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- THE FORGOTTEN SOUTHERNERS: THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BLACKS AND POOR WHITES DURING RECONSTRUCTION.
- Creator
- SIDDALL, YVONNE ROBENA., Florida Atlantic University, Curl, Donald W.
- Abstract/Description
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This was written as a beginning study of the relationships between blacks and poor whites during Reconstruction. The heritage of slavery is discussed as a prerequisite for understanding later developments. A brief synopsis of Reconstruction is included. The last chapters concern the actual relations between blacks and poor whites. Reasons for the inability of these two groups to ally and cooperate lie in the low opinion each had for the other and the inability of poor whites to allow the...
Show moreThis was written as a beginning study of the relationships between blacks and poor whites during Reconstruction. The heritage of slavery is discussed as a prerequisite for understanding later developments. A brief synopsis of Reconstruction is included. The last chapters concern the actual relations between blacks and poor whites. Reasons for the inability of these two groups to ally and cooperate lie in the low opinion each had for the other and the inability of poor whites to allow the Negro a measure of equality. For the poor white the Negro was too much a threat as an equal. As a result violence, intimidation and suppression were practiced by poor whites against blacks and their white Republican allies, until the South was finally redeemed by white Democrats and southern demagogues.
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- 1972
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13492
- Subject Headings
- Reconstruction (US history, 1865-1877)--Southern States, Southern States--Race relations, Southern States--History--1865-1877
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Mean Girls or Bad Girls: Expressions of Conflict and Aggression by Black and White Female Siblings on Family Sitcoms.
- Creator
- Somersall, Akilah Sharifa, Backstrom, Laura, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis examines the expression of anger and aggression in interactions of 6 black and 4 white female siblings on family sitcoms from the 1980s, 1990s and the 2010s. The interactions were examined to determine whether black girls on TV sitcoms were depicted as more conflictual than their white counterparts, whether the content of the portrayals of black girls differed from white girls based on racialized gender stereotypes related to female anger and aggression, whether these depictions...
Show moreThis thesis examines the expression of anger and aggression in interactions of 6 black and 4 white female siblings on family sitcoms from the 1980s, 1990s and the 2010s. The interactions were examined to determine whether black girls on TV sitcoms were depicted as more conflictual than their white counterparts, whether the content of the portrayals of black girls differed from white girls based on racialized gender stereotypes related to female anger and aggression, whether these depictions changed over three eras of television ranging from the 1980s-2010s, and finally, whether birth order and relationship to the girl (family vs. non family) determined whether relationship context influenced conflict. The findings revealed that by race and across time black girls are less conflictual than their white counterparts. This contradicts the acceptance of solely black girls as representations of the violent and aggressive “bad girl.”
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013020
- Subject Headings
- Sitcoms (Television programs), Blacks on television, Mean girls, Whites on television
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Vampire films and the social construction of whiteness.
- Creator
- McQueen, Michael Anthony., Florida Atlantic University, Budd, Michael N.
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis explores the manner in which whiteness is represented and constructed in Western media through analysis of six narrative films about vampires. The study hypothesizes that vampire films have been underexamined as a site of contestation over the meanings of racial differences because they have been considered a "white" genre. Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model is used as the principal methodology, but other theories (e.g. semiotics) are used to explore the subtexts of the films....
Show moreThis thesis explores the manner in which whiteness is represented and constructed in Western media through analysis of six narrative films about vampires. The study hypothesizes that vampire films have been underexamined as a site of contestation over the meanings of racial differences because they have been considered a "white" genre. Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model is used as the principal methodology, but other theories (e.g. semiotics) are used to explore the subtexts of the films. The study pays attention to the historical moment of the films' production and explores instances where race works in tandem with gender to construct Others.
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- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15735
- Subject Headings
- Vampire films--History and criticism, Race relations in motion pictures, Whites in literature, Minorities in motion pictures
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The impact of electoral forces on party unity: An analysis of voting patterns among Florida's Democratic congressional delegation, 1972-1992.
