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The Geography Of Undocumented Mexican Migration, Douglas S. Massey, Jacob S. Rugh, Karen A. Pren 2010 Brigham Young University - Provo

The Geography Of Undocumented Mexican Migration, Douglas S. Massey, Jacob S. Rugh, Karen A. Pren

Faculty Publications

Using data from Mexico’s Matrícula Consular program, we analyze the geographic organization of undocumented Mexican migration to the United States. We show that emigration has moved beyond its historical origins in west-central Mexico into the central region and, to a lesser extent, the southeast and border regions. In the United States, traditional gateways continue to dominate, but a variety of new destinations have emerged. California, in particular, has lost its overwhelming dominance. Although the geographic structure of Mexico-U.S. migration is relatively stable, it has nonetheless continued to evolve and change over time.


Pursuing Peace: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Chapel, Taylor University 2010 Taylor University

Pursuing Peace: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Chapel, Taylor University

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Programs and Schedules

The program for the Pursing Peace: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. chapel in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.


Ethnicity And Health Disparities In Alcohol Research, Karen G. Chartier, Raul Caetano 2010 Virginia Commonwealth University

Ethnicity And Health Disparities In Alcohol Research, Karen G. Chartier, Raul Caetano

Social Work Publications

Recent advances in alcohol research continue to build our understanding of alcohol consumption and related consequences for U.S. ethnic minority groups. National surveys show variations across ethnicities in drinking, alcohol use disorders, alcohol problems, and treatment use. Higher rates of high-risk drinking among ethnic minorities are reported for Native Americans and Hispanics, although within-ethnic group differences (e.g., gender, age-group, and other subpopulations) also are evident for ethnicities. Whites and Native Americans have a greater risk for alcohol use disorders relative to other ethnic groups. However, once alcohol dependence occurs, Blacks and Hispanics experience higher rates than Whites of recurrent or …


Strengthening Family Practices For Latino Families, Karen G. Chartier, Lirio K. Negroni, Michie N. Hesselbrock 2010 Virginia Commonwealth University

Strengthening Family Practices For Latino Families, Karen G. Chartier, Lirio K. Negroni, Michie N. Hesselbrock

Social Work Publications

The study examined the effectiveness of a culturally-adapted Strengthening Families Program (SFP) for Latinos to reduce risks for alcohol and drug use in children. Latino families, predominantly Puerto Rican, with a 9–12 year old child and a parent(s) with a substance abuse problem participated in the study. Pre- and post-tests were conducted with each family. Parental stress, parent-child dysfunctional relations, and child behavior problems were reduced in the families receiving the intervention; family hardiness and family attachment were improved. Findings contribute to the validation of the SFP with Latinos, and can be used to inform social work practice with Puerto …


Alcohol Problems In Young Adults Transitioning From Adolescence To Adulthood: The Association With Race And Gender, Karen G. Chartier, Michie N. Hesselbrock, Victor M. Hesselbrock 2010 Virginia Commonwealth University

Alcohol Problems In Young Adults Transitioning From Adolescence To Adulthood: The Association With Race And Gender, Karen G. Chartier, Michie N. Hesselbrock, Victor M. Hesselbrock

Social Work Publications

Race and gender may be important considerations for recognizing alcohol related problems in Black and White young adults. This study examined the prevalence and age of onset of individual alcohol problems and alcohol problem severity across race and gender subgroups from a longitudinal study of a community sample of adolescents followed into young adulthood (N = 166; 23–29 yrs. old who were drinkers). All alcohol problems examined first occurred when subjects were in their late teens and early 20s. Drinking in hazardous situations, blackouts, and tolerance were the most common reported alcohol problems. In race and gender comparisons, more …


Images Of Sub-Saharan Africa And Africans In Western Media, Cherice Joyann Estes 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

Images Of Sub-Saharan Africa And Africans In Western Media, Cherice Joyann Estes

Theses Digitization Project

This study will show that news coverage of Africa is very limited and not proportional to either the continent's population or the number of African countries. Popular culture tends to portray Africa and Africans as primitive and uncivilized. This thesis will show how these representations have severe political consequences in a case study of the Rwandan Genocide. The Western media's portrayal of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide was mischaracterized by the use of old colonial tropes that facilitated western countries' failure to act.


Multicultural Issues In Autism Spectrum Disorder, Martha Eufracio 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

Multicultural Issues In Autism Spectrum Disorder, Martha Eufracio

Theses Digitization Project

This study focused on the experiences and perceptions of parents/caregivers of children diagnosed with autism. Specifically, this project explored various themes surrounding autism and multiculturalism.


Social Workers' Attitudes And Perceptions On Cultural Competence In Child Welfare, Monica Elaine Hicks 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

Social Workers' Attitudes And Perceptions On Cultural Competence In Child Welfare, Monica Elaine Hicks

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined social workers' view on cultural competence and the disproportionate rates of African American children in foster care. This study seeks to explain how cultural biases affecting social workers' decisions contribute to the removal of children from their families based on social worker's inability to understand or recognize cultural differences in child rearing practices.


Ua19/16/1 Wku Women's Basketball, WKU Athletic Media Relations 2010 Western Kentucky University

Ua19/16/1 Wku Women's Basketball, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

2010-11 women's basketball media guide produced by WKU Athletic Media Relations, includes athletic records and statistics, photographs, schedule and information regarding opponents.


