Embedded within the definition of a personality disorder is the notion that the traits that define each condition have been pervasive and distinct throughout an individual's lifespan. It is reasonable to assume that because these traits have been...
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...
A significant amount of criminology research and theory has focused on criminals’ past criminal behavior and social-psychological conditions as a way to predict future criminal behavior. Little attention is given to events and transitions that...
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the use of marriage as a literary device in William Trevor's short fiction. Trevor has continually questioned the essence of matrimony in moral and psychological terms, attempting to define marriage and...
Police -- Job stress; Police -- Family relationships
Many studies on police stress have examined the effects of stress due to the inherent dangers of law enforcement work and the bureaucratic nature of the police organization, but few have looked at individual differences in how police officers...
Alcoholics Anonymous; Alcoholics -- Rehabilitation; Quality of life; Spirituality
The goal of this study was to explore the correlation between spirituality and quality of life for the recovering alcoholic in Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). The Spirituality Self Assessment Scale (Whitfield, 1984) was utilized to measure...
