The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Theses Developed in the Sociology Department

  • Catherine Duncan.  1992.  “The Role of Employment Opportunities, Family Life Cycle, and Socio-economic Factors in Long Distance Mobility Patterns.

 

  • Armand D. Barone.  1998.  “Caregivers’ Effects on Medical Encounters:  Physician’s Perspective.”

 

  • Patricia S. Baker. 1993.  “Patterns and Meanings of Silence During Medical Encounters.”

 

  • Takayo M. Ashford.  1996.  “Determining Health-related Quality of Life:  The Relationship Between Life Chances, Life Choices, and Medical Conditions.”

 

  • Lucy H. Lewis. 2000.  “Adolescent Risk Taking Behavior:  A State-level Analysis.”

 

  • Mary K. Laska.  1999.  “Normative Depression:  The Interplay Between Self-identity, HIV, and Mental Health.”

 

  • Radha K. Holavanahalli.  1995.  “Patient Satisfaction with Time Spent on Information Transfer During Initial Medical Encounter.”

 

  • Jeffrey E. Hall. 1999.  “Health Determinants among Persons with Traumatic Injuries:  A Comparative Analysis using the Sickness Impact Profile.”

 

  • Harry G. Hamilton.  1983.  “Education and Public Health in Mexico and Saudi Arabia:  1950-1980.”

 

  • Jeff Mullis.  1988.  “Differential Vulnerability to Depression among the Homeless:  A Social Epidemiological Approach.”

 

  • Kalai Mulligan.  1997.  Social Support, Neighborhood Evaluation, and Mental Health:  The Case of African American Women in an Inner City. 

 

  • Carey U. Mitchell. 2000.  “Contraceptive Behavior & Unintended Pregnancy:  Attitude and Behavior Consistency among Adult Women.”

 

  • D. Christiann McDougal.  1998.  “The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Mediating Depression Among Persons with Disabling Conditions.”

 

  • Christine H. Lindquist.  1996.  “Personal and Environmental Determinants of Adaptation among the Homeless Population.”

 

  • Nicole Liddon.  1996.  “The Varying Impacts of Primary Stressors on the Stress Process:  Cognitive Impairment, Behavioral Problems, and Tasks.”

 

  • Brenda Rogers.  1990.  “Disability as a Daily Experience.”

 

  • Susan L. Perkins.  1993.  “Respiratory Therapy Students’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Interest in Working with the Elderly.”

 

  • Timothy F. O’Donoghue.  1986. “Places and Images of Home:  An Empirical Study of the Homeless Who Utilize Shelter Space In Birmingham, Alabama.”

 

  • Marilyn P. Wright.  1994.  “Gender Differences in Medical School Drop-out Rates.”

 

  • Leigh A. Willis.  2000.  “The Effect of Paternal Caregiving and Relationship Anxiety on the Sexual Behavior and Rate of STD Among Heterosexual, Low Income, African American Men.”

 

  • Carole R. Webb.  1993.  “A Sociological Study of the Rehabilitation Experience of People with Traumatic Brain Injuries.”

 

  • Dorthy L. Warren.  1993.  “The Association Between the Rehabilitation Process and Increased Life Satisfaction in Spinal Cord Injured and Traumatic Brain Injured Persons.”

 

  • J. Garrison Thompson.  2000.  “Spirituality Among the Homeless as a Potential Contributor to Health and Health Lifestyles.”

 

  • John E. Swan.  1993.  “Experiencing Risk in Purchasing Work.”

 

  • David G. Sommers.  1990.  “Family Solidarity:  Its Influence on the Care-giving Experience.”

 

  • Barbara L. Smith.  1996.  “Factors Associated with Self-Blame Following Traumatic Injury.”

 

  • Tamatha L.  Schneider.  1994.  “Gender Differences in Social Support and Its Mental Health Consequences among the Homeless.”

 

  • Karen A. Saulsberry.  1991.  “Gender Differences among Family Caregivers to the Functionally Impaired Elderly Living in the Community.”
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