Addressing The Disproportionate Representation Of African American Children In The Child Welfare System, Cecilia Elizabeth Roman 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

Addressing The Disproportionate Representation Of African American Children In The Child Welfare System, Cecilia Elizabeth Roman

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to examine social workers' perceptions on the disproportionate representation of African American children in the child welfare system and social workers views on their training and education on cultural competence. Eight face-to-face interviews were carried out with masters' level social workers at San Bernardino County's Gifford office of Children and Family Services. Qualitative method was used to analyze the findings.


Barriers To Accessing Mental Health Services Among Latinos, Patricia Guadalupe Pasillas 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

Barriers To Accessing Mental Health Services Among Latinos, Patricia Guadalupe Pasillas

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to examine the barriers in accessing mental health services among the Latino population in Ventura County, California. The Latino population in the United States seeks mental health services at a lower rate. This is due to barriers in accessing the services they encountered. This study was done qualitatively by conducting nine focus groups with staff personnel of mental health providers.


Barriers To Hiv Couples Testing: The African American Woman's Perspective, Frederick Scott Smith 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

Barriers To Hiv Couples Testing: The African American Woman's Perspective, Frederick Scott Smith

Theses Digitization Project

African American Women continue to contract HIV/AIDS at an alarming rate. Of all the women living with Aids in the United States, 64% were African American and two out of three African American women got HIV from having unprotected sex with a man. The purposes of the study are to identify perceived barriers to HIV testing of the intimate partners of African American Women and subsequently identify an effective couples of HIV testing strategy. The research study investigated the primary causes for low HIV testing rates of African American couples. This study uttilized a quantitatve method using self-administered questionaires. The …


Levels Of Attachments And Childhood Abuse Among Mexican-Americans, Christina Shinn 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

Levels Of Attachments And Childhood Abuse Among Mexican-Americans, Christina Shinn

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study to investigate the relationship between mother-child attachment and childhood abuse trama. It will examine levels of attachment and their relationship to different types of abuse including physical, emotional, sexual and negligence. Instruments utilized were the Parental Attachment Questionaire, Childhood Trauma Questionaire, and Parental Bonding Instrument.


Benefits And Attitudes Of The Latino Population Toward Support Groups, Monica Patricia Noutfia 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

Benefits And Attitudes Of The Latino Population Toward Support Groups, Monica Patricia Noutfia

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this research was to provide information to social work professionals about the benefits of self-help mutual aid and psycho-educational support groups in the community, and to examine the Latino attitudes toward support groups. The research examines some Latino cultural values such as familism, social network, and spirituality. The various Spanish and Spanish/English speaking support groups that participated in this study were from San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. The sample size in this research was 30 Latino individuals from four Spanish, or Spanish/English self-help mutual aid, and psycho-educational support groupsavailable in the Inland Empire.


The African American Male: Examining Resiliency, Success, And Family, TaKenya Chimene McMihelk 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

The African American Male: Examining Resiliency, Success, And Family, Takenya Chimene Mcmihelk

Theses Digitization Project

This study is an examination of resiliency, success and family among African American Males. It is purposed to empower the individual that it affects and soften the hearts of the individuals who continue to consciously and unconsciously oppress these men. The purpose was not to restate what was already known but to create a system to eliminate the re-occurrence of the problem.


The Effects Of Language On The Reunification Of Mexican Families, Luisana Sanchez-Ramirez 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

The Effects Of Language On The Reunification Of Mexican Families, Luisana Sanchez-Ramirez

Theses Digitization Project

The study examined the effects of language commonalities between Riverside County Children Services Division (CSD) social workers and parents in their reunification process. The study focused on gathering data to depict whether or not having a social worker that speaks the same language as the parents speak influences reunification success. This study strived to gather data from Mexican parents, as this seems to be a fast growing population that CSD serves. Data were extracted from 93 cases tht opened in the year 2008 to determine the impact of having a common language between the parents and the family reunification worker …


The Effect Of Ethnic-Identity Salience And Negative Performance Feedback On African Americans' Explicit And Implicit Self-Evaluations, Delisa Nicole Young 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

The Effect Of Ethnic-Identity Salience And Negative Performance Feedback On African Americans' Explicit And Implicit Self-Evaluations, Delisa Nicole Young

Theses Digitization Project

The processes that underlie African Americans explicit versus implicit self-evaluations are examined by using the Associative Propositional Evaluative model (APE).


The Continuation Of Social Work Outreach With The Purhé́Pecha People, Carlos Luis Lamadrid 2010 California State University, San Bernardino

The Continuation Of Social Work Outreach With The Purhé́Pecha People, Carlos Luis Lamadrid

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to continue with the action research done by Bernice Aguirre in 2008 with the Purépecha indigenous population, living in the Eastern Coachella Valley Community, as a direct call to action to better serve the needs of a people who have been severely challenged by language, cultural barriers, poverty, and underrepresented service delivery systems.


Torch (January 2010), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project 2010 University of Southern Maine

Torch (January 2010), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Ua77/4 Alumni Relations Alumni Association Chapters, WKU Archives 2010 Western Kentucky University

Ua77/4 Alumni Relations Alumni Association Chapters, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about alumni association chapters. These include the Greater Louisville Chapter, African-American Chapter and the Student Publications Alumni Association.


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