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Moving Gender, Positivism And Feminist Possibilities, Jill G. Morawski Dec 2004

Moving Gender, Positivism And Feminist Possibilities, Jill G. Morawski

Jill G. Morawski

No abstract provided.

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Labor-Force Heterogeneity As A Source Of Agglomeration Economics In An Empirical Analysis Of County-Level Determinants Of Food Plant Entry, David E. Davis Dec 2004

Labor-Force Heterogeneity As A Source Of Agglomeration Economics In An Empirical Analysis Of County-Level Determinants Of Food Plant Entry, David E. Davis

David E. Davis

Results of this study show that a heterogeneous labor force serves to attract new food manufacturing investment. We conduct analysis for SIC 20, Food and Kindred Product Manufacturing, and disaggregate analysis on all nine three-digit SIC food industries. Heterogeneity variables are a significant factor in nearly all specifications. We also examine which factors create the greatest increases in the expected number of new establishments. Areas with a high degree of labor heterogeneity are found to have large advantages. Labor heterogeneity is among the most important factors attracting food manufacturing to urban areas over rural areas.

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Can Hopelessness And Adolescents’ Beliefs And Attitudes About Seeking Help Account For Help Negation?, Coralie J. Wilson Dec 2004

Can Hopelessness And Adolescents’ Beliefs And Attitudes About Seeking Help Account For Help Negation?, Coralie J. Wilson

Frank Deane

Avoidance of appropriate help is common in acutely suicidal samples and has been confirmed in nonclinical samples but factors that contribute to this help negation effect remain unclear. The current study is the second in series from the first author's larger PhD research program. In a sample of 269 nonclinical Australian high school students, the current study examines the impact of hopelessness, previous mental health care, beliefs, and attitudes toward professional psychological help on the help negation relationship. Results revealed that suicidal ideation significantly predicted lower help seeking intentions and that although hopelessness could not explain the help negation effect, …

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East German Art Before And After The Fall Of Communism, Marilyn Rueschemeyer Dec 2004

East German Art Before And After The Fall Of Communism, Marilyn Rueschemeyer

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

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The Unconstitutionality Of Class-Based Statutory Limitations On Presidential Nominations: Can A Man Head The Women's Bureau At The Department Of Labor?, Donald J. Kochan Dec 2004

The Unconstitutionality Of Class-Based Statutory Limitations On Presidential Nominations: Can A Man Head The Women's Bureau At The Department Of Labor?, Donald J. Kochan

Donald J. Kochan

Can a man be the Director of the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor? According to Congress, the answer is no. Congress has stated by statute that a woman must be the nominee to head the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor. The key questions are: (1) even if it makes sense on policy grounds, is it constitutional? and (2) if we accept such a statutory limitation power what are the potential precedential consequences for other appointment matters? This Article’s case study is particularly relevant today, examining just how far Congress can go to limit the discretion of …

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Adolescent Transitions To Adulthood In Reform-Era China, Emily C. Hannum, Jihong Liu Dec 2004

Adolescent Transitions To Adulthood In Reform-Era China, Emily C. Hannum, Jihong Liu

Jihong Liu

No abstract provided.

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Help Seeking For Mental Health Problems In Adolescence And Early Adulthood., Coralie J. Wilson Dec 2004

Help Seeking For Mental Health Problems In Adolescence And Early Adulthood., Coralie J. Wilson

Coralie J Wilson

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Adolescence and young adulthood are critical life stages for mental health, as this is the period when most mental health problems and mental disorders have their peak incidence. It is also a time of increased suicidal ideation and frequency of suicide attempts. Despite the importance of adolescence and young adulthood in the aetiology of mental disorders, there is evidence that young people may be poorly informed about mental health and are unlikely to consult a professional for their mental health problems. Help-seeking is a term used to refer to the behaviour of actively seeking help from other people. …

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Place-Based Public Policy: Towards A New Urban And Community Agenda For Canada, Neil Bradford Dec 2004

Place-Based Public Policy: Towards A New Urban And Community Agenda For Canada, Neil Bradford

Neil Bradford

No abstract provided.

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The Academic And Occupational Outcomes Of Private Residential High School Student Instruction, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Hye Sun Moon, Shawn M. Kanaiaupuni, Katherine A. Tibbetts Dec 2004

The Academic And Occupational Outcomes Of Private Residential High School Student Instruction, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Hye Sun Moon, Shawn M. Kanaiaupuni, Katherine A. Tibbetts

Linda Serra Hagedorn

Using a population of graduates from a large high school with both residential and commuter students serving specifically students with Native Hawaiian ancestry, the study compares outcomes such as high school graduation, college attendance, college graduation, occupational status, and overall life happiness to determine the effects of residential status. Results indicated that the strongest variable that separated the college completers from the non-completers was receipt of college financial aid. Other important variables included Hawaiian culture, locus of control, family predominance of standard English, and beginning college at a community college

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South Africa, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking Dec 2004

South Africa, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking

Paul W Nesbitt-Larking

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Apartheid, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking Dec 2004

Apartheid, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking

Paul W Nesbitt-Larking

No abstract provided.

