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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Agnew"”.
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Rhetorical analysis of Spiro T. Agnew.
This thesis is a rhetorical study of Spiro T. Agnew as Vice President of the United States. His speaking has revived speechmaking and placed him into the national limelight of public opinion and made him one of the most controversial Vice Presidents of all time. Chapter One is a specialized …
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The Relationship between Involvement, Strain, and the Criminality of Fathers of At-Risk Children
Robert Agnew proposed a new version of strain theory in 1992. In this article, Agnew argued that strain is not only a result of the blocked opportunity to achieve goals as Merton had argued, but that strain also results from the removal of positively valued stimuli and the presence of negative …
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School climate as strain for youth in residential treatment
… from pressure or strain in the environment. Agnew (2006) cited negative school climate as a source of strain for youth who display conduct problems. Poor family functioning is an additional commonly cited source of strain for youth in residential treatment (Hardaway et al., 2012; Youngblade …
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Organizational Commitment, Relationship Commitment and Their Association with Attachment Style and Locus of Control
… state (Rusbult and Buunk, 1993), and Arriaga and Agnew (2001) outlined affective, cognitive and conative components of the state. This exploratory study examined the similarities between these conceptually parallel commitment models by determining how the dimensions of the two types of commitment …
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International aid and the geopolitical imagination after the Cold War: A case study of development aims and aid policies for post-Soviet Russia
… by Slater (1993) and Toal (1994). Drawing on Agnew (1998) it examines the universalisms and Occidental assumptions that characterize the modern geopolitical imagination and have led to calls for its revision. It concludes that geopolitical imaginations underpin much aid discourse and policy, …
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A TEST OF GENERAL STRAIN THEORY: EXPLORING GENDER SPECIFIC EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL VARIATION
… specifically those outlined by Broidy and Agnew (1997). The data set allows for an expansion of the types of strain and delinquency typically examined in strain tests. Ordinary least squares regression, path analysis and a series of t-tests were used to determine variations in male and …
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A TEST OF GENERAL STRAIN THEORY: EXPLORING GENDER SPECIFIC EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL VARIATION
… specifically those outlined by Broidy and Agnew (1997). The data set allows for an expansion of the types of strain and delinquency typically examined in strain tests. Ordinary least squares regression, path analysis and a series of t-tests were used to determine variations in male and …
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Does Social Support Moderate the Effects of Strain on Delinquency More for Females than Males?
… relatively recently (e.g., Box, 1983; Broidy & Agnew, 1997; Canter, 1982; Dale & Chesney-Lind, 1988; Morris, 1987). However, the correlates of delinquency may differ for males and females. This thesis tests predictions from Agnew’s (1992) general strain theory (GST), involving gender and social …
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Rozvod a delikvence mládeže
… bond theory (Hirschi 1969/2008), Strain theory (Agnew, 1992), Power control theory (Hagan et al., 1985) and other research. The hypotheses are tested on Czech data from an International Self-Report Delinquency study (ISRD-4). The first part presents the previous findings on the association …
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Effects of Parental Incarceration: Strains, Negative Emotions, and Mental Health
… such as compromised mental health, are possible (Agnew, 1992). The current study draws on general strain theory as a framework by examining the relationships between parental incarceration, negative emotions, and mental health. Using convenience sampling, a survey was administered to 71 …
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Estimaciones de demanda de alimentos utilizando un sistema LINQUAD
… muchos modelos para estimar sistemas de demanda, Agnew (1998) demostró que una manera de obtener funciones de demanda consistentes con el concepto de cuasi-integrabilidad, lineales respecto al ingreso deflactado y lineales y cuadráticas respecto a los precios deflactados es utilizando la función …
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Determining Deviance: An Examination of Stress and Antisocial Coping among College Undergraduates
… more strongly or weakly linked to delinquency (Agnew 2001) and how the effects of such unique types of strain vary by gender and other social categories. Data were collected by administering an 87-item survey to a sample of approximately 820 college undergraduates at a medium-sized university …
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La Pasionaria: The Ethos of a Leader
… The Ethos of a Leader was directed by Lois Agnew. This dissertation project inserts Latina activist Dolores Huerta into the feminist rhetorical tradition and traces the complicated ways in which ethos is constructed from multiply oppressed bodies within the context of social movements. …
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Application of Investment Theory to Sport Consumers: Predicting Intention to Continue or Reduce Commitment
… the Investment Model scale (Rusbult, Martz, & Agnew, 1998). The analysis indicated that reduced commitment is associated with low scores on scale items measuring both behavioural and attitudinal loyalty as well as satisfaction and investment constructs, and higher scores on items measuring the …
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An experimental study of improvement of a micro hydro turbine performance
… kw respectively. An existing micro-turbine, the Agnew turbine, was selected for examination and possible improvement. The first possible improvement was the introduction of guide vanes upstream of the turbine runner (this inclusion necessitated a second support for the main shaft). It was found …
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I Cannot Sing You Here, But For Songs of Where: Contemporary Alt-folksong and Articulations of Place
… they relate to geographic experience (Tuan 1997; Agnew 2005). Place is addressed from the perspective of a subject both re- and dis-located, and as such, diasporic neurosis concerning home and authenticity leads to a focus on aspects of place related to my past (Shetland), heritage (Ireland), …
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Casino Patrons' Reactance to Smoke-free Policies
… from the bans may be temporary (Goodman, Agnew, McCaffrey, Paul, & Clancy, 2007). As a result of these changing external influences, it may be necessary to develop effective marketing strategies for continued growth in the casino industry. This study aimed to enhance insight into this …
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Graduate Recital, Violin
This M.M. thesis consists of a collection of the major orchestral excerpts that are to be found at any professional orchestral violin audition. The goal of this recital is to present a range of styles and periods from the orchestral repertoire to prepare the performer for future professional …
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