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The Dilemma Of Guatemalan Adoptions: The Hague Convention, The Cna, And The Future Of Adoptions In Guatemala, Katherine E. Jennings
The Dilemma Of Guatemalan Adoptions: The Hague Convention, The Cna, And The Future Of Adoptions In Guatemala, Katherine E. Jennings
Senior Honors Theses
International adoptions between Guatemala and the United States were discontinued after the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Hague Convention) went into effect in the United States on April 1, 2008. The Guatemalan international adoption system had been considered faster and easier than that of many other countries due to the nature of its private system. As the system expanded, ethical concerns were raised regarding how the adoptions were managed including the manner in which the system was a lucrative business. To the public, it appeared that corruption was pervasive within the …
Hoodie Today, Gown Tomorrow: An Ideological Rhetorical Analysis Of Gender-Neutral Clothing, Meridith Irene Styer
Hoodie Today, Gown Tomorrow: An Ideological Rhetorical Analysis Of Gender-Neutral Clothing, Meridith Irene Styer
Masters Theses
The fields of psychology and sociology have long understood the importance of clothing in self-formation, this study extrapolates this social-science understanding into the realm of rhetorical analysis. This study looks at gender-neutral clothing and its role in meaning making and self identification for women. With a rhetorical basis from Richards and Ogden, this research uses the feminist works of Brummett and Butler to uncover both the positive and negatives effects of gender-neutral clothing on a woman's self-identification and perceptions. Through the presentation of a diffuse narrative and evaluation of the same, gender-neutral clothing is read and decoded for meaning. This …
Reading Between The Lines: Gender Perception Of Lean Media, Jennalee Conner
Reading Between The Lines: Gender Perception Of Lean Media, Jennalee Conner
Masters Theses
Over the years, communication methods have evolved from face-to-face conversations to computer-mediated communication including: e-mail, instant message, and text message interactions. Since the methods have changed, a large aspect of communication, nonverbal cues, have become nearly impossible. These methods of communication that lack nonverbal cues are therefore referred to as lean media because they lack the richness of facial expression, vocal expression, and immediacy. In order to modify more recent forms of communication to include nonverbal cues, individuals have created their own nonverbal cues. While each individual is unique, though, genders normally tend to think or behave in similar fashion. …