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Loyola University Chicago

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Of Unsound Mind And Body: A Statistical Test Of The Association Between Intimate Partner Violence And Chronic Physical And Mental Health Outcomes, Darryl Andre Brice Aug 2011

Of Unsound Mind And Body: A Statistical Test Of The Association Between Intimate Partner Violence And Chronic Physical And Mental Health Outcomes, Darryl Andre Brice

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A growing body of literature, both academic and in the popular media, has focused on intimate partner violence (IPV) and its consequences. In addition to the acute physical, social, and economic consequence of IPV, IPV clearly causes great stress for IPV women. While research has shown an association between exposure to external stressors and poor chronic physical and mental health, known as the "stress-health hypothesis," few studies have extrapolated this to examine IPV as a stressor. The goal of this research is to do just that using preexisting data from the Chicago Women's Health Risk Study (CWHRS). The CWHRS is …


From Trial To Triumph: Representations Of African Americans In Museum Exhibits, Derrick Brooms May 2010

From Trial To Triumph: Representations Of African Americans In Museum Exhibits, Derrick Brooms

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In my dissertation, I examine contemporary exhibits about African American history and culture at six museums to explore issues of racial representation, collective identity, and cultural authority. I conduct a systematic two-part investigation of exhibition practices across Black-owned/operated and mainstream museums, one of each in three different cities (Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; and Washington, DC). First, I explore the socio-historic discourses on race as played out in the museum medium and its implications for shaping collective identity. Second, I examine the use of exhibits and other visual mediums located within museums, in the process of representation wherein these visual media …