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111. Faith in the Balance? An Evaluation of the Outcomes of Religious Free Exercise Claims in the State Appellate Courts, 1997-2011

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Open Access
Author:
Martin, Robert Russell
Title:
Faith in the Balance? An Evaluation of the Outcomes of Religious Free Exercise Claims in the State Appellate Courts, 1997-2011
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Religion
free exercise
state appellate courts
legal test
religious minorities
File:
Download RRMartin_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Kent Finke, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John David Mccarthy, Committee Member
Duane Francis Alwin, Committee Member
Christopher Jon Zorn, Committee Member

112. High Fertility Among Mexican Immigrants To The United States: Myth Or Reality?

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Open Access
Author:
Altman, Claire Estelle
Title:
High Fertility Among Mexican Immigrants To The United States: Myth Or Reality?
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Mexico
fertility
immigrants
binational
Mexican-American
File:
Download Dissertation_Claire_E_Altman_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Landale, Committee Member
Ralph Salvador Oropesa, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Special Member

114. Neighborhood Attachment in Dynamic Perspective: Changing People and Changing Contexts

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Open Access
Author:
Sharp, Gregory Keith
Title:
Neighborhood Attachment in Dynamic Perspective: Changing People and Changing Contexts
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Neighborhood Attachment
Community Change
Neighborhood Effects
Residential Mobility
Los Angeles
File:
Download Sharp_Diss_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Barrett Alan Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Iceland, Committee Member
Ralph Salvador Oropesa, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Diane Krantz Mclaughlin, Committee Member

115. Establishing Immigrant Legacies: A Study of Immigrant Homeownership in the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Sanchez, Luis Alberto
Title:
Establishing Immigrant Legacies: A Study of Immigrant Homeownership in the United States
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Immigrant Assimilation
Homeownership
Latinos
Immigration
File:
Download Sanchez_Dissertation_December2013.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph Salvador Oropesa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph Salvador Oropesa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
John Iceland, Committee Member
Suet Ling Pong, Committee Member

116. Ready For Launch, But To Where? Locational Attainment And Health During The Transition To Adulthood

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Open Access
Author:
Lippert, Adam Matthew
Title:
Ready For Launch, But To Where? Locational Attainment And Health During The Transition To Adulthood
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Neighborhood poverty
transition to adulthood
health
File:
Download Lippert_Dissertation2_ReadyToLaunch8092013.pdf
Committee Members:
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Tetyana Pudrovska, Committee Member
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Committee Member

117. race and place: investigating racial differences in the spatial patterning of mortality through social capital theory

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Author:
Prather, Chris Thomas
Title:
race and place: investigating racial differences in the spatial patterning of mortality through social capital theory
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
social capital
race
spatial autocorrelation
spatial autoregression
inequality
mortality
File:
Download Prather_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Glenn A Firebaugh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barrett Alan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Iceland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

118. The Determinants of Religious Conflict: A Cross-national Examination of Conflict Manifestation

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Open Access
Author:
Harris, Jaime Dean
Title:
The Determinants of Religious Conflict: A Cross-national Examination of Conflict Manifestation
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
religion
religious conflict
religious freedom
File:
Download Harris_Final_Dissertation_3-13-14_Submit_to_Grad_school.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Kent Finke, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John David Mccarthy, Committee Member
Errol Anthony Henderson, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member

119. Family, Peers, and Religious Communities in the Formation of Adolescent Religious Identity

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Open Access
Author:
Porter, Nathaniel Douglas
Title:
Family, Peers, and Religious Communities in the Formation of Adolescent Religious Identity
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Religion
Identity
Social Networks
Adolescence
Social Psychology
Adolescent Development
File:
Download NDP_MA_Soc_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Kent Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Helen Felmlee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor