Browsing by Subject "ethnicity"
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Ethnicity, Religion, Natural Resources, and Security: The Cypriot Offshore Drilling Crisis
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)On September 18, 2011, the Republic of Cyprus announced it had begun the process of extracting offshore hydrocarbons. The announcement sparked a crisis. Great Britain, Greece, Russia and Israel voiced their support for the ... -
Factors associated with health inequities in access to kidney transplantation in the USA: A scoping review
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: The kidney is the most needed organ for transplantation in the United States. However, demand and scarcity of this organ has caused significant inequities for historically marginalized groups. In this review, ... -
From Praha to Prague: Assimilation and ethnic identity in an American farm town, Prague, Oklahoma, 1891-1930
(2010-05)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of an immigrant group living in a rural environment in the midst of a larger native-born population. The group chosen were Czechs, who ... -
Growing social capital: An analysis of minority student choices of major/discipline and occupation
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Influence of STEM mentor race and cultural competency on racial and ethnic minority mentees
(2021-07)Although the number of racial and ethnic minorities (REM) in science technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields have been gradually increasing, REM continue to be underrepresented in both STEM education and ... -
Parenting styles and patterns of child weight across time
(2009-12)Scope and Method of Study: There is a need for longitudinal analyses to identify key factors in the development of childhood obesity. This study sought to examine the links between parenting styles and child obesity across ... -
RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN BONE STATUS, MUSCLE FUNCTION, AND FAT MASS, IN YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN BELONGING TO CAUCASIAN, EAST-ASIAN, AND SOUTH-ASIAN BACKGROUNDS
(2019-12-13)Introduction: Racial/ethnic differences in bone mineral density (BMD) result in increased susceptibility of some ethnic groups to fragility fractures in comparison to others. Although Asians have a lower or equivalent BMD ... -
Service Utilization Among Relative Caregivers: An Examination of Ethnic Differences
(Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)The purpose of this study was to describe differences between Native American, African American, and White caregivers raising relative children. Specifically, service utilization and well-being variables were examined ... -
Stereotype threat theory as an explanation for the depressed performance on cognitive ability measures by African Americans
(2007-07)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of stereotype threat elicitors on the cognitive performance of African-Americans and to examine whether the stereotype threat effect can account for the discrepancy ...