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Resurrecting Old Pattonia: Uncovering The Lifeways Of A 19th Century Shipping Port Community
(Anthropology, 2014-03-12)An East Texas steamboat landing community, known as Pattonia, operated from 1843 to the late 19th century. Here I attempt to identify what socioeconomic stratification and consumerism on the landscape meant for the daily ... -
Rising Income Inequality And The Socioeconomic Gradient In Self-rated Health: An Examination Of The United States From 1975 To 2010
(Sociology, 2013-07-22)This study explores the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and health, and examines how that relationship may be affected in the context of rising income inequality. Using General Social Survey (GSS) data from ... -
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 ... -
Sexual Consent: Conceptualizations, Practices, and Education Among Texas High School Students
(2022-05-06)This study investigates high school students’ understanding of sexual consent and healthy relationships. While many studies have investigated practices, concepts, and definitions of consent among college-aged students, ... -
A Spatial Analysis Of Stone Circles In Southwestern Ireland
(Anthropology, 2007-08-23)There is a tendency for the stone circles of southwest Ireland to be categorized by archaeologists based on the number of stones used to define their circumferences. This categorization does not adequately describe the ... -
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 ... -
A Study Of Anthropomorphic Figurines In The Neolithic Of Southwest Asia And Southeastern Europe
(Anthropology, 2014-03-12)Anthropomorphic figurines resemble people, very often the people who created them. Thus, these figurines stand to provide insight into their cultures perhaps from the perspective of the original members of the culture. ... -
THE BLACK CHURCH AND GUNS: ASSESSING THE LINKS BETWEEN RELIGION AND RACE IN THE UNITED STATES
(2021-08-06)This study examines differences in the likelihood of gun ownership among Blacks and Whites across various religious affiliations. It focuses on historically Black Christian traditions that often go unaccounted for in the ... -
The Frames and Tactics of the Women's Representation Movement
(2022-05-05)Studies of social movements have yet to examine the modern women’s political representation movement, a social movement industry made up of nonprofit organizations, foundations, activist groups, and political action ... -
The Latina Experience: Ethnic Markers & identity Building at an Hispanic Serving Institution
(2022-05-06)This study addresses the identity reconstruction process and ethnic marker development of 2nd generation Latina undergraduates attending a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). A qualitative study consisting of 12 individual ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Using Isotope Analysis To Understand The Interaction Between Migration And Burial At The Eastern Structure Of Group 1 At Actuncan, A Maya Archaeological Site In Belize
Strontium, oxygen, and carbon isotope ratios for seven individuals buried at the eastern shrine of Group 1 at Actuncan were analyzed in an attempt to elucidate the relationship between natal origin, burial location, and ... -
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 ... -
Walkout: The Footsteps Of Latino Youth Activism
(Sociology, 2009-09-16)This qualitative study analyzes contemporary social action through the lens of Latino youth activism. A total of 11 people including Latino student demonstrators and non-demonstrators and teachers/administrators all shared ... -
When Black Is White: The Social Construction Of Race At Predominantly Black And White Colleges.
(Sociology, 2007-08-23)The intended purpose of this project is to examine the social construction of race for Black students attending predominantly Black and Predominantly White colleges. Previous research has examined the experiences of Black ... -
With Liberty And Justice For Some
(Sociology, 2013-03-20)This thesis identifies trends in attitudes toward LGBT civil rights from 1973 to 2012; however, the main purpose is to examine public attitudes toward marriage equality in the United States in 2006. Based upon the 2006 ... -
Women In The Twentieth Century : Modernity, Feminism, And Islam In Turkey
(Sociology, 2007-08-23)Presenting the effects of religion especially upon the family, gender roles, and the workforce is important. Islam's compatibility or incompatibility with modernization and feminism is one of the most important issues ...