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UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

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1995

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The Paper Tiger And Its Predecessors: An Ethnologic History Of The American Indian Religious Freedom Act, Daniel Spencer Wall Jan 1995

The Paper Tiger And Its Predecessors: An Ethnologic History Of The American Indian Religious Freedom Act, Daniel Spencer Wall

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The American Indian Religious Freedom Act has proven to be a terrible disappointment for the Indians all across the country. This act presupposed an analogy between Native American ceremonial practices and Euro-American religions, but Native American ceremonies involve a broader range social institutions than Euro-American "religion." Hence, the analogy between Indian ceremonies and Euro-American religions broke down after passage of the act, and Indians failed to receive the legal remedies sought under its provisions. The following is an attempt to address the problems associated with this act by examining the historical development of a Native American rhetoric of religious freedom …


Creating A Panethnic Identity: The Asian American Movement's Vision Of Racial And Political Solidarity, Rosette Ho Wirtz Jan 1995

Creating A Panethnic Identity: The Asian American Movement's Vision Of Racial And Political Solidarity, Rosette Ho Wirtz

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Asian American movement occurred in the late 1960s when America was being criticized as a land of inequality where racial discrimination degraded all people of color. Asian American activists participated in the effort to achieve social, political, and economical equality with the larger White dominated society. Answers will be sought for three questions one should ask when confronted with the problem of analyzing a minority movement. The questions are: (1) What are the goals of the movement?; (2) What forces initiate and propel the movement into existence?; and (3) How does the movement attain its goals? Lastly, this thesis …


Striking A Balance: The Centrality Of The Hamiltonian/Jeffersonian Debate In American Foreign Policy Development, John Anthony Zeuli Jan 1995

Striking A Balance: The Centrality Of The Hamiltonian/Jeffersonian Debate In American Foreign Policy Development, John Anthony Zeuli

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

"Foreign policy is the face a nation wears to the world. The aim is the same for all states--the protection of national integrity and interest. But the manner in which a state conceives and conducts its foreign policy is greatly affected by national peculiarities."{dollar}\sp1{dollar} The focus of this thesis is to illuminate the national peculiarities that have put a unique face on American foreign policy. I will examine the two basic tenets, or impulses, that have characterized U.S. foreign policy development: the Jeffersonian, or idealist, impulse and the Hamiltonian, or realist, impulse. My purpose is to show that each impulse …


Leadership Styles Of Three Hispanic-American Women In Health Science, Kristel Heira Pankau Jan 1995

Leadership Styles Of Three Hispanic-American Women In Health Science, Kristel Heira Pankau

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Case study methodology was utilized to explore and describe leadership styles of selected Hispanic American women in management positions in the field of health science. A non-probability, stratified sample of convenience was used to process and determine final selection of three participants. At the time of the study all participants held full-time management positions for no less than four consecutive years. Participants ranged in age from thirty-five to fifty years; The study also investigated the influence of personal biography, including, factors which fostered and constrained leadership in the women selected. Data were collected from questionnaire responses, interviews, and observations at …