Browsing Sociology electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2006 Spring"
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Assessing prisoner identity and redefining victimless crimes: an analysis of prisoners at Boonville Corrections Center
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)This paper addresses the task of assessing prisoner identity and redefining "victimless crimes" in the sociological literature. This paper will report on the results of 8, 1.5 hour interviews conducted at Boonville Corrections ... -
Building Wal-Mart with resistance: community political action against a new Wal-Mart supercenter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)A discussion of the three dimensions of power as they play out in the development arena sets the stage for understanding a local social movement within a specific political context. Through the use of face to face interviews ...