Sociology and Anthropology: Recent submissions
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Female Violent and Sexual Offenders in Montana Is There an Increase in Criminal Activity Among Females?
(2003-04-01)Crime has affected every society throughout time. Overall, crime in the United States has decreased in the past few years, but it is important to recognize that there is an increase in the number of female offenders in ... -
The Motivations of Volunteers Who Work with Terminally Ill Patients A Qualitative Study of the La Baclesse Volunteers
(2002-04-01)This qualitative research study focuses on the volunteers at La Baclesse Hospital who visit terminally ill cancer patients, in order to explore the motivations behind such action and how these motivations affect the ... -
A Study of Stress and Final Exams Week Among Selected Carroll College Students
(2002-04-01)Stress is a common part of everyday life. An example is stress perceived by college students during final exams week. Stress may be dysfunctional and harm a person’s health, or it may be functional by helping to motivate ... -
Willingness Of Persons To Pay For And Volunteer In Delinquency Prevention Programs
(2002-04-01)Although overall crime and juvenile violent crime has been decreasing, juvenile delinquency is still perceived as a problem. The causes and vehicles of preventing and treating this societal problem have occupied the minds ... -
The Implications of English Proficiency for Non-Native English Speaking Immigrants
(2002-04-01)This study examines non-native English speaking immigrants, a group that has been overlooked by researchers in the past. They are confronted with a large amount of change and stress; and are forced to deal with many universal ... -
Determining What Factors Create an Active Citizen in Helena, Montana
(2001-04-01)“Many Americans continue to claim that we are “members” of various organizations, but most Americans no longer spend much time in community organizations-we’ve stopped doing committee work, stopped serving as officers, and ... -
Exploratory Research In the Area of Sibling Aggression
(2001-04-01)Based on the scarcity of existing research, sibling aggression in society remains one of the last unreported and unacknowledged domestic violence issues in America. Indeed, the importance for more investigation to support ... -
How Gardens Grow Communities
(2001-04-01)This thesis explores a garden, located on the Carroll College campus in Helena, Montana as one of thousands of community gardens that fulfills unique community needs. It details how community gardens help build healthy ... -
American Indians In Film: How They Became Mythical Beings Of The Hollywood Western
(2000-04-01)Rather than depict American Indians as they historically were and now are—a people whose worldview encompasses social, cultural, political, religious, and economic systems that rival, influence, and often transcend the ... -
Elements of an Effective Physical Therapist-Patient Relationship
(1999-04-01)In the field of physical therapy, many aspects are important in developing and executing a successful plan for improving the health of a patient. The relationship between the physical therapist and patient is among the ... -
Sentence Disparity in Lewis and Clark and Gallatin Counties
(1999-04-01)This research investigates institutional discrimination in the Gallatin and Lewis and Clark County Courts exhibited in the sentencing phase of trial. Through an investigation ofthe sentences given by these courts in 1997, ... -
Native American Water Rights Development: Survival of Indigenous Culture in the face ofEnergy Development and Mineral Extraction in the Southwestern United States
(1998-04-01)Native American water rights have been established with the United States Supreme Court’s support over the last century. Water rights on reservation lands are a precarious and serious subject requiring investigation and ... -
Religious Influences on Voting Behavior During the 54th Session of the Montana State Legislature: Catholics and the Religious Right
(1996-04-01)There has been a great deal of interest in religious influence on voting behavior among legislators during the election of 1994 and to the present. This project explored the influence of Roman Catholic social justice ... -
Patient Compliance in Physical Therapy Home Exercise Regimens
(1995-04-01)Compliance and noncompliance with medical regimens have been the topic of medical concern and scientific investigations since the beginning of humankind. Medical compliance can be broadly defined as, "The extent to which ... -
The Negative Sociological Effect of Federally Funded Employment Programs on Their Target Recipients
(1988-04-01)While many economists and political leaders have tried to deny the seriousness of poverty in the United States, the truth is that poverty is not an issue which can be ignored. The federal government has recognized the ... -
The Changing Nature Of Poverty: Women And Children At Risk
(1987-04-01)Prosperity continues to elude millions of Americans. Not only are the ranks of America's poor growing at an alarming rate, they include an unprecedented concentration of women and children. This dimension of poverty has ... -
Pets: Their Effects On The Elderly
(1984-04-01)Pets have always had a capacity for putting human beings in touch with life. Watching a puppy or a kitten at play stirs a joy somewhere deep within us bringing with it a smile or a chuckle. Pets remind us of spring, of ... -
Correlates Of Marital Instability: A Comparative Study Between National Research On Divorce And Divorce In Lewis And Clark County
(1984-04-01)The crude divorce rate in the United States increased from 2.5 to 5.3 per 1,000 population between 1965 and 1979. This increase in the divorce rate provided an impetus for an increase in research on the causes of divorce ... -
The Educator's Roles In The Prevention And Treatment Of Child Abuse And Neglect
(1981-04-01)The protection of an abused child's safety involves identification, investigation and intervention. The responsibility of teachers and school personnel is to report suspected child abuse. Responsibility for investigation ... -
Emotional Stresses Of Childhood And Adolescence As A Basis For Future Coping Efficacy
(1980-04-01)The major focus of this paper is to discuss the emotional stresses faced by children and adolescents. It is not my assumption that all emotions and all problems faced by children are necessarily harmful and detrimental to ...