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Transformation As Desistance Inside: Temporality And Identity Reconstruction Among Men With Life Sentences, Richard Stover

Honors Theses

This thesis is an investigation of destistance strategies among men sentenced to life in prison in a medium security prison in Pennsylvania. Desistance here is defined as the process leading to the cessation of formally deviant behavior. Drawing from life narrative interviews conducted among 22 men, I argue that desistance is intrinsically tied to how inmates conceptualize themselves within the institutional context of the prison and can be expanded to include people who are still incarcerated. I build off of Peggy Giordano and colleagues symbolic interactionist perspective on desistance and expand it to chart how men with life sentences order …

Fp-20-02 First Divorce Rate In The U.S., 2018, Colette A. Allred, Valerie J. Schweizer

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Fp-20-20 Ten Years Of Change In The U.S. Remarriage Rate, 2008 & 2018, Leslie Reynolds

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Physical Activity In Two Low-Income Detroit Neighborhoods: Disentangling Human Agency From Social Structure, Daniel J. Rose

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article explores strategies developed by African American residents in response to barriers to physical activity in two low-income Detroit neighborhoods. Using 47 in-depth, qualitative interviews, a grounded theory approach allowed the analysis to be reframed around the ways in which structural factors conditioned, but did not determine the human agency of residents seeking physical activity. Interviews revealed numerous responses to structural barriers such as devising home routines, cognitive mapping to avoid perceived threats, and leaving the neighborhood to access resources. Differences in neighborhood contexts, along with unique individual concerns, showed that agency was neither a constant nor independent force, …

Her Voice: Engaging And Preparing Girls With Disabilities For Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math Careers, Amy Jane Griffiths, Angel Miles Nash, Zachary Maupin, Sneha Kohli Mathur

Education Faculty Articles and Research

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related fields comprise the top 30 occupations expected to grow the fastest by 2026. This increase in job opportunities, coupled with the evolution of technology, is creating higher demands for diversity in the labor market. Currently all students require innovative training and support from a young age to pursue STEM careers successfully. However, women and girls with disabilities face unique barriers along the STEM education pipeline. In this paper, we report the current and projected labor market trends in the United States. We then consider how this labor market information can be used by …

Martuwarra Country: A Historical Perspective (1838-Present), Martuwarra Riveroflife, Magalie Mcduffie, Anne Poelina

Nulungu Reports

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The Public And The Personal: Mapping The Nyc Subway System As An Urban Memoryscape, Soledad O. Tejada

Library Map Prize

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“We’Re Here, We’Re Queer, We Will Not Live In Fear!”: A Content Analysis Exploring Gender Disparity In The Public Reappropriation Of Lgbtq+ Slurs, Nicolas Hall

Capstone Showcase

As minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community have faced many hardships throughout history, such as the use of language as a weapon against them. However, this research explores the public display of linguistic reappropriation of LGBTQ+ derogatory language and terms within the community. Throughout history, the use of slurs (e.g. faggot and dyke) and their social definitions have shifted from having no connection to the community to directly affected these individuals. These terms have been used to demonize members of the LGBTQ+ community for decades. Despite this reality, there are some scholars who suggest that these terms are being reappropriated, …

Fp-20-01 First Marriage Rate In The U.S., 2018, Valerie J. Schweizer

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Militant Antifascism | A Discussion With Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

Politics

One Peoples Project (OPP) and Providence iww General Defense Committee poster advertising an event with OPP founder Daryle Lamont Jenkins discussing how to build up anti-fascist structures in New England.

Sociology Between The Gaps Volume 5 (2020)

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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Ebbs And Flows In The Feminist Presentation Of Female Characters Among Caldecott Award-Winning Picture Books For Children, Jessica Gauthier, Madeline Mackay, Madison Mellor, Roger Clark

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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In Pursuit Of Justice: The Scholar-Activism Of Feminist Settlement Workers In The Progressive Era (1890-1920s), Joyce E. Williams, Vicky M. Maclean

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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Creative Destruction And Cultural Lag In The Digital Age, George Ritzer, Piergiorgio Degli Esposti

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name, Emily Stier Adler

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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Retrospection

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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From Libertine To Incel: How The "Manosphere" Has Fostered The Continuation Of Gender Violence In Western Culture, Lauren Ziolkowski

