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Big Thoughts For Little Words: A Problem With A Sexist Word Or A Problem With The Word “Sexist”?, Frank S. Zepezauer

University of Dayton Review

"Just when we were starting to be aware of the degree to which language affects people's perceptions of women and substitute 'people working' for 'men working' and 'humankind' for 'mankind,' this 'guy' thing happened. Just when people have started becoming aware that a 40-year-old woman shouldn't be called a girl, this "\'guy' thing has crept in." —Nancy Stevens, "The Guying of Gals," San Francisco Chronicle, 5 June 1988: B1.

The Power Of State Courts To Award The Federal Dependency Exemption Upon Divroce, David J. Benson

University of Dayton Law Review

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Feminist Criticism Of Classical Rhetoric Texts: A Case Study Of Gorgias' Helen, Susan L. Trollinger

English Faculty Publications

Despite the diversity of claims feminist scholars of antiquity advance, they share at least one preoccupation: the critique of patriarchy. That is, they challenge "the manifestation and institutionalization of male dominance over women" (Lerner 239) enacted in primary and secondary texts. The particular methods by which they make their critiques of women's subjugation vary as much as their claims, but most can be classified into one of two categories according to their broad interests in woman as a reader or as a writer of classical texts. Using Elaine Showalter's classifications, for example, we can group most of this scholarship under …

Title Vii: Misapplication Of The Business Necessity Defense, Joanne Jocha Ervin

University of Dayton Law Review

UAW v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 886 F.2d 871 (7th Cir. 1989).

Of “Gay Blades” And “Old Bags”: Portrayals Of Old Age In Contemporary Gdr Prose Fiction, Miriam Jokiniemi

University of Dayton Review

When Dostoevsky's Raskolnikov wanted a victim for his passionless crime, he chose an old woman, a money-lender described as a "damned old hag," who "doesn't know herself why she lives" (51.52). This admittedly extreme example of pejorative thinking about female old age suggests the extent to which Western culture has traditionally devalued old women. It is well-known that old age has a socio-cultural as well as a biological dimension. As Simone de Beauvoir has pointed out, in old age, as in every other, our status is imposed upon us by the society to which we belong (9). In a society …

Director Of Ud's Family Development Center Named Editor Of "Journal Of Family Issues"

News Releases

News release announces Patricia Voydanoff has been named editor of the "Journal of Family Issues."

Self-Concept: A Comparison Of Students Within And Without An Assertive Discipline Environment, Linda Jean Anderson Coleman

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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A Study To Determine And Analyze The Opinions Of High School Students Towards Their Involvement In The Development Of An Outdoor Land Laboratory, Fiona Judith Monterio Kanetkar

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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A Study Exploring The Value Of Using Colored Transparencies Or Lenses To Increase Reading Scores, Saundra Kay Dean Tillis

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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The Relationship Of Religiosity To Sexual Behavior And Attitudes In Mid-Adolescents, Benjamin James Herr

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Comparing And Contrasting Leisure Time Reading Interests Of Third And Fourth Graders, Carolyn Genevieve Manuel Robinson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Eliminating Sex Differences In Mathematics, Mehrafrouz Rahbar Mancham

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Relation Of Narcissism, Hostility, And Depression To Reported Type A Behaviors In College Males, James Kennedy Cannon

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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A Study Of Cooperative Learning And Achievement Groups, Patricia A. Kambitsch Landis

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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A Follow-Up Program For Child Victims Of Domestic Violence: The Choices For Children Program, Mary Lynn Naughton

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Predicting Success In Eighth Grade Algebra And Ninth Grade Geometry: Can Academic Drop-Outs And Failures Be Predicted?, Sharon Louise Neal Kyle

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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The Effects Of Sex-Role Identity And Aerobic Running On Self- Concept And Fitness, Jeffrey Charles Toepler

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Compliance As Cooperation: A Relational Approach To Dentist- Patient Interactions, Kelly Susan Cronley Mcneilis

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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An Examination Of Sex Discrimination In Selected Reading Textbooks In The Edison School District, Patricia Ann Sines Hanlin

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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A Handbook For Teachers To Aid In The Teaching Of Sex Education, Christina W. Hanson Cooper

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Rethinking Pluralism: An Apprentice's Thoughts For A Neo- Pluralist, Alan Jackson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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An Investigation Of Self-Disclosure And Its Relationship To Gender, Gender Roles, And Self-Esteem In College Students, David Anthony Diana

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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An Investigation Of Narcissim And Its Relation To Anger, Hostility, Rage, And Antisocial Tendencies, Frank William Stevens

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Does The Directed Reading Thinking Activity Make A Significant Difference In Reading Comprehension Of 5th Graders?, Martha Gail Griffif Brown

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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The Basic Course: What Do We Know? What Do We Need To Know? Where Do We Go From Here?, Nancy L. Buerkel-Rothfuss, David L. Kosloski

Basic Communication Course Annual

Research in the basic course in the 1980s was largely atheoretical and limited in generalizability, both inside and outside of speech communication.

While there is nothing wrong with an applied approach to teaching and learning, that approach needs to be augmented by more generalizable studies. Research guided by theoretical frameworks or based on prior findings tends to be more valuable than the tendency for basic course directors to search for hypotheses in less systematic ways.

The review of literature presented in this paper reveals an extensive typology of basic course variables but no clear framework within which to conduct future …

A Program Of Rater Training For Evaluating Public Speeches Combining Accuracy And Error Approaches, Nancy Rost Goulden

Basic Communication Course Annual

Systematic rater training results in higher validity and reliability for scores from either classroom speeches or speeches from wide-scale testing. This paper includes a complete script for rater training using a combination of two training methods: error training to sensitize raters to their biases and accuracy training to insure rater understanding of criteria and processes of rating.

The script is designed to provide training for either the analytic or holistic method and has been shown to result in reliable, valid speech scoring.

The Future Of The Basic Course, Judy C. Pearson, Paul E. Nelson

Basic Communication Course Annual

This article recommends some changes that should occur in the basic course. The prescriptions are based on four notions: the course must include accurate information; it should be inclusive in nature; it must be responsive to our contemporary world and to our students' current and future communicative needs; and it must provide a unique contribution to our students' education. The authors suggest that the course has not been sufficiently attentive to accuracy, inclusiveness, responsiveness and uniqueness; furthermore, contemporary changes require increased vigilance in these areas.

A Communication Based Model Of Friendship For The Interpersonal Communication Course, Rod Troester

Basic Communication Course Annual

This paper presents a model of friendship drawn from the friendship research of S.W. Duck and the management approach to interpersonal communication of S.A. Deetz and S.L. Stevenson.

Duck's research is briefly summarized and offered as a theoretical and conceptual foundation for understanding the psychological or cognitive dimensions of friendship. The Management Approach to interpersonal communication, researched by Deetz and Stevenson, is developed as a means for understanding the behavior dimensions associated with the conduct of friendship.

These complementing approaches are integrated using the general systems notions of structure, function and evolution. The approaches and model are discussed as they …

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Basic Communication Course Annual

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