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Full-Text Articles in Sociology
In Plain Sight, Anonymous
In Plain Sight, Anonymous
SURGE
I went through my childhood hearing these statements daily, for I lived with my abuser. While there was physical abuse, the scars from the verbal abuse are what still haunt me today. [excerpt]
Life History Theory And School-Age Pregnancy: Review And Application, Anna Rozman
Life History Theory And School-Age Pregnancy: Review And Application, Anna Rozman
Honors Scholar Theses
The United States currently holds one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the developed world, but many Americans, including policy makers, view adolescent childbearing as a societal problem that stems from negligence, promiscuity, and poor decision making. This project seeks to frame the institution of school-age motherhood through the lens of Life History Theory, which posits that early reproduction is an adaptation in the face of harsh conditions and high extrinsic mortality rates. This assertion is supported by evidence that adolescent childbearing has been the norm for most of human history, and continues to be practiced in natural fertility …
Life History Of Women With Fibromyalgia: Beyond The Illness, Barbara Gonzalez, Telmo M. Baptista, Jaime C. Branco
Life History Of Women With Fibromyalgia: Beyond The Illness, Barbara Gonzalez, Telmo M. Baptista, Jaime C. Branco
The Qualitative Report
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome, which mostly affects middle age women and whose etiological factors remain unclear. Psychosocial aspects may have a relevant role as predisposing, triggering, and/or perpetuating factors for this syndrome, raising the interest about life history of patients with fibromyalgia. In this study, we interviewed 10 women with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, who had identified a critical or very stressful life event before the onset of the syndrome. The interview about the life history comprises the whole life, before and after the onset of the syndrome, and the narratives were analyzed with interpretative phenomenological analysis. Nine …
Privilege In A Police Car: The Story Of My Unresolved Ride-Along, Anita L. Bright
Privilege In A Police Car: The Story Of My Unresolved Ride-Along, Anita L. Bright
The Qualitative Report
This paper focuses on the events of a Friday evening in the winter of 2012 wherein I went on a police “ride-along” and accompanied a police officer as he went through the normal duties of his shift in a medium-sized city in the Pacific Northwest. During our time together, the officer arrested a 16-year old boy, and had him admitted to the local juvenile detention center. The officer also arrested an adult male who, during the process of being arrested, injured the officer such that the officer required medical attention. Additionally, I witnessed another officer performing an analysis of a …
The Fifty-Year Ethnographer: A Review Of Harry Wolcott's Ethnography Lessons: A Primer, Denise Mifsud
The Fifty-Year Ethnographer: A Review Of Harry Wolcott's Ethnography Lessons: A Primer, Denise Mifsud
The Qualitative Report
“Harry Wolcott uses fifty years of experience to take the reader inside the process of constructing an ethnographic study, offering a wealth of lessons from one of the masters of the genre”. This is indeed a concise description by the publisher. The text is constructed around the author’s five major studies. Wolcott thus gives a unique contribution to the field of ethnography as he presents some critical components of ethnography in his desire to share with us readers the results of his career-long search for the essence of ethnography. The book is divided into eight chapters. I give a critical …
Language In News Media Regarding The Victim Precipitation And Sexual Assault Of Women, Alyssa Vanryne
Language In News Media Regarding The Victim Precipitation And Sexual Assault Of Women, Alyssa Vanryne
The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research
The following analysis examines the influences the language used in media have on victim precipitation, and how this concept contributes to the complexity of blame in the rape and sexual assault of women. Victim precipitation is defined as blaming the victim for his or her own victimization, speculating that he or she caused his or her victimization to occur. Three areas of news media are critiqued: print, television broadcasts, and online reports. Several sociological ideologies are considered throughout the analysis as support for the idea that victim precipitation is the dominant ideology in society today. Some of the ideologies in …
An Exploration Of The Motivations Behind School Shootings And A Discussion On How These Violent Trends Can Be Stopped, Maria Muscoreil
An Exploration Of The Motivations Behind School Shootings And A Discussion On How These Violent Trends Can Be Stopped, Maria Muscoreil
The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research
Autogenic massacre is a term used to describe the indiscriminate killing of multiple individuals in one isolated incident, where the perpetrator is motivated by a combination of personal problems and/or psychopathological issues. In the past two decades in the United States, this phenomenon has been experienced by families who are forced to grieve the loss of their loved ones as a result of these violent actions—specifically, as a result of school shootings. Using information derived from the disciplines of evolutionary psychology, social psychology, and general psychopathology, this paper endeavors to uncover factors that may contribute to the motivations behind, as …
When Sleepy Hollow Came To St. Louis, Jeffrey Smith
When Sleepy Hollow Came To St. Louis, Jeffrey Smith
The Confluence (2009-2020)
As part of a broader expedition, writer Washington Irving—whose famous works include “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip van Winkle”—visited St. Louis in 1832. He had lunch with explorer and former territorial governor William Clark and saw Black Hawk imprisoned at Jefferson Barracks. Here is his account.