- Creator
- O'Malley, Terence Trumpy Sr., Florida Atlantic University, Pritchard, Anita, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis examines the impact of electoral forces on party unity scores among Florida's Democratic congressional delegation from 1972 to 1992. The impacts of in-migration of non-southern whites, immigration of Hispanics, realignment into the Republican Party, and the enfranchisement of Black voters were analyzed. The increased party unity scores among Florida's Democratic Representatives was determined to be primarily the result of in-migration and realignment which resulted in a smaller,...
Show moreThis thesis examines the impact of electoral forces on party unity scores among Florida's Democratic congressional delegation from 1972 to 1992. The impacts of in-migration of non-southern whites, immigration of Hispanics, realignment into the Republican Party, and the enfranchisement of Black voters were analyzed. The increased party unity scores among Florida's Democratic Representatives was determined to be primarily the result of in-migration and realignment which resulted in a smaller, but more homogeneous Democratic delegation, a trend likely to continue.
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- 1994
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15010
- Subject Headings
- United States--Congress--Voting, Florida--Politics and government, Political parties--Florida, Party affiliation--Florida
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The end of race as we know it: Slavery, segregation, and the African American quest for redress.
- Creator
- Dottin, Paul Anthony., Florida Atlantic University, Lyman, Stanford M.
- Abstract/Description
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This is a study of one of the most controversial public matters concerning race in America today: the African American reparations movement for slavery and segregation. This issue is hotly contested because racial identity and the relative status and well-being of ethnic groups in America, a configuration I refer to as "race as we know it," is inextricably linked to matters of prejudice, pride, property, and public policy both presently and historically. Any substantial shift in the relative...
Show moreThis is a study of one of the most controversial public matters concerning race in America today: the African American reparations movement for slavery and segregation. This issue is hotly contested because racial identity and the relative status and well-being of ethnic groups in America, a configuration I refer to as "race as we know it," is inextricably linked to matters of prejudice, pride, property, and public policy both presently and historically. Any substantial shift in the relative position of blacks and whites, America's most iconically opposed groups, promises to alter fundamental dynamics between these two populations, effectively ending "race as we know it," if not racism and racial hierarchy per se. Randall Robinson, author of The Debt, the most important work advocating reparations for African Americans, sees reparations as the means by which to break the historical "habit" of American society of locking most blacks and whites into positions of inferiority and superiority respectively. David Horowitz, author of Uncivil Wars , the most famous refutation of Robinson's argument, sees reparations as an all-out attack on America's "heritage" of racial progress because it threatens today's allegedly "color-blind consensus" with "reverse-racism." So put, these opposed positions express the fundamental fears of many whites and the highest hopes of many blacks. Hence, the conflict over reparations, a struggle over the economics and ethics of equality, is simultaneously and inseparably no less a struggle over the future of race in America. With the societal stake so high, the present study constitutes a much-needed critical scholarly attempt to "save" this public matter from the ideological excesses of these powerfully opposed manifestos. This study will analyze their respective arguments by using a multidisciplinary and comparative framework employing data, concepts, and theories from the disciplines of anthropology, economics, cultural studies, history, political science, and sociology. Its comparative orientation juxtaposes different forms of human bondage, class composition, racial identity and community formation, and political movements. A critical analysis of primary and secondary sources using qualitative and quantitative methods will also be employed.
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- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12013
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Reparations, African Americans--Civil rights, Racism--United States, United States--Race relations
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE OF RICHARD WRIGHT.
- Creator
- FETTROW, DIANE S. DIRINGER., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
- Abstract/Description
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A common experience for the Black American was to migrate from the rural South to the urban South to the industrialized North in search of greater freedom and opportunity. Richard Wright in both his life and his writing, exemplified this social transformation. He utilized many forms of writing including novels, short stories, poetry and journalism to depict the influence of each milieu on the Black man’s life. He saw his writing as a way to attack the American conscience, hoping that Blacks...
