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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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EGOCENTRIC CONVERSION SOCIAL NETWORKS: CONTEXT, PROCESS AND IDENTITY IN EXPLAINING CONVERSION TO AND REVERSION FROM ISLAM IN THE UNITED STATES, Sakin Erin

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Tactical Police Officers, Romantic Attachment and Job-Related Stress: A Mixed-Methods Study, Natalie Fagan

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A Digital Dud? New Media, Participation, and Voting in the 2004 and 2008 United States Presidential Elections, Jeremy D. Hickman

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THE TRANSITION TO RESILIENCE: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF TWO COMMUNITIES, John D. Johnson

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LIVING WITHOUT GOD: FEMALE ATHEISTS AND STIGMA MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES, Jamie L. Pond

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THE STRUCTURATION OF CHINESE MIGRANT WORKERS: INSTITUTIONAL TRANSITIONS, LIFE EXPERIENCES AND SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCES, Fayin Xu

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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SHIFTING THE ULTIMATUM: POLITICAL ALIENATION AND PARTICIPATION, Grace Cale

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TALKING FOOD: MOTIVATIONS OF HOME FOOD PRESERVATION PRACTITIONERS IN KENTUCKY, Lisa Conley

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SCIENCE WARS AS CULTURE WARS: FRACKING AND THE BATTLE FOR THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF WOMEN, Jenrose D. Fitzgerald

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Explaining Public Opinion towards a Federal Educational Reform: The Impact of Accountability, Symbolism, Group Interest, and Authoritarianism on Support for the No Child Left Behind Law, Jonathon Holland

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SOCIAL NETWORKS, DRUG USE, AND DRUG ABUSE HELP-SEEKING: A TEST OF THE NETWORK EPISODE MODEL AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, Erin L. Pullen

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IDENTITY AND SOCIAL RELATIONS: A CASE OF CHINESE GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE U.S., Baiqing Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Untangling Neoliberalism’s Gordian Knot: Cancer Prevention and Control Services for Rural Appalachian Populations, George F. Bills

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CONVICTION CELERITY, PUNISHMENT SEVERITY, AND TREATMENT COMPLIANCE AS PREDICTORS OF DUI RECIDIVISM: MEDIATION AND MODERATION MODELS OF DETERRENCE, Megan F. Dickson

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CAN WE SAY MORE NOW? A CLOSER LOOK AT ONLINE PUBLIC OPINION CHANGE IN CHINA, Ran Duan

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Examination of the Use of Online and Offline Networks by Housing Social Movement Organizations, Jessica N. Kropczynski

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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“WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A STUDENT LIKE THAT?”: DEFIANCE, DISRESPECT AND LACK OF MOTIVATION IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM, Cynthia Stallard Glass

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EXPLAINING BENEFIT UTILIZATION VARIABILITY IN FMNP IN KENTUCKY: AN APPLICATION OF PIERRE BOURDIEU’S THEORY, Stephanie M. Holcomb-Kreiner

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GRADUATE EMPLOYEES’ WORK AND ORGANIZING IN TODAY’S UNIVERSITY: A NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY APPROACH TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STRUGGLES, Michael Carl Ide

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MIDDLE-CLASS CRISIS IN THE COLONIZATION TRANSITION: COMPARING CATALYSTS AND CONSEQUENCES IN TAIWAN, 1988-2008, Jui-Chang Jao

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MULTIRACIAL CHURCHES: AN UNUSUAL ARRANGEMENT, David John Luke

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THE RISK OF VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER CHOICE WITHIN A RISK SOCIETY, Adam J. Pritchard

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MAKING BOUNDARIES AND LINKING GLOBALLY: “MATERIAL POLITICS” OF PHYTOSANITARY REGULATION ON MEXICAN MANGOS, Kiyohiko Sakamoto

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SCHOOL, FAMILY, AND FAITH: SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF NONMETROPOLITAN SEXUAL MINORITY STUDENTS, Christopher J. Stapel

Theses from 2011

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SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOLIDARITY, AND COHORT EFFECT —AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCTION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AMONG UNION MINERS IN HARLAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, Feng Hao