Sociology Theses and Dissertations
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Diverse Care Networks and Unmet Care Needs of Older Adults in a Changing America
(2020)This dissertation consists of three papers that examine the complexity, dynamics, and stratification in care networks and unmet care needs of older adults in a changing America. For generations, most older Americans have ... -
DETERMINANTS OF DIFFERENTIAL REGIONAL FERTILITY RATES IN INDIA: AN EXAMINATION OF FERTILITY INTENTIONS, BEHAVIOR, AND THE UNMET NEED FOR CONTRACEPTION
(2020)This dissertation analyzes social, cultural, and structural factors that lead to women’s fertility related decision-making processes, and outcomes, in the Indian context. Although there is a rich literature on fertility ... -
Factors Contributing to the Experience of State Loneliness
(2020)In this dissertation, I examine the factors that contribute to the experience of loneliness in daily life (i.e., state loneliness). In the first study, I propose that being alone is most likely to lead to feelings of ... -
Inequality of suicide in South Korea: Unequal distribution of completed suicide and suicidal ideation
(2020)Suicide in South Korea, considered a serious social issue, has been investigated by a number of scholars in multidisciplinary fields. However, suicide continues to be framed and focused only on limited aspects, such as ... -
SURVIVING THE STORM: AN INTERSECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HURRICANE KATRINA’S EFFECT ON LINGERING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2020)This three-paper dissertation used an intersectional analytical framework to examine disparities in physical health and mental health (respectively) for Hurricane Katrina survivors by race and gender. To do so, health ...