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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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 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
Full Text:: . 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Settersten compiled the reading list that introduced me to a treasure chest of theoretical perspectives

Sibling relationships and college decision-making : An exploratory study of first-generation and non-first-generation students

Creator:: Warner, Danielle A.
Abstract:: Decisions about college are significant in the lives of students and their families, especially since these are often the first major life-decisions that adolescents are able to make largely on their own (Galotti, 1995; Galotti & Mark, 1994). It is widely recognized that family history plays a role in whether...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my advisor and committee chair, Karen Hooker, committee members John Geldhof, Rick Settersten

Keeping a Roof Overhead : An Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks

Creator:: Barrett-Rivera, Brenda C.
Abstract:: Housing is a critical component of family life, however, keeping a safe and stable roof overhead is increasingly difficult for the approximately 21 million low-income families in the United States (Urban Institute, n.d.; U.S. Census, 2015). Low-income families struggle to keep a roof overhead within the context of rising housing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: given me over the last four years. Thank you to my committee members, Karen Hooker and Rick Settersten

Social regulatory processes in adulthood : responding to change and variability in proximal and distal social forces

Creator:: Mejía, Shannon T.
Abstract:: Adult development and social experiences are intertwined, which has implications for social policy, health, and well-being across the lifespan. This dissertation explores the benefit and risk that close social partners bring to adults' lives, and the efficacy and consequences of engaging social resources to maintain well-being in the face of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Chapter 2 are Drs. Karen Hooker, Michelle Odden, and Richard Settersten. As the committee chair, Dr

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
Full Text:: , committee members Alexis Walker, and Richard Settersten, graduate representative

Childhood risk as a predictor of frequency of contact between incarcerated fathers and their children

Creator:: Galardi, Tasha R.
Abstract:: U.S. incarceration rates have soared over the past three decades and the demographic characteristics of those who end up in prison are a reflection of the nation's structural inequality. Incarcerated fathers are a socially disadvantaged group and spending time in prison compounds already significant risk factors that these men experienced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Inderbitzin, and Richard Settersten, graduate representative Kristin Barker, and statistics support person

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Richard Settersten encouraged me to examine and reexamine my project from all angles to maximize its

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

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

Beyond high hopes : educational attainment among children of immigrants

Sibling relationships and college decision-making : An exploratory study of first-generation and non-first-generation students

Keeping a Roof Overhead : An Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks

Social regulatory processes in adulthood : responding to change and variability in proximal and distal social forces

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

Childhood risk as a predictor of frequency of contact between incarcerated fathers and their children

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

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