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Culture And Adolescent Development, C S. Chen, Susan Farruggia

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

This paper summarizes several of the most significant issues in the area of culture and adolescent development. First, we discuss the classical debates regarding the universality of adolescence as a distinct period of life and as a period of emotional turmoil. Second, we focus on the role of culture in the physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of adolescents. Finally, we outline two emerging issues in cross-cultural adolescent psychology (i.e., developmental processes and the effects of social change and globalization).

Somatization Vs. Psychologization Of Emotional Distress: A Paradigmatic Example For Cultural Psychopathology, Andrew G. Ryder, Jian Yang, Steven J. Heine

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

This paper describes the developing area of cultural psychopathology, an interdisciplinary field of study focusing on the ways in which cultural factors contribute to the experience and expression of psychological distress. We begin by outlining two approaches, often competing, in order to provide a background to some of the issues that complicate the field. The main section of the paper is devoted to a discussion of depression in Chinese culture as an example of the types of questions that can be studied. Here, we start with a review of the epidemiological literature, suggesting low rates of depression in China, …

Precursors Of Cross-Cultural Psychology And The Context Of Culture, Rogelio Diaz-Guerrero

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Maternal Perception Of Birth: Labor Induced By Misoprostol Vs Spontaneous Labor, Kristine E. Barber

Masters Theses

This study was a comparison of the maternal perception of birth with spontaneous labor vs. labor induced by misoprostol. Perception of control, a primary factor linked with satisfaction in childbirth, was also evaluated.

Levine’s Conservation Principles guided this study. Many studies have evaluated misoprostol’s effectiveness and safety, but none have evaluated patients’ perception of their birth experience when receiving the drug. An awareness of this aspect is essential to evaluate the drug’s effect on the integrity of the whole individual.

A convenience sample of women who delivered at one regional hospital were given two questionnaires to complete before discharge. There …

A Community Of Voices: Using Allegory As An Interpretive Device In Action Research On Organizational Change, Joseph W. Grubbs

Peer Reviewed Articles - Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration

Organizational change involves patterns of engagement across organizational lines and thus carries important cultural implications for participants and groups within communities of organizations. This article proposes using allegory as an interpretive device in the study of organizational change. Allegory allows organizational research to appreciate the way “characters” introduce distinct qualities into the change experience. Based on an action research program with public organizations in the state of Delaware, the article reveals the promise of allegory both for explicating theory and informing reflexive practice.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 025, Number 30, March 6, 2001, Grand Valley State University

2000-2001, Volume 25

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 35, No. 08, October 12, 2000, Grand Valley State University

Volume 35, August 24, 2000 - June 14, 2001

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 025, Number 11, October 9, 2000, Grand Valley State University

2000-2001, Volume 25

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Using Expert Systems For Simulation Modeling Of Patient Scheduling, Charles R. Standridge, Duane Steward

Peer Reviewed Articles

Modeling the scheduling of patient appointments is an important issue in simulating a health care delivery facility. A simulation model must include the control logic of appointment scheduling software and the explicit and implicit decision rules used by the human scheduler in selecting an appointment time. Expert systems provide one way of modeling such control logic and decision rules. We describe a structure for an expert system that models patient appointment scheduling and the integration of such an expert system within a simulation model. An example expert system for a small animal veterinary clinic is presented.

Lanthorn, Vol. 33, No. 13, November 19, 1998, Grand Valley State University

Volume 33, August 27, 1996 - April 22, 1999

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

'About Talk': The Category Of Talk-Reflexive Words, Corey Anton

Peer Reviewed Articles

The present exploration examines the everyday capability to talk about talk by considering mainly the use of a particular word-type, what I shall be calling 'about talk' words. As an important note, the reader of this text should observe that almost all the sentences within this paper (except for quotations) embody 'about talk'. But, rather than continue to distract the reader by underlining every instance, I shall highlight (i.e., underline) only within the first two paragraphs of this essay all of these definite references to the verbal order. As for the other sentences, paragraphs, and pages, the reader is strongly …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 022, Number 04, August 25, 1997, Grand Valley State University

1997-1998, Volume 22

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 28, No. 06, October 6, 1993, Grand Valley State University

Volume 28, September 1, 1993 - April 20, 1994

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Multicultural Art Across The Curriculum, Yvonne J. Delamar

Masters Theses

The arts, by nature, can lend themselves as an essential unifying force in the multicultural curricular development in our increasingly diverse classrooms. A compilation of research and investigation is presented for teaching multicultural art throughout the curriculum. The finished project includes a model for teaching multicultural art across the curriculum and a bibliography of resources.

Interdisciplinary Thematic Literature Studies, J. Lea Smith, Holly Johnson

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 017, Number 07, September 8, 1992, Grand Valley State University

1992-1993, Volume 17

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 25, No. 06, October 3, 1990, Grand Valley State University

Volume 25, August 29, 1990 - April 17, 1991

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Relationship Between Acculturation Level Of Mexican-American Parents And Coping With Their Chronically Ill Children, Nancy Ellen Tena

Masters Theses

This investigation focused on 19 Mexican-American families with neurologically impaired children to determine to what extent they selected particular coping patterns in relationship to their level of acculturation to the Anglo-American culture. Using the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican-Americans (ARSMA), the families were categorized according to acculturation level (low, bicultural, and high). The families identified coping patterns (Family Support, Social Support, and Medical Support) which were helpful to them by completing the Coping Health Inventory for Parents (CHIP). Only one statistically significant relationship between acculturation level of these families and extent of their use of coping patterns was found: high …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 010, Number 27, February 24, 1986, Grand Valley State University

1985-1986, Volume 10

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 20, No. 03, September 18, 1985, Grand Valley State University

Volume 20, September 4, 1985 - May 1, 1986

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 18, No. 29, April 19, 1984, Grand Valley State University

Volume 18, August 25, 1983 - April 26, 1984

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 14, No. 33, May 5, 1981, Grand Valley State University

Volume 14, July 10, 1980 - May 5, 1981

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Tjc Newsletter, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

TJC Newsletter

Bulletin from Thomas Jefferson College containing announcements, campus events, and information pertaining to TJC students, alumni, and faculty. Includes commemorative newsletter, 1968-1980. Preceded by Bull Frog Pond.

Gvsc Undergraduate Bulletin, 1979-1980, Grand Valley State University

Course Catalogs, 1963 - Current

Grand Valley State College 1979-1980 undergraduate bulletin published annually to provide students with information and guidance for enrollment.

One Cent Stamp, Vol. I, No. 1, Grand Valley State University

One Cent Stamp

Newspaper of the experimental School of General Studies under the new name of Thomas Jefferson College. Described as "a non-prophet; non-sensical, one-timely" publication.