This study documents the occurrence of stereotypical representations of
gender, race, and other characteristics in individuals that appear in advertisements in
the prestigious academic journal Science. It repeats and expands upon a study
conducted by Mary Barbercheck (2001) that analyzed advertisements in Science
between 1995 and 1997. In this study,...
Social and personal identities were examined for
samples of college graduate students in three culturally
different groups: Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and
Mexican National. Four identities were explored in terms
of salience, frequency, and valence: religious, family,
gender, and peer. No differences were found between the
groups on religious and gender identities....
An apparent consequence of the petroleum boom of the
1970s is the exposure of Saudi Arabia, a formerly closed
society, to a massive onslaught of customs and values
emanating primarily from western societies. The illegal
use of drugs is one such phenomenon which has gained
momentum and rapidly expanded. The...
This study analyzed Thai textbooks as a dimension of research on
sex-role stereotypes in Thailand. One hundred and sixty-two stories
in Thai elementary school textbooks were investigated, using both
quantitative and qualitative methods of content analysis. This study
was a modified replication of Britton and Lumpkin's study (1977) and
partly...
Although employee theft is claimed by many authors to be a
significant problem in America with corrosive and damaging effects upon
business and society, very little research has been done to establish
the causes of such behavior. The purpose of this thesis was to identify,
discuss, and critically evaluate theories...
The purpose of this investigation is to explore gender role attitudes among Thai
college students and to determine whether differences in gender role attitudes among
Thai college students are related to the sex of students, college major and family
structure. To investigate this problem a Gender Role Attitude Inventory is...
The frame of reference for understanding the
rhetorical significance of cultural acts lies in the
identification and explication of the diversity of theories
which encompass sociological and anthropological
definitions of culture. The paradigms presented in this
thesis range from unilinear evolution, biological and
environmental determinism, materialism, historical
ethnology and reductionism...
Three kkeeyy variables are examined to determine their influence on
the process of community planning at Corvallis, Oregon. These are
(1) the setting of priorities, (2) organization and (3) external
reference. Interactions of goals program participants were recorded
as the community responded to comply with Oregon Senate Bill #100's
requirement...
Great change has taken place in China during the
past decade. As core values represent the most basic
aspects of social life, change in some aspects of Chinese
core values indicates that China is moving rapidly from
being an agricultural society toward becoming a modern
industrial society. China today can...
In recent times, public policy debates in the United States have been very contentious and dysfunctional. To help improve this situation, a multi-discipline research effort was conducted to look at "solution papers" as a form of public participation. Specifically, the roles of objectivity and mutual respectfulness were under consideration. Foundational...