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Asylum

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Archaeological Investigations Of Control And Autonomy At The Colony Farm Of The Michigan State Asylum, 1880-1950, Alison Thornton Jun 2012

Archaeological Investigations Of Control And Autonomy At The Colony Farm Of The Michigan State Asylum, 1880-1950, Alison Thornton

Masters Theses

This project is designed to look into mechanisms of control and patient autonomy in institutional confinement, using Colony Farm in Kalamazoo, Michigan as a case study. I have chosen to specifically examine landscape, architecture, foodways, and personal goods/dress as avenues in which to parse out information regarding control and autonomy. The main themes throughout this paper are work as a cure, patient labor, and the blurring of roles between patients, staff members, and paid hired workers. These themes are intertwined with landscape, architecture, foodways, and personal goods/dress and highlight the contradictions inherent in institutional confinement, especially in the context of …

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"A Truthful Accounting Of Events": The Roles Of Linguistic Strategy, Narrative, And Performance In United States Asylum Hearings, Celia Feldman Jan 2012

"A Truthful Accounting Of Events": The Roles Of Linguistic Strategy, Narrative, And Performance In United States Asylum Hearings, Celia Feldman

Senior Projects Spring 2012

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

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The Hartford Female Beneficent Society And The Hartford Orphan Asylum: A Case Study From 1810 To 1890, Katherine M. Mcnulty Oct 2011

The Hartford Female Beneficent Society And The Hartford Orphan Asylum: A Case Study From 1810 To 1890, Katherine M. Mcnulty

Masters Theses

Dedicated to Eugene Leach, PhD

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Mistakes In Identity: Sexual Orientation And Credibility In The Asylum Process, Michael Carl Budd Jun 2010

Mistakes In Identity: Sexual Orientation And Credibility In The Asylum Process, Michael Carl Budd

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the prejudice that exists on the part of decision-makers responsible for determining refugee status and adjudicating asylum claims in jurisdictions that accept claims based on sexual orientation. An analysis of case law from both common law and civil law jurisdictions uncovers the negative impact of judicial stereotypes about sexuality on refugees and asylum-seekers. It follows the increasing importance placed on proving the genuineness of the claimants' professed sexual identity that has coincided with an increased emphasis on credibility, a trend that has heightened the impact of decision-makers' biases regarding sexuality. In addition to analyzing case law, the …

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Anglo-Australians' Attitudes Towards Asylum Seekers And Egalitarianism, Antonietta Matrone Faulkner Jan 2009

Anglo-Australians' Attitudes Towards Asylum Seekers And Egalitarianism, Antonietta Matrone Faulkner

Theses : Honours

Research has found that generally Australians hold negative attitudes towards asylum seekers. These negative attitudes appear to be influenced by perceptions of threat and false beliefs. The current study explored the attitudes of Anglo-Australians towards asylum seekers and how attitudes are related to the concept of Australian egalitarianism and fair go. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted for this study. Three main themes were identified through thematic content analysis: characterising asylum seekers, responses to asylum seekers in Australia, and constructing fairness.' Characterising asylum seekers represented the informants' constructs of asylum seekers as being genuine asylum seekers, or boat people …

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An Evaluation Of Income-Generation Activities For Refugees In Cairo By The Unhcr Through Caritas, David Zoyarkenia Tongor Jun 1997

An Evaluation Of Income-Generation Activities For Refugees In Cairo By The Unhcr Through Caritas, David Zoyarkenia Tongor

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