Gendered rules and rituals are upheld and perpetuated in the workplace, which transcend into other realms of society where individuals take on gendered roles that they feel are expected of them, inevitably helping to maintain the gender hierarchy in s . . .

The volatilities of financial asset markets are important components of asset allocation and portfolio management decisions made by financial market participants. For policy makers, market volatility influences the effectiveness of policies. This thes . . .

The study of supernatural belief has been a constant in the fields of both folkloristics and anthropology but has rarely been addressed in a modern, Western setting.This lack of attention can be ascribed to many social and academic factors, not the le . . .

Decrements in performance with resistance training and performance variables such as power, force, and velocity has been noted in a variety of exercises. Implementation of Inter-Repetition Rest (IRR) treatments has been shown to negate the effects of . . .

The following thesis is an examination of metaphor in my paintings. I will begin with a history of my painting studies in order to aid the understanding of my current work. This history will describe my artist influences and the steps that led to the . . .

Children’s and adolescents’ social-emotional health is moving to the forefront of attention in schools, as depression, anxiety, and suicide rates are on the rise for youth (Bennett & Kalish, 2006). At the same time, students are experiencing inten . . .

The thesis examines the effect of total healthcare spending and government healthcare spending on health outcomes (infant mortality and child-under 5 mortality) using panel data from 48 African countries for the period from 2003 to 2015. Data show tha . . .

Community colleges continues to be a popular path into higher education for many aspiring students. This study attempts to analyze post-transfer academic outcomes for a cohort of community college students who enrolled during Fall 2012 at a public fou . . .

This study aimed to explore and better understand student burnout and perceived levels of support of Master of Social Work (MSW) students within California State University, Sacramento’s MSW program. An assessment of the supports needed by graduate st . . .

This thesis explores Toni Morrison’s play Desdemona in the context of its response to Shakespeare’s Othello as a way of recovering truths hidden in the margins of Shakespeare’s work. Morrison explores concepts and topics not addressed by Shakespeare—p . . .