Show moreA common experience for the Black American was to migrate from the rural South to the urban South to the industrialized North in search of greater freedom and opportunity. Richard Wright in both his life and his writing, exemplified this social transformation. He utilized many forms of writing including novels, short stories, poetry and journalism to depict the influence of each milieu on the Black man’s life. He saw his writing as a way to attack the American conscience, hoping that Blacks as well as Whites would realize the stifling effect of a racist environment. A wide range of experiences and an extensive background in historical, sociological and philosophical readings enabled him to be a spokesman for his race concerning the Black men’s quest for a meaningful life in America.
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- 1976
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13825
- Subject Headings
- Wright, Richard,--1908-1960.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The struggle for life in "Native Son".
- Creator
- Ho Lung, Jacqueline Theresa., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
- Abstract/Description
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The controversy in Native Son is over the book's "message"; however, few agree exactly what this message is. It is not, as misinterpreted by many critics, a struggle between the races. Refusing to accept passively society's definition of himself as a non-person, Bigger fights for the right to be and for a reason for being. Discarded as human garbage, Bigger rebels. His consequent actions become the justification for his existence. He kills Mary Dalton because he is "scared and mad," reacting...
Show moreThe controversy in Native Son is over the book's "message"; however, few agree exactly what this message is. It is not, as misinterpreted by many critics, a struggle between the races. Refusing to accept passively society's definition of himself as a non-person, Bigger fights for the right to be and for a reason for being. Discarded as human garbage, Bigger rebels. His consequent actions become the justification for his existence. He kills Mary Dalton because he is "scared and mad," reacting instinctively in the manner he is forced to live his life. Wright delves into Bigger's motives in order to explain the archetypal "bad nigger," not to gain sympathy from whites nor to be cruel to blacks, rather to build a foundation for communication between the races in order to expose the ongoing American tragedy.
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- 1991
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14693
- Subject Headings
- Wright, Richard,--1908-1960--Native son
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Grade point average and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Battery as predictors of success in the pre-International Baccalaureate Program.
- Creator
- Pullease, Barbara Gail, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this two-year study was to develop a model for predicting the success of ninth grade students enrolled in the pre-International Baccalaureate Program. The program's rigorous academic curriculum was offered to students throughout the school district who met admission requirements. The predictor variables were eighth grade grade point average (GPA) and Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Total Language, Total Work-Study, and Total Mathematics subscores on the Iowa Tests of Basic...
Show moreThe purpose of this two-year study was to develop a model for predicting the success of ninth grade students enrolled in the pre-International Baccalaureate Program. The program's rigorous academic curriculum was offered to students throughout the school district who met admission requirements. The predictor variables were eighth grade grade point average (GPA) and Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Total Language, Total Work-Study, and Total Mathematics subscores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Battery (ITBS). The study involved 195 students (79 males and 116 females; 83 Blacks, 100 Whites, 5 Hispanic, and 7 of Asian descent). Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that there was a significant relationship between the predictors of eighth grade GPA (p\ <.001) and the ITBS battery (p\ <.001) and the criterion of ninth grade GPA. All ITBS subtest scores were significantly related with GPA at p\ <.001 with the exception of Vocabulary (p\ <.05).
Show less - Date Issued
- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12262
- Subject Headings
- Education, Tests and Measurements, Education, Secondary
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Confederate Flag Controversy in South Carolina: A Test of Herbert Blumer's Race Prejudice as a Sense of Group Position Theory.
- Creator
- Bostwick, Heather L., Evans, Arthur S., Florida Atlantic University
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This thesis examines the sociological factors underlying the development of a Confederate Countermovement, which has resulted in a Confederate Flag controversy in South Carolina. In order to account for this development, a test of Herbert Blumer's race prejudice as a sense of group position theory was conducted. Blumer's theory holds that when dominant racial groups perceive a threat to their proprietary claims from a subordinate group, they will emotionally recoil from the potential loss of...
