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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"1608 Sociology"”.
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Speaking in Two Tongues: an Ethnographic Investigation of the Literacy Practices of English as a Foreign Language and Cambodian Young Adult Learners’ Identity
This study focuses on how the literacy practices in English of young Cambodians shaped their individual and social perception as well as performance of identity. It examines the English language as an increasingly dominant cultural and linguistic presence in Cambodia and endeavours to fill the …
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Sole parents and transition back to the workforce: catered for or not?
This study researched the impact of changes in welfare legislation in Australia that have occurred since July 2006 relative to people receiving government financial assistance or payments via Centrelink (Harding, Vu, Percival & Beer 2005). The reasons for legislative change are broadly discussed …
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Social mobility of Greeks in Australia
Central to this thesis is the impact of immigration from Greece (Hellas) to Australia, particularly in terms of social mobility and political affiliation. The discussion of the theoretical framework includes an analysis of migration and social mobility, defining and placing both within …
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The impact of director’s leadership style and gender on secondary school climate in Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand
The purpose of this research was to examine task-oriented and socially-oriented leadership patterns in public secondary school directors in Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand. This analysis was conducted to determine if leadership orientation as well as gender-based leadership behaviours were related to …
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Sleep quality, beliefs and attitudes about sleep : a comparison of Caucasian Australian, Zimbabwean and Ghanaian black immigrants resident in Australia
The aim of the present study was to explore ethnic differences in sleep quality as well as beliefs and attitudes about sleep in a community sample of Caucasian Australians (CAA), black immigrants from Zimbabwe (BZW) and those from Ghana (BGH), all currently resident in Australia.
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Attitudes of comparative groups of business students (including hospitality and tourism) towards people with disabilities
This study talks about the barriers people with disabilities face today and outlines recent developments aimed at breaking down these barriers. The research was undertaken to determine the attitudes of hospitality and tourism students of the Victoria University of Technology, Footscray Campus, …
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Attitudes towards the establishment of a local casino in three Victorian communities
It is the aim of this thesis to identify existing gambling trends prior to the establishment of a local casino, and to then assess the consequential effects upon the community. The three communities which comprise the sample population for this study are Keilor, Kew and Geelong. Each of the …
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Open adoption in Victoria, Australia: adoptive parents' reports of children's experience of birth family contact in relation to child wellbeing
Open adoption, in which adopted children may have contact with their birth family, is a relatively new phenomenon in the adoption field. It was introduced in Victoria, Australia, in 1984, and no Australian research as to its nature and effectiveness has been published to date. The experience of 60 …
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An economic analysis of employment conditions of non-English speaking migrant women in Australia
This thesis provides an empirical investigation of the employment status of Non-English-Speaking Background (NESB) and Australia-born women. The analysis adds to the work of Australian authors who have found that NESB women are underrepresented in occupations that have relatively high pay and …
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The role of psychological sense of community in the life adjustment of 'coloured' South African immigrants
The aim of this thesis was to investigate how psychological sense of community (PSC) related to a group that had no choice in group membership. In the first stage of the study the PSC model was used to build a profile of a politically constructed group. The second stage of this project investigated …
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An investigation into the factors which influence heterosexual social interactions (dating) success in Australian youth
The research reported in this thesis integrates McCabe's (1984) theory of adolescent dating and Cook's (1981) social skills model of date initiation to suggest a more comprehensive account of the factors which influence dating success in Australian youth. The research comprised a pilot study and …
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Ego identity among young people of Spanish speaking Latin American immigrant families in Melbourne, Australia
As in other countries with a history of strong immigration and with multicultural policies, in Australia there has been a developing interest in the psychological processes of immigration. However, to date, httle empirical research in this area has been reported, and none pertaining to Latin …
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The Sixties - the lived experience
The period commonly referred to as the Sixties, which in fact mainly covered the years between 1967 and 1975, was a time when society’s accepted values were questioned, undermined and sometimes overthrown. In Australia, opposition to the Vietnam War was at the heart of this turmoil. It is commonly …
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Human-trafficking for sexual exploitation in Australia : the deafening silence on demand
Significant resources have been directed at stemming sex-trafficking. Despite this, it continues to flourish. The harm that results from an illicit global industry that nourishes crime, corrupt officials, and opportunistic consumers, is immense. This thesis presents a conceptual framework to …
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Contested identity : Macedonians in contemporary Australia
As argued in this thesis, a Macedonian-Australian identity is an elusive and evolving category. Nonetheless, the various Macedonian-Australian institutions and organisations, as well as the activities that they perform, described in this thesis, give definition and shape to a distinctive Macedonian …
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Conflict in the Unions: The Communist Party of Australia, politics and the trade union movement, 1945-1960
This thesis examines the political activity of the Communist party of Australia (CPA) in the trade union movement between 1945 and 1960. It represents the first systematic scholarly analysis of this activity. The historiography of the CPA has generally focused on the industrial activity of CPA …
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Dissonant discourses : othered voices from Australia's workworld, 1994-2002
This thesis arose from a series of questions about a group of retrenched non-English speaking background (NESB) workers whom 1 interviewed in 1994-95 and again in 2002. NESB workers lost jobs in large numbers in the 1990-92 recession, but in the recovery period and as employment improved over the …
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This is what democracy looks like: the genesis, culture and possibilities of anti-corporate activism
This thesis is on exploration of the anti-globalisation, or as it is more accurately called by participants, the global justice movement. It explores the relationship between activists in the North and South. The project uses extensive interviews and participant observation techniques as a method …
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Outsiders in a distant land : a case study of ten Islamic Lebanese families and their views on citizenship
This thesis is concerned with issues of ethnicity, identity and citizenship. In particular, it focuses on the views of Islamic Sunni Lebanese families on the issue of citizenship as a notion of rights and participation. The key question which the thesis addresses is, in what ways can universal …
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Ways of becoming : South Asian students in an Australian postgraduate environment
The formation of student diasporas in western universities is a manifestation of the globalization and internationalization of higher education, and has necessitated studies about international students’ adaptation to such universities. Statistics of the last decade show that there has been a …
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