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A STUDY OF MATERIALIZATION, IDENTITY, AND AGENCY USING PXRF ANALYSIS OF CERAMICS FROM INCA PERIOD ECUADOR
Title
A STUDY OF MATERIALIZATION, IDENTITY, AND AGENCY USING PXRF ANALYSIS OF CERAMICS FROM INCA PERIOD ECUADOR
Author
Sweitzer, Mackenzie
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Social structure, Archaeology, Area studies
Description
When the Inca Empire expanded across large portions of South America, they implemented various strategies to subdue and control their massively ethnically diverse subjects. One way that the Inca ideology and social order was imposed on the masses ...
COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS AND THE THRESHOLD EFFECT: TOWARDS A GENERAL TOOL FOR STUDYING DYNAMIC PHENOMENA ACROSS DIVERSE DOMAINS
Title
COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS AND THE THRESHOLD EFFECT: TOWARDS A GENERAL TOOL FOR STUDYING DYNAMIC PHENOMENA ACROSS DIVERSE DOMAINS
Author
Carmichael, Theodore
Date Created
2010
Subjects--Topical
Computer science, Social structure, Cytology
Description
Most interesting phenomena in natural and social systems include transitions and oscillations among their various phases. A new phase begins when the system reaches a threshold that marks a qualitative change in system characteristics. These thres...
Do Refugees Who Become Economically Self-Sufficient Start With Nothing?
Title
Do Refugees Who Become Economically Self-Sufficient Start With Nothing?
Author
Scholes, Paul
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Social sciences--Research, Social structure
Description
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...
TOWARD SYSTEMATIC DESIGN OF KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE SERVICE DELIVERY NETWORKS
Title
TOWARD SYSTEMATIC DESIGN OF KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE SERVICE DELIVERY NETWORKS
Author
Dong, Su
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Management, Social structure, Information technology
Description
Effective management of IT-enabled services is becoming increasingly important. These services are often delivered by networks of knowledge workers who constitute Knowledge Intensive Service Delivery Networks (KISDN). This dissertation contributes...
The Community College: Access to Opportunity or Barrier to Success
Title
The Community College: Access to Opportunity or Barrier to Success
Author
Grubbs, Samuel
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Social structure, Government policy, Education, Higher
Description
The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate some of the contradictory outcomes for community college students. I investigated whether community colleges lower their students’ aspirations and make students less likely to be socially involve...
The Intersectional Effects of Race, Gender, and Class on Worker Outcomes
Title
The Intersectional Effects of Race, Gender, and Class on Worker Outcomes
Author
Frevert, Tonya
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Organizational behavior, Social structure, Women's studies
Description
In this dissertation, I investigate how the combined structural locations of workers’ race, gender, and class affect their individual outcomes in their personal domain (health perceptions), their work domain (job satisfaction), and the interface b...