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Feminist Consciousness And Social Capital: Bonds, Breaks, And Bridges, Beverly A. Beyer

Master's Theses - Sociology and Anthropology

Through in-depth qualitative interviews with five current or former members of a midwestern National Organization for Women (NOW) chapter, this thesis explores four related research questions regarding: growth of feminist consciousness; how feminist ideology affects the evolution of social networks, and vice versa; the impact of intersecting social hierarchies; and feminism as a force for bonding and bridging social capital in the local community context. Analytical tools include feminist methodology, the articulation model, an understanding of intersecting social hierarchies, and grounded theory.

Participants each explained their gradual identification with feminism differently as a result of specific life experiences, although common …

Ua12/2/1 Ballin': Hilltopper Basketball 2003, Wku Student Affairs

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Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding basketball.

• Buckman, Josh. Road to NCAA Filled with Challenges
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Paul Sanderford Returning to Bench
• Casagrande, Michael. Camryn Whitaker, Todor Pandov Return After ACL Rehab Sessions
• Casagrande, Michael. Post Players Don’t Stand Tall
• Wilberding, Beth. After Three Years of Change, Seniors Ready to Lead by Example
• Buckman, Josh. Women’s Schedule Dotted with Southeastern Conference Foes
• North, Amber. Towering True Centers Give Foes Reason for Concern
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. The Chosen One – Darrin Horn

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Reed, Lindsey. University Senate Expected to Vote on Plus/Minus Today
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Staff Seeks Sick Pay
• Clark, Ashlee. Native Song – Larry Yazzie, Native Americans
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Dorms Get New Prefix – Telephones
• Hoang, Mai. Log Cabin to House Cultural Program – Folk Studies & Anthropology
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Online Advising
• Fisher, Lee. Loss of Familiar Friends Makes Area Bare, Drab – Landscaping
• New Online System Will Aid Students – Online Advising
• Reed, Lindsey. Resolution Asks for Notification – Student Government Association, Class Cancellations
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Event …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Full Power Expected to Be Restored Sunday
• Reed, Lindsey. Advising Tool Being Created
• Hoang, Mai. Western, Bowling Green Technical College Create Partnership
• Toone, Stephanie. Student Takes Hard Road Back – Christopher Cherry
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Students Win Science Awards – Kentucky Academy of Science
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Power Outage
• Blackout Brought to Light Glitches in the System
• Balze, John. The Other Side of This Debate – Plus/Minus Grading
• Hoang, Mai. State Farm Makes $76,000 Donation – Gordon Ford College of Business
• Brueggemann, Marlene. Jean Kilbourne Warns …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Power Failure Knocks Out Lights, Classes
• Reed, Lindsey. Plus/Minus Hits, Misses Across State
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Taste of Salsa – Bethany McGuffey, Ines Salvador
• Coffman, Josh. I-66 Debate Grows After Road Show
• Casagrande, Michael. Bowl Championship Series System Not Good Thing for Football
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Power Outage
• Wijenayake, Wimal. Review of Local Restaurant Missed the Mark – Figaro’s Pizza & Pub
• Fox, Donald. Bottom Line: The System Just Isn’t Broken – Plus/Minus Grading
• Warren, Brandy. Small Gestures Don’t Capture the Gifts Given by This Beloved …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Ernie Fletcher Elected as Kentucky’s Next Governor
• Coffman, Josh. Credit Card Restrictions Proposed
• Green, Tavia. Buggin’ Out – Ladybugs
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Scot Directs Play on Hill – John Doyle
• Glorioso, Shelly. Aftermath of War Leaves Many Questions – Iraq
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Budget
• It’s Truly Time for Change – Budget
• Pike, Daniel. Columnist Spends Halloween with Family, Ridicules Small Children
• Casagrande, Michael. Western Must Win to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive – Football
• North, Amber. Lady Tops Need Two to Clinch – Volleyball
• Wilberding, Beth. Betsy …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Regents Approve Spring Tuition Increase
• Hardin, Adriane. Step Into the Light – Ersa Austin, Alpha Kappa Alpha
• Hoang, Mai. Council on Postsecondary Education Proposes Budget
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Lawyers Ask for Dismissal – Katie Autry
• Plus/Minus System Would Equal Big Problems for Bowling Green Community College
• It’s Never Too Late to Go Vote
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Plus/Minus Grading
• Angel, Chad. Discontented with Dining Services
• Wicker, Misti. There Is a Price for Love – Tuition
• Ingersoll, Whitney. Food Options Slim for Students Who Brave Campus Life on …

