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The Ghosts That Haunt Us : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Stories Of The Supernatural, Sally E. Corran
The Ghosts That Haunt Us : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Stories Of The Supernatural, Sally E. Corran
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation focuses on Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's short stories of the supernatural in which he emphasizes the presence of forces beyond human knowledge and control. Using Todorov's notion of the fantastic and Freud's notion of the uncanny,I Argue that Le Fanu presents spiritual, historical, and psychological forces as supernatural in order to warn his readers that there are powers in the material world working in ways that cannot be explained by science or rationalism.Le Fanu challenges the increasing rationalism and materialism of the nineteenth century by creating stories that leave readers questioning the veracity of events depicted,the reliability of …
Individual Support For Violent Group Action : Why People Lend Support To Nationalist Paramilitary Movements, Daniel Masters
Individual Support For Violent Group Action : Why People Lend Support To Nationalist Paramilitary Movements, Daniel Masters
Doctoral Dissertations
This study is designed to analyze potential solutions to the collective action problem. The collective action problem refers to the social dilemma that individuals face when deciding between short-term individual interests and long-term group goals. The assumption is that individual interests are likely to outweigh those of the group. Thus, in order to resolve the dilemma researchers are forced to seek out solutions that identify different factors that will entice the individual to sacrifice their short-term interest in favor of group goals. This study analyzed this question within the context of nationalist rebellion, and focused on three potential explanations. The …
The Affinity Of South Carolina's "Gullah" African Americans : Biological Tests Of Cultural And Historical Hypothesis, Nikki L. Rogers
The Affinity Of South Carolina's "Gullah" African Americans : Biological Tests Of Cultural And Historical Hypothesis, Nikki L. Rogers
Doctoral Dissertations
This study examines the specific African ancestry of the "Gullah" African Americans of Lowcountry South Carolina. The proximate goal was to use biological data from Lowcountry populations to test the conclusions of previous cultural, historical, and linguistic research. The ultimate goal was to further knowledge of complex diseases prevalent in African American populations. When ancestral populations are correctly identified, medical researchers can target the most informative comparative populations for studies of genetic and environmental causes of disease. The proposed Lowcountry/Sierra Leone relationship promoted by Opala (1987) generated new interest and pride in Gullah/Geechee heritage. However, other African connections to the …
A Study Of Chinese Americans, Acculturation, And Gender In Willingness To Seek Professional Psychological Help, Connie K. Shih
A Study Of Chinese Americans, Acculturation, And Gender In Willingness To Seek Professional Psychological Help, Connie K. Shih
Masters Theses
The components of acculturation, gender, and willingness to seek professional psychological help were examined in a group of Chinese Americans. In addition, references groups of European Americans and native-born Chinese were also used as comparisons. The Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale (SL-ASIA) was used to measure acculturation (Suinn et al, 1987). A shortened form of the Attitudes Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (ATSSPHS) was used to assess the willingness to seek professional psychological help (Fischer & Farina, 1995). The sample for this study consisted of 100 participants drawn from two classes in Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, the East …
Economic And Political Integration: Europe And The Americas, Phynessa Mccurry
Economic And Political Integration: Europe And The Americas, Phynessa Mccurry
Senior Thesis Projects, 1993-2002
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