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131	The Class Structure of a Minority Group in a Valley City Williams, Marcus Asie 01 January 1956 (has links) There is an accepted principle amongst sociologists that all communities have some pattern of stratification. Since the Valley City Negroes, the minority group selected for this research. represent a community structure, some pattern of stratification is present. At the time of this study the specific nature of the class structure tor this community had not been identified. Statement of the problem. It was the purpose of this study (l) to delineate the social class structure of the Negro community of the Valley City metropolitan area in the year 1950~1951; (2) to show the relationships of membership in associations to class placement; (3) to show the relationship or membership in associations and of class placement to such factors as length of residence, education, occupation, and home ownership. Importance of the study. The Valley City metropolitan area had, in March, 1946, a total of 15 per cent or its total population classified as "other than white," of which one-third were Negro. The 1950 Census listed the number as 6,677 Negroes. In certain areas the ethnic groups of Negro and Mexican residents are in the majority. A more thorough knowledge of the class structure and concomitant information of the associations serving these Negro people will facilitate better integration of this minority group into the total community structure. This knowledge will be useful to various municipal agencies as well as to sociologists. African Americans Social conditions African American Studies Civic and Community Engagement Community-Based Research Demography, Population, and Ecology History Human Ecology Human Geography Place and Environment Race and Ethnicity Regional Sociology Rural Sociology Social and Behavioral Sciences Social History Social Psychology and Interaction Sociology United States History Work, Economy and Organizations
132	Young, Urban, Professional, and Kenyan?: Conversations Surrounding Tribal Identity and Nationhood Achieng-Evensen, Charlotte 01 May 2016 (has links) By asking the question “How do young, urban, professional Kenyans make connections between tribal identity, colonialism, and the lived experience of nationhood?,” the researcher engages with eight participants in exploring their relationships with their tribal groups. From this juncture the researcher, through a co-constructed process with participants, interrogates the idea of nationhood by querying their interpretations of the concepts of power and resistance within their multi-ethnic societies. The utility of KuPiga Hadithi as a cultural responsive methodology for data collection along with poetic analysis as part of the qualitative tools of examination allowed the researcher to identify five emergent and iterative themes: (1) colonial wounds, (2) power inequities, (3) tensions, (4) intersection, and (5) hope. Participant discussion of these themes suggests an impenetrable link between tribal identity and nationhood. Schooling, as first a colonial and then national construct, works to mediate that link. Therefore, there is the need for a re-conceptualization of the term ‘nation’ in the post-Independence era. decolonization indigeneity researcher positionality nationhood colonial wounds indigenous knowing indigeneity researcher positionality KuPiga Hadithi Sage Philosophy Kenya Anticolonial theory Decolonization nationhood poetic analysis culturally responsive methodologies African Languages and Societies African Studies Community-Based Learning Community-Based Research Educational Sociology Ethnic Studies Inequality and Stratification International and Comparative Education Other Education Other Sociology Place and Environment Politics and Social Change Race and Ethnicity Regional Sociology Social and Cultural Anthropology Social Psychology and Interaction Sociology of Culture Theory, Knowledge and Science
133	FOOD LANDSCAPES: A CASE STUDY OF A COOKING AND ART- FOCUSED PROGRAM FOR TEENS LIVING IN A FOOD DESERT Norris, Jessica R 01 January 2014 (has links) This study constructs themes and propositions about the experiences of youth participants in the fall 2013 Food Landscapes program at the Neighborhood Resource Center in Richmond, Virginia. During the program, youth participated in cooking-based volunteerism with adults with disabilities and created short videos about their experiences. In this study, I analyzed pre- and post-program participant interviews, twice-weekly program observations, and facilitator reflections to understand how Food Landscapes affected youths’ conception of community engagement and communication strategies. This case study offers insight into how youth experience after-school programming of this design. Based on my findings, youth develop and rely upon a sense of togetherness in out-of-school programs. Togetherness as a bridge to commitment strengthens participation. Individually, youth need to form personal connections to and/or empathy with the content areas of the program in order to derive meaning, critically reflect, and problem solve. Furthermore, the youth articulated their perceptions of the community and the program by developing, organizing, and voicing their ideas of cooking/food, volunteering, and art making. By sharing research about the experiences of youth in after-school programming, organizations and educators can better construct, facilitate, and sustain youth participation and engagement. art education social work food insecurity youth development after school programming social practice community inclusion Art Education Art Practice Civic and Community Engagement Community-Based Learning Community-Based Research Curriculum and Instruction Curriculum and Social Inquiry Disability and Equity in Education Educational Methods Inequality and Stratification Photography Place and Environment Politics and Social Change Race and Ethnicity Regional Sociology Service Learning Social Work Sociology Special Education and Teaching
