Perceptions Of Recent Male Nursing Graduates Regarding Gender Bias And Gender-Based Educational Barriers,
2011
Walden University
Perceptions Of Recent Male Nursing Graduates Regarding Gender Bias And Gender-Based Educational Barriers, Nancy Spahr
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite decades of important contributions by male nurses, nursing is still viewed as a feminine profession. Moreover, male nursing students continue to experience gender bias and gender-based educational barriers within schools of nursing. This has led to failure and drop-out rates much higher than those experienced by their female counterparts. The purposes of this quantitative survey study were to (a) explore the relationship between perceived gender bias, gender-based educational barriers within nursing education, and resiliency in recent male nursing graduates; and (b) to identify those gender-based barriers that were considered to be most prevalent and most important. A view of …
Contemporary Clothing Issues Of Women Who Are Post-Mastectomy,
2011
Western Michigan University
Contemporary Clothing Issues Of Women Who Are Post-Mastectomy, Carol Beard
Dissertations
The intent of this three-paper format dissertation is to examine three topics germane to the clothing requirements and clothing acquisition of women who are postmastectomy. Each paper’s focus resides within a broader theme of addressing a population that has specialized clothing needs. While each study is independent in nature, they build on each other. The first paper describes the demographics of the population and how those demographics and treatment path for breast cancer provide a different framework for reaction to the retail offerings currently on the market. The next paper focuses on the association between demographics and treatment path of …
Bolshevik For Capitalism: Ayn Rand & Soviet Socialist Realism,
2011
Claremont McKenna College
Bolshevik For Capitalism: Ayn Rand & Soviet Socialist Realism, Peter Jebsen
CMC Senior Theses
Since the late 1950s, Russian-American novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand has been “the ultimate gateway drug to life on the right.” Her philosophy – “Objectivism” – combined militant atheism, libertarian natural rights, and a philosophical commitment to what she called “the virtue of selfishness,” and earned her the admiration of such luminaries as Alan Greenspan: a remarkable achievement for an immigrant woman who learned to speak English in her late 20s. What is less-often observed is that Rand’s work, especially her mature novels The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), bear a close stylistic resemblance to the Soviet Socialist Realist …
Living Fairy Tales: Science Fiction And Fantasy's Visionary Retellings Of "Beauty And The Beast",
2011
Claremont McKenna College
Living Fairy Tales: Science Fiction And Fantasy's Visionary Retellings Of "Beauty And The Beast", Adrien E. Sebree
CMC Senior Theses
This thesis explores how science fiction and fantasy retellings of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" bring visionary insights to the fairy tale. Stories such as Tanith Lee's science fiction novella "Beauty" and Mercedes Lackey's fantasy novel The Fire Rose constitute living and developing incarnations of "Beauty and the Beast." To better explore the visionary leaps made by these stories, they are placed in contrast with one of the original recordings of the story by Madame Marie Le Prince de Beaumont and the 1991 Disney film version, Beauty and the Beast.
When Men Are Harmed: Feminism, Queer Theory, And Torture At Abu Ghraib,
2011
Boston University School of Law
When Men Are Harmed: Feminism, Queer Theory, And Torture At Abu Ghraib, Aziza Ahmed
Faculty Scholarship
In this Article I explore the assertions of "anti-imperialist" feminist scholars who critique "imperial feminism" for its support of the war on terror (WOT). I bring into this analysis the proposition by queer theorists that feminist reliance on male/ female subordination has the potential to not only obscure harm in times of war but also to perpetuate it. As a case study, I focus on the Abu Ghraib prison photos that depict, in part, female soldiers torturing male Iraqi prisoners. In conducting this analysis, I reveal the analytical limitations of dominance and cultural feminists, particularly with regard to male harm …
Taking A Turn Toward The Masculine: The Impact Of Mortality Salience On Implicit Leadership Theories,
2011
University of Richmond
Taking A Turn Toward The Masculine: The Impact Of Mortality Salience On Implicit Leadership Theories, Crystal L. Hoyt, Stefanie Simon, Audrey N. Innella
Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications
The present research investigates the influence of subtle death-related thoughts (i.e., mortality salience), on people’s images of effective leaders (i.e., their implicit leadership theories). We test the prediction that mortality salience will change the content of these implicit theories to be more gender stereotypical such that individuals will conceive of effective leaders in a significantly more masculine, or agentic, manner. To test this prediction, we assessed participants’ communal and agentic implicit leadership theories after they were presented with a mortality salience or control manipulation. Results show that priming individuals to think about their mortality with two open-ended questions resulted in …
