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Klamath County, OR and Youth Suicide: Current Challenges and Hope Through Social Support

Creator:: Aguirre-Burk, Allan M.
Abstract:: Suicide has become a national health crisis over the last twenty years in the U.S as rates have increased 35%. Rates of suicide among rural and youth (10-24 age range) populations have been shown to disproportionately contribute the most to upwards trends though, and this is especially true in Klamath...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Katherine A. MacTavish, Committee Member, representing the School of Social and Behavioral

Getting Kids from Cradle to College: Parents’ Expectations and Support to College-Bound Children

Creator:: Ottusch, Timothy M.
Abstract:: Increasing numbers of individuals aspire to, seek out, and need a college degree in order to be competitive in the job market (Goyette, 2008; U.S. Department of Education, 2013). College degrees provide access to economic, social, and health benefits (Abel & Deitz, 2014; Autor, 2014). The United States also needs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Increasing numbers of individuals aspire to, seek out, and

Resilience in Adulthood : How Does the Social Environment Facilitate Adjustment and Growth Following Adversity?

Creator:: Igarashi, Heidi
Abstract:: This study contributes to our understanding of positive adult development by examining resilience processes in adulthood. Resilience is often considered to be an individual-level trait. However, the child development literature has consistently shown that support from parents and caring others is a critical component of resilience. Less is known about...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: parents and caring others is a critical component of resilience. Less is known about how adults navigate

Homeownership : still the American Dream? Perceptions of homeownership in the post crisis era

Creator:: Micek, Thomas P.
Abstract:: "The American Dream" is an expression familiar to all Americans and the realization of the American Dream is tied closely to homeownership (Clinton, 1995). The recent financial crisis, with the housing and financial markets at levels not seen since the Great Depression, has resulted in widespread unemployment, continually dropping home...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ], 2011). Might the marriage of homeownership and the American Dream be a thing of the past? The

Inshopping in rural communities : consumers' and retailers' perceptions

Creator:: Mullis, Katy L.
Abstract:: The ever changing nature of the retail industry, and the additional challenges of doing business in a rural area, mean that retailers in rural communities face a unique situation that makes them especially vulnerable to outshopping by rural consumers. Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate factors which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: doing business in a rural area, mean that retailers in rural communities face a unique situation that

Quasi-Experimental Methods to Assess Impacts of Energy Policy on Pregnancy Outcomes

Creator:: Willis, Mary D.
Abstract:: Most energy policies that are implemented in the United States dictate how energy is produced, distributed, and consumed, but policies generally neglect to fully investigate how these decisions impact population health. Individuals who live near energy sector components are often different to those that reside further away and change over...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: populations. This dissertation implements quasi-experimental methods in a retrospective cohort study (Texas

Youth Wellbeing During the First School Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Analysis

Creator:: Fenske, Linda J.
Abstract:: During the first full school year of the Covid-19 pandemic, two central contexts for adolescent development—home and school—changed utterly. In Oregon, most middle- and high schoolers attended school entirely remotely from the beginning of the pandemic, in March, 2020, through the end of April, 2021, removing both the supports available...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: social support or hostility for cultural attitudes toward a youth’s developing identity (Masten, 2018

Barriers to Community Involvement across Rural and Urban Communities

Creator:: Torgerson, Melissa
Abstract:: Many communities emphasize participatory involvement in local development or reinvention efforts. Recognizing barriers among specific groups could help community leaders identify what may be constraining underrepresented groups from joining in. Utilizing data from the Social Capital Benchmark Survey, this research examined identified “barriers” to community involvement among individuals in rural...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Resource Economics Katherine MacTavish, representing Human Development and Family

Microshelters, macro problem : exploring how tiny home villages became a popular solution for housing people experiencing homelessness

Creator:: Sidder, Daniel
Abstract:: On any given night across the United States there are over half a million individuals that are experiencing homelessness. Much of the growth in homelessness has been concentrated on the West Coast, with states like California, Oregon, and Hawaii having the highest percentages of people experiencing homelessness that are unsheltered....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Villages Became a Popular Solution for Housing People Experiencing Homelessness Daniel Sidder Oregon

Parents’ Reflections on their Gender Socialization Practices with their Adolescent Daughters and Sons

Creator:: Blodgett, Jennifer A. H.
Abstract:: Parents shape their adolescents’ gender role attitudes through the process of gender role socialization. How parents socialize their adolescent’s gender role attitudes has long-lasting impacts on how youth navigate social relationships, envision work and family roles, and enforce or reject gender stereotypes. Adolescence is a period in which romantic interests,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jennifer A. H

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Klamath County, OR and Youth Suicide: Current Challenges and Hope Through Social Support

Getting Kids from Cradle to College: Parents’ Expectations and Support to College-Bound Children

Resilience in Adulthood : How Does the Social Environment Facilitate Adjustment and Growth Following Adversity?

Homeownership : still the American Dream? Perceptions of homeownership in the post crisis era

Inshopping in rural communities : consumers' and retailers' perceptions

Quasi-Experimental Methods to Assess Impacts of Energy Policy on Pregnancy Outcomes

Youth Wellbeing During the First School Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Analysis

Barriers to Community Involvement across Rural and Urban Communities

Microshelters, macro problem : exploring how tiny home villages became a popular solution for housing people experiencing homelessness

Parents’ Reflections on their Gender Socialization Practices with their Adolescent Daughters and Sons

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