Honors Theses

In this thesis, I examine the similarities between the ideologies of the Restoration libertine and the present-day beta-male, the social and cultural forces that shape those ideologies, and the practices of flirtation and seduction shared by the libertine and beta-male. This thesis addresses the expansion of female agency and power in the mid-eighteenth century and twenty-first century, as well as how this expansion of power threatens the social, cultural, and economic privilege held by the Restoration libertine and beta-male respectively. In the eighteenth century, this expansion of power manifests in the emergence of the bourgeoisie class and the development of …

The Morphology Of Sex: Tracking Change In The Sex Discourse At Augustana College, Robert E. Burke

Audre Lorde Prize

Here, I track how the criteria for deeming sex as acceptable or unacceptable have changed over time at Augustana College. To do so, I apply two critical lenses to archived issues of the Augustana Observer. The first lens involves Rubin's concept of the "sex hierarchy," a variety of categories by which we may judge sex as good or bad. The second lens is related to Berlant and Warner's "national heterosexuality," a concept that claims that sexual norms are intrinsically elastic but politically, culturally, and economically firm under capitalism. Making use of a localized "snapshot" approach, I use recent Augustana history …

On The Permissibility Of Homicidal Violence: Perspectives From Former U.S. White Supremacists, Steven Windisch, Peter Simi, Kathleen M. Blee, Matthew Demichele

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

Drawing upon in-depth life-history interviews with 91 North American-based former white supremacists, we examine how participants perceive homicidal violence as either an appropriate or inappropriate political strategy. Based on the current findings, participants considered homicidal violence as largely inappropriate due to moral concerns and its politically ineffective nature but also discussed how homicidal violence could be an appropriate defensive measure in RAHOWA (Racial Holy War) or through divine mandate. Capturing how white supremacists frame the permissibility of homicidal violence is a step toward better understanding the “upper limit” or thresholds for violence among members who are trying to construct and …

The Relationship Of Self-Esteem On Pornography Viewership And Relationship Satisfaction In German Couples, Trenton Mcclure

Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences

The Relationship of Self-Esteem on Pornography Viewership and Relationship Satisfaction in German Couples. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between husbands’ and wives’ perceptions of self-esteem and relationship satisfaction as mediated through the frequency of pornography viewership at the individual and dyadic level. Using the VSA model, this study utilized the pairfam dataset, which is a nationally representative German sample. Data from 369 participants were analyzed using three structural equation models; a combined male and female anchor model, a male only anchor model, and a female only anchor model. This current study found that males’ and females’ self-esteem …

Food For Thought: Food Insecurity And Academic Performance, Justen Rosenberg

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Objective: In 2018, 11.1% of American households were food insecure at least once. Annual reports on food insecurity conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture study the prevalence of household food insecurity; however, they fail to conceptualize the consequences that are associated with being food insecure. The objective of this study is to analyze the impacts of food insecurity on academic performance of children currently enrolled in an Orange County, Florida, K-12 public school. Methods: One focus group and 10 one-on-one interviews were conducted with parents who have at least one child currently enrolled in a K-12 public school …

