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    the Earned Income Tax Credit to Explore the Income-Health Gradient. The researcher relied on using several reports and surveys to gather information. The researcher used self-reported health status and the functional limitations indicated on the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), as well as the self-reported health status shown on the March Current Population Survey (CPS), the researcher focused on the low-income population, with an income below 200 percent of the federal poverty line

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    Methodology is a strand of surveys that provide trustable data that anyone could prove wrong if they feel they need to. Each survey leans toward a different topic but they all surround issues that Gallup feels matter to society. Gallup reaches 160 countries and many other areas worldwide. Gallup currently has six different Poll series that include: Gallup Daily tracking, The U.S. Daily, Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Gallup-USA Funds Daily Education Index, Gallup Poll Social Series, and The Gallup

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    impact Marx, Durkheim, & Weber had on sociology as prominent contributors of the discipline. Durkheim and Max Weber, Marx is seen as one of the three founders of the social sciences. Emile Durkheim, was a French sociologist. His theories and writings helped establish the foundations of modern sociology. Durkheim disagreed with most social theorists of the late 1800 's because they thought that individual psychology was the basis of sociology. Durkheim regarded sociology as the study of the society

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    administration, teachers, and parents. Inclusion represents the belief that students with disabilities should be integrated into the general education classroom whether or not they cannot meet traditional curriculum standards. The purpose of the study is to examine the potential advantages and disadvantages of inclusion of students with disabilities into the general education classroom. The hypothesis is that students with disabilities can benefit from inclusion. The implications is that those who

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    understand potential fans and that is a detailed survey and an observational study done at both Portland Trailblazers and Portland Winterhawks games. The survey will consist of randomly selected residents of the city, it will be available online and on mobile devices, the

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    Social Learning theory is a criminology theory established by Ronald Akers. Akers wrote “Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning Approach” to explain what he believed drove individuals to participate in deviant behavior. Social learning theory describes deviance as a learned behavior. When individuals witness others whom they have a close relationship with, such as friends and family, partake in deviant behavior they are likely to engage in the same activities. They begin to believe this behavior is

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    adolescents’ spiritual and religious beliefs?” To thoroughly investigate and answer the specific question, vast amounts of information from different sources need to be obtained. Hence, I produced a survey that primarily focuses on the factors that influence young adolescents’ religious and spiritual beliefs. The survey can be categorized as my primary source of information, which I can utilize to obtain information and gain a personal perspective on the issue being explored. With the addition of several secondary

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    Social Capital Measurement of Community Based Organizations in Microfinance (A Case of Ethnography, Sociological Inquest and Behavioral Finance) Abstract There has been considerable and growing interest in social capital theory in current years, evidenced by its relevance to various disciplines and numerous subject areas. This interest stems from the appeal of the concept as it integrates sociology and economics, and combines a number of ideas including civic tradition, civicness, civic involvement

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    Criminals Use of Social Media STUDENT NAME: Stephani Santiago STUDENT NUMBER: 13015903-1A COURSE NAME: Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Statistics COURSE CODE: CJBS 250.02 SEMESTER: Spring 2015 PROFESSOR: dr. Lieselot Bisschop Word count: 2837 Introduction In the world according to the population clock there are about 7.2 billion people on Earth, and about 320 million people in the United States. Social media has grown and spread drastically around the world, media sites

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    deal of factors limiting the access of transgender and genderqueer students into careers as physicians, such as depression, as well as the potential survey bias inherent in potential respondents’ personal reasons for not revealing gender status on this survey. While no data could be found on depression among transgender medical students, another survey by Lapinski & Sexton (2014) found that gay,

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