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Vice Capital, Andrew K. Jennings, Kimberly D. Krawiec

Faculty Articles

Academic and market interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has grown markedly in recent years. Although less prominent, a substantial literature also explores whether “sin pays” in the public capital markets. This literature’s underlying theory is that social norms discourage the funding of businesses that promote vice. According to this theory, some investors—particularly institutions sensitive to social norms, such as pension funds and foundations—will shun vice investments. A consequence of this aversion is a “vice premium” for those investors who will invest in such companies. Largely unexplored, however, is what industries or business models qualify as “vice,” how …

Searching For A Big Score: Analyzing Drug Yield From Search Warrant Executions, Elizabeth Griffiths, Walter Campbell, Kay L. Levine, Joshua C. Hinkle

Faculty Articles

In this study, we investigated the extent to which law enforcement efforts predicted drug and other kinds of illicit yield in search warrant executions. The data are drawn from one major metropolitan police department during 2005, 2009, and 2012. Using multilevel random intercept logistic regression models and multilevel random intercept multinomial logistic regression models, we regress high yields of various kinds of drugs and other illicit items seized during searches on the investigative activities that led to search warrant applications and the enlistment of teams of officers or other agencies in executing the search. Investments in high-effort search warrant work …

เส้นทางสู่วาระท้ายของชีวิตผู้ต้องขังที่ป่วยในเรือนจำ, วิกานดา แหชัย

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษาวิจัยเรื่อง “เส้นทางสู่วาระท้ายของผู้ต้องขังที่ป่วยในเรือนจำ” เป็นการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพที่มุ่งสะท้อนประสบการณ์ของผู้ต้องขังป่วยระยะท้ายผ่านการสร้างเรื่องเล่า (Narrative) เพื่อทำความเข้าใจสภาวะและความหมายของการดำรงอยู่ในช่วงวาระสุดท้ายภายใต้ข้อจำกัดของเรือนจำ ผู้วิจัยดำเนินการศึกษาข้อมูลจากเอกสาร (Documentary Study) ทั้งหนังสือ บทความทางวิชาการ รายงานการวิจัย และวิทยานิพนธ์ที่เกี่ยวข้อง ทั้งในและต่างประเทศ โดยเน้นประเด็นด้านแนวคิดและทฤษฎีการดูแลผู้ป่วยระยะสุดท้าย การดูแลแบบประคับประคอง (Palliative Care) สิทธิขั้นพื้นฐานของผู้ต้องขังตามหลักสิทธิมนุษยชน มาตรฐานสากลด้านสิทธิเสรีภาพของผู้ต้องขัง ตลอดจนกรอบสิทธิมนุษยชนระหว่างประเทศเป็นฐานในการวิเคราะห์ นอกจากนี้ งานวิจัยยังพิจารณาปัจจัยเชิงระบบที่มีผลต่อการดูแลผู้ต้องขังป่วยระยะท้าย เช่น ความแออัดของเรือนจำ โครงสร้างพื้นฐานด้านสาธารณสุข ความพร้อมของบุคลากรทางการแพทย์ และข้อจำกัดด้านทรัพยากร ตลอดจนศึกษาแนวปฏิบัติในต่างประเทศซึ่งมีการพัฒนาระบบการดูแลผู้ต้องขังป่วยระยะท้ายอย่างเป็นรูปธรรมมากกว่า ได้แก่ ประเทศสหราชอาณาจักร ฝรั่งเศส และสหรัฐอเมริกา ซึ่งมีรูปแบบบริการด้านการดูแลประคับประคองในเรือนจำตั้งแต่การจัดตั้งหน่วยดูแลเฉพาะทาง การพัฒนาอาสาสมัครผู้ต้องขัง ไปจนถึงกลไกการปล่อยตัวด้วยเหตุผลด้านมนุษยธรรม การเก็บข้อมูลภาคสนามใช้การสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก (In-depth Interview) จากผู้ให้ข้อมูลสำคัญ (Key Informants) ได้แก่ แพทย์ พยาบาลวิชาชีพ นักทัณฑวิทยาที่มีประสบการณ์ดูแลผู้ต้องขังป่วยระยะท้าย และผู้ต้องขังจำนวน 2 นายที่กำลังเผชิญภาวะป่วยระยะสุดท้าย ข้อมูลที่ได้ถูกนำมาวิเคราะห์เพื่อสร้างภาพรวมของประสบการณ์ในวาระสุดท้ายของผู้ต้องขังในด้านร่างกาย จิตใจ จิตสังคม และจิตวิญญาณ รวมถึงอุปสรรคที่พบในการเข้าถึงบริการสุขภาพภายในเรือนจำ ผลการศึกษาคาดว่าจะสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงความท้าทายสำคัญของการดูแลผู้ต้องขังป่วยระยะท้ายภายใต้ข้อจำกัดด้านทรัพยากร โครงสร้างพื้นที่ และระบบบริการสาธารณสุขในเรือนจำ อาทิ การดูแลรักษาที่ไม่ต่อเนื่อง การขาดบริการเฉพาะทางด้านประคับประคอง และความจำกัดในการตอบสนองความต้องการทางจิตใจและจิตวิญญาณของผู้ต้องขัง นอกจากนี้ การศึกษายังมุ่งเสนอแนวทางพัฒนาระบบการดูแลผู้ต้องขังป่วยระยะท้ายในเรือนจำไทยให้มีลักษณะครอบคลุมและสอดคล้องกับมาตรฐานสากล โดยเน้นความสำคัญของการดูแลแบบองค์รวม การเคารพศักดิ์ศรีความเป็นมนุษย์ และการสนับสนุนให้ผู้ต้องขังมีคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดีที่สุดในช่วงวาระสุดท้ายของชีวิต

