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Stepchildren’S Perceptions Of The Contradictions In Communication With Stepparents, Leslie Baxter, Dawn Braithwaite, Leah Bryant, A. Wagner

Dawn O. Braithwaite

This interpretive study, framed in relational dialectics theory, sought to identify stepchildren’s perceptions of the contradictions that animate communication with the stepparent in their household of primary residence. In-depth interviews were conducted, producing 802 pages of double-spaced interview transcripts, which were analyzed inductively for commonly experienced contradictions of stepchild–stepparent communication. Three underlying contradictions were identified. First, stepchild–stepparent communication was perceived to be characterized by a dialectic of integration, characterized by both closeness and distance. Second, stepchild–stepparent communication was perceived to be characterized by a dialectic of parental status, in which the stepparent was, and was not, granted legitimacy in a …

Mental Health And Employment Transitions, Carole Gresenz, Roland Sturm

Roland Sturm

No abstract provided.

Does Relative Deprivation Predict The Need For Mental Health Services?, Christine Eibner, Carole Gresenz, Roland Sturm

Roland Sturm

No abstract provided.

Beyond The Federation Of Fear: Regional Responses To Undocumented Migration, R. Ferguson

R. James Ferguson

A compilation of many of the papers presented at the PIPSA conference on the theme Pacific Islands security : old challenges, new threats.

Does Relative Deprivation Predict The Need For Mental Health Services?, Christine Eibner, Carole Gresenz, Roland Sturm

Carole Roan Gresenz

No abstract provided.

Social Norms And Expectancy Violation Theories: Assessing The Effectiveness Of Health Communication Campaigns, Michelle Campo, Kenzie Cameron, Dominique Brossard

Michelle L. Campo

College students' processing of alcohol, smoking, and exercise social norms messages, and related effects on judgments, attitudes toward one's own behaviors, and attitudes toward undergraduates' behaviors were examined using social norms marketing and Expectancy Violation Theory (EVT) (N=393). Receiving statistical social norms messages led to an expectancy violation of the perceived social norm (i.e., a discrepancy between the expected and actual statistic conveyed with a message). Consistent with Boster et al. (2000 ), the effect of the message discrepancy on attitudes was mediated by judgments. In accordance with social norms, when participants were provided with a statistic, the majority moved …

Relational Integration, Inhibition, And Analogical Reasoning In Older Adults, Robert Morrison

Robert Morrison

Activist Theatre As Bridge Between An Indigenous Community And The Americas: The Story Of Fomma/ Fortaleza De La Mujer Maya, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.

Victims' Perspectives Of Sexual Aggression In Intimate Relationships, Tiffani Kisler, F. Christopher

Tiffani S. Kisler

This poster was an Award Finalist for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Post-Modern Pathologies And Pan-African Erasures: Problems Of Identity In Coastal East Africa, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Mental Health And Employment Transitions, Carole Gresenz, Roland Sturm

Carole Roan Gresenz

No abstract provided.

Policing Ethics, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

No abstract provided.

Badia Rangeland Rehabilitation: Community Participation, Raed Al-Tabini, H. Soub

Raed Al-Tabini

No abstract provided.

The Christian/Jewish Zionist Embrace: Whiteness And Modernity In The Unholy Alliance, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Developing A Professional Image For Social Work: Role Of Marketing, J. Beck, Monica Nandan

Monica Nandan

No abstract provided.

Computers, Computers, Everywhere! How Does The Reference Librarian Find Relief?, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

Information Literacy Instruction And Assessments, College Of Business And College Of Education, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd, Debra Skinner

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

Information Power To Public Health Professionals, Jean Sayre, Hope Barton

Hope I Barton

No abstract provided.

Assessing Information Literacy With Knowledge Surveys: Interim Report From Two Computer Based Trials, David Robinson, R. Mathaney, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd, Debra Skinner

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

The Dual Role Of Market Power In The Big Push: From Evidence To Theory, Catherine De Fontenay

Catherine de Fontenay

No abstract provided.

Mixed Equilibria Are Unstable In Games Of Strategic Complements, Aaron S. Edlin, Federico Echenique

Aaron Edlin

Don't Vote Out Of Fear, Sherrie Steiner

Sherrie M Steiner

No abstract provided.

Drinking, Alcohol Policy, And Attitudes Toward A Campus Riot, Michelle Campo, Stan Kaplowitz

Michelle L. Campo

Results from a survey of college students (N = 2,008) indicate that most disapproved of a major riot that had occurred on their campus but most also felt that the university was excessively restricting alcohol, and almost half of them enjoyed the riot. The major predictor of condoning the riot was objecting to restrictions against alcohol. However, objection to restrictions and enjoying the riot were primarily predicted by frequency of alcohol consumption. Males, Whites, and younger students were more likely to enjoy the riot than others.

The Impact Of Church Activities And Socialization On African-American Religious Commitment, Peter Wielhouwer

Peter W. Wielhouwer

Objective. This article examines religious commitment (church involvement, private devotionalism, and religious salience) among African Americans as a function of being served by a religious congregation, perception of the historical role of the church in relation to the group, and religious and racial socialization. Methods. Drawing on traditional Christian expectations of the church, hypotheses are tested using the 1979–1980 National Survey of Black Americans. Three alternative models are tested that explicitly compare the effects of church activities with conventional socialization and demographic models of religious commitment. Results. The results show that the church's fulfillment of its normative roles of discipleship …

The Mismeasure Of Masculinity: The Male Body, ‘Race’ And Power In The Enumerative Discourses Of The Nfl Draft, Thomas Oates, Meenakshi Durham

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

The athletic male body has long been idealized in western culture, and its dimensions are a key aspect of its iconic status. Oates and Durham examine the discourses of the athletic male body as it is presented in media discourses surrounding the NFL Draft. They focus specifically on the enumerative strategies used to define and delimit the racialized bodies of football draftees. Through a close textual analysis of publications that deal with the Draft, they uncover three main themes in the discursive construction of the athletes' bodies: the delineation of the body in terms of its dimensions; the assessment of …

Delivering Legality On The Internet: Developing Principles For The Private Provision Of Commercial Law, Gillian K. Hadfield

Gillian K Hadfield

No abstract provided.

Sex In The Transnational City: New Discourses Of Sex And Body In Indian Popular Culture, Meenakshi Durham

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

No abstract provided.

The Political J-Blogger: 'Normalizing' A New Media Form To Fit Old Norms And Practices, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.

Sexual Aggression In Intimate Relationships, Tiffani Kisler, F. Christopher

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

Clinical Significance Of Health Status Assessment Measures In Head And Neck Cancer, Gerry Funk, Lucy Karnell, Russell Smith, Alan Christensen

Alan J. Christensen

Objectives To determine the magnitude of clinically significant differences in domain scores for a quality-of-life questionnaire specific to head and neck cancer; and to demonstrate a clinically relevant method of presenting head and neck cancer–specific quality-of-life data using cutoff scores and clinical anchors.

Design Anchor-based and distribution-based techniques for determining clinically significant differences in health-related quality-of-life scores were used.

Setting University-based tertiary care hospital.

Patients A total of 421 patients with head and neck cancer enrolled in a longitudinal outcomes project.

Main Outcome Measures The Head and Neck Cancer Inventory; clinical anchor health status in the domains of speech, eating, …