Sociology Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Cooptation: Analysis of a neglected social process
(University of Kansas, 1978-12-31)The concept of cooptation is at the same time very popular and quite neglected. One frequently reads or hears the phrase mentioned in passing, as though there were agreement as to what it meant, but there is a dearth of ... -
Women’s Hypertension in Indonesia: The Role of Religion, Trust, and Community Involvement
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the leading cause of death worldwide and is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Approximately three quarters of individuals living with hypertension reside in low- and ... -
A Genetic Point of View: The Effects of Ancestry Testing on Racial and Ethnic Identities
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The purpose of this research is to investigate how genetic ancestry tests can affect personal identity. Forty individuals from the cities of Topeka, Kansas City, and Lawrence who identified as primarily Black, White, or ... -
The Self-Protective Properties of Stigma within the Fat Admirer Community
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Due to their seemingly abnormal sexual preferences, Fat Admirers represent a group of stigmatized individuals who challenge Western ideals of beauty. This research investigates the self-protective strategies of Fat Admirers. ... -
Within-group Income Inequality among Asian American Families
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Asian Americans have long been portrayed as a “model minority” for their relatively high socioeconomic standings in contemporary America. However, this characterization oversimplifies the economic circumstances of Asian ... -
Pregnancy, Abortion, and Motherhood: Does Disability Matter?
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Women with disabilities are classified as “risky” mothers and are encouraged by healthcare providers to not have children. Societal notions about who are appropriate mothers create barriers for women with disability who ... -
Who Drops Out from College? A Study of Social Origin at a Midwestern Teaching University
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Previous research has examined the degree to which social origins affect college completion, but few have studied the association of family background, social class, and neighborhood contexts with regard to the rate of ... -
From Tied Movers to Tied Stayers: Changes in Family Migration Decision-Making, 1989-98 to 2009-18
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Past research has found that when a dual-career heterosexual married couple migrates to a new labor market, the woman is more likely to be the “tied mover”: the partner whose career suffers as a result of the move. This ... -
State intervention in indigenous economies : the case of Venezuelan Indian collectives
(University of Kansas, 1989-12-31)This dissertation examines the organization of an unprecedented rural development program of Indian collectives in Venezuela. Based partly on a case study of two empresa communities, the dissertation critically considers ... -
America versus the Environment? Humanity, Nature, and the Sacred 1973-2014
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The relationship between environmental concern and religiosity in the United States is complex and contentious. Analyses of survey research have yielded mixed results. Historical research has indicated that some strands ... -
Gender and the Green Economy
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)The Green Economy is supposed to be sustainable but is it? Being sustainable would entail being equitable. Feminist scholarship shows that the mainstream economy is thoroughly organized by gender, is inequitable, and ... -
Community Formation in a Nascent Retirement Village
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)Retirement communities are a rapidly growing phenomenon in the United States. These settings provide a variety of services and recreational activities to retired persons in an attempt to create an age-segregated ... -
How English Experience and Employment Sector Influence Immigrants’ Socioeconomic Assimilation
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)An abundance of research suggests that an immigrant’s English experience is a major determining factor in the success of their socioeconomic assimilation. Most scholars equate English experience with English fluency, or ... -
Selling Seeds, Selling Communities: Re-Seeing Agronomy and Conventional Agricultural Seed Development and Exchange in Rural Kansas and Missouri
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)This qualitative research explores agri-food issues in contemporary, conventional hybrid seed production and exchange, particularly the sales of high-earning corn and soy hybrids ubiquitous on the farms practicing conventional ... -
Disparities in the Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screenings: The Role of Education, Insurance, and Screening Type
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Preventative screenings hold the promise of detecting disease before it becomes fatal. However, they often have the unintended consequence of creating socioeconomic disparities because individuals with social and economic ... -
Motivating forces in the development of collectivized forms of leisure-time activity
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The Local Dimension of Transnational Activity in Environmental Conflicts: Tambogrande, 1961-2004
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Based on the in-depth analysis of the Tambogrande case, the most well known case of social mobilization in Peru, I argue that the success or failure of transnational activity is closely linked to actions performed on the ... -
Parents’ Experiences as Educational Advocates for Children with Autism in Public Schools: Parent-Educator Relationships
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)While global, interdisciplinary debates continue regarding increased prevalence in autism spectrum disorders, there is no doubt that the visibility of individuals with autism have increased in public schools. Families of ... -
Drawing Lines and Taking Sides: An Examination of Boundary Work among Oppositional Worldviews
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Christians and atheists have clashed publicly over ideological tensions throughout the history of the United States. Active atheists and evangelical Christians have, and continue to, vie for legitimacy and access to power, ... -
Sustainable Practices in the High Plains: A Study of Water Conservation Efforts and Well Ownership
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Extreme demands for crop irrigation and droughts have stressed water supplies in Kansas, making the state increasingly reliant on its underground reserves of freshwater. As precipitation and the availability of surface ...