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Hernandez, Rebecca (2004-12-03)Latinos are the fastest growing minority group in the U.S. and are expected to be 25% of the population by the year 2050. Latinos also are more vulnerable and at higher risk for poor health outcomes including diabetes ...
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Feeney, Sarah L. (2011-07-11)In light of broadening racial/ethnic educational attainment gaps, growing diversity within young populations, and the increasingly critical relationship between higher education and outcomes in adulthood, understanding t ...
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Jabson, Jennifer M. (2010-05-06)More women than ever before survive breast cancer with 89% of those diagnosed becoming survivors (NCI, 2008). However, according to the National Cancer Institute (2005) some groups of women bear a greater burden of diffi ...
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Lin, Pei, 1966- (1996-02-29)This thesis uses an anthropological approach to examine the current social status of the young elderly in contemporary urban China and explores the problems these people are facing. A review of literature sets up compl ...
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Smith, Julia A. (2004-09-24)Deaf students in mainstream colleges are withdrawing at an alarming rate. Approximately 70% of the 123,000 deaf students enrolled in 2,300 colleges across the United States will not persist until graduation. This qualita ...
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Jones-Aust, Laura Lynn (1992-10-09)It is well established that family members, particularly adult children, are involved in their frail parents' decision making. It remains unclear however, how intergenerational decision-making influence is exercised a ...
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Walker, Alexis (Oregon State University, 2005-05-12)Overview of the work of the Faculty Senate Scholarly Communication Task Force regarding inaccessibility and lack of sustainability of current publication model. Report includes three tables listing journals in which HDFS ...
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Peters, Cheryl L. (2006-02-02)Shaped by life course and feminist perspectives, this study investigated the influence of finances, human capital, health, family situations, and work factors on two different retirement transitions among married and par ...
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De Costa, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Loretta) (2007-01-18)The growth of foster care, particularly kin foster care has greatly outpaced our knowledge. The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to develop a more informed understanding of foster family functioning from ...
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Eddy, Linda L. (1995-05-04)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of having a child with a chrome illness or handicapping condition on marital quality and perceived marital stability. The subject is important because the belief that ...
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Meinhold, Jana L. (2005-11-29)The current project investigated the influence of three life transitions on the intimacy and contact siblings share in early adulthood. Using a web-based survey, 260 young adults from two large state universities and com ...
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You, Hyun-Kyung (2009-05-26)In this dissertation, I qualitatively examined the meaning of mothering a child with autism in two countries: the United States and South Korea. The overarching research question focused on how sociocultural ideas about ...
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Hilberg, Beth Alyne (2003-06-25)The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between frequent childhood mobility and perceived social support, education level, and economic well-being in a sample of former Even Start parents. Theoretical ...
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Coehlo, Deborah Padgett (1999-06-08)The occurrence and timing of residential care of patients with dementia is impacted by several care recipient and caregiver variables. Previous research has shown a strong relationship among residential placement and m ...
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Notter, Megan L. (2006-08-02)This analysis uses data from a larger ethnographic study examining community effects of mobile home park residence on child and youth development to explore the resilient pathways of 8 mothers and maternal guardians in ...
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Wheeler, Patricia A.; Allen, Bonnie; Beach, Gary L.; Boock, Michael; Carter, Rich; Walker, Alexis; Winograd, Ken (Oregon State University, 2005-05-12)Reports the work of the 2004/2005 Oregon State University Faculty Senate Task Force on Scholarly Communication. Report: Determines the current practices that impede an open and sustainable system of scholarly communicati ...
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Day, Jack K. (2011-07-01)The concept of the "new father" has been discussed in the literature and popular media for over 25 years. Yet current studies regarding father involvement continue to show that fathers do not contribute equally to child ...
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The social construction of sexual interaction in heterosexual relationships : a qualitative analysis Greaves, Kathleen M. (2000-07-12)The present study examined the process by which couples, in the context of a heterosexual romantic relationship, participate in sexual activity. As they did so, their interactions helped to construct their relationship ...
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Hall, Brandi June (2009-06-02)Caregiving circumstances frequently evoke high levels of stress for caregivers and have consistently been linked to adverse psychological and physical health consequences. Within the caregiving literature, researchers ha ...
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Levaro, Elizabeth Bayler (2011-08-16)In this dissertation, I explore how women and men in later life experience the world of dating and the pursuit of new intimate relationships. Although the mortality gap between women and men at older ages is narrowing, a ...
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