Acknowledgement patterns in the "Journal of Higher Education" (JHE) from 1972 to 1993 inclusive were examined using Blaise Cronin's (1991) six-part typology. In the 21-year period, 38.8% of the articles had a formally worded acknowledgement with the majority (81.2%) of those being resource-related, 55% concept-related, and 32%…

The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the differences between the women's rights movements of the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States, focusing upon origins, issues, problems, attempted solutions, and outcomes pertaining to white and black women. The study attempted to predict benefits black women could expect from the current…

With its growing influence and power, the women's movement is directing pressure on the Air Force to permit women to attend the Air Force Academy. This study traces the history of the women's movement in America and examines the specific avenues by which the present Air Force policy against admitting women to the academy could be abrogated.…

The literature regarding the relationship between sexual abuse and eating disorders was reviewed. Overall, women with anorexia and bulimia seem to have similar to slightly higher incidences of childhood sexual abuse than has the general population. At the same times, rates of abuse among eating disordered women, including those who experienced…

This dissertation presents the application of change theory to the results of empirical research on concepts underlying the change process. It is stated that the change process is based upon the assumption that women can implement change to alleviate institutionalized discrimination in the organizations in which they work. The objective of the…

This paper contains a historical review of the literature pertaining to American popular literature and analysis of two different samples of adult fiction on best sellers, one an analysis of readability levels and one an analysis of the portrayal of female characters. In the first analysis the Fry Readability Formula was applied to each of 60…

In this exploratory study of humor, it was hypothesized that responses to humorous material are related to each person's needs. Form B of the IPAT Humor Test of Personality and the Stern Activities Index were administered to 276 volunteer college students as measures of humor preference and needs, respectively. The results of the study suggest…

Women's anger expression style has been the focus of several recent studies and has been demonstrated to have deleterious effects on emotional and physical health. The purpose of this study was to review the empirical literature for women's anger expression style and related health and relational consequences. The study reviewed emotion induction,…

This paper examines facts and faults of some of the relevant research concerning abortion and its psychological effects. The paper notes that because of research design flaws, conclusions are tentative at best. However, it is concluded that research suggests or indicates: (1) women primarily experience relief and few negative psychological…

This study explores and documents the inclusion of American women literary authors in recommended lists that have been used by academic librarians as a main tool for collection development and evaluation. These lists have been the well-known standards used as guides for building a core collection in support of the college curricula. A sample of 40…

This investigation was conducted to determine the extent to which the Caldecott books stereotype the role of the human, animal and inanimate female image. The findings suggest: that in one case, when measured by a content analysis form, the rater's perception of the stereotyping of the human, animal and inanimate female characters in the texts…

Forty Mexican American and Anglo American university students were asked to rate 5 common Anglo American and 5 common Mexican American female names on a semantic differential. Divided into 4 groups based on sex and ethnic background, respondents were between 18 and 25 years of age and all claimed El Paso (Texas) as their primary residence for the…

This study assesses the variation in the earnings determination process for male and female labor force participants. The analyses indicates that earnings differences are substantial, that they are related to demographic, socioeconomic and labor force participation factors and that, while these factors are differentially important for the two…

The purpose of this study was to determine the social role of American women--their marital, maternal, and occupational status--as depicted in literature for intermediate grade children. The hypothesis of this study was that the sex stereotype of "kinder, kuche, kirche" was portrayed by the adult women characters found in the literature available…

This study describes a program designed to increase participation and involvement of female students in physical science classrooms and laboratories. The setting for the study is a high school in a suburban middle class community adjacent to a metropolitan area in the Midwest. Evidence for the existence of the problem includes student involvement…