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DISCOVERING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MATERIAL CONSUMPTION AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
Title
DISCOVERING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MATERIAL CONSUMPTION AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
Author
Venkitasubramanian, Kailas
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Geography, Government policy
Description
This dissertation theoretically and empirically investigates how material consumption affects human happiness and life satisfaction in the urbanized societies around the world. In recent literature, happiness and life satisfaction is encapsulated ...
High-Status Job Characteristics, Gender, and Overwork: The Buffering Effect of Free Time
Title
High-Status Job Characteristics, Gender, and Overwork: The Buffering Effect of Free Time
Author
Speights, Sabrina
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Sociology
Description
The social ordering of time within a changing workplace is a serious concern for scholars, employers, and employees alike. This study contends that the use and evaluation of free time will reduce feelings of overwork brought on by the characterist...
Response Latency as a Status Cue
Title
Response Latency as a Status Cue
Author
Pierce, Kayla
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Sociology
Description
This research tests status cues theory, which is a theory in the expectation states research program. Status cues signal the status of an actor to others. Status cues theory predicts that in a status homogeneous group, status cues can create diffe...
THE IMPACT OF DYNAMIC NETWORK STRUCTURE AND HOMOGENEOUS EMBEDDEDNESS ON CULTURAL POLARIZATION
Title
THE IMPACT OF DYNAMIC NETWORK STRUCTURE AND HOMOGENEOUS EMBEDDEDNESS ON CULTURAL POLARIZATION
Author
Lee, Yunsub
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Sociology
Description
In this study, I use a computer simulation model to investigate one possible process of cultural polarization in modern society. Numerous studies have used computer simulation models based on the principle of homophily to explain the process of cu...
The Role of Formal and Informal Social Support on Depression for Individuals Living with HIV Disease
Title
The Role of Formal and Informal Social Support on Depression for Individuals Living with HIV Disease
Author
Bloomer-Clouse, Amanda
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Mental health, Medical sciences
Description
The current literature on depression within HIV populations shows poorer outcomes for these individuals than those in the general population. To further these studies, I performed an analysis looking at the effects of formal and informal social su...