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French Structuralism and its Contribution to Sociological Theory

This study delineates the basic concepts and analytical techniques of contemporary French structuralists, namely Levi-Strauss, Lacan, Barthes, Althusser, and Foucault, and critically examines the contribution of their formulations to sociological theory and the implication of such formulations on the methodological orientation in sociology.

Date: August 1985

Creator: Abderrahmane, Azzi

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Children of Battered Women: Personality Patterns and Identification

Mental health professionals have observed that children who witness interparental violence frequently display either an affrontive, demanding personality style, or a passive, compliant style. The prevalence of these personality types and their relation to identification, stress, and other variables was evaluated in a sample of 40 children (age range = 6 - 12 years old) who have witnessed parental spouse abuse. Children completed the Children's Personality Questionnaire and the Parental Identifi… more

Date: December 1985

Creator: Adler, Jeffrey Steven

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Nigerian Military Government and Problems of Agricultural Development

This thesis attempts to analyze the military government's role in solving the country's agricultural problems. This analysis is essential because it was during the military's stay in power that Nigeria's potential as a selfsufficient and food exporting nation declined. Materials collected to analyze the above problems reveal that the military government's lack of adequate personnel to supervise and implement decisions taken on agriculture, unplanned schemes, and unresearched projects were part… more

Date: August 1985

Creator: Agboaye, Izilin Christiana

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Effects of a Leisure Education Program Upon Expressed Attitudes Towards Recreation and Delinquency for Institutionalized Adolescents

The social problem of juvenile delinquency and treatment efforts to alleviate this problem are introduced in this study. Literature related to theories on delinquency, institutional treatment, the role of recreation in correctional settings, and leisure education is reviewed and summarized. A basis for a leisure theory on delinquency is presented, suggesting delinquent behaviors are socially unacceptable leisure pursuits. Implications include efforts to replace delinquent behaviors with sociall… more

Date: May 1985

Creator: Aguilar, Teresita E. (Teresita Elena)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Immune Response of the Rat to Outer Membrane Proteins of Legionella Pneumophila

Outer membrane proteins (OMPs) were recovered from eleven strains (eight serogroups) of Legionella pneumophila by sequential treatment with Tris buffer (pH 8), citrate buffer(pH 2.75) and Tris buffer (pH 8). Transmission electron microscopy revealed clearly the separation of the outer membrane from the bacteria. The development of delayed hypersensitivity was also noted by measuring the area of arythema and induration produced by intradermal injections of the MPSs from Chicago 8 strain. The adj… more

Date: August 1985

Creator: Ahanotu, Ejemihu Ndu

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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An Investigation of Factors Deterring Participation in Continuing Professional Education

This study was conceived as an attempt to determine .and analyze factors deterring participation in continuing professional education among social workers in environments where continuing education for relicensure is mandatory and voluntary. The specific research design implemented to complete this study was the ex-post facto descriptive design. The sample included 106 social workers randomly selected in the state of Texas where continuing education is mandatory and 94 social workers in the sta… more

Date: December 1985

Creator: Akintade, Aribigbola

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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U.S. Foreign Policy and the Soviet Gas Pipeline to Western Europe

This paper surveys U.S. foreign policy in the late 1970s and early 1980s as the American administration reacted to the Soviet Union's interventions in Afghanistan and Poland and to its planned gas pipeline to Western Europe. Chapter I outlines the origins of the pipeline project; Chapters II and III describe U.S. foreign policy toward the Soviets during the Carter and Reagan administrations. Chapter IV focuses on the economic sanctions imposed against the Soviet Union by the United States and t… more

Date: August 1985

Creator: Al-Imam, Jamal D.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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An Empirical Investigation of the Complementary Value of a Statement of Cash Flows in a Set of Published Financial Statements

This research investigates the complementary value of a statement of cash flows (SCF) in a set of published financial statements. Selected accounting studies and selected parts of communication theory are used to argue the case for treating an SCF as a primary financial statement. Ideas adapted from communication theory are also used to decide key issues involved in developing an SCF. Specifically, the study selects a direct rather than a reconciling format for an SCF; it also defines cash to i… more

Date: May 1985

Creator: Allen, George Louis

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Childrearing Attitudes of Mexican-American Mothers Effects of Education of Mother

The purpose of this study was to identify childrearing attitudes of Mexican-American mothers with children ages three to five years of age. Specifically the first purpose of this study was to determine childrearing attitudes of Mexican-American mothers with ten years of education or fewer and Mexican-American mothers with eleven years of education or more as identified by the Parent As A Teacher Inventory (PAAT). The second purpose was to identify the relationship of the following demographic … more

Date: December 1985

Creator: Allie, Elva Leticia Concha

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Development of Oil and Societal Change in Saudi Arabia

Before the discovery of oil Saudi Arabia's economic structure was limited, and the majority of the population was engaged in herding and agriculture. Social life was also very simple. The Saudi economy has made tremendous strides since commercial oil production began in 1938. A series of national development plans was formulated, and the government has devoted considerable attention to the improvement of education, the Bedouin lifestyle, and many other aspects of society. Chapter I of this thes… more

Date: August 1985

Creator: Almtairi, Naief M.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Complex Polymers of ADP-Ribose Occur in Vitro and in Vivo

The work presented here included the development of a highly sensitive method to estimate the size and complexity of poly(ADP-ribose). This involved radiolabeling of the precursor pools, purification of polymers using a boronate resin, polymer fractionation according to size by molecular sieve chromatography and analysis of polymer complexity by enzymatic digestion to nucleotides which were quantified by strong anion exchange chromatography.

Date: May 1985

Creator: Alvarez-Gonzalez, Rafael

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Southwest Retort, Volume 38, Number 1, January 1985

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community.

Date: January 1985