Transgender People On University Campuses: A Policy Discourse Analysis,
2011
Western Michigan University
Transgender People On University Campuses: A Policy Discourse Analysis, Doris Andrea Dirks
Dissertations
The goal of this study is to examine the language used to discuss transgender people on university campuses. My main research question was: What do university reports describe as problems and solutions for transgender people in universities? The primary data for this study consists of 16 reports issued at four Big Ten schools from 1992-2010. These reports address the inclusion of gender identity and expression in nondiscrimination policies, the status of transgender people on university campuses, or both. This study employs policy discourse analysis, a hybrid methodology that analyzes written documents using feminist, critical, and poststructural theories in order to …
Securitizing Gender: Identity, Biometrics, And Transgender Bodies At The Airport,
2011
CUNY Graduate Center, CUNY Brooklyn College
Securitizing Gender: Identity, Biometrics, And Transgender Bodies At The Airport, Paisley Currah, Tara Mulqueen
Publications and Research
It is widely assumed that the more information surveillance apparatuses can collect about an individual, the less risk she poses. In this article, we examine how gender figures into and potentially disrupts the link between identity and security. Our analysis centers on one very particular event: the confusion that erupts at the airport when US Transportation Security Administration agents perceive a conflict between the gender marked on one's papers, the image of one's body produced by a machine, and/or an individual's perceived gender presentation. Gender has been so deeply naturalized—as immutable, as easily apprehended, and as existing before and outside …
Fractured Identity - The Jagged Path Of Diaspora In Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Mistress Of Spices,
2011
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Fractured Identity - The Jagged Path Of Diaspora In Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Mistress Of Spices, Lisa Lamor
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
Representation of fractured identity issues is a thematic element powerfully present in the work of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Although identity is a commonly explored theme in general, it is through fragmentation in her novels that struggles are often identified and trauma is illustrated. Complex, fragmenting experiences of persons living in the Indian diaspora are frequently present in novels by Divakaruni along with continual employment of fracturing in terms of structure, imagery, plot, language, and character. In order to illustrate the presence of fracturization in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's literature, in this thesis I do an extensive textual examination of her first …
Hegans: An Examination Of The Emerging Male Vegan,
2011
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Hegans: An Examination Of The Emerging Male Vegan, Justine Ann Johnson
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
In the United States, many people have turned to an alternative diet, veganism. The vegan diet contradicts R.W. Connell's (43) theory of hegemonic masculinity, which is supported by the domination of women and animals. This study focuses on the masculinity represented through promotion of veganism for men in two books, Meat is for Pussies by John Joseph and Skinny Bastard by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, and vegan related articles in four US men's magazines: GQ, Esquire, Men's Health Magazine, and Men's Fitness Magazine. These vegan-explicit texts, written for a male audience, reinforce the heteronormative idea of masculinity through masculine …
Experiences And Perceptions Of Pregnant Unmarried Adolescent Girls In Nigeria,
2011
Walden University
Experiences And Perceptions Of Pregnant Unmarried Adolescent Girls In Nigeria, Priscilla N. Asonye
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Sexual activity among unmarried adolescents is a major public health problem in Nigeria, because unmarried pregnant girls are more likely to have multiple sex partners and are less likely to use contraceptives, putting them at greater risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STD), unplanned pregnancy, abortion, social isolation, and poverty. Teen pregnancy and STD rates are on the rise in Nigeria, yet few data exist on the experience of the adolescents themselves. This phenomenological study was designed to explore the in-depth experiences of 10 pregnant, unmarried adolescent girls aged 16-19, including the factors contributing to their sexual activity. An ecological model …
“I Would Feel Uncomfortable If My Child’S Teacher Were Gay”: Examining The Role Of Symbolic Homophobia And Political Affiliation,
2011
University of Michigan
“I Would Feel Uncomfortable If My Child’S Teacher Were Gay”: Examining The Role Of Symbolic Homophobia And Political Affiliation, Michael Moore, Amy C. Moors
Psychology Faculty Articles and Research
