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  • Ethnic minorities' leisure-time physical activity in the context of acculturation

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    Lee, Hyo
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    Eliminating physical activity disparities among ethnic minorities in the U.S. is important. Cultural differences have been found to be plausible contributing factors associated with such disparities. Therefore it is important to investigate and understand the mechanisms by which diverse aspects of cultural experiences affect physical activity participation among ethnic minorities,...
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    attitude and perceived ability and control. In the physical activity domain, Terry and Hogg (1996

  • Looking toward the future: examining aspirations and sense of purpose among rural youth

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    Shamah, Devora
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    In light of recent economic and social changes rural communities continue to worry about the future of their young people. Will they be prepared for the challenges that lay ahead as they move into adulthood? The aspirations youth hold set them on a pathway toward achieving goals, beginning post-secondary education,...
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    , Terry, & Hart-Johnson, 2004; Steinberg, 2002). This understanding is essential to identity formation

  • Television and the sexual behavior of Black/African American female adolescents

    Creator:
    Wilburn, Amber
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    Sex on television has nearly doubled since 1998 while sexual risk and responsibly messages have decreased. During this time frame, television watching has become one of the most popular pastimes in the United States, especially among Black/African Americans. Black youth are more likely to report higher levels of satisfaction with...
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    research was to determine if there is a link between television viewing, initial onset of sexual

  • Gender Matters : The Perspectives and Experiences of Living Unit Staff in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

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    Galardi, Tasha Randall
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    Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities are generally the primary adults in the lives of incarcerated young people. In many ways, they serve as surrogate parents who may promote positive development while holding delinquent youth accountable for their actions. They accomplish these often conflicting goals through the provision...
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    Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 3 the young people they supervise (Cullen, Lutze, Link, & Wolfe, 1989

  • Examining the role of relationship characteristics and dynamics on sexual risk behavior among gay male couples

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    Mitchell, Jason W.
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    Recent estimates indicate that over 50% of gay men acquire HIV from their main sexual partners while in their relationship (Sullivan et al., 2009). Despite this statistic, the majority of research has focused on individual factors as predictors of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and not on relationship factors. The few...
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    , Terry, & Hogg, 1994) as influenced by his attitudes toward performing the behavior and by subjective

  • Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation

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    Hansen, Alan R.
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    This paper investigates the nature of disputants' stories within the context of divorce mediation. Tapes and transcripts of actual mediation sessions from three different sources are scrutinized, utilizing a modified form of conversation analysis known as ethnography of speaking. Several themes emerge from this analysis of disputants' stories: the functions...
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    past six years: Knud Larsen, Anisa Zvonkovic, Terry Lewis, Kathryn Moore, Ray Lowe, Kathleen