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1. Out-Group Marriages and Cohabitations: A Logistic Regression Approach to Studying Black, White, and Hispanic Unions

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Author:
Curry, Alisha Janette
Title:
Out-Group Marriages and Cohabitations: A Logistic Regression Approach to Studying Black, White, and Hispanic Unions
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
logistic regression
interracial/interethnic marriages and cohabitation
Blacks
whites
Hispanics
File:
Download Alisha_Curry.pdf
Committee Members:
Anastasia Snyder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Krantz Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. Practices and Perspectives in Farm Labor Management: A Qualitative Study of Small-Scale Growers in Central Pennsylvania

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Author:
Schwartzberg, Audrey L.
Title:
Practices and Perspectives in Farm Labor Management: A Qualitative Study of Small-Scale Growers in Central Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
qualitative research
small farms
farm labor
File:
Download Schwartzberg_Final_Thesis_Nov22_2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. CONCEPTUALIZING “HYBRID” FOOD NETWORKS: ENGAGING CONVENTIONAL FOOD SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUILD LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS

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Author:
Bloom, J. Dara
Title:
CONCEPTUALIZING “HYBRID” FOOD NETWORKS: ENGAGING CONVENTIONAL FOOD SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUILD LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
value chains
hybrid food networks
local food systems
alternative food networks
conventional infrastructure
economic sociology
File:
Download jdb439_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. Utilization of Public Assistance Among Mexican-americans in the Black Belt South: Implications of 1996 Welfare and Immigration Reform

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Author:
Mosley, Jannety M.
Title:
Utilization of Public Assistance Among Mexican-americans in the Black Belt South: Implications of 1996 Welfare and Immigration Reform
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
Black Belt South
Public Assistance
Welfare Reform
Immigration Reform
Mexicans
File:
Download JannetyMosley_FinalThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Leif Jensen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Krantz Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anouk Patel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. Grounds for change: Assessing the efficacy of participatory research and development of agricultural innovations

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Author:
Jones, Kristal
Title:
Grounds for change: Assessing the efficacy of participatory research and development of agricultural innovations
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
agricultural development
participatory research
West Africa
File:
Download K_Jones_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Leland Luther Glenna, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Leland Luther Glenna, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. FROM COW BELLES TO WAGNS: FACTORS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE CREATION OF WOMEN INITIATED AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

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Author:
Smith, Lindsay A
Title:
FROM COW BELLES TO WAGNS: FACTORS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE CREATION OF WOMEN INITIATED AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
women agriculture organizations
social movement theories
File:
Download Cow_Belles_to_WAgNs__2_.pdf
Committee Members:
Kathryn Jo Brasier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. Using Local Demographic Characteristics to Predict Admittance and Enrollment of Underrepresented Applicants in a Midwest Flagship University

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Author:
Ward, Melissa
Title:
Using Local Demographic Characteristics to Predict Admittance and Enrollment of Underrepresented Applicants in a Midwest Flagship University
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
underrepresented
higher education
diversity
admittance
enrollment
File:
Download Ward_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Kathryn Jo Brasier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor