Human beings are condemned to freedom, according to Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness. Every individual creates his or her own identity according to choice. Because we choose ourselves, each individual is also completely responsible for his or her actions. This responsibility causes anguish that leads human beings to avoid their...
The existence of the ethnic "barrios" (ghettos) across American society is proof of the legacy of racism, injustice and inequality in society today. In this thesis, the human experiences of Native, African, Mexican, and Asian people, are presented to contradict the notion that the "American Dream" is for all. In...
Many White social scientists and educators are unaware of and/or
detached from the realities of racism and conduct social research that 1.)
perpetuates stereotypes, falsely setting People of Color as inferior and
White people as superior and/or 2.) explains the differences of White
people and People of Color in terms...
Bullying cultivates insecurity and fear while generating attention for the perpetrator and degrading the student-victim in front of others. The act erodes the self-efficacy and identity of minority students more specifically and produces a hostile climate that undermines the learning and social development to all affected. Despite the pervasive negative...
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the top ten best-selling children's picture books of 2006 reveals that these books contain elements of systematic privilege and oppression. Dominant group members are numerically overrepresented in the sample. Major emergent themes are the normalization of racism and white privilege, the stereotypical portrayal of the...
This study investigated the private costs to individual households
of large-lot zoning policies. The study asked whether typical
zoning ordinances create shortages of small lots or small structures
and, if so, what the magnitude of the resultant welfare loss is.
The hypotheses were suggested by a theoretical model developed
to...
In this thesis, I explore experiences with my identity, looking at the identity people have
seen me as, who I've thought I was, and the identities my mother's and father's different family
backgrounds suggest I should be. I have divided this discussion into three main areas: my
complexion, the first...
This study provides the model that first synthesizes strategic group
theory with the New Empirical Industrial Organization (NEIO) approach in
the international trade analysis, and uses the annual group data (1953-1988) from the U.S. brewing industry with two strategic groups (national
producers and regional producers) in the presence of growing...
This study examines the determinants of location choices of Asian
immigrants in the US in 1990 and evaluates the effect of education and
other quality of life variables as well as the traditional economic variables.
The study builds upon similar works by Gallaway, Vedder and Shukla
(1974) and Dunlevy and...
In spite of the rapid economic growth of the post-war era, there
has not been significant improvement in the incidence of poverty,
nor in the inequality of income distribution around the world, and
particularly in the developing countries. A reason for the apparent
failure of the poor to benefit from...
The United States has had a long history of promoting agricultural exports, and the return to conditions of extreme surplus in many agricultural markets in recent years has revived interest in this topic. Some products received imperial bounties during our colonial era, but the systematic collection of trade statistics for...
President Clinton’s Executive Order 12898 and subsequent federal environmental justice (EJ) policies and programs have faced significant challenges in implementation. Exploring scientific uncertainty, social complexity of EJ issues, lack of clear policy guidance, and weak regulatory enforcement demonstrate these challenges. However, at the state level, EJ policies, task forces, and...
The goal of this thesis is to identify the factors which have most significantly contributed to historical dam removals in the United States. The trend of increased dam removals over time is specifically analyzed for evidence that increased scarcity of environmental goods and services is motivating dam removals. A theoretical...
The agricultural industry across the United States is experiencing a shortage of qualified and interested young professionals who aspire to enter the agricultural sector. Internships have largely been used as an effective hands-on learning tool, exposing college students to an array of occupational skills and expectations in hopes of creating...
This project aims to determine if the relationship between shopping behavior and the tempo of in-store music is impacted by shoppers’ cultural orientation. Companies that expand their business overseas need to better understand not only the demographics of the market they are entering into, but also the cultural beliefs and...
Early adulthood is a time of transition when large segments of the population embrace new roles and show decreases in behaviors and problems thought to underlie suicide risk. Still, other segments show emergent or worsening psychopathology per-haps exacerbated by age-related disconnection from prior relational and institutional supports. Suicide prevention efforts...
The most interesting study connected with the
development of the American novel is the accompanying
feature of the growth of the country itself. In a
certain way the changes seem peculiar, but in another
way they are exactly what we might be led to expect.
In tracing the development from...
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze criteria
and procedures used in the selection of occupational advisory committee
members in Oregon community colleges. The existence of a
common core of criteria and procedures for selecting occupational
advisory committee members was investigated. Further, the...
"In 1862 Secretary Chase recommended a scheme for
the management of National Banks which was modeled
after the New York Act, A bill embodying the principal
measures proposed by the Secretary was passed in
1863. The plan, however, proved to be inoperative,
and was superseded by the Act of June...
The major purpose of this study was to determine if
there were significant differences in the self-concepts of
vocational education teacher-trainees, non-vocational education
teacher trainees and non-education students at
Montana State University.
Two hundred students were surveyed to determine if
there were any differences in self-concepts based on
either major...
The study was undertaken to determine if the construct and vocabulary
of systems theory are related to academic performance such that
a) the understanding of either or both can predict grade-point average
for college students, and b) the explicit teaching of both construct
and vocabulary to minority students can improve...
Results of recent studies on Piagetian cognitive development,
though equivocal, showed that the architectonic of formal operational
schemata is not possessed by a sizeable percentage (up to 52%) of adolescents
and young adults. The purpose of the present study is two
fold: (i) To assess the cognitive levels of a...
One purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument based on the Oregon Personal Finance Education Guide which would measure teacher competency in consumer education/economics/ personal finance. A second purpose of this study was to assess the level of competency possessed by persons teaching consumer education/...
The Beat Generation was an American counter-culture movement in the 1950's. Comprised of nomadic writers, poets, actors, musicians, and artists, the Beat movement represented no systematic philosophy and its most distinguishing characteristic was its apolitical disengagement from society. The Beats offered no substantive alternatives to the existing social order, but...
The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship
exists between a Competency Index Score and the following: educational
background, professional attitudes toward the changing role of the
pharmacist, participation in continuing pharmaceutical education,
and various demographic and miscellaneous characteristics.
A mail questionnaire was sent to a random...
Purpose of the Study
This exploratory study examined whether nontraditional career role
(female) teachers in vocational agriculture differ significantly from
traditional career role (male) teachers in vocational agriculture on
perceived (a) events in career choice, (b) work satisfaction, and (c)
future career plans.
The Procedure
A survey instrument was developed,...
The issues featured in this study are the vulnerability to inflation of several depreciation methods allowed by the Internal Revenue Service (straight-line, sum-of-the years and declining balance), possible consequences when depreciation allowances are based on historical cost and are not updated to price level changes, two proposals under national consideration...