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Promoting Cultural Experiences Through Responsive Architecture, Shabonni Olivia Elkanah
Promoting Cultural Experiences Through Responsive Architecture, Shabonni Olivia Elkanah
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Dance, costume, and music are all reflective of a heritage that has been intact over three hundred years. The street activities during carnival season on the island of St. Kitts can be described as dynamic excitement between the onlookers, the Masqueraders, a local folklore group, and other carnival players. The interactive play amongst group members of the Masqueraders is one that tells a story of the colonization and perseverance of a nation influenced by Indian, European and African past. There is often, however a disconnection between an outsider, 'the audience', and the culture of the island. Only when the interactive …
Cultural Competence In Health Care: A Client-Based Perspective, Karon L. Phillips
Cultural Competence In Health Care: A Client-Based Perspective, Karon L. Phillips
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
In response to the presence of health disparities among a diverse population of older adults, creating culturally competent health care services has emerged as a possible method to help reduce and eventually eliminate inequalities in health care. However, little information exists concerning the effectiveness of cultural competence, and even less is known about how culturally competent clients perceive their providers to be. This dissertation examined a number of indicators related to cultural competence, including the predictors of client-provider racial/ethnic concordance, client perceptions of the interpersonal sensitivity of their health care providers, and the overall satisfaction with care reported by older …
Penn State: Symbol And Myth, Gary G. Desantis
Penn State: Symbol And Myth, Gary G. Desantis
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This thesis will focus on the popular culture iconography of the Pennsylvania State University: the Nittany Lion-as a symbol and apolitical mascot; Happy Valley, the geographic area in which the university is located, as a kind of sacred place and utopia in the Keystone State; football-its hallowed shrines, legendary coaches, and heroic players; regional foods and delicacies-from the unique offerings of the area's diners to the University Creamery (where patrons yearly consume more than 750,000 ice cream cones); and Lion Shrine and the adjacent Nittany Lion Inn-where the faithful have made pilgrimages since the early-twentieth century. The sum of these …