ข้อพิจารณาการปฏิบัติต่อผู้ต้องขังป่วยระยะสุดท้าย, สุชัญญา คันศร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) ศึกษาระบบข้อพิจารณาในการปล่อยตัวผู้ต้องขังที่ป่วยในระยะสุดท้าย 2) ศึกษาระบบการดูแลผู้ต้องขังที่ป่วยในระยะสุดท้าย และ 3) เสนอแนะแนวทางระบบการปฏิบัติต่อผู้ต้องขังที่ป่วยในระยะสุดท้าย การวิจัยเป็นการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ โดยใช้การสัมภาษณ์แบบกึ่งโครงสร้าง (Semi-structured Interview) กับผู้ให้ข้อมูลสำคัญ จำนวน 6 คน ที่มีประสบการณ์เกี่ยวข้องกับระบบราชทัณฑ์และการดูแลผู้ป่วยระยะสุดท้าย ได้แก่ นักทัณฑวิทยา เจ้าหน้าที่ราชทัณฑ์ นักทัณฑปฏิบัติ นักสังคมสงเคราะห์ พยาบาลวิชาชีพ จากทัณฑสถานโรงพยาบาลราชทัณฑ์ และศูนย์มิตรอาทร โรงพยาบาลตำรวจ ข้อมูลที่ได้ถูกวิเคราะห์ด้วยวิธีการวิเคราะห์เชิงเนื้อหา (Content Analysis) ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1) ระบบการพิจารณาการปล่อยตัวผู้ต้องขังที่ป่วยระยะสุดท้าย มีความสำคัญอย่างยิ่งต่อผู้ต้องขังที่ป่วยระยะสุดท้าย หลักเกณฑ์นี้ช่วยให้ผู้ต้องขังได้รับโอกาสกลับไปอยู่กับครอบครัวและชุมชน ขณะเดียวกันก็ยังคงรักษาเป้าหมายด้านความปลอดภัยของสังคมผ่านกระบวนการคัดกรองและประเมินความเสี่ยงอย่างเหมาะสม 2) ระบบการดูแลผู้ต้องขังที่ป่วยระยะสุดท้าย มีเป้าหมายหลักในการบรรเทาความทุกข์ทรมานของผู้ป่วยทั้งทางร่างกาย จิตใจ สังคม และจิตวิญญาณ การดูแลนี้ครอบคลุมตั้งแต่ผู้ป่วยได้รับการวินิจฉัยจนถึงวาระท้ายชีวิต และยังรวมถึงการดูแลครอบครัวในช่วงการสูญเสีย แต่ยังเผชิญกับข้อจำกัดในเชิงโครงสร้าง ทรัพยากรบุคคล 3) แนวทางระบบการปฏิบัติต่อผู้ต้องขังที่ป่วยในระยะสุดท้าย ในด้านกายภาพของสถานพยาบาลในเรือนจำ ออกแบบจัดสรรพื้นที่เฉพาะสำหรับผู้ป่วยระยะสุดท้าย (Palliative Care Zone) ปรับรูปแบบการเยี่ยมที่มีความยืดหยุ่นมากกว่าผู้ต้องขังทั่วไป และการสร้างทีม Palliative care ให้แข็งแรงในการดูแลแบบประคับประคอง (Palliative Care)

