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A Heart To Heart Conversation: Sex-Based Differences In Cardiovascular Disease Symptomatology, Mary Simpkins Apr 2019

A Heart To Heart Conversation: Sex-Based Differences In Cardiovascular Disease Symptomatology, Mary Simpkins

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics, cardiovascular disease, or heart disease, continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States. Despite being the leading cause of death, heart disease, including stroke and ischemic heart disease, receives significantly lower funding than other causes. While 1 in 25 women will be diagnosed breast cancer, 1 in 2 will experience heart disease (Stock & Redberg, 2012). Not only are the fatality and dangers of heart disease, especially among females, understated, the difference in symptomatology from males to females is rarely …


Gender Performance In Priscilla, Ian Clark Apr 2019

Gender Performance In Priscilla, Ian Clark

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'Gender Performance in Priscilla' evaluates the way that the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert depicts a wide arrange of gender performances.This paper takes into account not only the gender identities and expressions of the characters in the film, but the way some of these expressions/ identities are racialized and how all of the facets of the characters' genders interact with one another.


Give Me Some Space: How Is Nonverbal Behavior Influenced By Gender And Weight?, Kasey Morgan Lobo Apr 2017

Give Me Some Space: How Is Nonverbal Behavior Influenced By Gender And Weight?, Kasey Morgan Lobo

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Weight stigma exists in society and social interactions, as smaller individuals tend to avoid close proximity to larger individuals (Puhl & Brownell, 2001). The current study aimed to investigate if personal distance in public settings was directly influenced by gender and weight. There were two general hypotheses for the present work. First, it was predicted that individuals would stand closer to those who were moderately similar in terms of weight than those who were completely similar in both gender and weight, moderately similar in gender, or completely dissimilar. Second, it was predicted that individuals would stand closer to smaller women, …


How Big Is Your Bubble? Effects Of Race And Gender On Personal Space, Alicia T. Pelfrey Apr 2017

How Big Is Your Bubble? Effects Of Race And Gender On Personal Space, Alicia T. Pelfrey

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When individuals interact in a public setting, non-verbal behavior may demonstrate preferences or biases toward others. For example, research suggests that women only need to flash a smile to appear non-threatening to others in public settings (Hall, 1993). Furthermore, Blacks may experience prejudice through non-verbal behavior in interracial interactions (Dovidio, Kawakani, & Gaertner, 2002). The present research sought to investigate non-verbal behavior in terms of gender and race. Specifically, 120 individuals were observed as they stood in line at various locations in Huntington, West Virginia. The distance between individuals was estimated and recorded. There were two hypotheses for the present …