With middle-aged divorce traumatically forcing women back into the workplace, the need for comprehensive programs to assist these displaced homemakers is critical. Exhaustive research has determined that few reentry programs exist in the United States . . .

My attraction to popular culture has helped foster in me a strong belief that it strengthens and stimulates the imagination. The ideas that surround romance, such as sentimentality, pathos and make-believe are avenues for personal discovery as well as . . .

Heat illness is one of many conditions that can occur to training program participants particularly during the summer months. This was a non-statistical observational study using data collected previously by staff at a summer wrestling camp. Data incl . . .

The Hispanic population is growing faster than any other ethnic group in this country and has more that doubled in the past 20 years (U.S. Office of Women’s Health, 2008). By the year 2020, it is estimated that Hispanics will be the single largest min . . .

The need to raise academic achievement levels and gradations rates for Latinos is paramount. Current systemic educational and societal barriers play large roles in this crisis. Some of these barriers are being addressed in one urban Sacramento high sc . . .

The number of people representing themselves in California’s appellate courts is significant and it is increasing. These litigants face many challenges, as it is especially difficult for a layperson to effectively present or fight against an appeal. A . . .

The topic of the achievement gap is perceived to be a “taboo” topic at an elementary school where the African American students have failed to meet their target goal on standardized testing every year since measurements have been published. Sources of . . .

The use of emergency departments for non-urgent care is increasing; creating greater stress for California’s already crowed emergency departments. This thesis analyzes the relationship between an individual’s demographic, socioeconomic, and health car . . .

In 2031, a woman inherits a box full of books and notes for a thesis on postmodernism, history and post-1980 British fiction, but the thesis itself is missing. Thus begins an exploration of how postmodern concepts of historical knowledge, marginalizat . . .

The effects of exercise and leisure activity on positive mood, anxiety and depression in college age women was investigated. Individuals participated in a 30-minute activity, either exercise or reading, performed indoors or outdoors. Variables were me . . .

There is a transition in art making when the work shifts from visual replication to something else. Something emerges that is not from the literal; it is from the artist. There is a possibility of limitlessness and creativity as the academic is suffus . . .

The problem of missing data in statistical analysis is one that the field of social research has failed to adequately address despite its potential to significantly affect results and subsequent substantive conclusions. The purpose of this study is to . . .

In developing the dramatic structure for his epic theatre and its performance techniques, Bertolt Brecht adapted Karl Marx’s theories on alienation and the dialectic. Subsequently, this changed both the way theatre was presented and the manner in whic . . .

Through an ethnographic analysis of activism in Oak Park, a working-class neighborhood of Sacramento, California, this work explores conflict in the ways different community groups define social change and reveals how different perspectives on such ch . . .

In the field of international studies today, much attention is focused on the Middle East, including fossil fuels and the effects of the world’s dependence on them. Examples of some of the issues at hand include political and social unrest, corruption . . .

The development of emotional competence, which includes the abilities to understand, express, and regulate emotions (Denham, 1998; Denham & Kochanoff, 2002; Izard et al, 2001), is influenced by primary caregivers and adults with whom children have . . .

In 1995 California implemented a law banning the issuance of driver’s licenses to undocumented workers. Other states soon followed. This thesis presents an analysis of the effects of these bans on traffic fatalities. Data used in the study cover the 5 . . .

Intimate partner homicides (IPH’s) have been decreasing in the United States for the last four decades. There has been considerable research into the reasons for this decline. All the evidence has lead researchers to focus on a few key areas including . . .

Standardized testing is at an all time high and continues to grow in California’s elementary and secondary schools and has given rise to a very unhealthy and obsessive outlook on assessment. This paper contextualizes the importance of steering away fr . . .

Edaphic conditions have been documented as an important factor in the adaptive evolution of plant species. The soils in Mendocino County, California are heavily podzolized yet they sustain dwarf, endemic conifers such as Pinus contorta ssp. bolanderi. . . .

The nation and the state of California are facing a growing crisis: they must address the growing deterioration of existing infrastructure and related services, while providing increased services and infrastructure improvements to a constantly expandi . . .

The purpose of this research was to gauge the knowledge and perceptions of Megan’s Law among pre-criminal justice lower division students and criminal justice upper division students enrolled at Sacramento State University. Using a simple random sampl . . .

Court ordered community service is a severely under researched correctional option. Previous findings from the literature show that sociodemographic factors influence recidivism, offenders’ willingness to serve alternative sanctions, and the type of w . . .

There is a persistent gap in the durations of unemployment between races in the U.S. labor market. This paper examines one possible explanation for that gap, differences in job history and human capital acquired on the job. Specific human capital can . . .

Although uncommon names are becoming increasingly popular, they may convey subtle impressions of the individuals they refer to, and have also been found to be frequently misperceived by individuals such as teachers. Twenty-six preschool teachers were . . .