How To Transform The Concertgoers To The City Explorers:The Case Study Of Jincheng Rock Music Festival, Ruiling Liu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Music festivals are recognized as key drivers of local tourism and cultural engagement. They offer immersive cultural experiences and stimulate local economies, but attendees often focus mainly on the event itself. This study examines how to convert festival audiences into “city explorers” at the Jincheng Rock Music Festival, addressing attendee perceptions and post-event tourism. We collected public comments from Douyin and Xiaohongshu (leading Chinese social media platforms) and applied text-mining techniques (sentiment analysis and topic modeling) to analyze thousands of comments. After cleaning the data, we extracted key topics (transportation, lodging, local attractions) and quantified sentiment polarity to identify audience …

From Going Viral To Creating Sustainable Value : Short Videos And Place-Making In Food Tourism, Tiantian Ni

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study investigates the mechanisms underlying the rapid rise and sustained cultural influence of the “Zibo barbecue” phenomenon, which became a nationwide tourism sensation in China during the spring of 2023. Drawing on 100 highly engaged Douyin short videos and 421 user comments collected through keyword-based sampling, the research combines high-frequency word analysis, sentiment analysis, and semantic network analysis using ROST CM6 to identify visitor motivations and narrative structures. The findings show that tourists were initially attracted by sensory satisfaction, affordability, and the lively street-based dining atmosphere. Semantic network results reveal a two-layer city image system: an experiential-food layer centered …

The Integration Of Intangible Cultural Heritage And Cultural Tourism : A Case Study Of Traditional Thai Massage, Yuhan He

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study examines how intangible cultural heritage (ICH) integrates into cultural tourism through the case of traditional Thai massage. Employing qualitative methods in using interviews and field observations, it delves into Chinese tourists' motivations, perceptions, and authenticity evaluations. Findings reveal tourists are driven by multiple factors—psychological escape, physical recovery, health consciousness—while strongly attracted by UNESCO heritage status and ritualized spaces. Results indicate tourists often transition from seeking relaxation to experiencing cultural immersion and embodied learning, highlighting Thai massage's dual function as both a health practice and cultural expression. Despite prioritizing authenticity, participants accept moderate modern adaptations. Concerns over commercialization and …

Storytelling In Traditional Ips And Consumer Engagement : A Case Study Of Blackmyth:Wukong, Yuqing Liu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study investigates how storytelling elements within a traditional cultural intellectual property (IP) drive consumer engagement in the global context. Using Black Myth: Wukong—a modern adaptation of Journey to the West—as the central case, the research examines how plot, character, and verisimilitude influence the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral dimensions of player engagement.A hybrid thematic analysis of 431 comments from Bilibili and YouTube reveals that narrative components activate engagement through distinct mechanisms: plot induces a cognitive–affective–behavioral loop, characters trigger emotional–behavioral transformation, and verisimilitude creates a cognition–behavior bridge. Crucially, cultural background moderates these processes. Chinese players engage through cultural proximity, collective memory, …

Mind The Gap: Public Opinion And The Gender Pay Gap In The American States, Ashley C.F. Hutson, Joel Jennings, Gregory Shufeldt

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

Although women earn less than men in all fifty states, some are skeptical of the gender pay gap. In this era of heightened polarization, voters increasingly disagree on established facts and the scientific consensus, such as climate change and the efficacy of vaccines. Utilizing an original survey of 1,075 respondents conducted during the summer of 2022, our findings showed four groups of respondents to be more likely to disagree with the statement that women earn less than men in their state: men, Republicans, conservatives, and those with more negative views toward women. Our findings suggest that worldview, shaped by partisanship, …

Lgbtqia+ Hate Crimes And State Non-Discrimination Policies: An Analysis, Jillian Jones

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

While LGBTQIA+ rights have been increasing in the United States for decades, many states do not have non-discrimination policies that protect individuals based on their gender identity and sexual orientation. This lack in protection leaves many LGBTQIA+ individuals vulnerable to experiencing discrimination and harassment, which could lead to hate crimes, cultivating an environment of passive tolerance rather than active resistance. Active resistance can be achieved through the passage of non-discrimination policies, as well as addressing minority stress that LGBTQIA+ individuals can be susceptible to when they are actively experiencing or anticipating discrimination and harassment. This research paper addresses whether the …

