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- Advertising; Dove campaign for real beauty; Magazines; Media; Print advertisements; Real women; Social constructionism (1)
- African american; Black women; Going natural; Hair; Natural hair; Qualitative; Symbolic interactionist; Women (1)
- Cognitive; Dissonance; Education; Experience; Religion; Religiosity; Spirituality (1)
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Going Natural African American Women And Their Hair, Brittney Dennis
Going Natural African American Women And Their Hair, Brittney Dennis
HIM 1990-2015
The study seeks to gain a better understanding of the term "going natural" in regards to women with natural African American hair. The study also seeks to understand natural hair and reclaiming a positive perspective of acceptance and natural appearance. The study will give light to what it is to have natural hair in present day and calls upon the experience of the Black woman on her journey with her hair and her past.
Food Availability In Eatonville, Florida, Jerian Benwell-Lybarger
Food Availability In Eatonville, Florida, Jerian Benwell-Lybarger
HIM 1990-2015
Food availability is a serious problem for some low-income neighborhoods. This study examines food access in Eatonville, Florida, a small town in Orlando, Florida. Eatonville was one of the first African American towns incorporated into the United States after emancipation. It is a low-income community with 25% of the overall population and 30% of children living below the poverty line. This study will examine the state of food availability through food store and resident surveys in hopes of diagnosing need in order to alleviate it. There are serious implications for residents of cities with inadequate access to nutritious, affordable food. …
Experiences With Social Services Among Homeless Lgbtq Young Adults, Fallon Kadel
Experiences With Social Services Among Homeless Lgbtq Young Adults, Fallon Kadel
HIM 1990-2015
My findings imply that homeless LGBTQ young adults are very limited in where they can go to find LGBTQ-accepting services. Even though all the shelters that were interviewed claimed they did not discriminate against LGBTQ persons, they do not provide and are not affiliated with services or programs that are considered to be LGBTQ- accepting. Based on the research, shelters would rather have clients conform to their pre-existing structure rather than the shelters conforming to the specific needs of the clients.; The goal of this research is to explore what programs and services are being provided at various homeless shelters …
Sacred Changes On Campus The Effects Of Higher Educational Experience On Religiosity And Spirituality, And Resolving Cognitive Dissonance, Shawn Gaulden
HIM 1990-2015
Changes in religious and spiritual trends over the past few decades are contradicting previously held assumptions in academia pertaining to personal religious and spiritual definitions, identities and how these religious and spiritual identities are affected by higher educational attainment. In addition, there is limited research on how students may resolve cognitive dissonance if it develops due to discrepancies between their college experiences and their personal spiritual or religious convictions. The intent of this thesis is to explore the effects of college experience and higher educational attainment on students' religious and spiritual identities; to explore the growing trend to identify as …
I'M Every Woman College Women's Perceptions Of "Real Women" In Print Advertisements, Marie Gualtieri
I'M Every Woman College Women's Perceptions Of "Real Women" In Print Advertisements, Marie Gualtieri
HIM 1990-2015
In the American capitalist society, the media is often an agent used to perpetuate ideals and to inform consumers of products that they can purchase by using multiple advertising techniques. In an attempt to counter the thin body ideal for women, some companies have begun advertising their products by using plus size models, such as the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. The purpose of this research is to examine college women's perceptions of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, an advertising campaign whose goal is to reverse the stereotypical body ideal for women and broaden the definition of beauty. Some …
Examining Crowd Violence Connected To Sport Applying The Hooligan Template, Kelly Worthen
Examining Crowd Violence Connected To Sport Applying The Hooligan Template, Kelly Worthen
HIM 1990-2015
The aim of the research is to evaluate crowd violence as it pertains to sports and its spectators. In particular, the research examines sports riots. "A sports riot is defined as violence-vandalism, throwing/shooting missiles, rushing the field or court, committing arson, and/or fighting- committed by five or more individuals in a crowd of one hundred people associated with a formally organized sporting event" (Lewis, 2007). On a micro level, the most prevalent form of spectator violence is the act of Hooliganism in relation to football (soccer). The research on this aggression has been primarily inherent in Europe and South and …