Public defenders being equally effective at gaining acquittals for defendants when compared to private counsel has allowed for an assumption that the public defender, and the promise made in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), is working. But what does this . . .

Computational chemistry is growing more versatile in assisting in understanding chemical phenomena. As computing power becomes more expeditious, so can the complexity and rigor of quantum mechanical (QM) calculations. The goal of this thesis is to dem . . .

This study examined the relationship between the laissez faire, transactional, and transformational leadership styles identified in Bass and Avolio’s full range leadership model and communication apprehension, communication competence, and listening s . . .

The purpose of Mythic Archetypes is to investigate Tolkien’s involvement with Welsh language, mythology, and history. Tolkien’s goal was to write a mythology for the people of England, and devise a “Secondary World” with real world or “Primary World” . . .

In an article published in Science Education, the author categorizes the need for science education in the “macro-argument” and “micro-argument” (Laugksch, 2000). The micro-level argument focuses on the benefits of scientific literacy to the individua . . .

The disease that would become known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first identified in June of 1981. The original Center for Disease Control article identified five cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, an opportunistic infection . . .

In “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” Eliot describes how the poetic mind—and his own mind—works in a fragmentary manner in the process of literary creation. In this essay he states that The poet’s mind is in fact a receptacle for seizing and stor . . .

Paradise Lost stands on the shoulders of all Milton's writings that came before it, and it cannot be fully understood by the reader without knowing the triumphs and tragedies that shaped the author. In fact, Paradise Lost is often misinterpreted by re . . .

This thesis looks at the Westboro Baptist Church as an example of an organization that uses hate speech as a form of protest rhetoric to send messages about American societal problems. The critical question this thesis is concerned with is: How does t . . .

This research evaluates the accuracy of formulas derived from classical test theory (CTT) foundations in approximating item response theory (IRT) parameters. Monte Carlo simulations were used to obtain unidimensional data, where the item characteristi . . .

There are many reasons why resource managers move plants and animals from one location to another. Understanding how the organisms disperse after relocation is an important aspect to any relocation action. This study was done to evaluate the post-stoc . . .

In the 1960s, higher education become more accessible to historically excluded groups, such as women, minorities, and the working class, forever changing the culture and population of college campuses. As a result of these changes, in 1974 the “Studen . . .

Narratives are very powerful and important aspects to our society that are conveyed through numerous mediums, including the prevalent medium of television. In this study, the reality television show the Girls Next Door is analyzed to answer the questi . . .

This study examined different protective and risk factors that influence perceived stress. Participants (N = 254) were recruited from introductory psychology courses in exchange for course credit. Six surveys were used to examine the dependent variabl . . .

Hispanics are the largest ethnic minority in California, making up 37% of the state's population, but they trail other ethnicities in academic achievement. Using data from the Department of Education and local law enforcement agencies, I build regress . . .

VO2max, efficiency and economy play important roles in endurance performance. These improvements have been elicited separately through endurance and sprint interval training (SIT) and intermittent hypoxic exposure (IHE). However, there is limited data . . .

The participation of women in achieving university education is at an all-time high, but the accurate representation of women across the curriculum, in culture, and throughout time is severely lacking. However, educators play a critical role in the co . . .

Parallel to the experiences of other migrant communities, Pakistani-Americans continue to deal with post-migration stressors. These stressors affect the overall peace and healthy environment of families. This exploratory study examines the knowledge, . . .

In observing the process of fifth and sixth grade beginning band students of Folsom, California choose their instruments for the school year, it was noticed that there were many underlying societal factors that affected the choices they made. One of t . . .

This exploratory and qualitative study examines and explores the migratory experiences of Greek-American immigrants. The participants in this study consisted of 16 adult Greek-American immigrants who have resided in America ranging from 14 to 62 years . . .

The total land-mass of urban areas is rapidly increasing, forcing wildlife species to respond either by reductions in their distribution and abundance or acclimation to urban and otherwise modified habitats. Coyotes (Canis latrans) are found in the he . . .

Pairing the Elaboration Likelihood Model with Social Categorization Theory and Social Identity Theory, an experiment examined the effect of both the persuaders’ ethnicity and the strength of the targets association with their own ethnicity on being pe . . .

This work chronicles the construction of two nineteenth-century train robbers from Tulare County, California into social bandits. It presents the context of late nineteenth-century California as an essential element in creating a social bandit, and su . . .

There are students who are able to decode adequately but continue to struggle with reading due to their comprehension. These students need to be provided with targeted instruction to improve their reading comprehension in order to become proficient re . . .

Prior to the housing market and economic crash beginning in 2007, the State of California had historically experienced higher housing costs than a majority of other states in the nation, with many of the major metropolitan areas topping the list of mo . . .