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Creating Cultural Monsters: A Critical Analysis Of The Representation Of Serial Murderers In America, Julie Bethany Wiest
Creating Cultural Monsters: A Critical Analysis Of The Representation Of Serial Murderers In America, Julie Bethany Wiest
Doctoral Dissertations
Serial murder and serial murderers have been the subject of considerable attention in fictional crime shows (e.g, the various versions of "Law and Order" and "CSI") and movies (e.g., "The Silence of the Lambs"), as well as in the print media, since the term and profile for "serial killer" were developed by the FBI in the 1970s. White, American men are frequently identified as being over-represented as serial murderers, but no adequate sociological explanation has yet been developed for this. Biological and psychological explanations are deficient, and the cultural context generally has been ignored in previous studies. Informed by a …
Water Conservation Behaviors In Georgia The Effects Of Place, Amber Kay Scott
Water Conservation Behaviors In Georgia The Effects Of Place, Amber Kay Scott
Masters Theses
This piece is an examination of water conservation responses to the 2007 Georgia drought. The research questions for the study are: (1) Are those living in close proximity to the harshest drought conditions more likely to engage in water conservation behaviors than those not in close proximity to the conditions? (2) Are those living in close proximity to the harshest drought conditions more likely to report a greater likelihood of engaging in water conservation behaviors in the future? In other words, it is a question of actual versus intended behaviors. The data for the study come from the 2007 Peach …
Stewards Of The Mountains: A Case Study Of The Lindquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship, A Faith-Based Environmental Organization, Lyndsay Hughes Dawson
Stewards Of The Mountains: A Case Study Of The Lindquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship, A Faith-Based Environmental Organization, Lyndsay Hughes Dawson
Masters Theses
The case study explores the concepts of the mental constructions of humans' perceptions of their relationships to the environment. The ancients were intricately connected with the biophysical environment. Ancient religions such as Paganism and Pantheism produced environmental sentiments to revere and respect nature. As pantheistic and pagan ideologies transitioned to Judeo-Christianity, humans' mental constructs of nature and their environmental attitudes substantially shifted. Environmental attitudes transitioned from a deep connection with the biophysical world to dominance, superiority, and hierarchy. To explore subjects' perceptions of the relationship between humans and the environment, my primary research question investigates the influence of LEAF members' …
Conflicts And Compromises College Women Talk About Sex And Sexuality, Lanier Francis Basenberg
Conflicts And Compromises College Women Talk About Sex And Sexuality, Lanier Francis Basenberg
Masters Theses
In this thesis I examine the messages college women have received about sex and sexuality, and how the young women choose to act on those messages. The women in this study have been raised receiving messages regarding sexuality from their parents, their religions, their female and male friends, the media, and sexual education. When they reach college, certain sexual norms change, and it becomes more permissible for women to be more sexually open. This change in sexual norms creates a unique point in the sexual timeline of young women. In this thesis I examine interviews done with twenty-one college women …
Exploring Differences And Similarities In The Content Of Reports On Hurricane Andrew In Five Point Media Sources, Reigan Jacoba Minchey
Exploring Differences And Similarities In The Content Of Reports On Hurricane Andrew In Five Point Media Sources, Reigan Jacoba Minchey
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was to examine the content of print media sources in their reporting of a major disaster, Hurricane Andrew. At the time, Andrew was the most expensive natural disaster in United States history with damages estimated at twenty five billion dollars. In Dade County, Andrew resulted in fifteen deaths and one-quarter million people were left temporarily homeless. In terms of sociological knowledge, the findings will show what different institutions print in accounts of a major disaster. These findings will provide an opportunity to reflect on the nature and character of these institutions. This study includes media …