Patterns Of Exclusive, Dual And Poly Tobacco Products Use Among Cancer Survivors In The United States, Ateeqa Ijaz, Miranda E. Gehris, Paul T. Harrell, Aditya Chakraborty, Rime Jebai, Wei Li, Olatokunbo Osibogun, Seyedeh Yasaman Alemohammad, Ziyad Ben Taleb, Ebbie Kalan

Department of Pediatrics Faculty Publications

Purpose

Identifying tobacco products use (TPU) patterns among cancer survivors (CSs) is critical to optimize survivorship care. This study examines exclusive cigarette/e-cigarette, dual (two tobacco-products) and poly (≥ 3 tobacco-products) use among CSs (vs. no cancer history) and its sub-types: smoking-related-cancers (SRCs) vs. non-smoking-related cancers (NSRCs) while also exploring socio-demographic factors.

Methods

The study analyzed 86,551 adults from the 2021–2023 National Health Interview Survey, including 10,846 (9.7%) CSs. Participants were categorized and analyzed based on their CSs status and TPU patterns. Weighted logistic regression models assessed the relationship between TPU and CSs status while adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics.

Results

CSs …

Norfolk Core Redevelopments And Population Disruption Dispersal, Sumner Darling

Institute for the Humanities Master's Papers, Projects, and Capstones

This project is an analysis of the racial impacts of the redevelopment of the downtown area of Norfolk, Virginia in the period of 1939-1959. The overall goal is to understand the ethnic and racial impacts of redevelopment and how populations were treated differently during the two styles of redevelopment that were employed in the city. The existing research on this topic tends to focus on the segregation of the education system in the city over the community population segregation. This makes it difficult to find sources that show the impacts of other factors like redevelopment of minority communities. Through research …

The Impact Of Class Size On Students’ Learning Outcome And Educational Experience: A Comprehensive Examination Of Students At Msu, Mankato, Yakubu Ali

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The topic of class size and its relationship to students' learning outcomes and educational experiences has been extensively examined in the field of education. While prior research has explored associations between class size and academic performance, less is known about how class size shapes professor-student and student-peer interactions and how these interactions relate to students' perceived learning outcomes and overall educational experiences. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study conducted a comprehensive examination of undergraduate students at MSU, Mankato, combining quantitative survey responses with qualitative reflections. Findings suggest that class size is closely tied to patterns of engagement, with smaller classes …

Addressing Anti-Black Racism In Library And Information Science Curriculum: A Canadian-Centric Learning Model, Amber Matthews

STEMPS Faculty Publications

Canadian communities are facing a crisis of inequity, and library service providers must do more to respond to the causal conditions of anti-Black and other forms of systemic racism (Black & Mehra, 2023). Beginning in 2022, the first known Canadian MLIS course, Anti-Racism in Library and Information Science, was piloted at Western University. It aimed to allow students to engage with transformative and collaborative anti-racism frameworks relevant to the Canadian library sector and MLIS curriculum. The one-semester (13-week) course was offered once each summer in 2022 and 2023. The multi-faceted course aimed to equip students with community-based approaches to learning …

Gender, Victimization, And Delinquency: Examining Gendered Pathways To Crime Among Juveniles, Caitlin Hinds

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The intersection of gender, crime, and victimization is a critical area of study within criminology, particularly as it relates to understanding the differing pathways men and women take into criminal behavior. Historically, crime statistics have shown a significant male predominance, particularly in violent offenses. Feminist criminology has played an essential role in reframing the narrative around gender and crime, emphasizing the need to examine the gender pathways that shape male and female experiences differently. While men may employ violence more overtly, women often rely on more subtle strategies to navigate criminal activities, avoiding physical confrontation when possible. Feminist criminologists argue …

Exploring The Role Of Bingocize® Workshops In Enhancing Health And Well-Being In Older Adults, Kaitlyn Gray

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

As the population of older adults grows, the need for better health and well-being also grows, making it necessary to implement effective strategies for healthy aging to improve the length and quality of life of older adults (CDC, 2024). This study evaluates the effectiveness of a Bingocize^® Workshop in improving the physical health of older adults. Bingocize^®, a unique program combining bingo with exercise, is designed to increase physical activity. Eleven (11) participants aged 68.55 ± 6.235 attended a ten-week workshop, two times per week focusing on physical exercises tailored to their abilities. The primary objective was …

