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  • The slow emergence of the "new father" : understanding fathers' perceptions of messages about fatherhood

    Creator:
    Day, Jack K.
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    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 childcare and domestic labor, even among parents in dual-income families. Furthermore, as roles within families...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ________________________________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten, Jr. The concept of the “new father” has been discussed in the

  • Young Adults’ Personal Goal Appraisals over the Great Recession Years : A Case Study of Germany

    Creator:
    Recksiedler, Claudia
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    In 2008, the “Great Recession” gained its momentum and quickly grew into a global crisis that led to massive gross domestic product declines and job losses in countries around the world. Relative to prior economic downturns, young adults were greatly affected by the Great Recession. This likely placed a premium...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten In 2008, the “Great Recession” gained its momentum and quickly

  • Giving credit where credit is due : the relationship between partner acknowledgement of the division of labor and couple intimacy

    Creator:
    Ottusch, Timothy M.
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    Using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD), this study assessed the implications of the division of labor on relationship intimacy for married and cohabitating dual-earner couples (N= 392 couples). The study focused on what mothers and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Acknowledgement of the Division of Labor and Couple Intimacy Abstract approved: Richard A. Settersten

  • ESPN and the Construction of Gay Identity

    Creator:
    Cook, Alexandra Cleo
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    On February 9th, 2014 Michael Sam stated in an interview with ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that he is gay. Since he was drafted, Sam will become the first ever openly gay player in NFL history. The following study aims to explore ESPN's coverage of Michael Sam, with a goal of...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Disengaged and untrusting? Young adults' feelings of social integration and trust during the Great Recession

    Creator:
    Day, Jack K.
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    Navigating the transition to adulthood is fraught with challenges, especially for those coming of age during an economic crisis. Individuals often rely on support from existing social networks, and establish social capital through deepening and expanding social ties, as they establish footholds in roles marking adulthood. Yet investing in social...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Navigating the transition to adulthood is fraught with

  • Beyond high hopes : educational attainment among children of immigrants

    Creator:
    Feeney, Sarah L.
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    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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    her student. I am also extremely thankful for the support of my committee members. Alan Acock

  • Measures of executive function : convergent validity and links to academic achievement in preschool

    Creator:
    Duncan, Robert J.
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    Executive functions (including attentional shifting/flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control) are strong predictors of children's early school success (Blair & Razza, 2007; Espy et al., 2004). The current study explored questions related to measurement of executive functions in preschool-aged children. Convergent and predictive validity were assessed for two traditional executive...
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    Masters Thesis
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    First, and foremost, I would like to thank Drs. Megan McClelland and Alan Acock for their continued

  • Learning ranking functions for efficient search

    Creator:
    Xu, Yuehua
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    This dissertation explores algorithms for learning ranking functions to efficiently solve search problems, with application to automated planning. Specifically, we consider the frameworks of beam search, greedy search, and randomized search, which all aim to maintain tractability at the cost of not guaranteeing completeness nor optimality. Our learning objective for...
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    Dissertation
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    : Alan Fern This dissertation explores algorithms for learning ranking functions to efficiently solve

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

    Creator:
    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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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities

  • Toward Automated Decision-Making in Power Systems Wide-Area Protection

    Creator:
    Meier, Richard John
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    In recent years there have been many improvements in the reliability of critical infrastructure systems. Despite these improvements and despite targeted efforts to improve the operation and control of the electric grid, the power systems industry has seen relatively small advances in this regard. For instance, today's power system is...
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    Wide-Area Protection AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard John Meier for the degree of Master of