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Grandmothers Laughing: Intergenerational Transmission Of Cultural Beliefs About Pregnancy And Childbirth Among Native American Women, Claudia Robin Long
Grandmothers Laughing: Intergenerational Transmission Of Cultural Beliefs About Pregnancy And Childbirth Among Native American Women, Claudia Robin Long
Dissertations and Theses
This dissertation reports findings from a qualitative study of intergenerational transmission of pregnancy and childbirth information among Native American women. Proposed is a theory of intergenerational transmission that explains four pathways used by Indian women to gain information about pregnancy and childbirth. Antecedent, consequent, and core elements are associated with the transmission process.
Discriminant sampling was used to identify the middle generation of Indian mothers and grandmothers, between 36 and 65 years of age, residing on or near the reservation, with experience of assimilation policies that had moved off-reservation temporarily. The researcher used the grounded theory method to analyze responses …
Services To Victims In Domestic Violence Shelters, Judith Valerie Johnston, Mitchica Mia Mcneair
Services To Victims In Domestic Violence Shelters, Judith Valerie Johnston, Mitchica Mia Mcneair
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this positivist study is to describe the present services. The study also evaluates from the clients' perspective the adequacy of services for victims in a domestic violence shelter. The survey design used in this research study brought attention to availability of services and competency of staff.
A Communal Meal Program Aimed At Reducing The Feelings Of Depression In The Elderly, Michael Dane Walper
A Communal Meal Program Aimed At Reducing The Feelings Of Depression In The Elderly, Michael Dane Walper
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Conflict In Black Male/Female Relationships, Debra Colleen Taylor, Marilyn Renee Mcclain
Conflict In Black Male/Female Relationships, Debra Colleen Taylor, Marilyn Renee Mcclain
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Post-Positivist Study Exploring The Resettlement Experience Of Professional Asian Indian Women, Karmjit Singh
Post-Positivist Study Exploring The Resettlement Experience Of Professional Asian Indian Women, Karmjit Singh
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Community Building With People Of Mexican Decent [Sic] Living In The United States, Alberto Martinez-Granillo
Community Building With People Of Mexican Decent [Sic] Living In The United States, Alberto Martinez-Granillo
Theses Digitization Project
This study explored community building as a method for addressing the problems faced by Mexican Immigrant and Mexican American communities. One of the assumptions that underpinned this study is that community building can be used to counteract racist attitudes toward ethnic minorities. Historically, people of Mexican descent have been the victims of such attitutudes have found their way in oppressive social and economic policy.
An Evaluation Of A Socio-Sexuality Education Program For Individuals With A Developmental Handicap, David Nelson Morrow
An Evaluation Of A Socio-Sexuality Education Program For Individuals With A Developmental Handicap, David Nelson Morrow
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
This thesis is an evaluation of eight week socio-sexuality education group for seven individuals with a developmental handicap who live in a twenty-four hour supervised group home. Pre and post-test data collection measured the socio-sexual knowledge of the participants. Attitudes of their primary counsellors toward the sexuality of individuals with developmental handicaps were also measured pre and post-test. A qualitative analysis of the facilitators’ process notes and a post participation focus group with the counsellors provided an understanding of why changes in knowledge and attitude had, or had not, occurred There was a significant increase in the client groups overall …
As If Born To: The Social Construction Of A Deficit Identity Position For Adopted Persons, Lise M. Beauchesne
As If Born To: The Social Construction Of A Deficit Identity Position For Adopted Persons, Lise M. Beauchesne
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Many adopted persons report experiencing ongoing problems with identity, often resulting in feelings of personal deficiency to imprison their sense of self. The dominant position of the literature eon adoption individualizes and problematizes “identity” issues by locating the source of difficulties to individual traits of the adopted person and his/her adoptive family. Consequently, the struggle associated with the identity “adopted” is typically constructed as an individual struggle.
Drawing on my own lived experience as an adopted women, I have been engaged in a critical inquiry of the traditional view of adoption in order to understand the problem of identity not …