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Chasing the Limelight : An Exploratory, Grounded Theory Multivariate Analysis of Academic Prestige in Sociology

Creator:: Farris, Tucker D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to provide exploratory understanding of the nature of academic prestige in the field of sociology, and to provide insights into the history of the discipline. The primary research question was: does academic prestige act as a factor in controlling academic knowledge production in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tucker D. Farris for the degree of Master of Arts in

Approval seeking motivation : a determinant of conformity to group norms inconsistent with personal values

Creator:: Martin, Harry J.
Abstract:: This study was designed to assess the effects of approval seeking motivation and social cost upon conformity to group norms which were inconsistent with personal values. Utilizing the Asch conformity paradigm, 321 subjects were exposed to a group opinion which was contradictory to one of their personal values. The results...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: INCONSISTENT WITH PERSONAL VALUES Abstract Approved: Redacted for Privacy (Dr. Dale D. Simmons) This study

What Disrupts Cycles of Poverty? Examining the Effect of Family Background and Educational Attainment on Receiving Public Assistance with Multivariate Regression

Creator:: Vargas, Patricia I.
Abstract:: Understanding poverty as a state of being poor with regard to concretely being unable to meet basic needs such as water, food, clothes, shelter, and essential services (e.g., sanitation, health, and education), its concerted study in the United States not only stands tandem with constitutionally upheld values such as equality...
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: ho r l ic en se d un de r C C B Y- SA Factor Change in Predictive Probabilities of

Comparison of the Characteristics and Attitudes of Dog Adopters from Three Dog Rescue Groups

Creator:: Zimmerman, Zelda L.
Abstract:: A web-based survey was conducted to investigate the relationships between adopters and the dogs they adopted from three types of rescue groups/organizations: humane societies, greyhound rescues, and pit bull rescues. The dog selected to adopt can vary for many reasons, one of which is breed preference. This study found dog...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Zelda L. Zimmerman for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

Investigating the Structural Barriers to Equal Education in Oregon - How Laws, Rhetoric & Values Translate into Practice

Creator:: Ludvik, Tracey L.
Abstract:: This study helps to answer the broader question of why Latino students across the U.S. persistently drop out of school at the highest rates compared to students of other racial groups by focusing on the institutional workings of the various levels of the Oregon school system. Latino students have the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Tracey L. Ludvik for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sociology, Sociology

Exploration of Japanese women's patterns of educational attainment : the effect of gender of siblings

Creator:: Michinobu, Toshiyuki
Abstract:: Guided by the emerging interest in gender of siblings as one important sociological component in American family studies, the major objective of this study was to examine the effect of sex composition of siblings on women's levels of educational attainment in the Japanese setting. The present study hypothesized that the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Effect of Gender of Siblings. Abstract approved Rebecca L. Warner Guided by the emerging interest

"Pushing for the Highline" : The Diffusion of Innovations in the Oregon Otter Trawl Fishery

Creator:: Stephenson, Garry Owen
Abstract:: Implementation of. the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 affords opportunities for fishery expansion and economic development in the Oregon otter trawl fishery. The changes stimulated by the Act should occur, according to social science theorists, by the diffusion of innovations from innovative fishermen to less innovative fishermen, with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Trawl Fishery ^ Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: Professor Courtland L. Smith Implementation

Illegal to Exist : The Criminalization of Houselessness in the United States

Creator:: Waite, Mariah E.
Abstract:: In the United States, the state of housing and the lack thereof has been declared a national crisis. In response, cities have taken measures to police behaviors that are associated with what they perceive to be disorder and decay. These behaviors are also commonly associated with houselessness. Laws that criminalize...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

African American/Black Upward Mobility through Sports : A Critical Analysis

Creator:: Smith, Michael D.
Abstract:: Research has shown that African Americans/Blacks, especially those with low socioeconomic status, acknowledge athletics as an avenue for upward mobility (Coakley, 2011). Although the chances of becoming a professional athlete might seem unachievable through sports, athletes develop tangible and intangible abilities that transfer and are useful in the years following...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael D Smith

Innovative Coaching in Intercollegiate Athletics : Advocating for Cultural Responsiveness

Creator:: Thompson, Mitchell D.
Abstract:: It has been established that intercollegiate sport is an important social institution for student athletes of color in the United States (Coakley, 2012). White intercollegiate coaches have a prominent influence on the academic, athletic, social and emotional development of student athletes and therefore must be tuned into variation in cultural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mitchell D. Thompson

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Chasing the Limelight : An Exploratory, Grounded Theory Multivariate Analysis of Academic Prestige in Sociology

Approval seeking motivation : a determinant of conformity to group norms inconsistent with personal values

What Disrupts Cycles of Poverty? Examining the Effect of Family Background and Educational Attainment on Receiving Public Assistance with Multivariate Regression

Comparison of the Characteristics and Attitudes of Dog Adopters from Three Dog Rescue Groups

Investigating the Structural Barriers to Equal Education in Oregon - How Laws, Rhetoric & Values Translate into Practice

Exploration of Japanese women's patterns of educational attainment : the effect of gender of siblings

"Pushing for the Highline" : The Diffusion of Innovations in the Oregon Otter Trawl Fishery

Illegal to Exist : The Criminalization of Houselessness in the United States

African American/Black Upward Mobility through Sports : A Critical Analysis

Innovative Coaching in Intercollegiate Athletics : Advocating for Cultural Responsiveness

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