Frustrated Fertility: Infertility And Psychological Distress Among Women, Julia Mcquillan, Arthur L. Greil, Lynn K. White, Mary Casey Jacob

Bureau of Sociological Research: Faculty Publications

Using a random sample of 580 Midwestern women, we test the hypothesis that women who have experienced infertility report higher psychological distress. Approximately one third of our sample reports having experienced infertility sometime in their lives, although the majority of the infertile now have biological children. Drawing hypotheses from identity and stress theories, we examine whether roles or resources condition the effects of infertility or whether its effects are limited to childless women. Infertility combined with involuntary childlessness (including biological and social) is associated with significantly greater distress. For women in this category, the risk of distress is substantial.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Gary Ransdell Explains Tuition Increase to Students
• Reed, Lindsey. Grading Change Concerns Bowling Green Community College
• Casagrande, Michael. Home & Away – Anthony Oakley, Football
• Hoang, Mai. Candidates Consider Higher Education – Elections
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Gary Ransdell & Tuition Hike
• Dawes, Jennifer. Western Not Helping Students Rock the Vote
• Crews, Whitney & Jason Dudgeon. Garrats’ Ode to Fire – Hell House
• Hightower, Kyle. High Prices at Garrett Conference Center Not Only Hurt Pockets, But Hungry Tummies, Too – Dining Services
• Clark, Ashlee. Seizure Claims …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Tuition Increase Common
• Hoang, Mai. Brand-name Drugs Costly
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Suit Dismissal Sought – Student Life Foundation, Katie Autry
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Visitors Cozy Near Campus – Guest Houses
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Western Construction Slow
• Herring, Jason. Whatever You Do, Vote
• Shepherd, Justin. Mistakes Killed My Message
• Farnham, Beth. A Thought About Hell House Controversy
• Building Project Move Commendable
• Gott, Kyle. Vote Ben Chandler, Not Ernie Fletcher
• Hardin, Adriane. Employment Odyssey Leads to Health Care – Amy Messamore
• Wilberding, Beth. Former Student John Carpenter to Speak …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Insurance Premiums to Increase 2 Percent
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Western to Control Projects – Construction
• Hoang, Mai. State May Create University Ethics Code
• Green, Tavia. Cleazy’s Dream – Todd Claypool, Rappers
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Computer Lab Opening Delayed
• Butts, Nathaniel. College Heights Herald Wrong About Plus/Minus
• Heinz, Mark. A Few More Thoughts on Hell House Ads
• Vena, Allyson. Plus/Minus System Is Going Too Far
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Gary Ransdell as Scrooge T. Duck, Tuition
• Timing of Tuition Hike Comes Off Shady
• Shepherd, Justin. Issues with Running of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Reed, Lindsey. Student Government Association Steps Up Opposition to Plus/Minus
• Hoang, Mai. Tuition Hike Likely
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Midnight Run
• Ross, Lisa. Musicians, Artists Entertain at Concert – Tour of Folk Music
• Hoang, Mai. Faculty, Students Mixed on Proposal – Tuition
• Reed, Lindsey. Brian Strow Proposes Grading System
• Plus/Minus System Equals Trouble
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Plus/Minus System
• Dahl, Suzie. For the Chicago Cubs Fans Out There
• Gerkins, Kyle. In Support of a Past Letter Writer – Carrie Stewart, Hell House
• Rosado, Sean. Hell House Ad Was Grossly Misunderstood …

Ua12/2/1 Careers, Wku Student Affairs

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Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding job searches and employment.

