Browsing SOC Theses by Title
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Earnings inequality among women: does marriage matter?
(Wichita State University, 2012-05)This study aims to investigate the effect of marriage on women’s earnings. Using Current Population Survey (CPS) 2010 data, three sets of hypotheses are tested to address the effect of individual level factors, structure ... -
Economics of grandparents raising grandchildren after the 2008 recession-analyzing ACS datasets for the years 2007 and 2011
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)The current cross sectional quantitative study examined the structural and historical trends of social and economic effects on grandparents who raised grandchildren before and after the Great Recession of 2008. The study ... -
Educational risk factors for students in single and dual parent households
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)The demonization of single parents by media and government sources has been a persistent problem in our society. In order to examine the validity of the claims made against single parents, this study examines the relationship ... -
The effect of deviance on academic performance
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)This research examined the relationship between deviance and academic performance by combining three components 1) individual factors, 2) school environmental factors, and 3) family factors, and how these three factors ... -
The effect of socio-economic status on academic achievement
(2006-12)This study addresses the increasing importance of student test scores by examining the different factors that influence test scores. Composite test scores of tenth grade students from the Educational Longitudinal Study of ... -
The effect of the household division of labor on the income of men and women
(2006-12)The gender wage gap still exists, with women earning about 73% of what men earn. One factor that has been recently looked at as contributing to this earnings gap is household labor. Women are still completing the majority ... -
The effect of unions on work/family benefits
(2006-12)This study seeks to examine the factors that influence work/family benefits. A conceptual model which includes relational, structural, and environmental level factors is proposed to reveal which factors affect the amount ... -
Excluding whom? An examination of race, gender, & suspension
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)Previous literature indicates a number of factors contribute to disparate rates of suspension among students. Among these are "student level factors" such as race, or socioeconomic level, and "school level factors" such ... -
Exploring predictors of dating violence victimization among adolescents
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)This study explores factors that are predictive of dating violence victimization among 4,490 adolescents aged 11-17 years with public-use data from Waves I and II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult ... -
Factors for success in breast cancer screening
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)One of the Healthy People 2020 initiatives within the U.S. is to increase the proportion of women who receive breast cancer screenings based on the most recent medical guidelines (c-17). Despite highly recognizable campaigns ... -
Factors that influence bystander behavior in the cyberbully context
(Wichita State University, 2013-05)With the movement of bullying behaviors from the traditional school yard context into a new realm enhanced by technology; cyberbullying is quickly becoming more invasive and detrimental to adolescents in the modern world, ... -
From the mommy track to the family track: a comparative analysis of employer-provided benefits in for-profit and nonprofit organizations
(2007-05)This study examines the availability of thirteen employer-provided benefits in for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Results show that nonprofits are larger in size and offer more opportunity to advance through internal ... -
From working for a living to searching for a living
(2005-12)This research utilizes data from the 2000 Displaced Worker Survey to analyze the role of individual-, structural- and gender-level factors in reemployment after displacement. The literature review samples literature from ... -
Gender and media: Exploring the relationship between television and adolescent well-being
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)Previous research suggests that media use negatively affects well-being for girls and boys. This study uses secondary data from a nationally representative sample of adolescents (often referred to as Generation X) who were ... -
Gender and the wage gap: still not equal
(2007-05)Individual, structural, and gender perspectives were applied to examine the wage gap between men and women. This study uses data from the American Time Use Survey of 2006, a supplement to the Current Population Survey. The ... -
Gender differences in family relationships and school delinquency
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)Adolescents spend most of their waking time in school or on school grounds, and as a result, many adolescents first encounter delinquency there. Research has found that youth who have strong family relationships develop ... -
Health care occupations: road to success or path to dead end?
(Wichita State University, 2010-05)Health care provides an attractive career choice for individuals seeking employment in a growing field with livable wages and quality benefits. Jobs in health care services are projected to increase significantly in the ... -
Household division of labor and pay inequaltiy between men and women
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)The household division of labor and pay inequality between men and women is examined using the 2006 American Time Use Survey. There are three main theoretical perspectives to examine when discussing household division of ... -
Immigration and its impact on the wage gap in the United States
(Wichita State University, 2009-05)The aim of this thesis is to examine the effect that immigrants have on the wagegap in the United States. Immigrants have been defined in this research as individuals who have been born outside the United States whereas ... -
Impressive numbers on the court and in the classroom: evaluating athletic participation and test scores
(Wichita State University, 2010-05)Every student goes to school; every student takes standardized tests. This research project addresses whether or not being involved in high school athletics can affect test scores. The data is from the Educational Longitudinal ...