Browsing SOC Theses by Issue Date
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Seventy-eight pennies for your thoughts: An examination of income inequality between men and women in the United States
(Wichita State University, 2009-05)In today’s society education credentials are more important than in the past; individuals increasingly need a higher educational degree to maintain employment and increase their future income. Education allows individuals ... -
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 ... -
The wage gap: Gender differences in the teaching profession
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)This thesis examines the wage gap between male and female teachers by analyzing data drawn from the 2006-08 Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS data set is composed of 72,000 households and the civilian noninstitutional ... -
Does motherhood mean working for less?: the impact of having children on women’s income
(Wichita State University, 2010-05)This study addresses the overall question: what effect does being childfree have on married women‟s income? Using data from the ATUS 2005-2007, three sets of hypotheses were tested to assess different theoretical relationships ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Wage differentials between males and females in the information and technology sector
(Wichita State University, 2010-05)This research was conducted to examine the different factors that attribute to the wage gap between men and women in the information and technology sector. Three type of factors were included in the analysis: individual ... -
Shop ‘til you drop: an empirical examination of theories of and gender differences in consumption
(Wichita State University, 2011-05)This study used the 2006 through 2008 American Time Use Survey (ATUS) to empirically examine factors that influenced the consumption of men and women in the United States. Three sets of independent variables were used to ... -
The rural penalty: the sources and magnitude of income differences between urban and rural older adults in the United States
(Wichita State University, 2011-05)This study examined the impact of rural residence on the earned income of older adults and the relationship of rural residence to possible structural, individual, and life course determinants of income. Using a sample of ... -
Components and differences in the income of male and female educators
(Wichita State University, 2011-05)This research examined some of the factors that help explain the variance in income between male and female educators. Data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) was used to examine some of the components that determine ... -
The truth about the Truly Disadvantaged
(Wichita State University, 2011-12)The importance of race as determinant of social mobility is still an issue that's subject for debate. Particularly among Black Americans, in the midst of the 21st century, the progress of Black American is undeniable yet ... -
The influence of family structure on the test scores of students
(Wichita State University, 2012-05)This study examined the effect of being raised in one-parent and two parent family structures on the academic achievement of students by looking at the test scores of their standardized composite math/reading tests. The ... -
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 ... -
Women in health care: an examination of earnings
(Wichita State University, 2012-05)The purpose of this research is to examine the wage gap that occurs in health care occupations. This project investigates the annual salaries of women who are employed as health care professionals. The secondary data for ... -
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, ... -
The role of parental involvement in student academic achievement
(Wichita State University, 2013-05)Education is one of the most influential and important factors of a child's life. One approach to helping children academically succeed is to increase parental involvement in student's education. The purpose of this study ... -
The effects of student engagement on high school mathematics
(Wichita State University, 2013-07)My thesis focuses on the impact student engagement has on tenth grade mathematic test scores. Using secondary data from the Education Longitudinal Survey, I examined the math scores of 7,480 tenth graders in 2004. I predicted ... -
Media consumption and educational outcomes: Media is another form of cultural capital
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)Adolescent media use has been considered an important factor in shaping educational outcomes. In order to help adolescents succeed academically, it is important to understand how they utilize their time. The purpose of ... -
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 ... -
Who makes more in STEM? An analysis of sex and age
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations have a growing presence in industry with increasing employment opportunities and offer some of the highest incomes in the labor market. Despite these ...