This community contains the theses and dissertations of the Department of Sociology and Rural Studies.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Conservation Practices and Payment for Ecosystems Services: An Inquiry into South Dakota Farmers' Preferences and Decision-Making, Damilola T. Adereti
The Role of Gender and Age in Shaping Attitudes Towards Childcare and Financial Roles in American Families, Spoorthi Golla Vasantha Narender
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Comparison of Self-Reported Depression and Anxiety Scores Between U.S. Households with and Without Children at Early and Later Stages of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Hanan Mohammed Eissa Jamali
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
“By Following Them, I Was Able to Identify Things I Shared With Them” : Conceptualizing How Social Media Use Influences Genderqueer Identity Development, Margeaux Gaiani
Gendered Negotiation of Space- A Study on Gender and Mobility Among Transgender Persons in Pakistan, Sana Illahe
Newcomer Adjustment and Affective Commitment: A Two-Wave Moderated Mediation Model, Shay Norris
ETDS from 2021
Estimating the Impacts of Acculturation on the Health of Immigrants in the United States, Tingting He
Interrogating the Socio-Ethical Dilemmas of Precision Agriculture Technologies, Ayorinde Ogunyiola
What am I?": Navigating Running Identity During COVID-19, Joshua Yeager
ETDS from 2020
Rednecks and Hillbillies: A Thematic Analysis of the Construction of Pride and High Self-Esteem Exhibited by Southern Characters, Casey R. White
ETDS from 2019
Diversification and Its Implications for South Dakota Farmers’ Identity as Farmers: Wind Farm Diversification as a Case Study, Abdelrahim Abulbasher
The Impact of Location Characteristics on Population Distribution in the United States, Shuruq Alsharif
Exploring Educational Journeys, Barriers, and Motivating Factors of Tribal College Students through Capabilities Approach, Francis Arpan
Childhood Bullying Impact on the Social Determinants of Adults' Health in Saudi Arabia, Dalal A. Bin Hamden
Investigation of Intergroup Bias in Two Neuromaturationally Distinct Age Cohorts: An ERP Study, Reuven M. Hanna
Organizational Forms for Community Collaboration to Confront Homelessness, Suzanne Smith
ETDS from 2018
Acculturation and Belongingness: The Keys to International Student Satisfaction, Semehar Ghebrekidan
Extending the Utility of Public Use Microdata, Eric A. Guthrie
Assessment of the Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Michael Lynch
Understanding City Parks as New Common Pool Resources: A Case Study of the Dakota Nature Park, Keahna Margeson
Successes and Challenges in Services for Victims of Sex Trafficking: An Organizational Analysis, Annelieke Sinnema
“The Problem with the Haitians is their Language”: Language as Color-Blind Racism, Ruthie Wienk
ETDS from 2017
Explaining the Gender Wage Gap in Rural and Urban China, Wei Gu
Funding of Higher Education: Variations in State Funding, Impacts of State Funding on Differential Tuition, and Variables Impacting Differential Tuition, Michael Holbeck
Rail Rebound: The Impact of Freight Rails on Regional Development in the United States, 1970-2010, Bishal Bhakta Kasu
The Transformation of an Agriculture-Based Economy to a Tourism-Based Economy: Citizens' Perceived Impacts of Sustainable Tourism Development, Debra P. Laville-Wilson
GESI Mainstreaming in Nepal: Representation of a New Concept or Re-presentation of an Old Concept in a New Package?, Umit Shrestha
Dual Enrollment And Its Impact on College Freshman Persistence: A Modification of Tinto's Model of Student Departure, Douglas L. Simon
ETDS from 2016
Government Policy and Initiatives on Maternal Mortality Reduction in Nigeria, Enifome U. Eto
Application of Routine Activities Theory to the Study of Residential Armed Robbery in Ghana, Neeh Nhai Lhayea
Causes of Alienation Among Black Students at Two Predominantly White Universities, Anton Mighty
Coping and Adjustment of Spouses of International Students at South Dakota State University, Elizabeth Nayebare
Identity Theory and Women’s Choice of Medical Specialty, Kelli A. Rolfsmeyer
Understanding the Factors Associated with Engaged Scholarship: A Case Study of Sociologists in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Rebecca Maame Ahima Tachie
ETDS from 2015
Aspects of Sudanese Traditions Implicated in Intimate Partner Violence Among Sudanese Refugee Community., Abdelrahim Abulbasher
Factors Impacting Saudi Arabian Students' Attitudes During Their Stay in the United States, Ahmed Alasiri
Beef is Beef? An Actor-Network Analysis of the 2012 LFTB Food Scare, Trenton Ellis
An Investigation of Rural Entrepreneurship Development at County Level: Opportunities for Rural Communities in South Dakota, Joy K. Kobia
Commercial Motorcycle (Boda Boda) Riders and the Production of Space in Kampala City, Uganda, Marion M. Mugisha
The Superstore Next Door : The Effects of "Growth Machine" Interests, Controversial Land-use Procedures, and Place Meanings on Local Attitudes in the Rural-urban Fringe, Jonathan R. Wallner
ETDS from 2014
Critical Thinking in Higher Education, Tyson Abbott