Reflecting Together On Race, Privilege, And Teaching: Why Bank Street Needs Stronger Commitment To Teacher Education In Social Justice, Guiliana De Grazia, Molly Raik
Reflecting Together On Race, Privilege, And Teaching: Why Bank Street Needs Stronger Commitment To Teacher Education In Social Justice, Guiliana De Grazia, Molly Raik
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This project explores the need for high quality teacher training in social justice education and the current program in early childhood education at Bank Street College.
The Impact Of Realignment On Property Crime: Perspectives Of Chiefs Of Police, Daniel S. Llorens
The Impact Of Realignment On Property Crime: Perspectives Of Chiefs Of Police, Daniel S. Llorens
Dissertations
Realignment, instituted in October 2011, was California’s latest effort at prison reform by realigning responsibility for prisoners labeled nonviolent, non-serious, and non sex-related from the state to counties. Many of these offenders were in state prison upon conviction of property crime offenses. Realignment had a net decarcerative effect on offenders. Simultaneously, California cities’ officer staffing levels shrunk during the great recession. To determine what impact realignment may have had on property crime in small California cities, and to identify effective response strategies, property crime and officer staffing data was analyzed and a survey administered to the chiefs of those cities. …
A Critique Of Bourdieu And Passeron’S Educational Reform In The Inheritors, Daniel Mccabe
A Critique Of Bourdieu And Passeron’S Educational Reform In The Inheritors, Daniel Mccabe
Akadimia Filosofia
Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron’s The Inheritors critically examines the French education system in the 1960s. The Inheritors is a compilation of sociological studies on university students in the Arts which the authors use a premises for their education reform citing issues in the traditional system that allow bourgeois students to have an unfair advantage due to their cultured upbringing. The main systemic problem within French education is identified by Bourdieu and Passeron as the charismatic ideology that awards cultural, theoretical knowledge over merit and effort. To resolve the bias within the traditional French education system, a revolutionary new education …
From The Editor, Jeffrey Smith
“The Missouri Conservation Commision: Part I: The Need For It And The Constitutional Amendment That Established It”, Quinta Scott
“The Missouri Conservation Commision: Part I: The Need For It And The Constitutional Amendment That Established It”, Quinta Scott
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In this first of two lavishly illustrated articles, Quinta Scott traces the evolution of thinking in Missouri that led to the creation of the state Conservation Commission and the influence of Aldo Leopold and Nash Buckingham.
“Gateway Liberalism: Catholic And Jewish Responses To Racially Transitioning Neighborhoods And Schools In St. Louis’ West End, 1945–1960”, Sarah Siegel
The Confluence (2009-2020)
When St. Louis schools were desegregated starting with Catholic schools in 1947 and St. Louis public schools after the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision, not everyone supported the changes. Sarah Siegel compares the responses to desegregation by Catholics and Jews in the city’s west end.