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Market Socialism, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking Dec 2004

Market Socialism, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking

Paul W Nesbitt-Larking

No abstract provided.

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Campaign Finance, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking Dec 2004

Campaign Finance, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking

Paul W Nesbitt-Larking

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Progressive Party, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking Dec 2004

Progressive Party, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking

Paul W Nesbitt-Larking

No abstract provided.

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Domestic Violence In Ethnically And Racially Diverse Families: The "Political Gag Order" Has Been Lifted, Carolyn M. West Dec 2004

Domestic Violence In Ethnically And Racially Diverse Families: The "Political Gag Order" Has Been Lifted, Carolyn M. West

Carolyn M. West

Partner violence occurs in a larger historical and cultural context. In the first section, I establish this context by reviewing the demographic characteristics of the four largest ethnic groups, highlighting significant historical events, identifying contemporary challenges faced by each group, and emphasizing cultural strengths that may act as protective factors. In the second section, I use national probability studies to review the research on ethnic differences in intimate partner violence. The final section discusses how the intersection of oppressions may create demographic and cultural factors that increase the risk of violence in families of color.

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Violence--Black Women In America: An Historical Encyclopedia, Carolyn M. West Dec 2004

Violence--Black Women In America: An Historical Encyclopedia, Carolyn M. West

Carolyn M. West

Covers (1) Historical origins of violence; (2) Types of violence; (3) characteristics of victims; (4) mental and physical health consequences; (5) barriers to escaping violence; (6) suggestions for intervention.

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The "Frozen-In-Time" Effect In Evaluations Of The Dead., Dafna Eylon, Scott T. Allison Dec 2004

The "Frozen-In-Time" Effect In Evaluations Of The Dead., Dafna Eylon, Scott T. Allison

Scott T. Allison

Two experiments tested the hypothesis that evaluations of the dead are more resistant to change than are evaluations of the liv- ing. In Experiment 1, perceivers formed an impression of a target person who performed either a moral or an immoral action and then either died or remained alive. Perceivers were later given new inconsistent information about the target’s morality. The results revealed that perceivers’ original impressions of the target were significantly less likely to change in response to the inconsistent information when the target was believed to be dead than when she was believed to be alive. Experiment 2 …

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International Association For Impact Assessment, Brandon W. Youker Ph.D Dec 2004

International Association For Impact Assessment, Brandon W. Youker Ph.D

Brandon W. Youker Ph.D

International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) defines impact assessment as “the process of identifying the future consequences of current or proposed action.” “IAIA is a forum for advancing innovation, development and communication of best practice in impact assessment. Its international membership promotes development of local and global capacity for the application of environmental assessment in which sound science and full public participation provide a foundation for equitable and sustainable development.”

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Economic Growth, Saving And Investment, Safdar Khan Dec 2004

Economic Growth, Saving And Investment, Safdar Khan

Safdar Khan

Extract:
Despite an evident slowdown in major economies around the global amidst a sustained rise in international oil prices, the domestic economy surpassed its growth target by a wide margin for the third consecutive year, witnessing a growth rate of 8.4 percent in FY05, the highest during the last two decades (see Figure 2.1 & 2.2).

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Changing Countries: Russian Artists In The United States, Marilyn Rueschemeyer Dec 2004

Changing Countries: Russian Artists In The United States, Marilyn Rueschemeyer

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

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Breakfast Consumption In Black And White Girls Correlates Positively With Calcium And Fiber Intake And Negatively With Body Mass Index, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Breakfast Consumption In Black And White Girls Correlates Positively With Calcium And Fiber Intake And Negatively With Body Mass Index, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective
To describe age- and race-related differences in breakfast consumption and to examine the association of breakfast intake with dietary calcium and fiber and body mass index (BMI).
Design
Data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study, a 9-year, longitudinal biracial cohort study with annual 3-day food records.
Subjects/setting
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study recruited 2,379 girls (1,166 white and 1,213 African American), aged 9 or 10 years at baseline for an observational study. Retention rates were very high at visits two through four (96%, 94%, and 91%), but …

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Micro And Macro Level Explanations Of The Presidential Expectations Gap, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, Carol L. Silva, Richard Waterman Dec 2004

Micro And Macro Level Explanations Of The Presidential Expectations Gap, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, Carol L. Silva, Richard Waterman

Hank C Jenkins-Smith

The idea that the public expects more from its presidents than they are able to deliver long has been a mainstay of the presidential literature. When presidential scholars ask whether the expectations gap exists, they generally provide microlevel explanations that focus on the relationships among various presidential characteristics and how these characteristics are perceived by the public. This approach makes sense if expectations are chiefly responsive to perceptions of the Presidency itself. Yet, recent research empirically identifies an expectations gap in public perceptions of Congress and the president. These studies provide a theoretical reason to believe that macrolevel political phenomena, …