Windswept in Middle America: Attitudes, Values, and Expectations for Underdeveloped Utility-Scale Wind Projects in South Dakota, Joshua Fergen
Undercount and Underrepresentation of American Indians in the Quality of Life Survey, Mary Killsahundred
Who Am I? Who Am I Supposed to Be? First Generation Graduate Student Experiences of Identity Negotiation, Nicole B. Lounsbery
ETDS from 2013
A Mixed Methods Study of Student Horizontal and Vertical Networking and Associated Impacts on Student Performance, Jake Cummings
Food Consumption Similarities and Differences for Two Types of Jamaican Households, Denise A. Gochenouer
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Pundit Wars: An Investigation Into the Pragmatics of News Talk Programs, Samuel M. Claster
ETDS from 2009
Factors Affecting Student Voter Candidate Preference in the 2008 Presidential Election, Tonya R. Hohenthaner
Cinematic Love Stories: A Model to Accomplish Love, Kristi Denise Treviño
ETDS from 2007
Human Development Ranking: Predictors and Implications for Haiti, Jean Michel Basquin
An Examination of the Effects of Selected Variables on Student Performance in an Undergraduate Course, Jake Cummings
South Dakota High School Instructional Personnel and the Level of Commitment to Distance Learning Technology, Omer William Durfee
A Structural Symbolic Interactionist Explanation of Attitudes Toward Unwanted Pursuit Behaviors, Lorne D. Gibson
Social Class and Social Capital: An Integrated Theory of Community College Academic Achievement, Cheryl J. Hartman
Another Look at Gender in Prime-Time Television, Jan Carolyn Kircher
Intimate Relationship Communication : Response Patterns in Marital Sexual Relations, Leretta May Smith
Structural Constraints and Obstacles: A Rational Choice and Open Systems Approach to Rural Poverty and Making Ends Meet, Cynthia Kae Wasberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Prayer for Health Reasons Among Black Americans, Ross A. Davis
The Diffusion of Internet Technology in Rural Minnesota : An Empirical Study, Susan M. Jones
Elder Abuse : Perceptions and Knowledge, Carole A. Kiecker
Factors Contributing to the Growth of a Small Town, David P. Olson
Role Identity Formation of Occupational Therapy Students, Denise A. Rotert
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
South Dakota Opt Out Vote, A Sociological Analysis, Thomas E. Osowski
New Dimensions in Identity Control Theory, Stephen Van Buren
Rural American Indian Families and Resiliency, Tricia Wek-Visker
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Students' Bond to Their School and Interscholastic Athletics in a Consolidated School, Rosalee Dallman
Students' Bond to Their School and Interscholastic Athletics in a Consolidated School, Rosalee Dallman
Understanding Community Weblogs, Jan B. Loft
ETDS from 2003
Volunteer Police Reserve Officers: An Identity Theory Perspective, Susan M. Hilal
A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Transgendered Identities: Identity Salience in a Sample of Cross-Gendered Males, Anna E. Netterville
ETDS from 2002
Powwow Drum Singers: An Exploratory Study, Ellen M. Baird
Negotiations Between Anishinaabe and an Outside University, Karen Anita Branden
Retirement Preparation of the North and South Dakota Farm/Ranch Household, Debra Pankow
Farmers' Rural Community Attachment : A Structural Symbolic Interactionist Explanation, Forrest Lee Sanner
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Sense of Threat and Opposition to Immigrants and Immigration Policies in the United States, Marcey A. Moss
An Examination of Roles and Identities of the Farm Population Within Beadle, Brookings, Hamlin, Lake, and McCook Counties of South Dakota, Terry A. Nelson
State University-Tribal College Collaboration What Works, What Does Not, and Why, Timothy J. Nichols
The Discourse of Popular Culture: The Social Construction of Reality Through Everyday Talk About Television, Beth Tracton
Managing Dissent: The Mass Media and American Labor Unions, Bill J. Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Extremist Groups of the Midwest: A Content Analysis of Internet Websites, Brenda Donelan
Farmers' Choice of Conservation Wetland Practices, Randall K. Rogers
The Gendered World of Disney: A Content Analysis of Gender Themes in Full-length Animated Disney Feature Films, Beth A. Wiersma
ETDS from 1999
The Social Construction of Gender as Represented in Popular Fiction, 1990-1997, Laura E. Colmenero
Returning to Traditional Beliefs and Practices: A Solution for Indian Alcoholism, Elden Lawrence
The Interaction of Relationship Duration and Behavioral Strategies in Acquaintance Rape Situational Definitions, Barry L. Spriggs
ETDS from 1998
Ethnicity, Education and Empowerment: Identity Construction Among Minority Students in Southwestern China, Maryjo Benton Lee
Girl Scout Volunteer Leader Retention: An Issue of Self-Role Merger, Linda Ann Brandt
Determinants of Members' Willingness to Participate in a Local Environmental Organization, Tonya R. Haigh
Freshmen Values and Educational Expectations: A Test of an Extension of Kohn's Model, Marcey A. Moss
ETDS from 1997
Higher Education in Rural America : A Study of Northern Plains American Indian and Non-Indian Attitudes, Aspirations, Expectations, and Perceived Barriers, Marta Albertus Brosz Mohr