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Researchers such as Tinto (1993), Astin (1975) and Kuh (1995) have found that most students who are engaged with their college environment have a greater connection with the institution and in some instances, higher rates of persistence...
This dissertation contains three studies which focus on how health policies affect women. The second chapter examines how public health policies can lead to unintended effects that undermine their efficacy. Beginning in the mid-1930s, ...
This dissertation is a case study and historical analysis of the rise of indigenous organizing in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico over the past three decades. The primary focus is on how indigenous organizations in Oaxaca reconstructed...
In this dissertation, the author proposes a definition for rights-based practice in social work as practice that sees through a human rights lens, employs human rights methods, and aims towards human rights goals. Beyond the definition, ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of viewing a model-reinforced video on career information-seeking behavior (ISB). The treatment video was developed using historical principles of behaviorism and social learning...
Past research has shown that humans possess implicit or unconscious associations which, when activated, affect subsequent behavior. In three studies, I demonstrated a novel implicit association held by some men, an association between...
Contemporary study of trauma is only a few decades old, and a framework for conceptualization and measurement of trauma in children has developed even more recently. One of the most under-studied populations of children with regard to...
Since the early 2000s, the number of leadership education programs in the United States has more than doubled (Riggio, Ciulla, & Sorenson, 2003; International Leadership Association, 2015). Despite this proliferation, very little...
For decades, scholars have investigated the correlates of support for European integration. Historically, integration has taken place through two specific processes--"broadening" (or enlargement) versus "deepening" (or EU institutional...
Labeling theory studies have generally focused on the creation of secondary deviance through the process of internalizing the applied label. The combination of labeling theory studies focusing on secondary deviance and the belief that...
Explaining Urban Social Unrest and Violent Civil Conflict: Basic Needs Deprivation, Political Opportunity Structures, and Coercive Government Repression
Under what conditions do economic grievances – stemming from broader deprivation of basic necessities – effect the likelihood of urban social unrest? And additionally, under what conditions will a state experience violent escalation...
In this study, I employed a mixed-method design to understand how nonprofit resource centers originate, operate, and evolve using a transaction cost framework to evaluate both sides of the supply vs. demand equation. The quantitative...
This study focuses on the period between the late twelfth century and the late fifteenth century and the changes in perception toward sexual relations and gender politics, especially those pertaining to rape. While there is much to be...
Reputation greatly affects the daily work-related interactions and career progression of all individuals. Depending on quality of an individual’s reputation, it has the ability to either generate or inhibit opportunities for success....
This study examines the impact of 1998 Revision 7 to Article V of the Florida Constitution (hereafter referred to as Revision 7) in shaping governance of Florida's courts system. Revision 7 shifted the major costs of funding the courts...
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