Browsing Department of Sociology and Anthropology by Issue Date
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The Facial Masculinity Of Women In Sex Segregated Occupations
(Sociology, 2009-09-16)This purpose of the study was to bring more definition to the "problem" of occupational sex segregation, specifically why male-dominated occupations like engineering, firefighting, and the military still remain sex segregated. ... -
Archaeology and Nationalism : The Trojan Legend In Etruria
(Anthropology, 2009-09-16)In this study, the role of archaeology in relation to national identity formation will be analyzed in one of the most debated archaeological subjects in the western world, the case of Etruscan origins. This study will ... -
Not My Father's Game: Immigration, Major League Baseball And The Dominican Republic
(Anthropology, 2009-09-16)Since the 1980's the number of Latino players, specifically, Dominicans, on major and minor league baseball teams has increased significantly. This demographic shift is due, in large part, to Major League Baseball (MLB) ... -
A Theoretical Exploration Of The Modern Health Care Crisis In The United States And The Lack Of Universal Health Care Coverage.
(Sociology, 2009-09-16)The United States is unique amongst industrialized wealthy nations in not providing health care to all of its citizens. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a theoretical explanation as to why the United States does ... -
The Culture Industry, Hip Hop Music, And The White Perspective: How One Dimensional Representation Of Hip Hop Music Has Influenced White Racial Attitudes
(Sociology, 2010-03-03)This theoretical study builds from Ben Agger's theory in his 1992 book, Cultural Studies as Critical Theory:The ideological outcomes of the culture industry are in a sense unintended; they emerge in the interplay of ... -
The Relationship Between Science Literacy Levels And Religious Belief Among A Sample Of Community College Students
(Sociology, 2010-07-19)The purpose of this study was to quantitatively explore how beliefs regarding creation and evolution are related. To this end, attitude structures, cognitive sociology, creation, evolution, science, status politics and ... -
Media Framing And Social Movements: A Case Study Of The Red Shirt Movement In Taiwan
(Sociology, 2010-11-01)In my thesis, I use the social movement literature and framing theory to examine the rapid rise and fall of Taiwan's Red Shirt social movement in 2006. The movement was against President Chen Shui-bian, who was accused ... -
Driving Force: An Exploration Of Texan Prius Drivers
(Sociology, 2010-11-01)The purpose of this study was to examine what Prius owners use their vehicle to tell the world about themselves and to discover whether this varies by gender. This was explored through the lens of situational simulation, ... -
Water Flowing North of the Border: Export Agriculture and Water Politics in a Rural Community in Baja California
(American Anthropological Association, Society for Cultural Anthropology, 2011)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Favored by neoliberal agrarian policies, the production of fresh crops for international markets has become a common strategy for economic development in Mexico and ... -
Ethnic Identity: The Cambodian Experience
(Sociology, 2011-03-03)This thesis research contributes to the literature of Cambodian Americans, and in particular the second generation, which has attracted limited scholarly attention. It examines how these individuals make sense of their ... -
Vietnamese Amerasians: A Study Of Identity Construction
(Sociology, 2011-03-03)"We define who we are by defining who we are not" (Daniel 1996). What happens when we don't know who we are not, how can we determine who we are? What if the markers of family connections, community alliances and citizenship ... -
Towards A Globalization Of Conservation Models In Zoos: The AZA And The Case Of A Mexican Zoological Park In León
(Anthropology, 2011-07-14)The recent expansion of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to include culturally-foreign institutions, underscores the ever-increasing globalization of conservation ideas. This paper investigates the structural ... -
Late And Terminal Classic Maya Subsistence: Stable Isotope Analysis At Chac Balam And San Juan On Northern Ambergris Caye, Belize
(Anthropology, 2011-07-14)Skeletal populations from several Maya sites during the Late and Terminal Classic periods exhibit pathologies indicative of poor health and malnutrition, while populations from other sites appear comparatively healthy. ... -
Trabecular Bone Variation In Mid And Upper Craniofacial Regions Of Four Anthropoids
(Anthropology, 2011-07-14)Some posit that robust supraorbital tori seen in fossil hominin species are an adaptation to hard object feeding, while others believe that supraorbital morphology is overdesigned for mastication in robust species. Strain ... -
First-generation College Students: A Comparison Of Graduates And Drop-outs
(Sociology, 2011-10-11)With an increase in the number of students who are considered at-risk, much research has been directed at understanding why these students fail to achieve at the same level of their White counterparts. To this end, this ... -
State-agents Vs. Citizen-agents: How Parental Values And Socioeconomic Backgrounds Impact The Construction Of Work Related Identities In Street-level Bureacracy
(Sociology, 2011-10-11)Scholarship on street-level policy implementation identifies two dominant approaches street-level bureaucrats use to describe their work: the "state-agent" and "citizen-agent" narratives. The former focuses on how street-level ... -
Investigating Juvenile Supervisory Officers' Attitudes At A Texas Juvenile Detention Center
(Anthropology, 2011-10-11)Punitive and rehabilitative ideologies have traditionally competed to influence correctional policy. The growing emphasis on prisoner rights however, has subtly transformed the mindset of the carceral institution. Juvenile ... -
Negotiating the Unknown: The Role of Uncertainty in Social Exchange
(Blackwell Publishing LtdDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, the University of Texas at Arlington, 2012)This article documents the role of uncertainty in social exchange. Specifically, it reviews how social exchange theorists incorporate uncertainty when explaining psychological processes and social behaviors. After identifying ... -
Burger Cultures: McDonaldization And De-McDonaldization In Croatia And The U.S.
(Sociology, 2012-07-25)The primary goal of this thesis is to contribute to critical/ social theory through food theory by examining the interactions between local (i.e., internal food trends) and delocalization/ globalization, which are external ... -
An Explanation For The Non-integration Of Gay Men Into Retirment Communities
(Sociology, 2012-07-25)This qualitative research paper explores the reasons why gay men are not integrating into retirement communities. Through extensive interviews, three major themes emerged- "not out but hiding", "the need to pass at work", ...