Browsing SOC Theses by Author "Wright, David W."
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Adolescent deviance :why student role performance matters
Victory, Sarah J. (2005-12)The focus of this research project is on the relationship of student role performance and deviant behavior in adolescents. I use the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 to analyze the relationship of the given alternative ... -
Am I rich enough to do well in math? Math test scores and socio-economic status
Southworth, Brian (2006-05)This study investigated the relationship between math test scores and social economic status (SES). The model for this study was separated into three parts: student role performance (SRP), school, and family model segments. ... -
Are women still experiencing gender discrimination in income and employment positions?
Pettinger, Mark (2006-05)The purpose of this research is to examine the gender pay-gap and the potential factors that contribute to income inequality. Since passing the Equal Pay Act the median weekly earnings of women is still just 0.72 cent for ... -
Chicano y Chicana: income differences among the largest U. S. Hispanic population
Cabrales Clawson, Cheyla (2006-05)This study focuses on the wage gap between Mexican American men and Mexican American women, and factors contributing to this disparity. People of Mexican descent make up 67% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Previous research ... -
Deviance and the conceptual model variables and their effect on test scores
Moore, Lindsey (Wichita State University, 2007-12)This study attempts to identify the variables that affect test scores in high school students. Using the Educational Longitudinal Survey, 2002, variables included in the Conceptual Model (Student Role Performance, School, ... -
Does it start in the home?: An analysis of the effects of family structure on academic achievement
Crowe, Robin E. (2005-12)This study examines the influence family structure (two parent or single parent) has on academic achievement as measured through student test scores. In addition, an alternative model comprised of student role performance, ... -
A dose of discrimination: the gender wage-gap between men and women in medical professions
Duckett, Jacob M. (2007-05)Medical occupations are expected to be the fastest growing jobs in the United States over the next 10 years. Presently, a wage disparity exists between women and men employed in health care. Individualist, structuralist, ... -
Educational risk factors for students in single and dual parent households
Whitehead, Tisha (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
Watanabe, Nanako (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
Barry, Jennifer (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
DuPuis, Laura Bruemmer (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
O'Donnell, Joseph B. (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 ... -
From the mommy track to the family track: a comparative analysis of employer-provided benefits in for-profit and nonprofit organizations
McKenney, Trisha (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
Neufeld, Ryan L (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 the wage gap: still not equal
Franks, Tiffany (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 ... -
Household division of labor and pay inequaltiy between men and women
Lyon, Robyn Marie (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
Hossain, Mahmood (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 ... -
In the case of Jane v. John: the gender pay-gap in the government professions
Simon, Dana M. (2006-12)The gender pay-gap in the government sector was investigated in this paper using the March 2006 Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASES). The data was analyzed using statistical ... -
Income inequality:the cost of being a single woman
Mikal, Darcy J. (2005-12)Using secondary data analysis of the 2003 American Time Use Survey (ATUS), this thesis examines why and how the pay gap exists between married and never-married women using an income determination model. The income ... -
Intergenerational socioeconomic mobility: A comparison of sons and daughters
Hansen, Erin M. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)Studies agree that fathers influence the socioeconomic statuses of their children. However, not many studies address whether fathers influence their sons and daughters similarly. Four groups of factors - family background, ...