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Measuring Help-Seeking Intentions: Properties Of The General Help-Seeking Questionnaire, Coralie J. Wilson Dec 2004

Measuring Help-Seeking Intentions: Properties Of The General Help-Seeking Questionnaire, Coralie J. Wilson

Coralie J Wilson

A clear understanding of help-seeking intentions and behavior is fundamental to the identification of factors that can be modified to facilitate young people’s help-seeking when they are psychologically distressed or suicidal. Despite considerable research on help-seeking intentions and behavior for personal-emotional or distressing problems, integrating prior research has been impeded by a lack of consistent and psychometrically sound help-seeking measures. The General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ) was developed to formally assess two aspects of help-seeking: (1) current intentions to seek help from different sources for different problems; and (2) quantity and quality of previous professional psychological helping episodes. The current study …

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中等强国的治国方略：印度尼西亚、马来西亚和亚太地区, 乔纳森 H. 平 Dec 2004

中等强国的治国方略：印度尼西亚、马来西亚和亚太地区, 乔纳森 H. 平

Jonathan H. Ping

本书对治国之道（也称国家治理）进行解读。这里进行的讨论指出了治国之道的特点；通过分析这些特点，我们可以进一步审视本书的主题—中等强国（middle powers）。研究中等强国需要了解治国之道由哪些重要的部分组成，本书指出了这些组成部分，从而为这项研究铺平了道路。

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Micro And Macro Level Explanations Of The Presidential Expectations Gap, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, Carol L. Silva, Richard Waterman Dec 2004

Micro And Macro Level Explanations Of The Presidential Expectations Gap, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, Carol L. Silva, Richard Waterman

Carol L. Silva

The idea that the public expects more from its presidents than they are able to deliver long has been a mainstay of the presidential literature. When presidential scholars ask whether the expectations gap exists, they generally provide microlevel explanations that focus on the relationships among various presidential characteristics and how these characteristics are perceived by the public. This approach makes sense if expectations are chiefly responsive to perceptions of the Presidency itself. Yet, recent research empirically identifies an expectations gap in public perceptions of Congress and the president. These studies provide a theoretical reason to believe that macrolevel political phenomena, …

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Baseline Livelihood Assessment And Recommendations For Establishing A Hiv/Aids Community Home Based Care Program In Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe. Care., John Mazzeo Dec 2004

Baseline Livelihood Assessment And Recommendations For Establishing A Hiv/Aids Community Home Based Care Program In Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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The Relation Of Breakfast And Cereal Consumption To Nutrient Intake And Body Mass Index., Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

The Relation Of Breakfast And Cereal Consumption To Nutrient Intake And Body Mass Index., Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective
To examine sex differences and longitudinal changes in ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal and breakfast consumption in the Dietary Intervention Study in Children, and the relationship between RTE cereal intake with nutrient intake, blood lipids, and body mass index (BMI).
Design
Secondary analyses based on data from Dietary Intervention Study in Children, a randomized, controlled, multicenter, clinical trial with five sets of three 24-hour recalls.
Subjects/setting
Children (n=660) from six clinics aged 8 to 10 years at study entry. Participants had serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels between the 80th and 98th percentiles for age, and were followed for a mean of …

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Correlates Of Persistent Thinness In Black And White Young Women, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Correlates Of Persistent Thinness In Black And White Young Women, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective: To examine health and psychosocial correlates of persistent thinness in black and white young adult women.
Research Methods and Procedures: 1830 females (n = 988 black, n = 842 white) who participated in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study were asked to indicate their current body size from a series of nine pictograms (1, emaciated to 9, obese). Persistent thinness was defined as having at least seven non-missing measurement points between ages 9 to 18 with a body size rating of <4 at all points. Generalized linear models were used to …

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Language And Gender (Summer 2005 Syllabus), Adam Hodges Dec 2004

Language And Gender (Summer 2005 Syllabus), Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges

LING 2400 familiarizes students with the effects of gender on language use; discusses popular beliefs and scholarly theories about language and communication; and provides students with tools for exploring the role of language and gender.

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Problematic Eating And Feeding Behaviors Of 36-Month-Old Children, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Problematic Eating And Feeding Behaviors Of 36-Month-Old Children, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective We incorporated selected items from several existing instruments to create a comprehensive multifactorial instrument to measure problematic eating behaviors in young children and to examine the prevalences and correlates of these behaviors. Method A community sample of young mothers (N = 93) completed the inventory of problematic eating behaviors for their 36-month-old children. Results The most common child problems reported by mothers were the spitting out of food during feedings and becoming upset when food was restricted. A four-factor solution identified pickiness (e.g., child eats a limited variety of food), food refusal (e.g., child refuses to eat specific foods), …

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