• McDowell, Dedra. Careers
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Employers Want Star Qualities
• Lester, Kevin. Career Services Center Useful for Students
• Hagan, Laura. 22 Percent of Employers Will Increase Hiring
• Mason, Kristy. Expo Might Help Freshman
• Pike, Daniel. Job Search Getting Less Appealing
• Toone, Stephanie. Applicants Must Start Searches Early

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Reed, Lindsey. Student Government Association Votes Against Plus/Minus Grading Plan
• Hoang, Mai. Regents Will Look at Tuition
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Mitch Albom Shares Lessons from Morrie
• Coffman, Josh. Houses May Need Safety Doors
• Hoang, Mai. Growth Causes Problems – Master Plan
• Buckman, Josh. Curse or No Curse, Chicago Cubs Doomed to Be Mediocre
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Plus/Minus Grading
• Stewart, Carrie. Hell House Ad Irresponsible
• Hunley, Tom. Decimal Grading Is a More Accurate System
• Family Enrichment Center. Thanks for Your Help – Delta Gamma
• Holloway, Darin. Vote Your Head …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Western Asks for Dismissal – Katie Autry
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Girls’ Fight Club – Self-defense
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Author to Speak Tomorrow – Mitch Albom
• Coffman, Josh. Candidates Duke Out State Issues – Ben Chandler, Ernie Fletcher
• Hoang, Mai. Western Grads Get Highest Marks – Teacher Education
• Reed, Lindsay. Lighting Leaves Safe Passages in the Dark – Safety
• January Term a Pretty Good Deal
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: January Term
• Ulrich, Jan. Wondering What It Will Take – Nathan Eisert, Suicide
• Kirby, LaNita. Students Should Take Note – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Proposed Schedule Would Add 3-Week January Term
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Western Trying to Save Energy
• Ingersoll, Whitney. Garrett Food Court Swaps Operating Hours
• Coffman, Josh. City to Host Gubernatorial Debate Tonight – Ernie Fletcher, Ben Chandler
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Free Concert Tonight – Freedom Sings
• Reed, Lindsey. Dialogue Days Planned for Students, Administrators to Discuss Issues
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Back to the Future – Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Millspaugh, Phyllis. There Is A Lot More to Examine in the Katie Autry Murder
• Voting Equals Change, Ask Arnold Schwarzenegger
• North, …

Ua61/6 Newsletter, Issue 2, Wku Institute For Rural Health Development & Research

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Newsletter created by and about the Institute for Rural Health Development & Research. This issue contains:

• College of Health & Human Services Has New Dean – John Bonaguro
• Simpson, Staci. Institute Aims to Improve Oral Health of Children
• Whitfield, Beth. WKU Mobile Unit KICS Off Dental Event with Webster County – Kentucky Interdisciplinary Community Screening
• Stone, Glynda. TEACH KY: Teachers Exploring & Advocating Careers in Health in Kentucky
• Institute Sponsors Hispanic Health Fair
• HIV Prevention Counseling & Testing Training Program Initiated at WKU
• New Web-based Course Offered Through Communications Disorders Department at WKU
• Lashley, Donita. Child Passenger Safety Training
• Handy, …

Ua1b5 New Faculty 2003-2004, Western Kentucky University

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List of new WKU faculty.

Ua3/9/5 Speech To The Kentucky/Tennessee Section Of The American Water Works Association, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell regarding the WKU Center for Water Resource Studies, WKU's Technical Assistance Center for Wastewater and the Circuit Rider Program.

Catalog, 2003-2004, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 2003-2004 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

Editorial Introduction: Theory And Method In Symbolic Interactionism, Philip Manning, David R. Maines

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

On Nancy Ordover's American Eugenics: Race, Queer Anatomy, And The Science Of Nationalism, Markus Rheindorf

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

Nancy Ordover's American Eugenics is a very personal book, not so much in terms of its content, but because of the convictions and a deep-felt sense of injustice that have inspired it. And while the author is straightforward in acknowledging her personal motivations, this is not to suggest that American Eugenics ever lapses into personal anecdote or polemic; far from it, the book is a serious and tightly argued attempt to grasp, in Ordover's words the resiliency of this often discredited but never dormant philosophy (xvi). In order to do this, Ordover goes on to argue in her …

Against Same-Sex Marriage, Gerard V. Bradley

Journal Articles

The question of the day is, Why should the law limit marriage to heterosexual couples? That is the question posed by the coming debate over the FMA.

