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Social class and morality.

Farrar, Jessica D.

In light of recent economic events in the United States, there has been widespread discussion about the morally questionable actions of financial elites; this raises the question of whether or not there is a link between ...

Social disorganization theory and crime across the metropolitan-nonmetropolitan divide.

Parker, James Dale, 1979-

The study of social disorganization and its effects on crime has largely been focused on metropolitan areas. This paper focuses on property and violent crime as they occur in nonmetropolitan counties and advances research ...

Social justice and spirituality in Rebecca Harding Davis’s early Atlantic Monthly writings.

Haglund, Jennifer G. Ditlevson. (, )

This thesis examines three of Rebecca Harding Davis’s writings published by the Atlantic Monthly from 1860 to 1862. Davis begins with questioning capitalist claims of building a middle class in “Life in the Iron Mills.” ...

Social networking sites and intent to vote in the 2008 presidential election.

Toller, Amanda C.

This study examines the potential link between communication on social networking sites and the users’ intent to vote in the 2008 presidential election. By surveying a group of undergraduate students, most of whom are ...

Social origins of scientific deviance.

Tom, Joshua C. (, )

Scientific communities enjoy nearly unchallenged authority on matters related to the natural world; however, there are instances where significant portions of the population hold beliefs contrary to the scientific consensus. ...

Social trust, trust in Muslims, and American religion.

Hinze, Wesley Martin.

Social groups heavily influence our perceptions of others. This paper analyzes nationally representative data collected by the Gallup organization for Baylor University's national study on the values and beliefs of the ...

Societal Pressure on Self Image, Particularly as it Relates to Black Americans

Akers, Alana

Society puts a lot of pressure on its members, much of which the members of society do not even consciously realize is being placed upon them. There is simultaneously pressure to conform to the things society deems ...

Solidarity, compassion, truth: the pacifist witness of Dorothy Day.

Fannin, Coleman.

The truth of the gospel requires witnesses, and the pacifist witness of Dorothy Day embodies the peaceable character of a church that, in the words of Stanley Hauerwas, "is not some ideal but an undeniable reality." In ...

Solubility and spectroscopy of unsaturated hydrocarbons in cryogenic solvents.

Diez-y-Riega Vera, Maria Helena.

The exploration of Saturn's moon, Titan has revealed an atmosphere rich in nitrogen as in Earth, and has established the presence of gaseous methane. Data from the Cassini-Huygens mission have shown the existence of liquid ...

Solving the F/A-18 mission computer virtual memory problem.

Sealey, Adam L.

The F/A-18 has a mission computer that requires physical memory be mapped into a very limited amount of virtual memory space. As requirements for this aircraft have expanded, the mission computer must perform increasingly ...

Soviet religion policy through religious dissidents from Leonid Brezhnev to Mikhail Gorbachev : a comparative study of Aida Skripnikova and Valeri Barinov.

Tapley, Lauren L.

In an attempt to eradicate belief in God and religion from the lives of its citizens, the Soviet Union arrested, tried, and imprisoned thousands of religious believers during its seventy-year reign. Two of the most ...

Space, identity, and conflict in Elizabeth Bowen and Deirdre Madden.

Clark, Sarah Elizabeth, 1985- (, )

This thesis argues that there exists a fundamental relationship between space and identity construction and that this correlation becomes more apparent during periods of conflict. Because space plays a key role in identity ...

Spark for wind ensemble.

Barrett, Jonathan Winter.

Spark for Wind Ensemble is an attempt to compose an accessible and exciting piece of concert music for the wind ensemble that possesses a depth and richness rarely achieved within the medium’s repertoire. The idea of a ...

Spatial and temporal patterns of planktonic and community metabolism along the riverine-lacustrine gradient in Texas reservoirs.

Huang, Hui.

In this study I quantified planktonic and community metabolism of the upper mixed zone along the riverine-lacustrine gradient in four Texas reservoirs from May 2005 to March 2006. Planktonic metabolism was estimated using ...

Spatial Poisson regression : Bayesian approach correcting for measurement error with applications.

Atkinson, William H., 1980-

Under and over reporting is a common problem in social science research, adverse events associated with drug use, and many other areas of research. Furthermore, overdispersion is another common problem that plagues count ...

Special education due process hearings involving students with autism.

Hill, Deena Clair.

As more children are diagnosed with autism, school districts are forced to reexamine their practices as both substantive and procedural issues arise in special education due process hearings and court cases related to ...

Spectral functions for generalized piston configurations.

Morales-Almazán, Pedro Fernando. (, )

In this work we explore various piston configurations with different types of potentials. We analyze Laplace-type operators $P=-g^{ij}\nabla^E_i\nabla^E_j+V$ where $V$ is the potential. First we study delta potentials and ...

Spectrins, Spastin, and Centrosomin as partners of cell polarity genes in Drosophila photoreceptor morphogenesis.

Chen, Geng, 1986- (, )

Cell polarity is a common feature of most eukaryotic cells. Recent studies revealed that two heterotrimeric protein complexes, Crumbs (Crb)- Stardust (Sdt)-Patj (Crb complex) and Par-6-aPKC-Bazooka (Baz, Par-3) (Par complex), ...

Speech language pathologists' perceptions of services to children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Chiuri, Grace M. (, )

The purpose of the current study was to examine SLPs' perceptions of services to children with SLD from CLD backgrounds focusing on: (a) SLPs' perceived competence in providing services to children with SLD from CLD ...

The spiritual journey to self-actualization in Zora Neale Hurston's Seraph on the Suwanee.

Gainey, Jami Lee. (, )

Although critics pay much attention to Zora Neale Hurston's religious discourse in most of her novels, they fail to discuss religion in her last novel, Seraph on the Suwanee. Reflection on the aspects of religion in Hurston's ...

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