Show moreThis thesis examines the sociological factors underlying the development of a Confederate Countermovement, which has resulted in a Confederate Flag controversy in South Carolina. In order to account for this development, a test of Herbert Blumer's race prejudice as a sense of group position theory was conducted. Blumer's theory holds that when dominant racial groups perceive a threat to their proprietary claims from a subordinate group, they will emotionally recoil from the potential loss of privilege. Using content analysis, the three major members of the Confederate Countermovement were analyzed. Results confirmed the usefulness of Blumer's theory for understanding this controversy. By viewing the conflict as the last stand of a small group of whites, efforts can be directed toward improving the position of blacks without generating countermovement action and bringing an end to the controversy.
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- 2003
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000896
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE IMPACT OF RACE ON A DESEGREGATED SCHOOL DISTRICT AS PERCEIVED BY SELECTED SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
- Creator
- MILLER, DORSEY COLUMBUS., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to determine if black and white secondary school administrative assistants perceived a difference in their job opportunities and responsibilities in the Broward County, Florida, School System, and to determine if this difference was attributable to race. The null hypothesis was that differences in questionnaire results between races were not significantly different from zero was rejected at the conventional .01 level. During the 1978-79 school year, there were...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine if black and white secondary school administrative assistants perceived a difference in their job opportunities and responsibilities in the Broward County, Florida, School System, and to determine if this difference was attributable to race. The null hypothesis was that differences in questionnaire results between races were not significantly different from zero was rejected at the conventional .01 level. During the 1978-79 school year, there were 166 secondary school administrative assistants the Broward County School District. Of this number, 58 (35 percent) were black and 108 (65 percent) were white. A questionnaire was the principal means of collecting data. The random sample included 30 black and 30 white secondary school administrative assistants. Among the major findings were the following: (1) A higher percent of blacks tended to choose responses indicating discrimination than did whites. (2) The general tendency for respondents of both races was toward feeling that their race was not a limiting factor in terms of most of the areas covered by the questionnaire. (3) There was a consistent tendency for whites to feel not discriminated against to a greater relative extent than was the case for blacks on each of the 13 items. The transition from a totally segregated to a totally desegregated school system in Broward County has not been completed. Race is only one variable that has had an impact on this process. This dissertation was but one study toward an accumulation of much needed data. Suggestions were made for future research.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1980
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11753
- Subject Headings
- Discrimination in employment--United States, Race discrimination--United States, African Americans--Employment
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Dialogues About Race Relations: What Kind of Talk is Needed to Overcome Racial Conflict?.
- Creator
- Ten Eyck, Roxanne H., Mulvaney, Becky, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
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The Trayvon Martin shooting of 2013 and the Michael Brown shooting of 2014 by a White security guard and White police officer sequentially led to the Black Lives Matter movement which has grown internationally to 40 chapters. Police agencies have responded with active community outreach programs to proactively reduce conflict. The question arises whether a language of peace such as Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication would be an effective tool to be used in instances of conflict similar to...
Show moreThe Trayvon Martin shooting of 2013 and the Michael Brown shooting of 2014 by a White security guard and White police officer sequentially led to the Black Lives Matter movement which has grown internationally to 40 chapters. Police agencies have responded with active community outreach programs to proactively reduce conflict. The question arises whether a language of peace such as Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication would be an effective tool to be used in instances of conflict similar to the carnage involving Black men and White police officers between 2013-2017. Local members of the Black community, Black Lives Matter, and law enforcement were interviewed asking the efficacy of Rosenberg’s NVC and deliberative dialogue as well. The study showed that since Blacks and Whites view racism differently, a more comprehensive approach is needed to address the challenges of racism and race relations. This thesis describes the possible use of a few models structured to discuss the racial conflict between all parties affected by racism.