Symbolic homophobia is a general negative disposition towards lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals, which is demonstrated in symbolic forms of prejudice rather than overt actions. Stigma towards lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals has transformed from overt forms of prejudice to slightly less blatant more subtle forms in recent years (Schafer & Shaw, 2009). Based on previous research, it is has also been shown that conservatives will have higher levels of symbolic homophobia. (Linneman, 2004), Thus, in order to assess the more nuanced forms of prejudice in relation to political affiliation, Study 1 created a scale to assess symbolic homophobia. …
Factors Affecting Cervical Cancer Screening Among African Women Living In The United States,
2011
Walden University
Factors Affecting Cervical Cancer Screening Among African Women Living In The United States, Mosunmola Adeyemi
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
More than half of the incidents and mortality rates from cervical cancer occur among minority groups, including immigrant women from continental Africa living in the United States. Although researchers have examined cervical cancer screening practices among minority populations, including Black women in Africa and in the United States, there are few studies on cervical cancer screening and associated risk factors, specifically among African women living in the United States. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between selected factors and cervical cancer screening practices among African immigrant women living in the United States. Using the behavioral model …
Antecedent And Sequalae Issues Of Nepalese Women Trafficked Into Prostitution,
2011
Bridgewater State University
Antecedent And Sequalae Issues Of Nepalese Women Trafficked Into Prostitution, Chandra Kant Jha, Jeanne Madison
Journal of International Women's Studies
Using a qualitative descriptive methodology, this study explored the experiences of Nepalese women trafficked into prostitution in India. The study found that poverty and lack of awareness about being at risk for trafficking are the major precursors for their trafficking experience. Abduction, fake marriages and the seduction of a better job were the major approaches adopted by pimps to traffic the women. The study also showed that after returning from the Indian brothel(s), they were rejected by their family and community. Such rejections occurred as family and community perceived these young women as at high risk for HIV infection. Strategies …
When The Sex Market Rejects,
2011
Bridgewater State University
When The Sex Market Rejects, Harasankar Adhikari
Journal of International Women's Studies
This study examines brothel-based Female Sex Workers (FSWs) after their retirement/withdrawal from the sex trade. 100 FSWs above 40 years of age from the Bowbazar red light area of Kolkata were selected through random sampling. A census survey methodology and participant observation was employed for the study. The study reveals that FSWs are further stigmatized and marginalized after retirement. Outside society does not allow them to re-enter. Support schemes from the government and non-profit sector do not exist. Family relations provide little to no support. And while the FSW community can be relied upon to provide some support, housing and …
Finland Lies About A Historic Suffrage Achievement. Really? Finland? Yup.,
2011
Bridgewater State University
Finland Lies About A Historic Suffrage Achievement. Really? Finland? Yup., Mark W. Powell
Journal of International Women's Studies
No abstract provided.
A Conversation With Michèle Roberts, About Novels, History And Autobiography,
2011
Bridgewater State University
A Conversation With Michèle Roberts, About Novels, History And Autobiography, M. Soraya García-Sánchez
Journal of International Women's Studies
Michèle Roberts is a contemporary feminist writer born in England in 1949. Brought up with two languages and cultures, she was educated at a religious school and she later lived in a convent for a long time. The conversation presented below took place in London in August 2010. The purpose of this interview was to talk with Michèle Roberts about her writing and the link between her novels and her memoir. The contemporary and feminist writer talked about Virginia Woolf, Marion Milner, about personal and public spheres, about exploring when writing and about being an artist, among other topics. The …
Book Review: Challenging Identities: Muslim Women In Australia,
2011
Bridgewater State University
Book Review: Challenging Identities: Muslim Women In Australia, Peliwe P. Mnguni
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of Challenging Identities: Muslim Women in Australia, edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh.
Book Review: In The Public Eye,
2011
Bridgewater State University
Book Review: In The Public Eye, Susan Iverson
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of In the Public Eye by Joanne Kilgour Dowdy
Book Review: African Women & Icts: Investigating Technology, Gender And Empowerment,
2011
Bridgewater State University
Book Review: African Women & Icts: Investigating Technology, Gender And Empowerment, Karen Keifer-Boyd
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of African Women & ICTs: Investigating Technology, Gender and Empowerment, edited by Ineke Buskins & Anne Webb
