All master’s theses completed through the Graduate College of Western Michigan University since 2012 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years are available through interlibrary loan. We have a few digital copies of earlier years. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
The Characteristics of Home Rule Supporters in Seven Pennsylvania Municipalities, Shafie Bin Haji Mohd. Salleh
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
A Replication Study: The Police and Cynicism, Trenia B. Brown
Age and Attitude Similarity-Dissimilarity as Determinants of Task-Related Attraction, Sharon Fange von Montry
Awareness and Usage of Community Mental Health Services by Chicanos: The Effect of Assimilation and Social Stratification, Fernando Munoz
Narcotics and Violence: An Examination of the Addict and Non-Addict Offender's Involvement in Certain Types of Crime, Terrence H. Murphy
Correlates of Death Attitudes within a Specific Population: A Field Theory Approach, Beti Thompson
An Exploratory Analysis of Participation in the Laetrile Movement, Yvonne M. Vissing
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Urbanization and Changing Status of Iranian Women, 1956-1966, Kianoush Ahmadi-Soroosh
The Development of Scientific Careers among Black and White Students: A Longitudinal Study, Willard B. Bowe
Women's Liberation Ideology and Union Participation among Michigan Women, Marilyn Boyd
An Examination of Distinguishing Characteristics between Recidivist and Non-Recidivist Juvenile Offenders, Peter A. Draugalis
A Study of Foreign and United States Students' Perceptions of Seriousness of Selected Criminal Offenses: A Cross-Cultural Inquiry, Obi N. Ignatius Ebbe
Old Age in the Rural Philippines, Trina I. Jacob
A Cohort Analysis of Juvenile Probationers from the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Court, 1971, Karl B. Kucab
The Kalamazoo County Citizens Probation Authority a Descriptive Analysis of the Referral and Selection Criteria January 1, 1973-January 1, 1974, Katherine Ruth Malzahn-Bass
Trust, Efficacy, and Political Reform Behavior: A Study of Voters in Seven Pennsylvania Municipalities, Seyed Alaeddin Tolouie
Assimilation: An Empirical Test of Milton Gordon's Model on Mexican Americans in Holland, Michigan, Denise L. Tyiska
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
Alcoholics in the Mental Hospital: The Effect of Admission Path, Arthur Anderson
A Descriptive Study of Child-Bearing Attitudes of Harried College Students, 1950 to the Present, Geraldine B. Flowers
An Analysis of the Self-Images of Workers with Physical Disabilities who Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits, Russell F. Guetschow
The Paraprofessional Polemic: Investigating the Case of the Paraprofessional in the Community Mental Health Center, William Joseph Riley
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
The United States' "Guest Workers": A Case Study of Korean Temporary Workers on Guam, Rose Marie T. Franklin
The Effects of Perceived Parental Evaluations on Skills Development in Mathematics, Donna M. Kaminski
Identity Degradation and Mental Disorder: An Empirical Assessment of the Conduct Impairment Scale, William R. Schley
The Problem of Differential Treatment of Males and Females in Juvenile Court, Nancy A. Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Influence of Business Faculty upon Students’ Attitudes: A Partial Replication of Edgar Schein’s Study of Attitude Change during Management Education, Robert Eugene Ashenhurst
The Church of their Father's, John W. Halteman
An Approach to a Kalamazoo Metropolitan Data Bank and Information System, Alan Benjamin Le Coff
Systemic Adaptation: Can the Soviet System Accommodate the “Democratic Movement”?, Phillip A. Petersen
Occupational Choices and Expectations of Adolescent Female Students, Ruby Quaak
An Examination of the Distribution of Women in Regional Professional Associations of Sociology, Psychology, and Political Science, Robert Rogers Wheeler
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Some Implications of Occupational Socialization: The Case of the State Police, Paul G. Aldo
Blinding the Medusa's Eye: Prolegomena to a Social Hermeneutics, David Boyer
Organizational Traits Affecting Change in the Michigan Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Mary Jo Deegan
Family Value-Patterns and Student Demands for Student Power, Paul Alan Dorsey
Dimensionality and Internal Composition of the Twenty-Two Item Mental Health Inventory, John William Fox
Latent Conflict in the Classroom, Joel H. Henderson
Seating Patterns in the College Classroom: The Relationship Between Spatial Location and Selected Role, Personality, and Status Variables, Dolores Burchell Jones
The Mental Patient as Machiavellian: An Exploratory Study, Louise B. Leader
A Comprehensive Survey, Index, and Listing of Community Agency Resources Currently Providing Services to the Residents of Charlevoix and Emmet Counties, Ronald L. Moore
Assimilation of Chinese Families in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Lily Shu-Hong Sun