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- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013269
- Subject Headings
- Race relations, Racism, Black lives matter movement, Dialogue
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE EFFECTS OF A COUNSELOR LED GROUP GUIDANCE INTERVENTION ON THE SCHOOL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR OF NINTH GRADE STUDENTS.
- Creator
- SCHLOSSBERG, SHARON M., Florida Atlantic University
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The effects of a counselor led developmental guidance unit on the expressed behavior, school attitudes, and level of information awareness of ninth graders in a large comprehensive high school in South Florida were examined. The study involved 96 students (53 males and 43 females; 63 Blacks, 29 Whites, and 4 Hispanics) from eight ninth grade English classes representing two academic tracks. Teacher ratings of student attitude toward school served as the criterion for levels of risk (target...
Show moreThe effects of a counselor led developmental guidance unit on the expressed behavior, school attitudes, and level of information awareness of ninth graders in a large comprehensive high school in South Florida were examined. The study involved 96 students (53 males and 43 females; 63 Blacks, 29 Whites, and 4 Hispanics) from eight ninth grade English classes representing two academic tracks. Teacher ratings of student attitude toward school served as the criterion for levels of risk (target students--those who teachers rated among the six lowest in each class regarding attitude; and top students--those who teachers rated among the six highest in attitude in each class). The interactions between the treatment and level of risk (target and top), academic track (regular and skills) and sex were also considered. All effects were examined from both students' and teachers' perceptions. Results showed that the treatment manifested an overall multivariate statistical significance as reported by students (p < .01) and teachers (p < .001), and that no interactions were significant. Further analysis revealed that although the treatment's effect on each dependent measure (Behavior, Attitude and Information) differed between student and teacher reports, the measure of Information was most consistently impacted by the treatment.
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- 1987
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11895
- Subject Headings
- High school students--Attitudes, Student counselors
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A comparative analysis of the manifestations of age, sex, and race in the sternal extremity of the rib: A consideration of human skeletal variation.
- Creator
- Loth, Susan R., Florida Atlantic University, Iscan, M. Yasar, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Systematic research on the sternal end of the rib has shown it to be a good site from which to observe and assess human variation in the adult skeleton. The purpose of this study is to analyze the manifestations of age, sex, race, and intercostal variation in the ribs of 136 turn of the century Blacks from the Terry Collection and compare them with samples of contemporary whites (N = 268) and Blacks (N = 89). Morphological analyses revealed pronounced differences between the sexes and races...
Show moreSystematic research on the sternal end of the rib has shown it to be a good site from which to observe and assess human variation in the adult skeleton. The purpose of this study is to analyze the manifestations of age, sex, race, and intercostal variation in the ribs of 136 turn of the century Blacks from the Terry Collection and compare them with samples of contemporary whites (N = 268) and Blacks (N = 89). Morphological analyses revealed pronounced differences between the sexes and races in the aging process. Osteometrically based findings of statistically significant sexual and racial dimorphism led to the development and testing of discriminant function formulae that can allow up to 90% classification accuracy by sex and 68% by race. In conclusion, this research underscores the need to account for sexual and racial differences in the development of demographic methods.
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- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14642
- Subject Headings
- Ribs--Measurement, Forensic osteology, Blacks--United States--Anthropometry
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Influence of ethnicity, relocation, and social integration on the decision to complete an Advance Medical Directive: A survey of Boca Raton retirees.
- Creator
- Frank, Abbott., Florida Atlantic University, Evans, Arthur S., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
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Research has shown that generally no more than 20% of populations surveyed have completed Advance Medical Directives and that there is a strong ethnic variation in their choice (i.e. Protestants and Whites were more likely to have an Advance Medical Directive than Jews, Catholics, Hispanics, or Blacks). This thesis developed and tested the hypothesis that the use of Advance Medical Directives by Jews would comparably vary inversely with their degree of social integration as measured by their...