“Courageous And Faithful: The Calvary At Jefferson Barracks, 1833– 1898”, Daniel Gonzales
“Courageous And Faithful: The Calvary At Jefferson Barracks, 1833– 1898”, Daniel Gonzales
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Daniel Gonzales examines the U.S. Calvary and its origins at Jefferson Barracks, and suggests that its location and work in the nineteenth century placed it at the center of westward expansion.
Ethnic Identity Among Maronite Lebanese In The United States, Charles H. Khachan
Ethnic Identity Among Maronite Lebanese In The United States, Charles H. Khachan
Theses & Dissertations
Immigration is defined as the process of moving across countries and has several effects on sending and receiving countries. Several waves of immigrants came from Lebanon to the United States starting in the late 1800s. They were expected to assimilate into the new society but ethnic faith based communities assisted them in also maintaining that their ethnic identity. The purpose of this mixed methodology study is to explore the role of the church in preserving the ethnic identity among the Maronite Lebanese immigrants in the United States. The mixed methodology study answered 3 major questions. Quantitative data were collected from …
Fall Prevention Among Older Adults Living In The Community, Clarissa Silva Lopez
Fall Prevention Among Older Adults Living In The Community, Clarissa Silva Lopez
Theses & Dissertations
Older adults are within the fastest population growth rate in the United States, and as the population ages, the potential for falls increases (DHHS, 2011). This was a mixed-method explanatory study that investigated the perceptions of older adults regarding the usefulness, adequacy, and positive experience of fall information among older adults living in the community when received from healthcare professionals during physician’s office visits. The research questions were: 1. What is the relationship among perceptions of usefulness, adequacy, and positive experience of fall information among older adults? 2. Is there a difference in the perceptions of usefulness and adequacy among …
Washing Hands, Saving Lives, Singapore Management University
Washing Hands, Saving Lives, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Diarrhoea is a major cause of child mortality in rural Vietnam, caused by a lack of running water and poor handwashing habits. A handwashing station called the HappyTap could solve the problem
Gender Differentiation In Paid And Unpaid Work During The Transition To Parenthood, Medora W. Barnes
Gender Differentiation In Paid And Unpaid Work During The Transition To Parenthood, Medora W. Barnes
Sociology
The transition to parenthood may be especially difficult because relationships need to be largely reorganized to meet demanding new challenges. For scholars interested in gender inequality, the transition to parenthood is a critical time in which gender differentiation is generated by both economic and cultural forces. Although newly married childless couples tend to share both paid and unpaid labor rather equally, when men and women become parents, their patterns become increasingly differentiated by gender. Cultural beliefs that emphasize mothers as the primary parent and fathers as secondary reinforce unequal patterns in housework and childcare. Time availability models, bargaining perspectives, and …
When Bunks Become Closets And How To Open Them: Making Room For Queer And Trans Safe Space In Residential Summer Camps, Andrew Belinfante
When Bunks Become Closets And How To Open Them: Making Room For Queer And Trans Safe Space In Residential Summer Camps, Andrew Belinfante
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This is a qualitative study which examines the current climate of experiential and immersive educational communities - mainly residential summer camps - and how they deal with youth and young adults who identify as queer and/or transgender.
