Browsing by Author "Jewell, Joseph"
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Williams, Monica Elaine (2020-07-14)Determining appropriate theory to analyze how the aging process impacts prison management has proven difficult. Since there is little extant theory that can posit factors and trends leading to an aging inmate population ...
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Pratt, Beverly M. (2011-02-22)In this study, I specify the reasons why racial minority undergraduate students choose to pursue higher education studies at historically White colleges/universities, despite the schools' potential for diversity controversies. ...
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Parks, Kathrin Ann (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The following study utilizes data from the High School and Beyond Study in order to predict mathematics achievement using both student characteristics and school level characteristics. Utilizing Hierarchical Linear ...
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Walden, Rachel Nicole (2009-05-15)The ability of the state versus societal groups to influence the formulation of policies has long been debated in political sociology. I suggest that historical contingency theory provides insight to resolve this debate. ...
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Anderson, Hillary Rae (2018-04-26)This dissertation is a historical examination of the development of 1970s Southern lesbian feminism in the United States. It uses archival research, lesbian feminist periodicals and publications, and Southern lesbian ...
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Feinstein, Rachel Anne (2014-04-02)The purpose of this dissertation research is to investigate the reactions and attitudes of white men, white women, black men, and black women to the sexual violence of enslaved black women carried out by white men. Using ...
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Young, Tiffany A (2021-05-12)Immigration detention in the U.S. has seen a recent surge in the post 9/11 era where concerns over terrorism and national security have materialized into key enforcement initiatives, that is increased border security (mostly ...
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Gonlin, Vanessa (2020-08-03)I construct and implement an online survey to discover how people who know of mixed-race ancestry identify, how central their identity is, and who they partner with, and the role racial discrimination and linked fate play ...
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Lomeli, Arlett Sophia (2015-05-07)This dissertation analyzes the gendered racialization of identities of Mexican immigrants in the media and focuses on how newspapers in particular provide a significant platform in which to reinforce, transform and/or ...
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Williams, Simon 1984- (2012-12-10)With shows such as Big Bang Theory and the increased mainstreaming of San Diego Comic-con, now more than ever before, it is acceptable to be a “nerd”. The question now becomes what efforts are being made to appeal to fans ...
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Hannibal, Bryce (2015-02-18)In this project I explore how career success and historical importance is an outcome of social network characteristics. Specifically, I look at jazz collaboration networks at the height of small-group jazz popularity ...
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McNeely, Andrew Craig Ruarie (2022-06-03)This research was a study of the culture of five religiously-affiliated food pantry operations in Brazos County, Texas. This study employed multi-sited, team-based, participant-observation techniques over 34 months, ...
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Willyard, Katherine (2014-10-28)This paper examines the exercise of power in the U.S.-Middle East foreign policy formation process. Through application of historical methods, the capacity of state, class and historical contingency perspectives of political ...
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Cameron, David Jeffrey (2017-05-30)While studies that examine religion in movements for social justice have increased in recent years, the intersections of race and religion remain understudied. Therefore, this dissertation is a relational and comparative ...
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Thompson, Tyler L. (2019-07-23)My dissertation illuminates three important issues central to the field of Texas Indian history. First, it examines how Anglo Texans used the memories of a Texas frontier with “savage” Indians to reinforce a collective ...
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Vickers, Mary Jane (2023-07-18)This research explores race and gender-based inequality in an academic setting. Specifically I focus on both Asian-American men and women students enrolled in an engineering program. While much of the current research ...
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Byrd, Marilyn Yvonne (2009-05-15)This qualitative, phenomenological study examined the leadership experiences of 10 African American women (AAW)--current or former leaders in predominantly white organizations--to gain an understanding of how well, or not, ...
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Istvan, Alesha T. (2017-12-09)This dissertation examines the relationship between social vulnerability and plant level emissions. It utilizes a mixed methods approach that includes: 1) the historical context of the food manufacturing industry, environmental ...