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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"length of residency"”.
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The Online Dating Preferences of Chinese American Older Adults
… there has been a dramatic increase in the use of online dating websites among adults over age 50. Nevertheless, samples collected in existing literature are mainly centered on White/Caucasian Americans. Furthermore, the only theoretical guide has been sexual strategies theory. This study fills …
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INVESTIGATING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS: A CASE STUDY OF NORTHEAST CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS
The objective of this study was to explore which community characteristics of northeast Carbondale residents' predicts the greatest resistance to the proposed solar panel installation project on the former Koppers wood- treating-site, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated brownfield …
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An Assessment of Morro Bay Residents' Attitudes Toward and Knowledge About Tourism: Setting a Foundation for Sustainable Tourism Development
<p>The purpose of this study was to explore Morro Bay residents’ attitudes toward tourism and knowledge about tourism in the three major tourism impact categories (economic, socio-cultural, and environmental). A mail-back questionnaire was hand-delivered during the winter of 2011 to 720 Morro Bay …
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RISK PERCEPTION AND RESPONSE AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
<p>Given the exposure of university campuses to hazards, disaster mitigation is a critical element of higher education policy. Although U.S. higher education institutions are leaders in the global education market, emergency warning systems give little consideration to how international students …
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Consumer Economic Behavior and the Role of Information: Three Case Studies
The economics of information is a relatively new and important field of economics. This dissertation analyzes the role of information in three case studies within three different branches of economics: health economics, environmental economics, and finance and banking. First I analyze parental …
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The relationship between religious support and acculturative stress in second-generation Asian Indian American Christians
… Many immigrants rely upon support from members of their native religious community to counter the effects of acculturative stress. Religious support has been associated with decreased levels of depression, positive affect, and improved life satisfaction (Fiala, Bjorck, & Gorsuch, 2002; Lee, …
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Determinants Of Urban Residents' Perceived Tourism Impacts: A Study on the Williamsburg and Virginia Beach Areas
The existing research in the field of tourism has exhibited a clearer understanding of how residents perceive the dynamic and complex phenomena of tourism. Since the goals of tourism planning and development are to seek maximization of benefits and minimization of the costs of tourism, it is …
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Measuring Hispanic/Latino Satisfaction with Health Services in Chesterfield County, Virginia
The objectives of this study were to measure and describe the overall satisfaction of Hispanics/Latinos with services they receive from Chesterfield County's Health Department and compare it to that of African Americans and Caucasians. Also, the objectives were to analyze reasons for different …
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The Intercultural Communication Experiences of Arab Muslims Studying in New Zealand: Academic and Social Perspectives
The number of Arab Muslim students in New Zealand has increased significantly in recent years, yet there is a lack of New Zealand studies that investigate this phenomenon. Studies that have examined the experiences of these students in Western academic contexts suggest, however, that there is a …