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Author:

Ryan, Andrea Kay

Title:

The Effects of Alcohol and Illegal Drug Use on Initial Family Formation

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

childbearing
premarital cohabitation
illegal drug use
adolescent alcohol use
fertility
premarital parenthood

File:

Download ARyan_drug_use_and_family_formation_dissertation2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Diane K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fern Kaley Willits, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Committee Member

Author:

Fortunato, Michael William-Patrick

Title:

AGAINST THE GRAIN: WHAT MOTIVATES ENTREPRENEURS TO LOCATE IN PENNSYLVANIA’S NON-METROPOLITAN CITIES AND BOROUGHS

Graduate Program:

Community and Economic Development

Keywords:

micropolitan
location
motivation
entrepreneur
non-metropolitan

File:

Download Michael_Fortunato_Thesis___Finalxox.pdf

Committee Members:

Diane K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yang, Tse-Chuan

Title:

Exploring the rural paradox: A spatial investigation of rurality and mortality

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

inequality
environmental hazards
social capital
health disparity
mortality
rurality

File:

Download etd.pdf

Committee Members:

Leif Jensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
C Shannon Stokes, Committee Member
Diane K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Murali Haran, Committee Member