• In the shadow of death : insecurity and miracles in Latin America. 

  Eschler, Edwin H. W., 1989-; 0000-0003-1630-0895 (2018-06-22)

  The difference between a miracle and luck relies on the interpretation of events. Existential threat theories would predict religious experiences are not necessarily related to individual education or income, but rather ...

• The complexity of disadvantage : examining the effects of moral ecology on adolescent educational outcomes. 

  Hinojosa, Emily A. Hunt, 1985- (2018-06-27)

  Popular methods of addressing educational inequality emphasize structural barriers to educational attainment such as access and affordability, or individual barriers that highlight a lack of character traits such as grit ...

• Modding my religion : exploring the effects of digital technology on religion and spirituality. 

  McClure, Paul Knowlton, 1982-; 0000-0003-3315-7429 (2018-03-08)

  Digital technology has greatly altered daily life and social institutions. While studies on the Internet and social media are growing, few researchers have explored how using these technologies may impact religion and ...

• Accelerated and micro-longitudinal approaches to understanding depressive symptoms and human flourishing. 

  Kent, Blake Victor, 1980-; 0000-0003-0782-9041 (2018-03-16)

  The three studies presented here assess self-reported depressive symptoms in two large samples of U.S. respondents. The first two examine the National Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), an ongoing nationally ...

• The politics of pot : marijuana use and the potential for collective action. 

  Kane, Jake M., 1991- (2018-03-23)

  Marijuana and its legal status occupy a lengthy and controversial place in United States history. Penalties for marijuana use and distribution have increased in severity alongside the number of individuals who annually ...

• Age, period, and cohort effects on trust of government in rural America. 

  Lotspeich, Michael C., 1994- (2018-04-16)

  After the Presidential Election of 2016, natural surprise was offered as to the impact of rural communities and working-class voters on the outcome. While much research has been done on racial, gender, and individual ...

• Ontological certainty and psychological distress : the role of religious beliefs. 

  Henderson, William Matthew, 1980- (2017-10-27)

  Despite prominent criticisms, scholars generally agree that religious participation conveys important potential psychosocial benefits which contribute to well-being and protect against the deleterious nature of stress. ...

• Cross-national analysis of the association between subjective social status and health. 

  Kang, Su Jin, 1985- (2017-07-26)

  Socioeconomic discrepancies and their associations with health have been a persistent issue in the sociology of health and illness across the globe. Throughout the extensive research effort, subjective social status (SSS) ...

• Religion in contemporary China. 

  Wang, Xiuhua, 1988- (2017-07-24)

  Different from many societies that religion is embedded in the cultural tradition and is supported or subsidized by the state, religion in China is marginalized by the Confucian tradition and regulated by the atheist ...

• Religion and social support for parents. 

  Sugg, Cory. 1989- (2017-07-31)

  How does religion benefit parental well-being? Are religious parents benefitting from the source of informal social support that religion provides? Does religion have an effect apart from this? This study, using logistic ...

• Gender and status in the religious congregation. 

  Ferguson, Todd W. (2016-01-25)

  Ever since Max Weber distinguished differences in “social esteem” between categories of people, status has been a fundamental concept in the sociological analysis of inequality. Gender is a status system that creates a ...

• Are we happy now? : assessing the role of electronic technology in family ritual and parental well-being. 

  Nelson, Justin J. (2016-02-29)

  The ubiquitous nature of electronic devices today has led to questioning of the unintended consequences of technology on our relationships. Meanwhile, it is widely argued that the family meal can provide a place for regular ...

• Who does consociationalism work for? Evidence from the Arab Barometer's survey of Lebanon. 

  Vaughan, Kenneth Ray, 1987- (2016-04-27)

  This study examines the extent to which confessional identities in Lebanon are responsible for shaping individual views toward their government. Specifically, I investigate disparities between religious groups in their ...

• Changing patterns in marijuana use among high school seniors : latent modeling of time-series cross-sections (1976 – 2013). 

  Tamburello, Jeffrey A. (2016-04-19)

  Public support for the legalization of marijuana is on the rise. As states are increasingly passing legislation decriminalizing marijuana possession and consumption, a great deal of research is needed to inform policy-makers ...

• Religion and interracial marriage. 

  Tom, Joshua C. (2015-07-24)

  The history of racial intermarriage in the United States intersects with its religious history. Religious people, beliefs and institutions have both supported and opposed social and legal boundaries regarding the marriage ...

• Religion and trust : Turkish case. 

  Yilmaz, Murat, 1983- (2015-07-07)

  I investigate the relationship between religion and trust using the Turkish sample from the World Values Surveys (WVS). This study focuses on a majority Muslim nation that has been institutionally secular and democratic ...

• Community satisfaction : the solution for rural communities. 

  Garland, Anna Nicole. (, 2013-09-24)

  Why do people like where they live? Why do people decide to stay at their current residence? Are residents satisfied with their community? All of these questions and more have been explored and investigated for decades ...

• Graduation rates, success and high school quality. 

  Cooper, Cassidy J. (, 2013-09-24)

  The efficacy of high school grades in retention modeling has been criticized as ineffective, owing to the diversity in both grading standards in high schools and competitiveness of high school curriculums. Informed by ...

• Lost in the cloud : cultural lag in the transition to eTextbooks. 

  McMahon, Debbie Hardman. (, 2013-09-16)

  The age of electronic textbook delivery is upon us. On the national level, the Department of Education is advocating eTextbook delivery in K-12. President Obama recommends that eTextbooks be employed in K-12 education by ...

• Health disparities in India : the role of gender, family, and culture. 

  Stroope, Samuel M. (, 2013-09-16)

  This dissertation examines how cultural contexts play a role in gender differences in health in India. After an introductory chapter, chapter two asks whether the extent of dowry practice perception in local communities ...

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