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NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
 
2008 VOLUME 30 #2

CONTENTS

 

Sarah P. Belter, Christy L. Palbicki, Dennis N. Lorenz,
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Gambling Disposition in College Students

1

Karen  Callaghan, Texas Southern University,
Frauke Schnell, West Chester State College
The Politics of Issue Debates: An Examination of an Immigration Reform Initiative

9

Kevin L. Dooley, Monmouth University
National Symbols, Language Use, and Minority Attitudes

25

Jane H. Eberle, Han-Su Park, Marcus D. Childress, Emporia State University
Comics, Culture, and Chaos

35

Dan Fennerty, Central Washington University
No Child Left Behind: Grading the Four Areas of Education Reform

39

Charles Funderburk, Wright State University
The Hammer and the Shogun: A Comparison of Corrupt Legislative Leadership in Japan
and the United States

43

Souraya Hajjar, El Paso Community College,
Patricia Ainsa, University of Texas, El Paso
Old Wars-New Paradigms: A Need for Social Change of Western’s Perspectives of the
Middle Eastern Views of War and Peace

47

Roberto Marie Ike, Lincoln University of Missouri
Social Economics

52

Margaret Keiley-Listermann, Georgia Perimeter College
Conflict Resolution Evaluation – Constructing a Disputant Guide for Formative Feedback

59

Larry L. Kraus, The University of Texas at Tyler
A History of Federal Funding of Pre-College Curriculum Projects

67

Terry L. Lovelace, Northwest Missouri State University
Using Graphic Organizers and Notable Trade Books to Increase Students’ Reading Comprehension

77

James Mbuva, National University
Educating Students of Color in Higher Education Opens Doors for Fairness, Equality,
and Global Economic Opportunities

81

Martin Milkman, Murray State University
Assessment and Team Learning in a Graduate Managerial Economics Course

88

Edward J. Murray, Carol A. Puthoff-Murray, Kent State University Ashtabula, Meghan P. Murray, Alliant International University, San Diego
Identity and Values During the Extended Adolescent Period

94

Wayne H. Oberle, St. Ambrose University
Using a Power Structure Grid to Build a Culture, Theory, & Reality of Peace:
Insights into Adam Smith Problems from Deming’s Sugar-Beet Errors

103

Melvyn C. Raider, Wayne State University
Design and Development of a Family Therapy Model With Urban African-American Families

118

Carol M. Shepherd, National University
Alternative Instructional Strategies and Delivery Environment for High School Students

124

Chich-Jen Shieh, I-Ming Wang, Yung-Sheng Yang, Chang Jung Christian University
Study on Industrial Dispute of Taiwan-Invested Enterprises in China

133

David Sosar, King’s College, Frank D’Angelo, Bloomsburg University
Pennsylvania’s Act I

139

R. Wade Wheeler, Texas State University – San Marcos
Alcohol Abuse Among College Students

144

Baomei Zhao, University of Akron
Quality of Life Analysis Regarding Resources for Different Income Levels

151

Book Reviews

Ben Miles, National University
Book Review: Leadership 101

165

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