Show moreResearch has shown that generally no more than 20% of populations surveyed have completed Advance Medical Directives and that there is a strong ethnic variation in their choice (i.e. Protestants and Whites were more likely to have an Advance Medical Directive than Jews, Catholics, Hispanics, or Blacks). This thesis developed and tested the hypothesis that the use of Advance Medical Directives by Jews would comparably vary inversely with their degree of social integration as measured by their degree of orthodoxy. Survey results confirmed this hypothesis, but more significantly demonstrated that for all samples tested, regardless of religion, 74% of the over-65 respondents had completed an Advance Medical Directive. It is postulated that this high rate of implementation is an effect of the lower degree of social integration of the Boca Raton retirees brought about by a physical relocation to Florida from their former family, residential, and business networks.
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- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15276
- Subject Headings
- Right to die, Do-not-resuscitate orders, Terminal care--Decision making, Older people--Long-term care, Jews--Florida--Boca Raton--Statistics, Boca Raton (Fla)--Population--Statistics
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ON CHILDREN'S CLASSIFICATION AND FREE RECALL.
- Creator
- WEISS, SARA CULVER., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Developmental and socioeconomic status (SES) differences in classificatfon styles indicate that young and low SES children are more likely to sort objects nontaxonomically whereas older and middle SES children are more likely to sort taxonomically. When children establish stable organizational schemes (taxonomic or nontaxonomic), memory performance is usually enhanced. Eighty-five kindergarten and first grade subjects were divided into three socioeconomic groupings and given two sort/recall...
Show moreDevelopmental and socioeconomic status (SES) differences in classificatfon styles indicate that young and low SES children are more likely to sort objects nontaxonomically whereas older and middle SES children are more likely to sort taxonomically. When children establish stable organizational schemes (taxonomic or nontaxonomic), memory performance is usually enhanced. Eighty-five kindergarten and first grade subjects were divided into three socioeconomic groupings and given two sort/recall tasks. For whites, recall was greater when subjects sorted to a criterion of two identical sorts than it was when they sorted only once, and white College subjects were more apt to sort the items taxonomically than were children of other SES groupings. No significant effects were found for blacks. Because the results revealed no consistent differences in performance as a function of SES, it was concluded that children of all SES levels can generate and use organizational schemes to guide retrieval.
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- 1983
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14147
- Subject Headings
- Memory in children, Cognition in children
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Hands off "our" black men: Black women's discourse on black man/white woman relationships.
- Creator
- Antonin, Ronald Jules, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Abstract/Description
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If black men and women, and some white women were--to some extent--successful in forming a coalition to fight some sociopolitical battles much as anti-slavery, civil rights, women's movement, etc., it appears that romantic interracial relationships--particularly between black men and white women--are on the verge of undermining this necessary coalition to "cross the bridge to the twenty-first century." Judging from three perspectives: (1) historical sexual-relations between blacks and whites;...
Show moreIf black men and women, and some white women were--to some extent--successful in forming a coalition to fight some sociopolitical battles much as anti-slavery, civil rights, women's movement, etc., it appears that romantic interracial relationships--particularly between black men and white women--are on the verge of undermining this necessary coalition to "cross the bridge to the twenty-first century." Judging from three perspectives: (1) historical sexual-relations between blacks and whites; (2) the black female audience's attitude toward black man and white woman romance; and (3) media (movies and literature) portrayals of black women's reactions to black men who date or marry white women, this thesis argues that some black women appear to incorporate stereotypical themes in their "objectionable" discourse to black man/white woman romantic relationships. It further argues that these stereotypes appear to support the causes of racism and patriarchy through the pitting; of black women against black men and white women, and undermine black men and women relations, as well as racial unity between black and white women.
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- 1997
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15446
- Subject Headings
- Black Studies, Women's Studies, Language, Rhetoric and Composition, Mass Communications
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT OF TWO EVALUATION PROCEDURES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND PLACEMENT OF MENTALLY RETARDED MINORITY STUDENTS.