No answer fits neatly into our cultural practices. Marriage is already in a very confused state. The way that many married couples live is, in fact scarcely distinguishable from the way some homosexual partners do. Where marriage means to so many heterosexuals: share a bed, share a checkbook and maybe, some day, share parental duties, why exactly is it that two men may not marry? Saying that two men cannot marry appears, from …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Darrin Horn Signs Four-Year, $135,000 Contract
• Reed, Lindsey. Students Sees Pluses, Minuses in New System – Grading System
• Hoang, Mai. Midnight Madness Returns
• Sebastian, Kandace. Health Services May Get New Building
• Hoang, Mai. Greeks Show Mixed Support for Proposed Greek Village
• Coffman, Josh. Draughon’s Junior College Relocates Near Campus
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Football
• Eastern Kentucky University Crowd Should be the Rule, Not Exception – Football
• Terry, Don. Adapting to College Computer System
• Campbell, Amy. Katie Autry
• Hightower, Kyle. Editor’s Note – Katie Autry Trial Caution …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Two Students Hit on University Boulevard – Katie Nelsen, Carlie Heath
• Hoang, Mai. Tuition Cap to Be Proposed
• Hoang, Mai. Warren Buffett Talks Business
• Clark, Ashlee. Ombudsman Appointed – Luther Hughes
• Science Academy Idea is Good, the Timing is Not – Gatton Academy for Mathematics & Science in Kentucky
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: 9/11 We Still Mourn
• Fox, Donald. Food Long Overdue – Dining Services
• Schmitz, Jake. Regarding Latest Transpark News
• Hightower, Kyle. Editor’s Note re: Fraternities & Sororities
• Cummins, Zack. Student Questions Speaker’s Use of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Lobbying Effort for Academy Underway – Gatton Academy for Mathematics & Science in Kentucky
• Clark, Ashlee. Internet Down Over Weekend
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Science Building Progresses – Engineering & Biological Sciences Building
• Ingersoll, Whitney. Meal Plans Get Mixed Reviews
• Coffman, Josh. Transpark Funding Secure
• Reed, Lindsey. Donation Given to Health Students
• Diddle Arena is Paid for – Or So We Thought?
• Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Soft Drink Prices
• Jolly, Jessica. Enraged by Worn-out Greek Stereotypes of Misled Readers
• Williams, Tommy. In Response to a Past Letter – …

International Poverty Law: A Response To Economic Globalization, Timothy K. Kuhner

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

No abstract provided.

West Greenland's Cod-To-Shrimp Transition: Local Dimensions Of Climatic Change, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Benjamin C. Brown, Rasmos Ole Rasmussen

Sociology

Abstract

West Greenland's transition from a cod-fishing to a shrimp-fishing economy, ca. 1960-90, provides a case study in the human dimensions of climatic change. Physical, biological, and social systems interacted in complex ways to affect coastal communities. For this integrated case study, we examine linkages between atmospheric conditions (including the North Atlantic Oscillation), ocean circulation, ecosystem conditions, fishery activities, and the livelihoods and population changes of two West Greenland towns: Sisimiut, south of Disko Bay, and Paamiut, on the southwest coast. Sisimiut prospered as a fishing center through the cod-to-shrimp transition. Paamiut, more specialized in cod fishing, declined. Their stories …

The Culture Of Race, Class, And Poverty: The Emergence Of A Cultural Discourse In Early Cold War Social Work (1946-1963), Laura Curran

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Through a primary source historical analysis, this article discusses the emergence of a cultural discourse in the early cold war (1946-1963) social work literature. It traces the evolution of social work's cultural narrative in relation to social scientific perspectives, changing race relations, and increasing welfare caseloads. Social work scholars originally employed their cultural discourse to account for racial and ethnic difference and eventually came to examine class and poverty from this viewpoint as well. This cultural framework wrestled with internal contradictions. It simultaneously celebrated and problematized cultural difference and foreshadowed both latter twentieth century multiculturalism as well as neo-conservative thought.

The Benefits Of Breastfeeding: An Introduction For Health Educators, Sheila G. J. Clark, Timothy J. Bungum

Environmental & Global Health Faculty Research

Currently 16% of Americans breastfeed their children for at least 12 months as recommended by the AAP, which is well below the HP 2010 goal of 25%. Breastfed infants receive benefits that can improve their health throughout their lives. The benefits of breastfeeding for children include increased resistance to infectious diseases, such as gastroenteritis, respiratory tract infections, and ear infections. Breastfed children also display lower rates of chronic diseases including diabetes, obesity, asthma, and leukemia. The choice to breastfeed results in economic benefits from lower health care costs and from reduced spending on infant formula. The Healthy People 2010 targets …