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  • "As a family we are going to be here" : Mexican immigrant mothers' experiences with parenting in distinct community contexts

    Creator:
    Feeney, Sarah L.
    Abstract:
    Recent demographic studies have revealed a greater diversity in settlement patterns among Mexican immigrant families resulting in rapidly climbing populations of immigrants in new areas of the country, particularly in rural areas, while growth in established destinations has slowed. Host communities play an important role in families' acculturation processes and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , Dr. Leslie Richards, and my committee members, Dr. Alan Acock and Dr. Rick Settersten. Their

  • Theorizing age and gender in the pursuit of love in late life

    Creator:
    Levaro, Elizabeth Bayler
    Abstract:
    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, as they enter their 70s, 80s, and 90s, there are still at least...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . Richard Settersten‘s introduction to the life course provided the single most meaningful and influential

  • Beyond high hopes : educational attainment among children of immigrants

    Creator:
    Feeney, Sarah L.
    Abstract:
    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 the factors that shape educational attainment is an especially important task for research. With this goal in mind, the current study examined how national...
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    Dissertation
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    Settersten compiled the reading list that introduced me to a treasure chest of theoretical perspectives

  • Shaping social worlds : exploring relationship regulation processes in older adults' daily lives

    Creator:
    Mejía, Shannon T.
    Abstract:
    The social aspects of older adults lives are strongly linked to well-being outcomes. Social relationships in older adulthood are rewarding, but also complex, and to maintain a positive social environment, older adults must reconcile long relationships histories, negotiate changing roles, and deal with increasing dependencies. Older adults are known to...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ,  committee  members  Alexis  Walker,  and  Richard  Settersten,   graduate  representative

  • Transforming social relations : how caregiving sons "do" gender subversively

    Creator:
    Hirayama, Ryo
    Abstract:
    In this dissertation, I explored how social relationships influence, and are influenced by, men's experiences of caregiving to their aging parents. Because of sociodemographic trends such as fewer siblings in younger generations and the growth of women seeking professional careers, men are increasingly likely to be called upon to meet...
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    Dissertation
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    . Richard Settersten encouraged me to examine and reexamine my project from all angles to maximize its