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1. Exploring the Nature of Gender-Equitable Attitudes among Ghanaian Men: A Mixed Methods Study

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Author:
Frost, Ashley Elizabeth
Title:
Exploring the Nature of Gender-Equitable Attitudes among Ghanaian Men: A Mixed Methods Study
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
men
gender attitudes
File:
Download FROST_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
F Nii Amoo Dodoo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
F Nii Amoo Dodoo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Richard Amato, Committee Member
Gordon F De Jong, Committee Member
Michael Paul Johnson, Committee Member
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Committee Member

5. A RETURN TO THEIR SOCIAL MOVEMENT ROOTS: UNION ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY

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Author:
Martin, Andrew W.
Title:
A RETURN TO THEIR SOCIAL MOVEMENT ROOTS: UNION ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
labor movement
unions
social movements
File:
Download thesis.martin.pdf
Committee Members:
John David Mccarthy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Glenn A Firebaugh, Committee Member
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Frank Baumgartner, Committee Member

8. 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

9. Religious Regulation’s Impact on Religious Persecution: The Effects of De Facto and De Jure Religious Regulation

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Author:
Grim, Brian Jeffrey
Title:
Religious Regulation’s Impact on Religious Persecution: The Effects of De Facto and De Jure Religious Regulation
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Religion
religious regulation
religious freedom
measurement of international religion
File:
Download PhDThesis_Brian_J_Grim.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Farkas, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Member
John Philip Jenkins, Committee Member

13. DOES SERIAL PARENTING HARM WOMEN OVER THE LONG RUN? THE LINK BETWEEN MULTIPLE PARTNER FERTILITY AND WOMEN’S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AT MIDLIFE.

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Author:
Dorius, Cassandra J.
Title:
DOES SERIAL PARENTING HARM WOMEN OVER THE LONG RUN? THE LINK BETWEEN MULTIPLE PARTNER FERTILITY AND WOMEN’S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AT MIDLIFE.
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
multiple partner fertility
maternal mental health
maternal physical health
family instability
File:
Download C_Dorius_Dissertation_Final_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan Booth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Booth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Amato, Committee Member
Valarie Elizabeth King, Committee Member
Daphne Hernandez, Committee Member

17. Urban Mosaics: Multiracial Diversity and Segregation in the American Metropolis

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Author:
Farrell, Chad R.
Title:
Urban Mosaics: Multiracial Diversity and Segregation in the American Metropolis
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
suburban
race
housing
segregation
neighborhoods
urban
File:
Download Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Glenn A Firebaugh, Committee Member
Susan Welch, Committee Member
Marylee Carmel Taylor, Committee Member
Mark Hill, Committee Member

18. Christian Religiosity and Social Trust

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Author:
Wiernik, Craig S
Title:
Christian Religiosity and Social Trust
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Religion
Trust
Social Trust
Religiosity
Structural Equation Modeling
File:
Download wiernik.dissertation.psu.final.submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Duane Francis Alwin, Committee Member
Alan M Sica, Committee Member
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Constance A Flanagan, Committee Member

19. A LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT OF THE MACRO-LEVEL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECENT IMMIGRATION AND WHITE, BLACK, AND HISPANIC VIOLENT CRIME, 1990-2000

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Author:
Harris, Casey Taggart
Title:
A LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT OF THE MACRO-LEVEL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECENT IMMIGRATION AND WHITE, BLACK, AND HISPANIC VIOLENT CRIME, 1990-2000
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
immigration
violence
crime
arrests
race
ethnicity
time
File:
Download Full_Manuscript_3-30-11_-_tables_and_figures_inserted.pdf
Committee Members:
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Christopher Jon Zorn, Committee Member

20. Do social movements matter to organizations? An institutional theory perspective on corporate responses to the contemporary environmental movement

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Author:
Bergh, Julianne
Title:
Do social movements matter to organizations? An institutional theory perspective on corporate responses to the contemporary environmental movement
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
institutional environments
social movements
organization theory
institutional theory
File:
Download bergh.etd.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Kevin T Leicht, Committee Member
Dr John D Mc Carthy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Linda K Trevino, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Martin Kilduff, Committee Member
Richard James Bord, Committee Member