Browsing by Subject "inequality"
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Constructive hierarchy through entitlement: inequality in lithic resource access among the ancient Maya of Blue Creek, Belize
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)This dissertation tests the theory that lithic raw materials were a strategic resource among the ancient Maya of Blue Creek, Belize that markedly influenced the development of socio-economic hierarchies at the site. Recent ... -
Household type, economic disadvantage, and residential segregation: empirical patterns and findings from simulation analysis
(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)In this thesis I focus on segregation between households giving attention to the roles that family type, economic inequality, and race can play in promoting and maintaining these patterns. I first consider three lines of ... -
Municipal Fragmetation and Racial Residential Segregation: Moving Beyond Aggregate Analyses by Exploring Impacts of Municipal Boundaries within Metropolitan Areas
(2016-12-06)This dissertation study tested the hypothesis that greater political fragmentation in a metropolitan area increases the degree of residential segregation between non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks. The questions ... -
Performance Expectations and Behavior in Small Groups
(2015-07-21)This Technical Report presents the theoretical account for relations among power and prestige behaviors in small groups and performance expectation states. It explains, among other things, the high correlations among several ... -
Sociospatial Inequality: A Multilevel and Geo-Spatial Analysis of Latino Poverty
(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 ... -
The Effects of Competition on Status Differentiated Groups
(2016-08-03)Previous research using status characteristics theory illustrates how stereotyping is activated and maintained in small task-oriented group interactions. This occurs when group members reference their and other’s observable ...