134	THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-DETERMINATION AND CLIENT OUTCOMES AMONG THE HOMELESS Hanna, Samuel M. 01 June 2015 (has links) This paper has attempted to determine if there is a significant relationship between self-determination and client outcomes among the homeless. The study has been based upon the conceptual framework set forth in Self-Determination Theory. The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between self-determination and client outcomes among the homeless. Using a data collection instrument, based on empirically validated instrumentation, clients from several homeless service providers in the City of San Bernardino were assessed for the level of self-determination and autonomy support they experience within these agencies. Outcome measures included such things as whether the client was going to school, had a job and had a bank account. Overall, the results of the study were inconclusive, though some interesting post hoc observations were made. It was the primary aim of this paper to increase the knowledge base of the local network of homeless service providers and to promote the compassionate, equitable, and dignified treatment of the population they serve. Homelessness Social Work Self Determination Theory Outcomes Survey Chi Square Cognition and Perception Community-Based Learning Community-Based Research Design of Experiments and Sample Surveys Housing Law Legal Studies Mental and Social Health Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Other Statistics and Probability Personality and Social Contexts Place and Environment Privacy Law Probability Property Law and Real Estate Public Health Public Law and Legal Theory Social and Behavioral Sciences Social Psychology Social Welfare Social Work Statistics and Probability Substance Abuse and Addiction Theory and Philosophy
135	Exploring German and American Modes of Pedagogical and Institutional Sustainability: Forging a Way into the Future Pronto, Lindon N. 27 April 2012 (has links) Rooted deep in Germany's past is its modern socio-political grounding for environmental respect and sustainability. This translates into individual and collective action and extends equally to the economic and policy realm as it does to educational institutions. This thesis evaluates research conducted in Germany with a view to what best approaches are transferable to the United States liberal arts setting. Furthermore, exemplary American models of institutional sustainability and environmental education are explored and combined with those from abroad to produce a blueprint and action plan fitting for the American college and university. colleges and universities environmental education sustainable development carbon neutrality student engagement Community-based Learning Community-based Research Community Engagement Curriculum and Instruction Curriculum and Social Inquiry Educational Sociology Education Policy Energy Policy Environmental Design Environmental Health and Protection Environmental Law Environmental Policy Higher Education Administration Natural Resources and Conservation Oil, Gas, and Energy Other German Language and Literature Place and Environment Politics and Social Change Service Learning Sustainability
136	Threads and Stitches of Peace- Understanding What Makes Ghana an Oasis of Peace? Pul, Hippolyt Akow Saamwan 01 January 2015 (has links) Ghana is considered an oasis of peace despite having the same mix of ethno-political competitions for state power and resources; north-south horizontal inequalities; ethno-regional concentrations of Christians and Muslims; highly ethnicised elections; a natural resource dependent economy; and a politically polarized public sphere, among others, that have plunged other countries in Africa into violent and often protracted national conflicts. Use of the conflict paradigm to explain Africa's conflicts glosses over positive deviance cases such as Ghana. This study used the peace paradigm in a mixed method, grounded theory research to examine Ghana's apparent exceptionalism in staving off violent national conflicts. From the survey of 1429 respondents and 31 Key Informants, findings indicate Ghanaians are divided on whether their country is peaceful or not. They are equally divided on classifying the state of peace in Ghana as negative or positive. Instead, they have identified sets of centrifugal and centripetal forces that somehow self-neutralize to keep Ghana in a steady state of unstable peace. Among the lift forces are strongly shared cultural and Indigenous African Religious values; symbiotic interethnic economic relationships; identity dissolution and cultural miscegenation