This study investigates the relationship between educational loan debt and horizontal education-occupation mismatch, or the extent to which an individual works in an occupation unrelated to their degree field. Research has documented rising levels...
The #metoo movement started in the United States but has spread across the world with the goal of increasing awareness about the sexual harassment women endure. This paper aims to understand the factors affecting the diffusion of the #metoo moveme...
The underrepresentation of racial/ethnic minorities and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in college majors that promote social mobility is problematic. Relative risk aversion theory predicts that disadvantaged students will choose colle...
Sociology, Social sciences--Research, Social structure
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There are more refugees globally now than at any time since WWII. I use Phillimore’s opportunity structures from the refugee studies literature with popular ideas from the sociology of immigration literature like New Assimilation Theory to examine...
The coronavirus pandemic had a profound change to daily life. While the pandemic could be considered a stressful event within its own right, graduate school is also known to induce stress; this stress occurs due to time constraints, financial stra...
While researchers have identified many ecological conditions that impact life chances, there are many yet to be identified. This study identifies the size of the middle-income population as an ecological condition that is related to life outcomes....
This research examines media trust in China in the new Internet era. Cognitive consistency model and the model of knowledge gap and media trust are employed to explain the public trust in different sources of media. According to the cognitive cons...
This paper adds to the existing literature on gentrification by exploring the impact of newly developed light rail transportation systems on neighborhoods surrounding the rail stations. Transportation costs place a disproportionate burden on peopl...
ABSTRACTEMILY AYALA. The Relationship Between Disability Status and Academic Outcomes: Race and SES As Moderators. (Under the direction of DR. MARTHA CECILIA BOTTIA)Addressing the educational achievement of children with learning disabilities is a...
ABSTRACTEMILY AYALA. The Relationship Between Disability Status and Academic Outcomes: Race and SES As Moderators. (Under the direction of DR. MARTHA CECILIA BOTTIA)Addressing the educational achievement of children with learning disabilities is a...
