Social Change in Appalachia: Prohibition Repeal in a Small Town

A paper presented by David R. Rudy at the Conference on Appalachian Children and Families in June of 1983 on prohibition repeal in an Appalachian town

Changing Normative Environments and Alcohol-Related Behaviors

A report submitted to the Faculty Research Grant Committee by David R. Rudy in 1984 on the effects of changing alcohol beverage control laws upon alcohol related behaviors

Therapeutic Drug Communities as Social Cocoons: Commitment and Identity Transformation

A report by David R. Rudy to the Faculty Research Committee in August of 1981 on therapeutic drug communities

Distinguished Researcher\u27s Speech

A presentation given by David R. Rudy at the Morehead State University Distinguished Researcher\u27s Dinner on May 1, 1989

Sociological Cocoons: Organizations for the Transformation of Identity

A paper presented by David R. Rudy and Arthur L. Greil at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in the winter of 1980 on the rise of new religions

Conversion to the World View of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Refinement of Conversion Theory

Most empirical studies of the conversion process have focused on individuals who have come to espouse the world view of a deviant religious denomination or sect. Using observational data our research analyzes the conversion process by which individuals come to identify with the ideology propounded by Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). A.A. provides prospective alcoholics with both a solution to drinking problems and an overarching world view with which to reinterpret their past experience. The A.A. conversion process can be divided into six phases: hitting bottom, first stepping, making a commitment, accepting your problem, telling your story, and doing Twelfth Step work. Each of these phases is described in detail. Similarities and differences are noted between the observed A.A. conversion process and the model generally described in the sociological literature on religious conversion. Our analysis indicates certain weaknesses in the process-model explanation of conversion and points to the necessity of taking into account organizational context and situational variables

Study of localization in the quantum sawtooth map emulated on a quantum information processor

Quantum computers will be unique tools for understanding complex quantum systems. We report an experimental implementation of a sensitive, quantum coherence-dependent localization phenomenon on a quantum information processor (QIP). The localization effect was studied by emulating the dynamics of the quantum sawtooth map in the perturbative regime on a three-qubit QIP. Our results show that the width of the probability distribution in momentum space remained essentially unchanged with successive iterations of the sawtooth map, a result that is consistent with localization. The height of the peak relative to the baseline of the probability distribution did change, a result that is consistent with our QIP being an ensemble of quantum systems with a distribution of errors over the ensemble. We further show that the previously measured distributions of control errors correctly account for the observed changes in the probability distribution.Comment: 20 pages, 9 figure

Loss Not Need: The Ethics of Relief Giving in Natural Disasters

The social ethics of relief giving (the bases on which relief ought to be given) in natural disaster situations are explored through a case study of public reactions to Red Cross activities. Red Cross policies and public reactions to them are reviewed, and survey data pertaining to attitudes toward the Red Cross and toward relief giving in natural disasters of residents of a western New York county are presented. Specifically, public satisfaction with present Red Cross dis:ribution policies is explored, and public perceptions of loss vs need as bases for relief giving are examined. Although there are some qualifications, findings show a large segment of the public supporting bases other than need for the distribution of disaster services. This is especially true for those who have actually received disaster aid. Implications are that the public does not always support a redistributive role for relief giving, but in some cases with some populations expects relief giving to reinforce the status quo

Jumlah Rumah Tangga dan Usaha terhadap Penerimaan Pajak Penerangan Jalan di Kota Manado

Pajak penerangan jalan sebagai salah satu pajak daerah di kota Manado memiliki dasar hukum agar dipatuhi oleh masyarakat dan juga pihak-pihak terkait. Dasar hukum Peraturan Daerah No 7 Tahun 2012 tentang Pajak Penerangan Jalan (PPJ). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh jumlah rumah tangga dan usaha terhadap penerimaan pajak penerangan jalan di kota Manado. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah regresi berganda. Hasil analisis menunjukkan secara simultan jumlah rumah tangga dan usaha berpengaruh terhadap PPJ di kota Manado. Secara parsial jumlah rumah tangga mempengaruhi penerimaan pajak penerangan jalan di kota Manado, dan jumlah usaha tidak berpengaruh terhadap penerimaan pajak penerangan jalan di kota Manado. Dinas Pendapatan Pengelolaan Keuangan dan Aset Daerah (DPPKAD) kota Manado sebaiknya melakukan koordinasi dengan PT.PLN Persero dalam mengelola PPJ, hal ini bertujuan agar DPPKA kota Manado dapat mengetahui seberapa besar potensi dari PPJ yang dimiliki, supaya tidak terjadi kesalahan dalam penetapan target. Kata kunci: jumlah rumah tangga, jumlah usaha, pajak penerangan jala