Browsing by Subject "race"
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(2018-04-25)The second Ku Klux Klan made its first public appearance in Texas at a United Confederate Veterans parade in October 1920, then quickly expanded across the state. Founder William J. Simmons created this organization as an ...
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(2022-04-27)The voices and experiences of older Mexican-origin adults living in the burgeoning colonias along the Texas-Mexico border are missing from the literature. The objective of this qualitative study is to illuminate how older ...
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(2023-03-30)Racial and ethnic labels have historically been used for both political and social purposes, and they can be used to signal meaning, which may offer insights into social boundary construction. Using data from the Boundaries ...
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(The Conversation, 2019-03-20)Cataloging and classification are critical to any library. Without them, finding materials would be impossible. However, there are biases that can result in patrons not getting the materials they need. This article illustrates ...
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(2013-10-07)Racialization, oppression, and resistance are key components of the United States’ race relations. Consequently, social movements organized and led by youth of color represent the manifestation of resistance to social and ...
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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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(2020-06-08)The essay describes a media collective effort that is providing Spanish-language and bilingual information about COVID-19 to Latinx communities, especially regarding health and safety.
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(2012-07-16)This dissertation investigates the cultural connections made between race and color in works of fiction from the Victorian and Edwardian era, particularly how authors who are also artists invent fantastically colored ...
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(2015-05-08)When an observer looks at pick-up basketball in an integrated space it appears like groups of players are playing based simply on racial difference, but a deeper look reveals other factors that influence how these apparent ...
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(2020-07-30)Racism and sexism have and continue to permeate college sport. While scholars have explored the impact this has on African American male student-athletes, and female student-athletes in general, fewer have directed their ...
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(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 ...
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(2017-05-02)Both individual and structural level analyses have been conducted on black intermarriage extensively, but how well have they been measured? This dissertation examines the effects of education and metropolitan contexts of ...
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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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(2022-04-20)Reproductive health care is the ability to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the capability to reproduce, and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so. Access to reproductive health care has improved due ...
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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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Eyeliner (Texas A & M University. Libraries, )This piece is an invitation into one woman’s navigations of COVID-19 alongside the threat and manifestations of viral racism as a U.S. based Asian woman.
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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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(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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(2012-07-16)The comparative experiences of the nineteenth-century British and American Army officer's wives add a central dimension to studies of empire. Sharing their husbands' sense of duty and mission, these women transferred, ...