due to open interethnic systems of accommodation and incorporation; and the persistence of historical multi-lateral political, sociocultural, and economic relationships. On the drag side are the youth bulge; emergent religious intolerance; elite exit from the state in using private solutions for public problems; and highly politicized and partisan national discourses that leave the country with no national agenda. In sum, Ghana is no exception to the rule. The four interconnected meso theories that this study identifies provide pointers to what factors Ghana needs to strengthen to avert descent into violence. Peace Studies African studies Ethnic studies Culture and peace Identify dissolution Intercultural accommodation Peace in Ghana Positive deviance Religion and Peace African Languages and Societies African Studies Demography, Population, and Ecology Economic Policy Economics Family, Life Course, and Society Inequality and Stratification Infrastructure International and Area Studies Peace and Conflict Studies Place and Environment Political Science Politics and Social Change Race and Ethnicity Regional Sociology Religion Social and Behavioral Sciences Social Welfare Sociology Sociology of Culture
137	Comparative Analysis of Maori of Aotearoa and James Bay Cree of Eeyou Istechee Cultural Heritage Values and Political Histories of Land Tenure Systems Schaeffer, Erin 01 January 2012 (has links) (PDF) This thesis relies on an interdisciplinary framework to conduct an investigation of seminal national policies and planning processes in New Zealand and Quebec Province, Canada related to sovereignty, indigenous land rights, and customary land tenure systems. Theoretical frameworks for this research include a comparative analysis of European legislative systems and traditional planning frameworks in relation to indigenous governance systems and land tenure systems for the Maori (NZ) and James Bay Cree (QC). Through interviews and experiential knowledge I will document tools and techniques that these indigenous communities use to navigate complex cross-cultural policy and planning processes for their own advocacy of cultural heritage values. From the Maori perspective, cultural heritage values include the concept and principles of kaitikatanga. James Bay Cree cultural heritage values include the concept and guiding principles embedded in Eeyou Iyihtiwin. These cultural heritage values represent abstract concepts and guiding principles that are embedded in and gain meaning from local context, cultural knowledge and customary traditions. The Maori and James Bay Cree share a similar orientation to the meaning and importance of land. Together these indigenous communities view land as the foundation for collective and individual identity and cultural traditions. From this perspective and meaning of land, the Maori and James Bay Cree recognize that people are a part of a greater interconnected system that spans across physical and metaphysical spaces. In practice, native or customary land tenure systems are based on cultural heritage values that support a spirit of reciprocity with an underlying expectation that a balanced system will provide for all life. This analysis may provide a new cross-cultural framework for policy and planning processes to provide opportunities for fair negotiation of sustainable land tenure systems and natural resource management. Indigenous Land Rights Land Tenure Systems Cultural Heritage Values James Bay Cree Maori Biological and Physical Anthropology Civic and Community Engagement Common Law Environmental Law Folklore Human Geography Law and Politics Linguistic Anthropology Other International and Area Studies Physical and Environmental Geography Place and Environment Politics and Social Change Science and Technology Law Social and Cultural Anthropology Urban, Community and Regional Planning Urban Studies and Planning
138	Women of African Descent: Persistence in Completing A Doctorate Bailey-Iddrisu, Vannetta L. 09 November 2010 (has links) This study examines the educational persistence of women of African descent (WOAD) in pursuit of a doctorate degree at universities in the southeastern United States. WOAD are women of African ancestry born outside the African continent. These women are heirs to an inner dogged determination and spirit to survive despite all odds (Pulliam, 2003, p. 337).This study used Ellis’s (1997) Three Stages for Graduate Student Development as the conceptual framework to examine the persistent strategies used by these women to persist to the completion of their studies. Women African American Non-traditional student Doctoral Studies Women Studies Career Women of African Descent Graduate Studies Black women post graduate studies African American Studies American Studies Community-Based Learning Curriculum and Instruction Curriculum and Social Inquiry Educational Sociology Ethnic Studies Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Gender and Sexuality Higher Education Administration Higher Education and Teaching Inequality and Stratification International and Comparative Education Other Education Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Place and Environment Race and Ethnicity Social and Cultural Anthropology Sociology of Culture Urban Education Urban Studies and Planning Women's Studies

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