The Method Is The Message: Movement Law And The Social Change Commons, Raymond H. Brescia

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

Legal scholars have long sought to understand the relationship between social movements and the law. A new group of such scholars has argued that to better understand this relationship, and to advance social change that is effective, sustainable, equitable, and just, they must engage in dialogue with such movements to generate ideas that will catalyze that change. For those interested in generating ideas that can spark meaningful and lasting social change, such developments in legal scholarship represent an exciting evolution in the relationship between legal scholarship, legal scholars, and social movements: a relationship that appears to be growing stronger, deeper, …

Land Rematriation: Utilizing The National Register Of Historic Places And Developing Tribal Homeland Territories For The Restoration Of Historic Landscapes And Sovereignty, Robert E. Hazen

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Land rematriation and cultural revitalization are crucial to addressing the ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous communities, particularly for the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The National Register of Historic Places and federal recognition processes have traditionally marginalized Indigenous practices and land claims, yet, as I argue in this thesis, they hold potential for reappropriation in support of sovereignty and heritage. This thesis argues that integrating Indigenous methodologies, geospatial research, and archival analyses can forge a path toward effective land rematriation efforts. My findings reveal culturally significant sites connected to the historic village of Getegitigaaning, helping …

Overcoming Obstacles To Equitable Energy Transitions And Promoting Energy Sovereignty For Us Tribal Nations, Don Lee

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This dissertation explores the potential of equitable energy transitions guided by the tenets of energy justice with a focus on Tribal energy sovereignty through renewable energy development. It contributes to the literature on the social acceptance of energy systems, public perceptions of renewable energy transitions, the ramifications of US federal Tribal law on Tribal energy development and sovereignty, and the implications of conforming to capitalist logics in the energy justice literature.

To understand the importance of building reciprocal and collaborative relationships, our team of researchers and Tribal members collaborated on the development of a methodology to survey respondents in a …

Recovering Twice: An Autoethnographic Account Of Healing As An Injured Athlete, Aleksa Allen

Master of Liberal Studies Theses

This autoethnographic thesis explores the deeply personal and culturally embedded experience of injury, recovery, and identity as a collegiate athlete. It foregrounds the psychological toll of physical injury, the silence around disordered eating in athletics, and the gendered dynamics that render certain injuries and bodies invisible. This narrative is not meant to stand in for every athlete’s experience, but to ask what one individual experience reveals about the broader systems collegiate athletes inhabit. These systems are shaped by performance-based expectations, disposability, and silence. Drawing from lived experience, I trace my own trajectory as an athlete through the tightrope of recruitment, …

An In-Depth Review Of Euthanasia-Related Practices, Arguments For/Against Them, And Proposed Solutions For Their Most Glaring Legal/Ethical Problems, Macon Plecha

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This paper’s goal is to cover the topic of euthanasia-related practices at great length. Terminology, history, and current programs around the world are discussed first, with the last point covering a wide geographical range: Colombia, Japan, Israel, and Africa, to name a few outside of the Western world standard. Arguments for and against euthanasia-related practices are explored. Within these arguments, several pressing legal and ethical issues arise, and the most severe of these are expanded on through the offering of potential solutions: how to handle stand-alone psychiatric cases, how to improve advanced directives and poor reporting rates, and how to …

Death And Inheritance: How Meanings Of Money Are Drawn From Everyday Life, Kendall Coney

Sociology Honors Projects

Probate is a legal process to distribute a deceased person’s assets involving a personal representative who administers the estate on behalf of the deceased. It is uniquely situated in the intersection of a procedurally exhaustive process and the deeply emotional experience of losing a loved one, where legal procedures are imposed on relational contexts. I draw on in-depth interviews with personal representatives from four counties in Minnesota to expose the dissimilar way personal representatives understand the meaning of inheritance money, which in turn influenced how they understood and navigated the probate process. The lack of a clear pattern found in …

"The Perfect Storm": Weathering Black Racial Trauma Across The Lifespan And The Impact Of Covid-19, Taryne M. Mingo, Kiauhna Haynes

Adultspan Journal

Descendants of Africans Enslaved in the United States (DAEUS), who lived in the South prior to 1965 and experienced decades of legalized discrimination, were found to have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Arline Geronimus (1992) coined the term “weathering” to acknowledge the accumulation of racial trauma stored within the body over extended periods of time. The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study, aligned by the tenets of Critical Race Theory, explores how continuous racial trauma impacted DAEUS citizens’ well-being and trust in the COVID-19 vaccine. Three Group Experiential Themes emerged during this study, all connected with the experiences …

