Browsing Sociology and Anthropology Undergraduate Theses by Title
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Dad Taught Me Everything I Know: A Study of Paternal Influence On Deviance and Politics
(2006-04-01)The father figure is disappearing from homes throughout the occidental world. Nonetheless, the relationship fathers have with their sons is irreplaceable. In this study, qualitative methods were used to better understand ... -
Dammed Societies: Effects of Dams on Native Americans in the Columbia River Basin
(2017-05-13)Since dam construction began in the New Deal Era, it has represented a dominance of humankind over nature. These massive structures have harnessed, collected, and distributed electricity from the rivers they hold back and ... -
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 ... -
Differential Approaches Used in Social Work With Unmarried Mothers
(1973-04-01)I am a person, like everyone else, yet different in my own right I am lonely, surrounded by a faceless world I am a young girl, caught in a deeply changing world. Anonymous The above could have been said by practically any ... -
The Disabled Proletariat and Ableist Bourgeoisie: Tracking the Dialectic through Political Action
(2021)Passed in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is landmark legislation in the progress of disabled Americans’ civil rights. Despite this, disabled people remain an underclass oppressed by an ableist population. ... -
Discrimination and/or Prejudice in the Criminal Justice System
(2004-04-01)This study investigates the possibility of discrimination and/or prejudice as it might effect the criminal justice system. The hypotheses tested are that people accused of a crime are initially perceived as criminals based ... -
Doukhobor Survival: Maintained Through Persecution and Conflict
(2005-04-01)This thesis examines the 19th and 20th century struggles of the Doukhobors as they journeyed from Czarist Russia to Canada. Due to their religious beliefs and sense of social justice, the Doukhobors were forced to migrate ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
False Consciousness and Equality of Opportunity In Helena Montana: A Quantitative Study of Perceptions of Equal Opportunity
(2005-04-01)The main theory examined in this study is that of Karl Marx, specifically his ideology on false consciousness. Important writings referred to in this research include Jonathan Turner and Charles Starnes on inequality in ... -
Family Breakup Is A Cause Of Mental Illness In Children Today
(1966-04-01)As a way of introducing the problem to be presented in this work, I need only to ask tie reader to pick up the daily paper, and turn to the vital statistics pare and read within the column the ever enlarging number of ... -
Fathering On the Inside: The Effects of Parent Education Within the Montana Men’s State Prison as Compared to the InsideOut Dad® and 24/7 Dad® Programs
(2016-04-01)Despite the decline in crime rates and attempts to regulate prison populations, the United States leads the industrialized world with the highest imprisonment rates. Though reasons of incarceration vary, many inmates share ... -
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 ... -
General Electric: Power, Greed, Deception and Our Environment
(2014-04-01)General Electric is a multi-national corporate conglomerate based in the United States. General Electric, or GE, is one of the largest, most profitable corporations in America. Yet, despite the corporation’s immense success, ... -
Gym Stigma
(2017-05-13)Uses Goffman’s theory of social stigma, this study sociologically examines whether or not there is a stigma at gyms based on bodily appearance or fitness level. The findings suggest there is a perceived “norm” for body ... -
Health Services Under The Social Security Act
(1937-04-01)In this dissertation it will be my purpose to set forth the provisions of the Federal Social Security Act, passed in August, 1933, as it affects the two phases of health work; namely, Public Health Work and Maternal and ... -
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 ... -
Music Communication As An Indicant Of Identity Transmission
(1969-04-01)One of the basic concepts studied by sociologists is that of man’s behavior in groups or of man’s interaction with other human beings. Sociologists are seeking to understand the nature and purpose of human associations; ... -
Naive Freedom And Social Ascent: The Problem Of Diminishing Freedom In The American Social Class Structure
(1968-04-01)The relationship of freedom and social class is an especially broad one. Its nature is both philosophical and sociological, hence to approach it effectively, both disciplines must be employed. This approach is often ...