- Creator
- SARGEANT, JOHN ALLEN., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The literature shows that minority students have been placed into programs for the mentally retarded in numbers which far exceed their expected representation in the general student population. Also, that the current evaluation procedures are the primary reason for this over identification and that new evaluation procedures should be considered. The "System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment" (S.O.M.P.A.), created by sociologist Dr. Jane Mercer of Riverside, California, in 1979, provides...
Show moreThe literature shows that minority students have been placed into programs for the mentally retarded in numbers which far exceed their expected representation in the general student population. Also, that the current evaluation procedures are the primary reason for this over identification and that new evaluation procedures should be considered. The "System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment" (S.O.M.P.A.), created by sociologist Dr. Jane Mercer of Riverside, California, in 1979, provides an alternative procedure. S.O.M.P.A. meets the federal mandate for nonbiased assessment outlined in Public Law 94-142. Using the existing Palm Beach County School District procedures and the S.O.M.P.A., this study attempted to determine which procedure would more accurately diagnose minority students as mentally retarded by dually evaluating seventy-three minority students. Fifty-four students were placed into programs for the mentally retarded utilizing the district procedures while only twenty-three students would have been placed utilizing S.O.M.P.A. That was a statistically significant (P < .001 level of confidence) reduction in the number of students placed in favor of S.O.M.P.A. The study also shows that males were referred, evaluated, and placed more frequently than females; blacks were referred, evaluated, and placed more frequently than whites and Hispanics; black males were referred, evaluated, and placed more frequently than any other sex and ethnic group combined; Hispanic females were referred, evaluated, and placed less frequently than any other sex and ethnic group combination; eight to eleven year old students were referred, evaluated, and placed more frequently than any other age range; ten year old students were referred and evaluated more frequently than any other age student; and that eleven and twelve year olds were placed more frequently than any other age student.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1982
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11811
- Subject Headings
- Children with mental disabilities--Florida--Testing, Minorities--Psychological testing--Florida
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION VERSUS GROUP INSTRUCTION ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SELF-CONCEPT OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.
- Creator
- MAYER, ELIZABETH EDMONDSON., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of an individualized instructional program and traditional groupteacher instruction with incarcerated youthful offenders. The experimental group was composed of subjects being instructed in an Individualized Manpower Training System learning center who were incarcerated at two youthful offender institutions. The control group was composed of subjects who were being instructed in a teacher-group setting at two other youthful offender institutions. The...
Show moreThis study evaluated the effectiveness of an individualized instructional program and traditional groupteacher instruction with incarcerated youthful offenders. The experimental group was composed of subjects being instructed in an Individualized Manpower Training System learning center who were incarcerated at two youthful offender institutions. The control group was composed of subjects who were being instructed in a teacher-group setting at two other youthful offender institutions. The effectiveness of the programs was evaluated by examining the achievement and self-concept of the subjects. The subjects were given a pre-test followed by a post-test ten months later. The differences were analyzed with analysis of covariance. The measurement instruments used were the California Achievement Test, level 3, and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. The study measured whether there was a significant relationship between achievement and self-concept for all subjects. Then achievement and self-concept of the treatment group and the control group were compared for each group separately. The evaluation was carried one step farther by sub-dividing the two groups of subjects by race. This procedure allowed for an evaluation of whether or not the instructional mode, or treatment, exerted a significant influence on the academic achievement and/or self-concept of blacks and/or whites. The conclusions indicated that the IMTS instructional program has some contributions to make toward the increase in achievement and self-concept of the subjects. When the results were broken down by race, however, the treatment did not appear to have a significant influence on race as separate groups.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11775
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--Florida, Juvenile corrections--Florida
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF THE SURVIVAL OF AN ELITIST BLACK HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTH FLORIDA FROM 1907-1981.
- Creator
- CEROS-LIVINGSTON, JOSEPH JAMES, Florida Atlantic University, Smith, Lawrence E.
