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Facebook Or Face-to-face? Connection And Community In A Wired World
(Sociology, 2012-07-25)
We live in a state of constant connection. Literally speaking, businesses provide free Wi-Fi connections to patrons, and smartphones allow people to connect to the Internet anywhere and everywhere. Social networking ...
The Rugged Action Hero And His Sexy Love Interest: Gender In Popular Movie Posters
(Sociology, 2012-07-25)
As a social institution, the media exert a profound influence on people's lives and shape the way people conceive gender. Although a great deal of research exists analyzing gender in the media, the area of gendered ...
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 ...
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. ...
Deinstitutionalization: The Consequences For The Primary Caregiver
(Sociology, 2007-08-23)
This study examines the psychological well-being of the primary caregiver of a mentally-challenged individual. In this research, the primary caregiver is the person who has responsibility for the care of a mentally-challenged ...
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 ...
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 ...
Outsourcing Single Parents' Household Labor
(Sociology, 2014-07-14)
This study introduces a new data set to the literature on the outsourcing of household labor. The 2005 Pew Social Trends survey on Family Bonds is analyzed with consideration for established approaches on outsourcing. ...
Obscured Leisure: Crafting as Leisure for Stay-At-Home Mothers
(2018-11-15)
The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning handcrafting has for stay-at-home mothers, the reasons some mothers engage in handcrafting, and how the practice of handcrafting influences motherhood. Qualitative data ...
IT’S NOT ALL PARTISAN POLITICS: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN RELIGION AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS IN SHAPING ATTITUDES TOWARD ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE GREATER HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA
(2019-12-02)
This study investigates the effect that Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical Laudato Si had on Catholic beliefs about climate change using a Houston area case study, and presents a model for how religious affiliation and religious ...