JOB SEARCH PATTERNS OF COLLEGE GRADUATES: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL

This dissertation addresses job search patterns of college graduates and the implications of social capital by race and class. The purpose of this study is to explore (1) how the job search transpires for recent college graduates, (2) how potential social networks in a higher educational context, like KU, may make a difference for students with lower social status, and (3) how race and class structure social networks and influence job search patterns. The data for this study is based on KU graduates from 2000 to 2011, who came to KU from high schools across Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Existing literature on occupational attainment addresses the effects of educational credentials on success in the labor market. Insights from the sociology of organizations and work suggest that while education is important to occupational attainment, networks can be just as important, if not more important than credentials. Variation in credentials is considered particularly significant in accounting for differences in occupational mobility and stratification. However, the effect of educational background on the job search and occupational attainment is likely to be contingent on social network ties, or social capital. By integrating qualitative interviews with quantitative data, this study sheds new light on the role of social capital in the job search, revealing that race and class largely determine how college graduates utilize their credentials and connections in the job search. Key findings from this research indicate that the utility of educational credentials depends largely on social capital, suggesting that (1) social capital facilitates the job search; (2) the use of social capital varies because some graduates utilize networks to find jobs, while others do not; (3) students from higher social status backgrounds depend on and utilize social capital to a greater extent than those from lower social status backgrounds; and (4) students with higher social status enjoy the benefits of social capital to the extent that in many cases their college degree and job need not be consistent

A Genetic Animal Model of Alcoholism for Screening Medications to Treat Addiction

The purpose of this review is to present up-to-date pharmacological, genetic, and behavioral findings from the alcohol-preferring P rat and summarize similar past work. Behaviorally, the focus will be on how the P rat meets criteria put forth for a valid animal model of alcoholism with a highlight on its use as an animal model of polysubstance abuse, including alcohol, nicotine, and psychostimulants. Pharmacologically and genetically, the focus will be on the neurotransmitter and neuropeptide systems that have received the most attention: cholinergic, dopaminergic, GABAergic, glutamatergic, serotonergic, noradrenergic, corticotrophin releasing hormone, opioid, and neuropeptide Y. Herein, we sought to place the P rat's behavioral and neurochemical phenotypes, and to some extent its genotype, in the context of the clinical literature. After reviewing the findings thus far, this chapter discusses future directions for expanding the use of this genetic animal model of alcoholism to identify molecular targets for treating drug addiction in general

Storytelling as Communication and Ritual: Addiction Narrative Through a Blue Lens

Narrative is a ubiquitous feature of social life, one that has benefited from study across numerous disciplines and domains of everyday practice. Notable among these is the study of narrative in the contexts of modem medicine, especially with regard to addiction. This article argues for a view of narrative as communicative: as complex and symbolically constitutive; as purposeful and effective beyond the act of telling; as other-directed; and as subjunctive and potent in instances of uncertainty. After considering the implications for the study of addiction narrative from this perspective, the article reflects on the assemblage of narrative’s performed in the documentary film Through a Blue Lens

The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass. 1935

Dedicated to Louis Agassiz1 black and white video; sound (musical accompaniment only); reformatted digitalBy the 1930s, the MBL had become "the" place to go during the summer for biological research and training. Luminaries such as Frank Lillie, Edmund Beecher Wilson, Edwin Grant Conklin, and Thomas Hunt Morgan took their students, packed up their families and research labs, and headed to the MBL. They worked in labs, ate together in the Mess, and they often lived in the limited on-campus housing. Life at the MBL was a life where fun, family, and science intertwined. This film, taken in 1935 by B. R. Coonfield of Brooklyn College, captures snippets of life at the MBL. Though the science and equipment are considerably updated and the faces and families have changed, many features remain the same today.Includes (approximate starting time given): Panorama of the Woods Hole area [1:09], view from Cayadetta Wharf [3:12]; Activities in the harbor: passenger plane arrives [4:19], the "Naushon" (a coastal steamer ship operated as a ferry) [4:36], fog [5:05], fishermen [5:33], pleasure boats [7:12]; Oceanographic research vessel "Atlantis" [8:04]; Management: Dr. M. H. Jacobs, Director [9:43], Mr. MacNaught, Business Manager [9:59]; M.B.L. Trustees [10:28]; Unloading supplies [11:10]; Preparing specimens [12:02]; Mending nets [12:43]; Mr. George Gray [13:08]; Instruction: Invertebrate Class collecting expedition [13:55] to North Falmouth [15:15] and Nobska Point [16:54], Embryology Class [17:45], Protozoology Class [18:05], Physiology Class [18:24]; Investigation: Dr. F. R. Lillie [18:51], Dr. E. B. Wilson [19:20], Dr. T. H. Morgan [19:57], Dr. E. G. Conklin [20:22], Dr. C. R. Stockard [20:51], Dr. G. N. Calkins [21:19], Dr. G. H. Parker [21:50], and Dr. R. Chambers [22:13].Vide

Blinks/NSF REU/BEACON

For organisms that live in groups, the spatial distribution of individuals according to size and sex can provide insight into social interactions, including aggression (intrasexual selection for armaments) and mating preferences (intersexual selection for ornaments). To gain insight into how group dynamics may influence the mating system, we investigated the relationship of density and morphology in the maritime earwig, Anisolabis maritima, an insect found in high densities beneath pieces of driftwood above the high-tide line in coastal ecosystems throughout the world. There are fundamental differences in the behavior and morphology between the sexes. Males and females differ fundamentally in their aggression during agonistic encounters with conspecifics; males more readily cohabitate with conspecifics and resolve their disputes non-lethally whereas females often kill conspecifics in close proximity as they vigorously guard their offspring. Males also differ markedly from females in both body size (males are more variable in size, and sometimes substantially larger, than females) and weaponry (males possess asymmetrical, curved forceps whereas females have straight forceps). Given previously observed variation in both body size and forceps asymmetry, we investigated the possible correlation between population density and morphology of individuals in two populations on San Juan Island, WA to determine whether these parameters affect group dynamics and social interactions. Specifically, we lifted 10-15 logs at two sites (False Bay and Cattle Point) at two different times during the breeding season (June and July) and determined the overall density, average body size and average forceps asymmetry for individuals under each log. Comparing the area occupied to the body size and forceps asymmetry of individuals, we found that the relationship between body size and population density varied both by site and by the period in the breeding cycle. Additionally, we found a greater, more morphologically diverse population of males at False Bay, a site with lower tidal action and more predictable habitat availability. We posit, therefore, that the breeding cycle varies from site to site based on the stability of the environment, and that a more turbulent environment can disrupt the population and delay the breeding cycle, leading to a less diverse, more unstable population. Our results also suggest that larger individuals are more likely to live in higher densities before the breeding cycle, possibly due to their increased fighting ability and willingness to compete with others for mates, and at lower densities early in the breeding cycle due to their increased conspecific aggression during courtship and nesting. This research lays the foundation for future studies regarding the social dynamics of this species where we can monitor individual interactions and group distributions in a more controlled laboratory setting