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Pornography use and satisfaction with romantic partnerships
(2022-12-01)This thesis was designed to examine the relationship between sex, frequency of pornography use, and satisfaction with romantic partnerships. Two hypotheses were tested. Hypothesis 1 states that controlling for other factors, ... -
Bangladeshi immigrants' adaptation in the United States
(2022-12-01)This quantitative study explores Bangladeshi immigrants' adaptation in the United States. Bangladeshi immigrants are one of the fastest-growing minority ethnic groups in the United States. Despite their tremendous growth, ... -
Religion in deed: Alcoholics Anonymous as a functional equivalent of religion
(2022-08-01)The principles of humility, honesty, and service undergird the Alcoholics Anonymous organization. They are among the reasons for considering it a functional equivalent of religion. This is the sense in which the author has ... -
Persistence: Black women’s experiences eating plant-based within African American soul food culture
(2022-06-21)This study focuses on the relationship between food culture and race. Specifically, I consider the intersectionality of Black food culture, veganism, and Black women. Veganism, defined as the practice abstaining from the ... -
Three the hard way: An intersectional approach to understanding narratives of African American women entrepreneurs using Butler's Theory of Performativity
(2022-04-12)African American woman entrepreneurs are the fastest growing business start-up demographic in the country. They represent 45% of all women minority-owned enterprises (Walker’s Legacy 2016). Many African American women ... -
World system and urban survival squatting in the 21st century: A study of informal housing in four developing countries
(2022-04-29)This study had two main purposes. The first was to examine the impact of “world system” position on the persistence of urban squatting in the cities of developing countries for the period between 2000-2020. I examined data ... -
The effects social structures have on COVID-19 outcomes among three states in the United States
(12/3/2021)This study aimed at examining the effects social structures have on COVID-19 outcomes. Since the emergence of the COVID-19 virus in late 2019, there has been an ongoing increase of confirmed cases and deaths worldwide. ... -
“It's a miracle: Achieving “normalcy” within the Black church amongst disabled individuals
(8/23/2021)This qualitative study investigated the intersection of disabled individuals within Black churches and the examination of identity acceptability as it relates to physical and spiritual wholeness. The study interviewed 6 ... -
Effects of social status, religion, and secularization on attitudes toward gender equality among Iranians
(7/26/2021)Despite efforts to achieve gender equality, women are under-represented and have fewer opportunities than men worldwide. Additionally, there is a disagreement between the West and the Islamic world over gender equality, ... -
It's a shit show, and it's fine: The practice of symbolic nonviolence in higher education in 2020
(6/23/2021)The purpose of this study is to understand the ways in which COVID-19 created or exposed inequities among faculty and students in the context of higher education in 2020. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted ... -
LGBT guilds as buffers against sexual minority stress
(6/11/2021)Minority stress theory posits that social connection to LGBT-affirming communities may buffer against the negative health effects of anti-LGBT stigma. Yet, few scholars have extended this scope of research to video games—a ... -
LGBT guilds as buffers against sexual minority stress
(6/11/2021)Minority stress theory posits that social connection to LGBT-affirming communities may buffer against the negative health effects of anti-LGBT stigma. Yet, few scholars have extended this scope of research to video games—a ... -
Eating our young: A study of secondary, early teacher attrition
(5/27/2021)Early teacher attrition has been a problem for American secondary schools for decades. With raising student enrollment and high fiscal costs to train new teachers, determining value-added approaches to secondary early ... -
Black-white inequality through the lens of race, class, and gender in North Texas, 1880-1940
(4/12/2021)Utilizing the three-article format, this dissertation examines the severe inequalities related to race, class, and gender in North Texas from 1880 to 1940. The unifying theme of all three articles is the ways in which ... -
An auto/ethnographic exploration of the effects of a reservist's deployment on the support system: The theory of deployment communication and resilience for a support system
(4/12/2021)The purpose of this study is to understand how the support system, including family (such as parents and siblings), friends, and co-workers experience the deployment of a Reservist who is not married and does not have ... -
Divinely ordained death? Exploring religious determinants of support for capital punishment, abortion, and euthanasia
(2/3/2021)Whether individuals may decide to end other people or their own life has always been a matter of ethical and social debate. The current research explores attitudes toward three cases of unnatural death: capital punishment, ... -
Farmer’s progress: The trial-and-error path to a sustainable agricultural future
(9/8/2020)Alongside the growth in popularity of sustainable movements, the number of small farms continues to increase throughout the United States. Despite many obstacles, people from various backgrounds have transitioned to become ... -
The social lives of informal dementia caregivers
(7/8/2020)In the coming decades, there may not be enough professional caregivers to meet the needs of elderly and disabled persons; family and friends will take on more informal care roles than in the past, with great social impact, ...
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