A study was performed using a convenience sample of 90 students at a northeastern community college to determine gender differences of math anxiety and its effect on math avoidance. Four sections of an introductory English class were given a...
Veterans History Project (U.S.); Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Connecticut -- Personal narratives
American memory describes the homecomings of military personnel from Vietnam as a nation unwilling to support them. Television and movies depict the struggle that American service men and women faced as they found their way back to normalcy. ...
My purpose in investigating mid-nineteenth century sentimental fiction is to discuss common issues and themes and delineate the many differences found within this literature in order to more closely examine the ways in which Fanny Fern's novel Ruth...
Ethnopsychology; Marriage -- Psychological aspects
This study compared the self perception and ideal mate perception of Taiwanese and American college students. It was hypothesized that in both cultures, men would be predisposed to prefer marriage partners with traits that enhance their...
Despite the efforts of American Academy of Pediatrics and other supporting breastfeeding protocols, the reluctance to breastfeed is a major problem throughout the world. Studies have suggested that breastfeeding is the optimal source of infant food...
With the influx of mental health concerns in the prison system several issues have risen. One aspect that was examined in this research was the relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and aggressive behavior of prison...
American literature -- 20th century -- Women authors; Hispanic American women -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
The purpose of this investigation is to discuss and delineate common issues and themes which are apparent in contemporary Latina literature of the United States. I have witnessed, by way of reading and comparing the works of various...
United States Coast Guard Academy; Women military cadets -- United States
The United States Coast Guard Academy was the only military service academy to change its policy to allow women to apply to the school, before legislation forced each federally funded military institute to do so. The purpose of this research study...
Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Characters -- Women; Eliot, George,1819-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation; Women in literature -- 19th century
The reception of George Eliot’s female protagonists has undergone dramatic transformation in the wake of feminist criticism. Feminists tend to reproach Eliot for a depiction of women that did not demonstrate Eliot’s own social...
Bosnians--Connecticut--Hartford--Social conditions; Women refugees--Connecticut--Hartford--Social conditions; Women refugees--Bosnia and Hercegovina; War widows--Services for--Connecticut--Hartford; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Refugees
Between 1996 and 2000 a great number of Bosnian refugee women, single, married or widowed,
traumatized by war and loss, were relocated in the ‘South End’ of Hartford, owing to a large
program of resettlement launched by the U.S. Department of...
The focus on communities and their impact on characters, individually and in
groups, is a major theme that runs throughout Toni Morrison's novels. It is when the
communities are in conflict with each other and their members that Morrison reveals...
Short stories, Latin American; Hispanic American women in literature; Women and literature -- Latin America -- History
Since the beginning of time people have used storytelling to pass on history and entertain. During the Middle Ages more formal short stories began to take shape. With the invention of the printing press and the exploration of the New World, short...
Family violence -- Psychological aspects; Family violence -- Cross-cultural studies
Domestic violence is an important issue that affects women of all races, ethnicities and social classes. Nearly four million women experience intimate partner abuse every year. Due to the changing make up of the United States, this issue has...
Dietary restraint is defined as the conscious restriction of food intake with the
intention of weight control. Research has shown that emotions can have an effect on
eating behavior in restrained and unrestrained individuals. Studies have reported...
Discrimination in housing -- Connecticut -- New Haven; Housing -- Connecticut -- New Haven; African Americans -- Housing -- Connecticut -- New Haven
From the mid-1950s to the present, social scientists have produced an everincreasing
number of discourses on the topic of the concentration of urban poverty in the
United States. Although broad agreement exists on the effects of urban property,...
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century; National characteristics, American, in literature; American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
The American Dream, as popularized by Horatio Alger, Jr., excluded women, immigrants, and ethnic minorities by default, yet today it is Alger's version of the success myth that is typically identifies as the ideal. Literary works produced by...
The study examines the effects of 40 weekly sessions over eight months of a psychoeducational group on twelve girls in a therapeutic middle school in the inner city. The girls are ages 12-14. They are at health risk due to conditions associated...
The primary objective of this study was to test the effects of caffeine on cigarette smoking. Two hundred male and female smokers who were customers of Sullivan Banquet Hall and Bar, a drinking establishment, were asked to drink one of five...
Sports -- Physiological aspects; Women athletes -- Physiology; Menstrual cycle
There are several different physiological differences between males and females that can affect exercise performance. Particularly, women experience the menstrual cycle when variations of estrogen and progesterone occur every 23-38 days. This...
Sports -- Psychological aspects; Soccer for women -- Psychological aspects
Sport psychology is a field that many individuals in athletics use on a daily basis, and is beginning to become a commonly accepted valued addition to an athlete or team; training and preparation. The importance of sport psychology relating to...