สถานการณ์ของความโกรธกับมุมมองเชิงพื้นที่ของผู้ขับรถยนต์และการเกิดอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์ในกรุงเทพมหานคร, ชัญญาณ์ภัช ทิพพาบุญ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วิทยานิพนธ์เรื่องสถานการณ์ของความโกรธกับมุมมองเชิงพื้นที่ของผู้ขับรถยนต์ และการเกิดอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์ในกรุงเทพมหานครมีวัตถุประสงค์หลักเพื่อศึกษาอารมณ์โกรธ และการแสดงออกขณะที่โกรธของผู้ขับรถยนต์ภายใต้สถานการณ์ต่างๆบนท้องถนน มุมมองเชิงพื้นที่ของผู้ขับรถยนต์ภายใต้ภาวะอารมณ์โกรธ และความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างอารมณ์โกรธและการเกิดอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์บนท้องถนนโดยอาศัยกรอบแนวคิดทฤษฎีสังคมวิทยาอารมณ์ ทฤษฎีการปฏิสัมพันธ์เชิงสัญลักษณ์ แนวคิดการผลิตพื้นที่ มุมมองต่อพื้นที่ และแนวคิดเกี่ยวกับอุบัติเหตุ โดยใช้วิธีการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพแบ่งออกเป็น 2 ระยะ ได้แก่ ระยะที่ 1 การสังเกตการณ์ขณะขับรถยนต์และสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกโดยใช้กรณีศึกษาจำนวน 20 คน และระยะที่ 2 การสังเกตการณ์ผ่านกล้องบันทึกภาพในรถยนต์ โดยใช้กรณีศึกษาที่คัดเข้าจากระยะที่ 1 จำนวน 10 คน ซึ่งเป็นผู้ขับรถยนต์ที่มีความสามารถในการถ่ายทอดความรู้สึกและถ่ายทอดความคิดในสถานการณ์ธรรมชาติได้ดี ทำการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยการวิเคราะห์เรื่องเล่าจากข้อความและภาพของกรณีศึกษาด้วยการวิเคราะห์ความเชื่อมโยงระหว่างผู้ขับรถยนต์และบริบทต่างๆ ผลการศึกษา พบว่า สถานการณ์ที่เฉพาะเจาะจงและพฤติกรรมที่เกิดจากการกระทำของผู้ขับรถยนต์มีผลต่อการเกิดอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์ในกรุงเทพมหานคร โดยที่ความโกรธและการแสดงความโกรธของผู้ขับรถยนต์เกี่ยวข้องทางอ้อม ความโกรธที่เกิดขึ้นบนถนนประกอบด้วยองค์ประกอบหลัก คือสถานการณ์ ตัวตน และสัญญะที่เกิดจากการการปฏิสัมพันธ์ที่มีผลในการเป็นตัวจุดชนวน เพิ่ม ลด หรือหยุดความโกรธได้ และมีองค์ประกอบรองคือมุมมองของพื้นที่ เพราะอารมณ์โกรธเป็นกระบวนการผลิตที่ถูกผลิตสร้างจากการใช้พื้นที่ที่เกิดขึ้นจากการรับรู้พื้นที่ถนนที่แตกต่างกัน การให้ความหมายของพื้นที่ที่แตกต่างกัน และการใช้รถใช้ถนนที่แตกต่างกันในการปฏิสัมพันธ์กับคนอื่นของผู้ขับรถยนต์จนถูกผลิตสร้างจิตสำนึกในการใช้พื้นที่และการใช้รถใช้ถนนขึ้น ดังนั้นผู้ขับรถยนต์จึงมีการใช้ตัวตนของตนเองในการตีความ และตัดสินทั้งสถานการณ์และบุคคลอื่นในทุกพื้นที่ที่ใช้งานและแสดงตัวตนนั้นออกมาผ่านการกระทำที่ล้วนแสดงให้เห็นถึงบริบทบนท้องถนนของผู้ขับรถยนต์ในกรุงเทพมหานค

Youths' Participation In Agriculture For Enhancing Sustainable Livelihoods: A Case Study Of Pa-O Self-Administered Zone In Southern Shan State, Myanmar, Khine Zin Yu Aung

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Myanmar in which 70 percent of the population is rural people relies on agricultural sector for its economy. It contributes about 37.8 percent of the country's GDP and employs about 50 percent of the labors (FAO, 2020). However, Myanmar's agricultural sector is not well developed and does not stand as reliable livelihood for the people, especially for the youths, in rural areas. Hence, the people in rural areas have to seek more livelihood opportunities like leaving their farmlands and moving to other places for work. This situation has impact both on youths and on the agricultural sector which needs youths' …

Post-Supernatural Cultures: There And Back Again, Wesley J. Wildman, F. Leron Shults, Saikou Y. Diallo, Ross Gore, Justin Lane

VMASC Publications

The abandonment of supernatural religious beliefs and rituals seems to occur quite easily in some contexts, but post-supernaturalist cultures require a specific set of conditions that are difficult to produce and sustain on a large scale and thus are historically rare. Despite the worldwide resurgence of supernaturalist religion, some subcultures reliably produce people who deny the existence of supernatural entities. This social phenomenon has evoked competing explanations, many of which enjoy empirical support. We synthesize six of the most influential social-science explanations, demonstrating that they provide complementary perspectives on a complex causal architecture. We incorporate this theoretical synthesis into a …

How Well Do Interviewers Record Responses To Numeric, Interviewer Field-Code, And Open-Ended Narrative Questions In Telephone Surveys?, Jolene Smyth, Kristen M. Olson

