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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Queer Student or Student Who is Also Queer? A Mixed Methods Study of Competing Master Statuses in Higher Education, Kayla Densberger

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Reviving “Cult”: A Qualitative Analysis of a Female-led Cultic Sect, Olivia Summers

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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What Discrimination? Christian Microaggression Rhetoric Against Nontheists, Nicole Dolfi Hall

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Cultural Lag Does Not Exist: An Exposition and Critical Evaluation of W.F. Ogburn’s Hypothesis, Heather L. Osborne

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Our Bodies, Our Stories: Mental and Physical Self Connection as a Protective Factor in Sexual and Gender Minorities, Emerson A. Todd

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Self-Reported Health Among Sexual Minorities in the United States, Christopher Burton

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Quality of Life of Adults Who Have Attempted Suicide, Karen Hoefer

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Behind the Screens: Understanding the Social Structures of the Video Game Industry, Michelle LaLonde

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Gender, Race, and Childhood Abuse as Predictors of Borderline Personality Disorder, Olivia Moses

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Religion, Health, and the Spiritual But Not Religious, Alexander L. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Childhood Abuse, Religiosity, and Opioid Use: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions Data, James E. Lewis

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Correlates Between Childhood Trauma and Reproductive Health Behaviors Among Women in Appalachia, Haley Metcalf

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Religiosity, Parental Support, and Formal Volunteering Among Teenagers, Isaac Paintsil

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Eggplants and Peaches: Understanding Emoji Usage on Grindr, Emeka E. Moses

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The Talk: Christian Right and Liberal Left Rhetoric about Sex Education, True Neal

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Inescapably Social: Dimensions of Self Construction in the Virtual Social World of Runescape, Isaac Robe

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Identities and Persistence of Family Farm Operators, Parker T. Arnold

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The Pulpit and the People: Mobilizing Evangelical Identity, Tim Moser

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Possible Determinants of Treatment for Nonmedical Users of Pain Relievers and Stimulants, Dalton O. Rogers

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Acculturation and Ethnic-Identification of American Chinese Restaurant, Ting Shi

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Social Identities and Meanings in Correctional Work, Caitlin C. Botelho

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Women and Healthcare in Appalachia: Impeding Circumstance and the Role of Technology, Ashley Cano

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Oregon's Death with Dignity Act: Socially Constructing a Good Death, Erin E. Mauck

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Poking, Prodding, and Piercing: Becoming a Successful Body Modifier, Joshua A. Ison

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Navigating Gender Inequality in Musical Subgenres, Adria Ryan McLaughlin

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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From Quackery to Control: Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine from Users with Mental Health Disorders, Rachael Welsh Allen

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Trust in Government versus Fear of Crime as Predictors of Support for Authoritarian Policies in Ecuador: A Cross-Sectional Study, Clímaco David Cañarte Gutiérrez

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Butch, Femme, or Neither? What Owning These Identities Means, Joey F. Cooter

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Single Mothers and Religiosity, Natalie J. Sheets

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Adolescent Religion and Parenthood Outcomes in Young Adulthood, Kelli K. Smith

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Queering the ABCs: LGBTQ Characters in Children’s Books, Lindsay A. Toman

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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News Media Framing of Gay Teen Suicide and Bullying, Averie Alese Greene

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Becoming the Best Mom or the Best Doctor? Gender Inequality and Medical Students’ Specialty Choice, Casey L. Lawson

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A Content Analysis of A&E's Hoarders, Samantha J. Redwine

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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‘Talking’ During Early Romantic Courtship: An Empirical Examination of Potential Sex Differences in Self-Reported Beliefs and Behaviors, Eric James Anderson

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Waging a Living in Casual Dining Restaurant Chains, Hannah Blythe Bower

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Religious and Socio-Demographic Determinants of Marital Satisfaction, Joseph T. Jakubek

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Information, Organization, and Target Perceptions of Student Services for Community College Students, Benjamin Andrew Martin

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Bloodsport and the Michael Vick Dogfighting Case: A Critical Cultural Analysis, Wil Massey

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Organizational Strategies of Influence on American Environmental Policy, 1976-2006: A Network Exploration of Power Elitism versus Pluralism, Shaun Lucien Michel

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Content Analysis of Sports Illustrated Articles Depicting Women's and Men's College Basketball, Kalah Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Does Decertification Work? Outcome Analysis of the National Football Leagues Negotiated Order (1986-2008)., Matthew Bowers

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Community Perceptions of Prescription Drug Abuse in Eastern Kentucky., Ashley Marie Browning

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Ecologically Friendly Food Buying and Recycling: Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors in a Tennessee Survey., Jessica Jane King

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Texting Versus Talking: Age Sex and Extroversion as Predictors of Frequency and Preference Among an Undergraduate Cohort., Chris J. LaBowe

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Beyond Cyberpessimism and Cyberoptimism: The Dual Nature of Social Network Site Interaction., Jeremy David Makely

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The Acculturation of Sudanese Refugees in Maryville Tennessee: Has Self-Sufficiency Been Achieved?., Caitlin TS Teaster

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Peter L. Berger's Early Conception of Agency: Exposition and Evaluation., James Greene

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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Durkheim's Refutation of Spencerian Methodological Individualism: A Critical Evaluation., Matthew Bryan Smith

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Denying Queer Realities: Scripting the Normative Homo., Porscha Rae Yount

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Adult Texting in Context : Exploring Norms for Mature Users of Text-Messaging Technologies., Angela M. Barlow

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A Sociological Study of Atheism and Naturalism as Minority Identities in Appalachia., Kelly E. Church-Hearl

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An Examination of Changing Perceptions of Singlehood., Julie Michelle Tweed

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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The Burley Tobacco Buyout Program and Its Impact on Farmers in Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina., William T. Jarrett

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Life and Debt for ETSU Graduate Students., Laura Nelson

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Lived Religion: An Examination of "Pass the Salt" Luncheons., Jeff Smith Bernard Smith

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I Think I Can: Identity and Social Experiences of Adolescents with Physical Disabilities., Amy Sorensen

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A Study of Gender Differences in Academic Performance in a Rural County in Tennessee., Olivia Joy Sparks-Wallace

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Teachers or "Real" Police Officers?: A Study of DARE Officers in Northeast Tennessee., Jennifer Lynne Commons

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The Impact of Participation in the Johnson City, TN Citizen's Police Academy., Angela Elkins

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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A Durkheimian Sociobiology?, Jason Oliver Dixon

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Variants of Volunteerism among Mature Adults within Communities of Northeast Tennessee., Martha Wilcox Edwards

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The Psychological, Sociological, and Cultural Aspects of Professional Wrestling as Soap Opera., Barbara Allen Kholer

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Under the Influence: Adolescent Girls' Compliance in Competitive Softball., Cory Lewis

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African American and Latino Relations in Hamblen County., Connie O'Vercum

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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A Sociological Analysis of Premenstrual Syndrome., Kathryn M. Kreyenbuhl-Gardner

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Adjusting but Not Assimilating: International Students at East Tennessee State University., Yumiko Okuda Owens

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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When Parents Come Out as Parents of Gay and Lesbian Children: A Transformation of the Self., Crissy E. Stewart

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

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Emotion, Conflict, Sociality: A Critique of George Herbert Mead's Social Self Theory from the Perspectives of William James and Karen Horney., Samuel David Cox

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Black Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia., Steve Crowder

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On Being Gay and Christian., Johnny Ray Flanary II

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How Schools Create the Violence They Fear: A Case Study of an Alternative Learning Center, 1999-2001., Lorrie Anne Goff