Browsing by Subject "ethnicity"
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(2013-04-29)Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States. Though a great body of research has focused on this area, little is still known about the factors that influence this phenomenon in rural settings. Sedentary ...
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(2011-02-22)It is well known that individuals with disabilities have poor postsecondary outcomes. As a result, state and local education agencies are held accountable for the post-school achievements of their students with disabilities. ...
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(2016-04-21)During the Second World War, Nazi and Soviet governments had distinctly different ideologies as well as different reasons for targeting the Soviet Union's German population for relocation. While the Soviets saw ethnic ...
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(2014-12-16)The purpose of this study was to understand the role that race and ethnicity plays in the experiences for people of Asian descent in professional positions in American college sport. Specifically, this study sought to ...
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(2014-12-09)This paper introduces a conceptual framework to analyze identity and assimilation processes in immigrants’ architecture. Specifically, the study examines European immigrants who arrived directly to Texas port cities and ...
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(2016-08-10)A significant portion of America’s youth is overweight or obese. Bully victimization and psychological maladjustment disproportionally afflict this population; however, it is unknown how these factors are related to each ...
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(2009-05-15)My research is a qualitative study about the Asian American experience. Studies have shown that Asian Americans obtain high levels of educational attainment and household income, but these figures are misleading. Asian ...
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(2009-05-15)This thesis utilizes a series of seven logistic regression models to examine the predictors of the likelihood of adoption among U.S. women based on the National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle 6. The individual characteristics ...
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(1997)The present study examines the relationship between aggression and social preference nominations as a function of ethnicity in the classroom. It is predicted that the correlation between aggression and social preference ...
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(2012-07-16)Many of America's schools are populated with diverse student populations, while the teaching population remains largely White. This creates dissonance for White teachers and students of color. Possibly mentoring can ...
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(2009-06-02)Social comparison theory offers a useful conceptual framework to understand how mainstream American sociocultural values of appearance may shape the development of body image disturbance and eating disorders. Some ...
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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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(2016-08-02)This dissertation investigates the transitional and educational activities of undergraduate Latina/o/x university students attending historically or traditionally white university and college campuses. Based on student ...