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Telephone survey interviewers need to be able to accurately record answers to questions. While straightforward for closed questions, this task can be complicated for open questions. We examine interviewer recording accuracy rates from a national landline random digit dial telephone survey. We find that accuracy rates are over 90% for numeric response and interviewer-code, single-response items but are astonishingly low (49%) for a multiple-answer, nominal, interviewer-code item. Accuracy rates for narrative open questions were around 90% for themes but only about 70% for themes and elaborations. Interviewer behaviors (e.g., probing, feedback) are generally associated with lower accuracy rates. Implications for …

Soldiers To Scientists: Military Service, Gender, And Stem Degree Earning, Christina Steidl, Regina E. Werum, Sela R. Harcey, Jacob Absalon, Alice Millermacphee

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

The authors use 2014–2018 data from the American Community Survey to answer two questions: To what extent is military service associated with higher rates of earning a bachelor’s degree in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field (vs. a non-STEM field)? To what extent is this relationship gendered? The findings suggest that military service is associated with higher odds of completing a STEM degree and that this association is particularly strong for female veterans. Comparison across multiple STEM definitions suggests that military service does not simply channel women into traditionally female-dominated STEM fields. Instead, the findings show the biggest …

Transitions From Telephone Surveys To Self-Administered And Mixed-Mode Surveys: Aapor Task Force Report, Kristen M. Olson, Jolene Smyth, Rachel Horwitz, Scott Keeter, Virginia Lesser, Stephanie Marken, Nancy A. Mathiowetz, Jaki S. Mccarthy, Eileen O'Brien, Jean D. Opsomer, Darby Steiger, David Sterrett, Jennifer Su, Z. Tuba Suzer-Gurtekin, Chintan Turakhia, James Wagner

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Telephone surveys have been a ubiquitous method of collecting survey data, but the environment for telephone surveys is changing. Many surveys are transitioning from telephone to self-administration or combinations of modes for both recruitment and survey administration. Survey organizations are conducting these transitions from telephone to mixed modes with only limited guidance from existing empirical literature and best practices. This article summarizes findings by an AAPOR Task Force on how these transitions have occurred for surveys and research organizations in general. We find that transitions from a telephone to a selfadministered or mixed-mode survey are motivated by a desire to …

A Comparison Of Fully Labeled And Top-Labeled Grid Question Formats, Jolene Smyth, Kristen M. Olson

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

The grid question format is common in mail and web surveys. In this format, a single question stem introduces a set of items, which are listed in rows of a table underneath the question stem. The table’s columns contain the response options, usually only listed at the top, with answer spaces arrayed below and aligned with the items (Dillman et al. 2014).This format is efficient for respondents; they do not have to read the full question stem and full set of response options for every item in the grid. Likewise, it is space efficient for the survey researcher, which reduces …

Competing Forces Of Withdrawal And Disease Avoidance In The Risk Networks Of People Who Inject Drugs, Elspeth Ready, Patrick Habecker, Roberto Abadie, Bilal Khan, K. Dombrowski

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

We analyze a network of needle-sharing ties among 117 people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural Puerto Rico, using exponential random graph modeling to examine whether network members engage in partner restriction to lower their risk of contracting HIV or hepatitis C (HCV), or in informed altruism to prevent others from contracting these infections. Although sharing of used syringes is a significant risk factor for transmission of these diseases among PWID, we find limited evidence for partner restriction or informed altruism in the network of reported needle-sharing ties. We find however that sharing of needles is strongly reciprocal, and individuals …

Contextualizing The Covid-19 Era In Puerto Rico: Compounding Disasters And Parallel Pandemics, Catherine Garcia, Fernando I. Rivera, Marc A. Garcia, Giovani Burgos, María P. Aranda

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Objectives: The COVID-19 outbreak has worsened the ongoing economic crisis in Puerto Rico by creating "parallel pandemics" that exacerbate socioeconomic and health inequalities experienced by its most vulnerable residents. Unfortunately, conditions on the island have been largely overlooked by national media outlets and the mainland U.S. population. Thus, this research report aims to draw attention to the disparate burden multiple and compounding disasters have on older island-dwelling Puerto Rican adults’ health and well-being.

Methods: We characterize the lived experiences of the older population in Puerto Rico by incorporating data from numerous sources and contextualizing the effects of compounding disasters, the …