Browsing by Author "David J. Hess"
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Wilson, Kanetha Brynn (2013-12-10)Department: SociologyThe United States Department of Health and Human Services describes oral disease and tooth decay as a silent epidemic plaguing the poor. Poor oral health is negatively associated with several other physical health measures ...
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Piya, Bhumika (2018-02-15)Department: SociologyGrowing concerns over global climate change and its consequences for the health and well-being of populations living in ecologically vulnerable locations warrant a greater understanding of human-environment interactions. ...
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Wilson, Kanetha Brynn (2017-12-11)Department: SociologyThis dissertation uses a qualitative approach to study this important topic in the area of intersectionality and health. My primary data are semi-structured interviews I conducted with 49 black breast cancer survivors in ...
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Brown, Kate (Anne Katherine) Pride (2015-03-16)Department: SociologyWhat is the effect of globalization on the development of civil society? This dissertation examines the relationship between these two phenomena by examining environmentalist efforts in Irkutsk, Russia. Environmentalism ...
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McKane, Rachel Gayle (2016-12-06)Department: SociologyThe following paper examines the relationship between race, ethnicity, class, and Superfund sites in Tennessee using distance based modeling and census tract level data from 2000 and 2010. This project is novel for two ...
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Coley, Jonathan Scott (2015-12-18)Department: SociologyIn this dissertation, I trace the biographical pathways of activists mobilizing to make Christian colleges and universities more inclusive of LGBTQ students. Drawing on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 65 LGBTQ ...