Browsing Sociology by Title
Now showing items 19-38 of 98
-
The development of Taiwanese folk religion, 1683-1945
(1995)The development of Taiwanese folk religion was intertwined with social and economic conditions through Taiwan's history. Since the 17th century, the new immigrant society favored the growth of economic crops to exchange ... -
Discourses of danger: the construction of gender through talk about violence
(1997)Women report far more fear of violence than do men; however, crime statistics show that men are victimized more frequently than women. Explanations proposed for this paradox include the underreporting of violence against ... -
Does it pay to attend a for-profit college? Horizontal stratification in higher education
(2013-04-17)Mostly absent from the research investigating the economic returns to postsecondary education are examinations of the economic value of attending a for-profit institution, despite this sector's rapid growth over the past ... -
Drug Use Among Military Men and Women: A Longitudinal Fixed Effects Approach
Very little research has been conducted on the effects of military service on drug use. Of the studies that do exist, few conduct analyses to include comparisons of active duty enlistees, veterans, and civilians. In addition, ... -
Education and Health: Exploring Variation in the Gradient by Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States
The educational gradient in health is a well-established phenomenon. Despite receiving a great deal of scholarly attention, questions about the universality of the relationship remain. Specifically, there is relatively ... -
Educational and Racial Variation in Women's Transitions into and out of Single Motherhood
(2013-07-25)Families continue to be the primary institution for raising children, and family structure plays an important role in children's life experiences. Research suggests that marriage confers benefits to women and children, ... -
Effects of Prolonged and Timing-Specific Exposure to Neighborhood Disadvantage during Childhood and Adolescence on Health and Health Inequalities in Early Adulthood
Mounting evidence that purely individual-based explanations fail to fully explain persistent disparities in morbidity and mortality has contributed to a surge in research investigating how residential contexts further shape ... -
The effects of social factors on adult children caring for older parents
(1991)This study was designed to test a model of the effects of selected social factors and caregiving tasks on caregiving outcomes for 100 adult children caring for frail, elderly parents or in-laws. Results are analyzed using ... -
Employment Relations in Transition: An Examination of Workers' Self-Assessments of Job Quality, 1970 - 2006
My dissertation uses data from three sources from 1970 to 2006 to explore trends in American workers’ self-assessed perceptions of job quality over time. I find evidence that contemporary workers tend to assess their jobs ... -
Employment, crime, and context: a multi-level analysis of the relationship between work and crime
(2001)This dissertation examines the influence of work on criminal behavior. It stems from the perspective that work, at both the individual and community level, can shape attitudes, influence behavior and structure lifestyles. ... -
An Estimate of Male Subfecundity in the Gwembe Tonga of Zambia
(2012-09-13)Primary and secondary sterility have been demonstrated to be elevated in sub-Saharan Africa in comparison to expectations for rates of sterility based on natural fertility populations. Despite being a condition of the ... -
Evaluating the Sex Ratio Hypothesis: County-level Sex Ratios and Nonmarital Fertility for African Americans
This research examines the association between county-level sex ratios for African Americans and births to unmarried African American women. Utilizing Census Bureau intercensal population estimates and CDC natality data ... -
Fatal Attraction: HIV/AIDS and Family Formation in Southern Africa
University of Washington Abstract Fatal Attraction: HIV/AIDS and Family Formation in Southern Africa Cara Margherio Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Samuel Clark Sociology Stewart Tolnay Sociology This dissertation ... -
Feeling a Little Fat: Stereotype Threat and Weight-Based Stigma as Predictor of Marriage
(2012-09-13)Studies on the effects of excessive body weight have historically focused on weight in terms of pounds, or medically in terms of one's Body Mass Index (BMI) score. This research has shown that the social stigmatization ... -
From the Government to the Streets: Why the U.S. is a Policy Innovator in Disability Rights
(2013-04-17)When it comes to disability rights, the U.S. is a policy innovator rather than a policy laggard. Understanding why the U.S. was ahead in disability rights involves addressing the link between institutional activism and ... -
The Gendered Effects of Marriage on Health in Japan: Structure, Role Expectations, and Outcomes
(2013-07-25)One of the most robust findings in health literature is the association between marital status and health. A growing body of research in the United States has shown that married individuals are healthier than their single ... -
Growing Up in Taiwan: Counterfactual Models of Part-Time Work, Romantic Relationships, and Crime among Taiwanese Youth
Using marginal structural models for counterfactual inference and Bayesian Item Response Theory (IRT) models, this dissertation investigates the effect of two turning points in the life course, work and marriage, on deviance ... -
How Far Up the River? Assessing the Consequences of Criminal Justice Contact
Existing research has shown that the rise of incarceration that occurred during the prison boom had a substantial effect on the stabilizing forces of employment and health. Incarceration hinders the ability to retain and ... -
The Illogic of Separation: Examining Arguments About Gender-Neutral Public Bathrooms
(2012-08-10)In the United States, gender separation is the norm for public bathrooms. As one of the few remaining public spaces that are regularly explicitly segregated by gender, bathrooms are often experienced as sites of symbolic ... -
Individual-Group Dynamics in a 12-Step Fellowship: Identification, Service, and Recovery in Overeaters Anonymous
Self-help/mutual-aid groups, relative to other forms of voluntary association, continue to thrive. Many of these groups follow the 12-Step model of Alcoholics Anonymous. One such organization is the fellowship of Overeaters ...