Qualitative Interview Coding, Caroline M. Moore

ENGS 15.11: Design and Education

This lesson introduces undergraduate students to rigorous thematic analysis as a tool for gaining insights from qualitative interviews. Aimed at students with some familiarity in Design Thinking, it emphasizes the role of interviewing in understanding user experiences and informing human-centered research. This might be the first lesson in a multi-lesson sequence, allowing the next lesson to go deeper into insights of what design researchers gather from their thematic coding. Through a mix of lecture, individual coding, and small-group coding, students learn to distinguish between inductive and deductive coding and apply these methods to sample interviews. The lesson fosters active learning …

When Dollar General Comes To Town, Benjamin Williams

ENGS 15.11: Design and Education

Since 2008, Dollar General has grown from 8,222 to 18,130 locations, becoming a staple of rural communities across America. These discount stores have had, and continue to have, a widespread impact on these communities. This lesson aims to inform students of these impacts, while also addressing how towns are responding to the entrance of Dollar Generals. The lesson will equip students to consider the different perspectives involved in this trend. Key concepts that will be discussed include food deserts, rural transportation difficulties, labor costs, and pricing competition.

Examining Disparities In Pre-Conviction Detention: A Race And Gender Analysis Of Criminal Charging And Detention Practices In Ramsey Countyention Practices In Ramsey County, Gabriel P. Exman

School of Business Student Theses and Dissertations

Race and gender disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system are well documented, primarily in sources of national post-conviction data. However, localized and pre-conviction studies remain limited. This study examined race and gender disparities in pre-conviction detention outcomes and charge severity in Ramsey County, Minnesota, between 2017 and 2019. Using a descriptive, exploratory quantitative design and a retrospective single-cohort analysis, the researcher analyzed trends in arrests, charge severity, and pre-conviction incarceration duration across race and gender groups. Findings indicate disparities in both charge rates and pre-conviction detention durations, with Black men and Native American women experiencing longer periods of incarceration. …

Understanding And Doing Research In Education & The Social Sciences, Phillip A. Olt, Yaprak Dalat Ward, Kevin Splichal, Reade L. Dowda, Elliot Isom

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The purpose of this book is to provide an open-access, free textbook for initial learning about research for students in the social sciences and related professional fields (such as education, social work, business, or nursing).

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Chinese Students’ Mothers In Thailand: Transnational Education And Migration, Shan Li

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research focuses on Chinese mothers accompanying their children to study in Thailand, exploring their life experiences, identity transformation, and social adaptation within this transnational educational migration phenomenon. A mixed research method (questionnaire survey and interviews) was employed, systematically analyzing data from 151 questionnaires and 13 interviewed mothers. Results show that these accompanying mothers generally possess high levels of education and economic capability, with most abandoning their original professions for their children's education, forming a transnational family structure of husband remaining in China, wife accompanying her child in Thailand. While this model reinforces traditional gender roles, it also encourages women …

Consumptive Femininity: (De)Constructions Of Gender And Colonization In Korean Diaspora Literature, Jack Kelly

Honors Program Theses

This paper explores how two authors with Korean heritage use similar metaphors to write about the same historical traumas. I engage close readings of two novels—Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko and Yu Miri’s The End of August—to interrogate how each author uses images of food/food preparation as well as images of sexual encounters to draw links between exploited bodies and exploited land. Ultimately, I find that the differences in these two authors’ approaches reflect their distance from modern centers of empire. This reminds us of the importance of having a diverse literary and historical canon that centers on authors who have …

“Finally Girls Hitting A Celly:” Emotions And Gender Embodiment In Competitive Swimmers’ Post-Race Celebrations, Lauren Q. Rohde , '25

Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

In athletic competitions, the moment of achievement is often extremely cathartic and results in a visible celebration. In competitive swimming, these reactions to success are isolated to the end of a race, completely individual, and often feature interaction with one’s surroundings, such as the water or lane lines. These moments are also highly visible and usually well-photographed, and the visibility of these actions contributes to a growing culture in the sport around post-race celebrations. The exposure of the body in competitive swimming additionally contributes to its visibility, further complicating behaviors and norms around celebrating race outcomes. This research aims to …