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Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for “"Inequality and Stratification"”.
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What is a ‘Good’ Job? Cultural Logics of Occupational Prestige
… is an important but overlooked way that inequality is reproduced in the occupational structure. While much research has been devoted to the causes and consequences of material valuation of occupations (especially pay), this overemphasis on class has neglected status. Sociologists have …
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The Trajectory from School to Work: A Study of Life Chances of School Leavers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden
… within today’s relationship between education and work, the research in this dissertation takes a different approach to the study of inequality and stratification. It considers the life phase between these two institutions as a <em>trajectory</em> – a pathway of several years wherein school …
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The Process of Career Decision-Making in Women: The Decision to Obtain a Nontraditional Occupation
… the differences of experiences in working-class and middleclass women's lives due to childhood gender-role socialization and current situations in their lives. The purpose of the study is to examine how past and present experiences influenced four groups of women in making career decisions: 1) …
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Homelessness in Spokane: an inquiry into the experience of homelessness in a mid-sized city
… as compared to the same condition in larger and more frequently studied cities, using San Francisco and Seattle as a collective comparison tool for examples of large cities. By examining the neoliberalization of large American cities in a capitalist society, I draw out the similarities and …
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Striking Resemblance: Kentucky, Tennessee, Black Codes and Readjustment, 1865-1866
… has been done on the Black Codes of Kentucky and Tennessee nor has any study been made of these laws' relation to the antebellum Slave Code. This project therefore will represent an attempt to show that the Black Codes of Tennessee and Kentucky bear a direct relation to those states' …
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Independent Women? Social class and Social Policy after the Gender Revolution in the West
… in extensive changes in social, economic, and policy realms. With their unprecedented entrance into the paid labor market, women moved toward greater economic independence. However, it remains unclear whether these changes in women’s economic well-being resulted in positive change for women …
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Special Considerations in Gifted Identification: Increasing Access and Equitable Practices for Underrepresented Populations in an Urban School District
<p>Low-socio economic and/or minority students are substantially unidentified for gifted education programs. The disparities in gifted education for underrepresented students persist despite the growth in schools across the country of low income and minority students. Despite efforts to tackle …
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Black Male Emerging Adults: Investigating Inequalities in Adult Transitions, Social Learning, and Criminality
… changes in recent decades (Arnett 2015), and which has implications for life course criminality and identity formation (Massoglia & Uggen 2010). Much research has been done in the area of the new life stage known as “emerging adulthood,” however little to no research has been done on how …
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Postcolonialism and the Marshallese Diaspora: Structural Violence and Health in the Marshallese Community in Springdale, Arkansas
… living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and often without access to health services. These problems include high rates of noncommunicable diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and thyroid cancer, as well as rare conditions such as Hansen’s Disease.</p> <p>To research this, I …
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I Think I Can: Identity and Social Experiences of Adolescents with Physical Disabilities.
… online survey was completed by 40 adolescents and young adults (ages 12 to 22) with physical disabilities for the purpose of exploring their social experiences. The survey focuses on key variables associated with individual identity, group identity, social relationships and activities, and …
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Finances, Social Capital, and College Organizational Membership
… exists between perception of financial strain and involvement in campus clubs and organizations, actual finances, and involvement in clubs and organizations, and the levels of social capital generated by involvement in campus clubs and organizations. Results indicate that the perception of …
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Returning to post-Katrina New Orleans: Exploring the processes, barriers, and decision-making of African Americans
… experiences of African Americans in Houston and in New Orleans. When the levees failed, residents from New Orleans were scattered across the country. Houston housed the largest population of displaced low-income African Americans from New Orleans. As the rebuilding process began, housing, …
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“We Are Not Asking for Handouts!” Amplifying the Voices of African Women Refugees and Moving Beyond Trauma Towards Economic Self-Sufficiency: A Qualitative Inquiry
<p>The global refugee crisis, propelled by wars and political conflict, is producing a massive demographic shift around the world. The impact of forced displacement and the abrupt dislocation from all that is familiar is devastating and leaves women refugees especially vulnerable. The United States …
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Migratory Timescapes: Experiences of Pausing, Waiting, and Inhabiting the Meanwhile of Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Mexico
… engaging with the notions of movement, control, and settlement from a critical perspective. I explore these experiences through the idea of <em>migratory timescapes</em>, defined as structural temporal-relational contexts in which migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers are socially embedded. In …
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Social Workers' Perception on HIV/AIDS and the Effects on Their Service Delivery
… (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) population and the effects on their service delivery. This study used a quantitative online survey with a self-administered questionnaire. Data was collected for 60 social worker participants for this study. Participants were provided a postcard to a link of …
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