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ThesisFaulkner, LeisaThis thesis uses qualitative and photographic methods to examine how children who live in a Haitian slum, Cité Soleil, view their own impoverished conditions. They demonstrate a high level of fearlessness, compassion and altruism as well as a strong s . . .
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ThesisFuller, RyanThe increasingly problematic symptoms of the decentralized city such as suburban sprawl, poverty, geographic inequality, pollution and congestion have created an environment where political discourse surrounding the development and improvement of publ . . .
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ThesisPerez, Alondra MarieThis thesis analyzes the relationship of Latino university students’ ethnic and racial identities and their academic achievement at California State University, Sacramento. In this study the following questions are examined: (1) from a large number of . . .
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ThesisBrowne, Rachael ElizaAlthough girls have slowly gained opportunity and access to public education, college, and a growing variety of occupations, access remains limited and different from those experienced by boys. Sex discrimination has become much more subtle in current . . .
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ThesisGupta, SanhitaThis is a study of the gender gap in the mathematics achievement that exists in the tenth grade and the twelfth grade students. The study was done using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. The findings state that not only a gender ga . . .
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ThesisRosendo-Servin, MaribelThe purpose of this study is to understand the current context of magnet programs in the 21st century and the advancement and accessibility to quality public secondary education. This exploratory study examines how participants and non-participants of . . .
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ThesisSchulz, SilkeThe present study explores the process of and changes in social interaction of women who recently completed a women’s self-defense course. Eighteen women from three different courses participated in semi-structured interviews and answered questions re . . .
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ThesisAuernig, Brittany CarolonnaA group home is a home for children who have experienced various types of abuse and/or neglect by a parent/guardian and are for some reason unable to be maintained in typical foster care placements. Group home life is complex and vastly understudied. . . .
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ThesisKeck, Anna V.How does social interaction take place within a fully online environment, and what tactics and techniques do users employ to present and manage impressions of self? Within a fully online social interaction site called Second Life, I conducted particip . . .
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ThesisKile, Jensen DeanWealth inequality in the United States continues to widen year after year. However, only recently has research addressed the relationship of race and wealth and few have analyzed specific forms of wealth accumulation. Home equity is the most popular a . . .