Browsing by Subject "discrimination"
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(2018-05-04)Classism is an oppressive form of negative interpersonal behavior that occurs because of different social classes. Compared to other forms of oppression (e.g., sexism, racism), classism is understudied in organizational ...
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(2011-08-08)Research has suggested that when an individual acts in a manner inconsistent with his or her stated attitudes there is likely some form of "implicit attitude" driving the behavior. However, another possibility is that ...
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(2021-04-16)This dissertation examines three topics in the field of applied microeconomics using quasi-experimental methods. In the section entitled “Does Being Tracked with Better Peers Matter?: Regression Discontinuity Evidence”, I ...
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(2019-04-08)While there are people who gain success in life without many complications, there are many others those who struggle and must overcome challenges in order to succeed. In these three chapters, I use experimental methods to ...
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(1980)The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Its purposes were to end discrimination in employment practices and to promote affirmative action programs. The EEOC has ...
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(2009-05-15)Wage differentials result from different years of education or experience or size of the firms, and also from other factors that do not have anything to do with the labor characteristics of the individuals. One of these ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)The response of geological materials at the scale of meters and the response of buried targets of different shapes and sizes using controlled-source electromagnetic induction (CSEM) is investigated. This dissertation focuses ...
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Workplace romances (WRs) have been shown to produce negative outcomes for organizations, yet are steadily increasing in prevalence. Prior studies have looked into both the interpersonal and organizational implications of ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)In this thesis, results of an online survey and focus group interview sessions comprised of a total of 21 International Graduate Student Non-Native English Speakers (IGSNNES) at Texas A&M (TAMU) are summarized. IGSNNESs ...
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(2009-05-15)This dissertation examines three labor market issues regarding public school administrators in Texas using personnel records from the 1994-95 school year until the 2003-04 school year. The first essay explores promotion ...
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(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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The Long Run Effects of De Jure Discrimination in the Credit Market: How Redlining Increased Crime (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-10-10)Today in the United States, the welfare costs of crime are disproportionately borne by individuals living in predominately Black or Hispanic neighborhoods. Is there a historical cause behind these inequalities in crime? ...
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The Long Run Effects of De Jure Discrimination in the Credit Market: How Redlining Increased Crime (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-08-20)Today in the United States, the welfare costs of crime are disproportionately borne by individuals living in predominately African-American or Hispanic neighborhoods. This paper by author John Anders shows that redlining ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-10-10)Although it is well known that childhood peers affect future outcomes, little is known about the effects of different neighborhood factors. In working paper 1909, PERC’s Rex Grey Professor Mark Hoekstra and coauthor ...
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(2023)The social context of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) has received little attention in the scientific literature. However, social psychological theory and insights from those with lived experiences suggest that people living ...
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(2012-02-14)Sociology at its core has always been interested in understanding how society works. Previous studies on social stratification have sought to outline who gets what, when, and why. This project introduces the where element ...
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(2009-05-15)The objective of this study was to develop near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) calibration equations from bamboo and fecal samples to predict diet composition and the physiological status of giant pandas. Discrimination ...