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Researchers employing the stress process model have long identified the importance of social and psychosocial resources in understanding how health disparities arise and are reproduced. However, most previous sociological investigations...
The physical health dangers, as well as social and emotional consequences, of obesity are well established in the literature. Much is also known about the increasing rates of obesity for youth and adults in the United States. Yet, still...
Through a case study of Korean television drama Winter Sonata, this thesis explores why Winter Sonata became so successful in Japan and was able to affect many middle-aged and elderly women, and how Korean Wave has changed the image of...
Within movement scholarship, there is insufficient research that examines how social identities influence frame resonance and alignment. How macro frames are used by activists to narratively construct their micro mobilization narratives, ...
In two articles, this dissertation explores how collegiate gamers reproduced gender hierarchies within gaming spaces. Both chapters employ interviews with collegiate gamers from a large southeastern university. The first article (chapter...
This dissertation explores how members of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) Christian church collaborated with a new pastor to transform their inclusive and egalitarian religious organization into one characterized by...
Online discourse facilitated by information and communication technologies (ICTs) has become a vital aspect of modern political life. Such discourse is heavily valued by politicians, corporations, and other political actors, with digital...
Marital status significantly shapes individuals' psychological well-being, though more is known about its effect on negative than positive dimensions. This study examines the association between marital status and psychological well...
This dissertation examines the work lives of 32 gays and lesbians in Florida. It compares the experiences of Lesbian and Gay (LG) workers who are protected by non-discrimination laws and policies to those who are unprotected. Through in...
This dissertation research uses the analysis of internet-based comments on two major news stories to study the role of identity in anchoring power during discursive participation. For this purpose, identity includes the categorical group...
This two-article dissertation focuses on echo chambers, misinformation, and leadership in online social movements. Over the last decade, these topics have garnered much research and media attention. Concern for how misinformation and...
Being gay and being overweight are two stigmatized statuses in the United States. A range of work has considered the experience of being stigmatized and the consequences of stereotypes for overweight individuals and sexual minorities, ...
Examining the Effects of Family, Friends, and School Contexts on the Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents in Same-Race and Interracial Romantic Relationships
This dissertation examines the association between adolescent romantic relationships and psychological well-being. I argue that heterosexual adolescents with different relationship statuses (dating and non-dating) and in different...
Over the past two decades, there has been a growing trend in the juvenile justice system of administering risk assessment instruments to juveniles and using the results to classify offenders into risk categories and determine their...
Latinx immigrants view college attendance as a vehicle for upward mobility and a primary means for achieving the American Dream. Despite ongoing debates over the rightful place of immigrants in U.S. society and periods of anti-immigrant...
Physical pain is a gendered experience: Women report higher levels of it than do men. This pattern may stem from differences in experiences of the body. Women are socialized to be attentive to its functioning, appearance, and sensations, ...
In 2013, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1720 which included provisions to overhaul the state’s post-secondary developmental education curriculum. Central to this reform was the notion of increased choice for students....
This study used social engagement theory to examine the relationship between attending worship services and the trajectories of physical decline among Mexican American elders. Data for this study came from eight waves of the Hispanic...
In this dissertation, I explore retirement income using a sample of Black and White men and women over age 62 who draw Social Security. I examine three of the main sources of retirement income – Social Security, occupational pensions, ...
This dissertation focuses on mothers' fears of allowing their children outside because of neighborhood violence. These worries occur across race and class categories, but they are especially prevalent for mothers living in high poverty...
This thesis is a study of the merging of gay and straight dance club subcultures through an analysis of selected nightclubs in the city of Tallahassee, Florida. Fieldwork was conducted in two straight dance clubs that have incorporated...
Given the expanding role of today’s grandparent within the family, this dissertation seeks to explore the diverse range of grandparenting experiences outside of the commonly studied experience of the caregiving grandparent. Using the...
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