The Relationship Between Motivation And Volunteer Satisfaction In Conservation Programs 2015., Raena Blumenthal
The Relationship Between Motivation And Volunteer Satisfaction In Conservation Programs 2015., Raena Blumenthal
Master's Theses
Conservation leisure service organizations are relying more heavily on volunteers to sustain their services and protect natural resources (Strigas, 2006). However, research focusing on volunteer vacationers, those who spend money to volunteer, is still in its infancy. Drawing on functional theorizing (Bruyer & Rappe, 2007; Clary, Snyder, Ridge, Copeland, Stukas, Haugen, & Miene, 1998; Houle, Sagarin, & Kaplan, 2005; Katz, 1960; Smith, Bruner, & White, 1956), this study explored volunteer vacationers’ motivations and the relationships between motivations to volunteer, satisfaction with the volunteer vacation experience, and inclinations to volunteer in the future (in both local and nonlocal settings). The study …
Torch (May 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch (May 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Spring/Summer 2015, Full Issue
“Cahokia And The Trans-Appalachian West In The American Revolution”, Andrew Cooperman
“Cahokia And The Trans-Appalachian West In The American Revolution”, Andrew Cooperman
The Confluence (2009-2020)
The Battle of Fort San Carlos in 1780 was of great importance in the Revolutionary War. Andrew Cooperman argues that a force of Americans and Illinois French Creoles foiled British plans to sweep through the Mississippi Valley
Ua68/11/1 Philosophy & Religion News, Vol. 7, No. 3, Wku Philosophy & Religion
Ua68/11/1 Philosophy & Religion News, Vol. 7, No. 3, Wku Philosophy & Religion
WKU Administration Documents
WKU Philosophy & Religion newsletter regarding activities of faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Criminal Careers In Cyberspace: Examining Website Failure Within Child Exploitation Networks, Bryce G. Westlake, Martin Bouchard
Criminal Careers In Cyberspace: Examining Website Failure Within Child Exploitation Networks, Bryce G. Westlake, Martin Bouchard
Faculty Publications
Publically accessible, illegal, websites represent an additional challenge for control agencies, but also an opportunity for researchers to monitor, in real time, changes in criminal careers. Using a repeated measures design, we examine evolution in the networks that form around child exploitation (CE) websites, over a period of 60 weeks, and determine which criminal career dimensions predict website failure. Network data were collected using a custom-designed web-crawler. Baseline survival rates were compared to networks surrounding (legal) sexuality and sports websites. Websites containing CE material were no more likely to fail than comparisons. Cox regression analyses suggest that increased volumes of …
Wall Street Women: 1950s To The Present, Nicholas Calabro
Wall Street Women: 1950s To The Present, Nicholas Calabro
Honors Projects in History and Social Sciences
This project is designed to show the connection between the women of Wall Street and the Second and Third Waves of Feminism. In particular, it analyzes what principles of Second and Third Wave Feminism can be applied to the women of Wall Street. The project does this with qualitative information about feminism as well as the women’s experience on Wall Street and quantitative data about performance between men and women. This project is being done for the female accounting/finance students at Bryant University, so they can apply this information in the real world. In conclusion, both the Second and Third …
Influence Of Sex And Sport Skill Type On Imagery Use Among Division Iii Athletes 2015, Daniel Jones
Influence Of Sex And Sport Skill Type On Imagery Use Among Division Iii Athletes 2015, Daniel Jones
Master's Theses
There is limited research revealing the underlying trends and influences of imagery use in sports. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of imagery use among National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III collegiate athletes. Additionally, the influence of athlete sex and sport skill type was examined. A sample of 337 athletes from 15 different sports participated in the study. The Sport Imagery Questionnaire (SIQ; Hall, Mack, Paivio, & Hausenblaus, 1998) was administered to assess the frequency of imagery use between males and females as well as between open-skill sport (e.g., basketball, hockey, etc) and closed-skill sport …
National Collegiate Athletic Association Head Coaches' Satisfaction With Athletic Training Services 2015, Whitney Larson
National Collegiate Athletic Association Head Coaches' Satisfaction With Athletic Training Services 2015, Whitney Larson
Master's Theses
Athletic trainers and coaches have a significant amount of interaction regarding the care of an athlete. This communication and cooperation is necessary to providing effective care. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of satisfaction that head coaches have with those providing athletic training services across all three NCAA Divisions. Overall satisfaction and four satisfaction categories (professionalism, communication, knowledge/ability, and accessibility) were examined. A total of 40 head coaches from NCAA Division I, II, and III schools participated in the study. The instrument used was originally developed by Beer (2004) and was modified to fit the current …
Social Media Marketing In Midterm Political Campaigns & Its Effect On Political Activity, Samantha M. Beaupre
Social Media Marketing In Midterm Political Campaigns & Its Effect On Political Activity, Samantha M. Beaupre
Honors Projects in Marketing
No abstract provided.