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1. RACE/ETHNICITY, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, AND VIOLENCE: MOVING BEYOND BLACK-WHITE COMPARISONS TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF HISPANIC VIOLENCE

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Author:
Feldmeyer, Ben
Title:
RACE/ETHNICITY, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, AND VIOLENCE: MOVING BEYOND BLACK-WHITE COMPARISONS TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF HISPANIC VIOLENCE
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
race/ethnicity
violence
social structure
racial invariance
segregation
immigration
File:
Download Ben_Feldmeyer_-_DISSERTATION_6-20-07.pdf
Committee Members:
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Eric Silver, Committee Member
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Committee Member
James Eisenstein, Committee Member

2. The Privatization of Political Influence: Professional Grassroots Lobbying in the United States

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Author:
Walker, Edward Thomas
Title:
The Privatization of Political Influence: Professional Grassroots Lobbying in the United States
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
political participation
lobbying
civil society
voluntary associations
business
trade associations
social movements
interest groups
File:
Download WalkerDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
John David Mccarthy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan M Sica, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Nancy Love, Committee Member
Lee Ann Banaszak, Committee Member

4. Race/Ethnicity, Fertility Intentions, and Well-Being: The Importance of Occupational Characteristics in American Women's Lives

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Author:
Shreffler, Karina M.
Title:
Race/Ethnicity, Fertility Intentions, and Well-Being: The Importance of Occupational Characteristics in American Women's Lives
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
occupational segregation
ethnicity
race
job characteristics
occupational characteristics
fertility
life satisfaction
File:
Download Final_Dissertation_Shreffler.pdf
Committee Members:
David R Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Booth, Committee Member
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member
Robert Drago, Committee Member

5. CONCERTED CULTIVATION, STUDENTS’ BEHAVIOR, AND UNEQUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Author:
Bodovski, Katerina
Title:
CONCERTED CULTIVATION, STUDENTS’ BEHAVIOR, AND UNEQUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
concerted cultivation
early schooling
inequality
school achievement
File:
Download Katerina_Bodovski_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Marion Kathryn Hood, Committee Member
Suet Ling Pong, Committee Member
Paul Amato, Committee Member
George Farkas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

6. The Effects of Nonresident Father Involvement on Offspring Well-being during the Transition to Adulthood

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Author:
Scott, Mindy E
Title:
The Effects of Nonresident Father Involvement on Offspring Well-being during the Transition to Adulthood
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
father involvement
transition to adulthood
social capital
lifecourse
File:
Download Scott_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan Booth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Valarie Elizabeth King, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David R Johnson, Committee Member
David Eggebeen, Committee Member

7. DETAILING CHANGES IN STATE PRISONS, 1974 –2000, AND EXPLAINING SOCIAL UNREST AS A FUNCTION OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE, INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND POLITICAL CONTEXT

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Author:
Richards, Nicole
Title:
DETAILING CHANGES IN STATE PRISONS, 1974 –2000, AND EXPLAINING SOCIAL UNREST AS A FUNCTION OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE, INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND POLITICAL CONTEXT
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
disturbances
prisons
interpersonal violence
assaults
collective unrest
riots
File:
Download NicoleRichards.pdf
Committee Members:
John David Mccarthy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lee Ann Banaszak, Committee Member
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

8. EFFECTS OF SOCIO-POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON STATUS ATTAINMENT: FORMER SOCIALIST CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN COMPARISON TO WESTERN CAPITALIST COUNTRIES

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Author:
Tufis, Paula Andreea
Title:
EFFECTS OF SOCIO-POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON STATUS ATTAINMENT: FORMER SOCIALIST CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN COMPARISON TO WESTERN CAPITALIST COUNTRIES
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
status attainment
social stratification
Central and Eastern Europe
socialism
postcommunism
transition
File:
Download PAT1004DoctoralThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Glenn A Firebaugh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Duane Francis Alwin, Committee Member
George Farkas, Committee Member
Michael Bernhard, Committee Member

9. ENGLISH ORAL LANGUAGE, GENERATION STATUS, AND THE EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF IMMIGRANT CHILDREN

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Author:
Durham, Rachel E
Title:
ENGLISH ORAL LANGUAGE, GENERATION STATUS, AND THE EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Immigrant children
education
english
oral language
generation
File:
Download Dissertation_final_05-29-07.pdf
Committee Members:
George Farkas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Duane Francis Alwin, Committee Member
Ralph Salvador Oropesa, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member