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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

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

Author:

Simon, Richard Michael

Title:

Explaining the Differential Outcomes of Research Topics: Productivity and Institutional Outcomes in Four Sciences

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

scientific collaboration
sociology or science
sociology of knowledge
scientific specialization
scientometrics

File:

Download DissertationFinalRevised.pdf

Committee Members:

Alan M Sica, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan M Sica, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John David Mccarthy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Steve Walton, Committee Member

Author:

Lindner, Andrew Micah

Title:

WHEN PUBLIC RADIO GOES PRIVATE: THE CONSEQUENCES OF PRIVATIZATION ON THE NPR NETWORK OF STATIONS

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Media
Privatization
Public Radio

File:

Download lindner_diss_final.pdf

Committee Members:

John David Mccarthy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John David Mccarthy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan M Sica, Committee Member
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Special Member

Author:

Dollhopf, Erica Jane

Title:

The Causes and Consequences of the Formalization and Professionalization of the U.S. Advocacy Organizational Sector, 1960-2009

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Social Movements
Leadership
Leadership Transition
Formalization
Female Leaders
Nonprofits

File:

Download Dollhopf_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John David Mccarthy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John David Mccarthy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Alan M Sica, Committee Member
Lee Ann Banaszak, Outside Member
Alan M Sica, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Forrest Scott Briscoe, Outside Member