelter, association, protection, and self-expression. They formulate within the group patterns of behavior which are intended to guide and develop habits of conformity in the individual. An institution is made up of traditions, habits and attitudes, leaders and members, symbols, regulations, and property.

Selected Jewish Communities In Louisiana., Benjamin Kaplan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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Contacts Of Negroes And Whites In Morgantown, Ellis Ray Williams

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

This thesis is an analysis of Negro-white contacts within the city limits of Morgantown, West Virginia.

The specific hypothesis is that contacts which Negroes have with whites vary in frequency and intensity according to the institutional or neighborhood settings in which they occur, and with the age and sex of the individuals involved.

A supplementary thesis is that the attitudes of Negroes toward whites are conditioned by the contacts they have with whites.

The investigative techniques employed were those of personal interview, schedule and first hand observation of the author.

The study revealed the following conclusion: Contacts with whites exists …

An Investigation To Determine The Extent To Which Speech Influences The Selection Of Employees, Paul Eugene Elam

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In 1951-58 American colleges and universities will graduate approximately two hundred thousand students, of which approximately three hundred will be graduated in Stockton, California--and will present them face to face with their prospective employers. Technically most of these students will be well qualified for their respective positions. The chemist will be qualified for further research; the doctor will be qualified to practice medicine; and the lawyer will be ready to defend his first client. But, with these technical skills mastered how will he present himself? His first interview with the employer usually tells the full story. Is his voice what …