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to trace the historical events that influenced the retention of Dillard High school as a functioning four-year comprehensive educational center during the desegregation process in Broward County, Florida. Individuals, organizations and procedures were identified that permitted Dillard to survive as the only original black high school in the county. Nine black community leaders closely identified with Dillard were interviewed and their responses summarized. Much...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to trace the historical events that influenced the retention of Dillard High school as a functioning four-year comprehensive educational center during the desegregation process in Broward County, Florida. Individuals, organizations and procedures were identified that permitted Dillard to survive as the only original black high school in the county. Nine black community leaders closely identified with Dillard were interviewed and their responses summarized. Much of the black history was of an oral nature since most original documents about Dillard are not now in existence. Desegregation in the 1970s saw the closing of most predominantly black education facilities. The main issue in Broward County was then, and remains today, "where the school bus stops." As a result of this study, it was concluded that: (1) Black citizens of Broward County believed in neighborhood schools in black areas; (2) Busing in Broward County must involve whites and blacks; (3) Dillard was a symbol of black pride; (4) The Dillard alumni, area residents plus important segments of the white community combined efforts to save the school; (5) W. George Allen's lawsuit was a major factor in saving the school; (6) Federal Judge Cabot's decision saved Dillard; (7) Dillard's principal, Mr. Charles B. Morton, provided the leadership to insure racial harmony from 1964 to 1973; (8) A school center that does not actively relate to its community does not grow in excellence and may even cease to exist.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1982
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11814
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A content analysis of 32 years of Shark Week documentaries.
- Creator
- Lisa B. Whitenack, Brady L. Mickley, Julia Saltzman, Stephen M. Kajiura, Catherine C. Macdonald, David S. Shiffman
- Abstract/Description
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Despite evidence of their importance to marine ecosystems, at least 32% of all chondrichthyan species are estimated or assessed as threatened with extinction. In addition to the logistical difficulties of effectively conserving wide-ranging marine species, shark conservation is believed to have been hindered in the past by public perceptions of sharks as dangerous to humans. Shark Week is a high-profile, international programming event that has potentially enormous influence on public...
Show moreDespite evidence of their importance to marine ecosystems, at least 32% of all chondrichthyan species are estimated or assessed as threatened with extinction. In addition to the logistical difficulties of effectively conserving wide-ranging marine species, shark conservation is believed to have been hindered in the past by public perceptions of sharks as dangerous to humans. Shark Week is a high-profile, international programming event that has potentially enormous influence on public perceptions of sharks, shark research, shark researchers, and shark conservation. However, Shark Week has received regular criticism for poor factual accuracy, fearmongering, bias, and inaccurate representations of science and scientists. This research analyzes the content and titles of Shark Week episodes across its entire 32 years of programming to determine if there are trends in species covered, research techniques featured, expert identity, conservation messaging, type of programming, and portrayal of sharks. We analyzed titles from 272 episodes (100%) of Shark Week programming and the content of all available (201; 73.9%) episodes. Our data demonstrate that the majority of episodes are not focused on shark bites, although such shows are common and many Shark Week programs frame sharks around fear, risk, and adrenaline. While criticisms of disproportionate attention to particular charismatic species (e.g. great whites, bull sharks, and tiger sharks) are accurate and supported by data, 79 shark species have been featured briefly at least once. Shark Week’s depictions of research and of experts are biased towards a small set of (typically visual and expensive) research methodologies and (mostly white, mostly male) experts, including presentation of many white male non-scientists as scientific experts. While sharks are more often portrayed negatively than positively, limited conservation messaging does appear in 53% of episodes analyzed. Results suggest that as a whole, while Shark Week is likely contributing to the collective public perception of sharks as bad, even relatively small alterations to programming decisions could substantially improve the presentation of sharks and shark science and conservation issues.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000533
- Format
- Document (PDF)