The Religious Factor as an Influence Affecting the Attitudes of Teachers toward Sex Education, Richard Vander Voet
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
The Treatment of Hallucinogenic Drug Abusers: A Study of Physicians’ Perceptions, Frederick Jon Latimer
The Influence of Peers in the Formation of Student Heroes, Alan W. McEvoy
Powerlessness and Support for Student Protest, Edmund Y. S. Tong
The Perception of Responsibility in the Frustration-Aggression Paradigm, Susan Ann Coyle Tong
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Exploring the Role of Various Education Strategies in National Economic Development, Donald F. Depew
The Impact of the Afro-Asian States on the International Labor Organization, 1960-1970, Edward F. Kamara
Student Dissonance toward Teachers: An Effect of Family Structure, Martha Bullock Lamberts
A Study of Social Constraint as a Characteristic of Social Conditions Related to Suicide in Japan and Italy, Efrem Massano
A Study in Role Conflict: The Role of the University Research Administrator, Robert Mendelsohn
Selecting Teachers as Role Models: Differences between White and Black Students, Bradley Everton Niles
The Unwed Mothers' Family of Orientation a Study of Selected Dimensions of Familial Adaptations, Sandra J. Potter
Making Friends: An Inquiry into the Nature of Initial Friendship Formation, Richard Svetlaukas
The Cumulative Effect of Teachers' Racial Identities on Black Students: An Eight Year Study, Karen Van Wagner
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
The Utility of Social Psychological Variables as Predictors of Educational Aspirations, Robert W. Bilby
A Study of the Factors Associated with the Various Degrees of Perceived Marginality among Black Business Leaders, Janet M. Brenneman
Forecasting Classroom Adjustment: The Utility of Standard Language Fluency, Anne Despres
An Analysis of Dogmatism and Military Experience, Daniel C. Hoeschen
A Comparison of the Explanatory Utility of Theories of Social Change: Parsons and Other Selected Theorists, Joseph N. Muthiani
Alienation in Students as a Function of Systems Variables: The Effect of Different Teacher Organizations and School Structures, Theophilus Olatunde Odetola
Police Perceptions of Inner-City Youths Attitudes toward Law Enforcement, Thomas V. Schade
A Study of the Effect of School Socio-Economic Composition on Student Achievement, Ruth Van Kampen
Three Occupational Choice Categories and Their Perceived Reference Groups and Reference Individuals, Stephen M. Vargo
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
The Prediction of High School Dropouts, Clifford E. Bryan
Skin Color, Race, and Self Image: An Exploratory Study of a Group of High School Youths, Zelte Crawford
Patterns of Intergenerational Occupational Mobility of American Females, Peter DeJong
The Differential Impact of Protestant, Catholic, and Public Schooling Upon Attitudes toward the Police of Kalamazoo Junior High Students, Daniel James Dingman
Max Weber's Methodology: A Probabilistic Perspective, Rudolf J. Faller
Reference Group Theory and Predisposition toward Teacher Dropout, Anton John Tomas
A Reliability and Validity Assessment of Scales Measuring the Perception of the Evaluations of Others, John A. Vonk
A Study of Completed Suicide and Attempted Suicide in the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area of Flint: Michigan, I960, Friedrich Volker Wenz
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
A Social System Analysis of Preferred Leadership Role Characteristics in High School, Orel D. Callahan
The Participant-Run Courtship System: Sexual Behavior, Attitudes and Perception, James D. Jones
School Racial Composition: A Social-Psychological Study of Self Images and Achievement, Ellyn Ruth Robert
Social Status and Four Dimensions of Religiosity: Church-Like and Sect-Like Religious Involvement, Gerald A. Van Spronsen
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
The Application of Role Theory in an Investigation of Affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous, William Torvald Meyer
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
A Study of Child Rearing Attitudes Among Negro Mothers Residing in a Low Status Neighborhood, Curtis J. Jones
Six Dimensions of Religiosity and Riesman's Inner/Other-Direction, Edward E. McKenna
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
Social Distance Attitudes of College Students Toward Three Minority Groups, Dennison W. Nichols
An Exploratory Study of Deferred Gratification Patterns of Junior High School and Senior High School Drop-Outs and Part-Time Attenders, Charles T. Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
Construction and Validation of Six Mental Health Sub-Scales by Age, Sex, and Educational Status, Thomas James Boynton
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
Absent Fathers and Problem Behavior, A Comparison of Children from Broken and Unbroken Homes, Earl Walter Morris
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
A Study of the Latvian Exile-Immigrant Group in Kalamazoo, Henry George Halla