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Euthanasia: Does The Elderly Individual Have The Right To Die?, Ledonna Ree Durant

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Chapter One is a basic introduction to the topic of euthanasia. Chapter Two focuses on the Hippocratic writings. The role of the church and the idea of death will be explored in Chapter Three. In Chapter Four, various views and policies regarding euthanasia will be examined. Chapter Five takes a look at some medical, economic, and legal concerns of euthanasia today. Various cases in the right to die controversy will be examined in Chapter Six. Chapter Seven reviews three prominent organizations in the right to die movement; the Living Will and state statutes will be reviewed in Chapter Eight. Next, …

The Politics Of Aids: An Analysis Of The Aids Coalition To Unleash Power, Brian Edward Graf

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Since 1987, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) continues to pressure the government, corporate America, and society into confronting the AIDS epidemic. This work analyzes ACT UP as a movement organization. First, the organizational structure of ACT UP is discussed. All aspects (membership, leadership, revenue, etc) which make ACT UP a truly unique organization are elaborated upon. Second, the tactics and targets of opportunity of ACT UP are analyzed. Some of the groups more notable demonstrations are discussed in order to illustrate the evolution of ACT UP. Finally, ACT UP is analyzed in terms of how influential it …

The Window, The Mirror, And The Stone: A Reassessment Of The Roles Of Mimesis And Opsis In Critical Theory, Andrea J Hanson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis develops three interpretive classifications based on mimetic and opsitic verbal structures. First, the classification of the "window" is described. Second, the aspects of the "mirror" are discussed and illustrated. Third, the features of the "stone" are analyzed and clarified; The theoretical description of mimetic discourse is based on M. H. Abrams' pivotal book on romantic literature, The Mirror and the Lamp. This thesis expands upon his critical classifications for mimetic literature and adds an additional classification to deal with opsitic verbal structures, namely the "stone."; The "window" is shown to include discourse that depicts the world or universe …

Domestic Violence: Physicians A Link To Prevention, Mary Guinan

School of Public Health Faculty Research

Domestic violence may result in more injuries and fatalities for women than automobile crashes, muggings, and rapes combined, but according to a recent editorial, physicians largely ignore the problem. Evidence showed that a majority of women treated at an emergency facility for injuries resulting from violent acts of spouses or other persons known to the victims were discharged without any arrangement being made for their future safety. Physicians rarely inquired about an injury victim's past sexual or physical abuse, living arrangements, or future prospects of safety.

Unlv Lady Rebels 1990-1991, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Effects Of Athletic Participation And Gender On Moral Judgment In Student Athletes And Nonathletes, Elizabeth Mary Baldizan

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to assess moral development of student athletes and nonathletes, employing James Rest's (1979, 1988) Defining Issues Test (DIT). Rest adapted Kohlberg's cognitive moral development theory to an objective measurement tool, the Defining Issues Test, which investigates moral judgment by examining the choices an individual makes in solving a series of moral dilemmas. Each subject obtained a Principled Morality Score which was interpreted as the relative importance attributed to principled moral considerations in making moral decisions. Participants for the study from intercollegiate athletics were from women's basketball and softball teams, and men's intercollegiate soccer and …

The Role Of Friendship In Arthur Miller: A Study Of Friendship In His Major Dramatic And Non-Dramatic Writing, Carlos Alejandro Campo

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the role of friendship in Arthur Miller's work from his book of reportage, Situation Normal to his latest play, The Ride Down Mount Morgan, attempting to show that friendship is a central and recurrent topic in Miller's work, both dramatic and non-dramatic; In chapter 1, the "Introduction," I trace Miller's ideas about friendship, which were framed during the Depression and solidified through his study of American training bases in WWII. Miller seems to contend that if all members of society could respond through friendship as the men in the military did, we would eliminate many social ills …

Gender Construction In Prime-Time Sitcoms: "Roseanne" And "Murphy Brown", Claudia Crowley Collins

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Gender Construction in Prime-Time Sitcoms: Roseanne and Murphy Brown analyzes gender portrayal in the highest rated situation comedies on network television in the United States in 1992. The research is constructed to examine whether gender, as presented in Roseanne and Murphy Brown, continues to be based on confining stereotypes or if female characters are being portrayed in an increasingly egalitarian manner. Findings from previous decades of media research on gender portrayal in network television are used as a standard for compariSon Variations in gender portrayal because of social class differences are also examined; The main research methodology employed is content …

A Study To Determine How Businesses In The Area Known As Clark County, Nevada Perceive The Computer-Related Skills That High School Graduates Should Possess Upon Graduation, Lynda Ruth Yates Spann

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to identify (1) what business functions are being performed with computers in the local community of Clark County, Nevada, (2) those entry-level skills required under each of the three major computer applications of word processing, electronic spreadsheet, and data base, (3) the specific "Brand Name" of third party application software programs used in the local business community of Clark County, Nevada. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.).

Accounts Of The Homeless, Linda Darlene Foreman

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis traces the dominant themes found in the literature explaining homelessness. A discussion of differing types of homeless found in America historically and the categories of homeless living in America today follows. Another aspect of this research is an examination of the accounts given by numerous homeless individuals currently residing in Las Vegas. These accounts are divided into several categories that emerged from the data which reflect some of the experiences and perspectives of those who live without the benefit of shelter. The final part of this research outlines a basic program of action designed to fill the existing …

A Phenomenological Criticism: A Phenomenologically Based Methodology For Analyzing Theatrical Works, Roberta Sterman Sabbath

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The thesis, using Husserlian phenomenology, presents a descriptive, analytical approach for theatrical works. The methodology consists of two parts: "feeling" and "meaning." "Feeling" covers the reader/viewer's experience of the work; "meaning" covers the source of that experience in the work. An introductory portion asks the analyzer to describe the autonomous aspects of the work. The evaluative conclusion asks the reader/viewer to describe change or lack thereof in the personal perspective; Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Edith Stein's treatment of empathy, and Ernst Cassirer's paradigms of cultural expression are all used to enrich the analytical approach. Two plays, Caryl Churchill and …

A Community's Dominant Religion: A Counter Definition, Geremia Veglia

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Religious orientations, practices, and attitudes held by people relate in many ways to their behavior in secular society. To evaluate these various relationships several questions were considered. To what degree do religious beliefs influence an individual's daily attitudes and behaviors? Is there a segment of society that benefits from religious practices? Is a part of society harmed by these beliefs?;Seeking to eliminate the possible effects of diffusion and acculturation, a rural town with a dominant religious ideology was chosen. Of the hamlet's four thousand people approximately seventy-five percent were Mormon; The data was compiled using a complete participant observer research …

Measuring Self-Worth And Certainty Of Punishment In Prison Populations, Robert Joseph Mckee

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis attempts to establish a link between the variables of self-worth and certainty of punishment. The focus of this work centers around the administration of a questionnaire to inmates of four penal institutions (n = 219). The sites visited were the Stewart-Mojave Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada; the Southern Nevada Desert Correctional Centers in Jean and Indian Springs, Nevada; and the California Correctional Center in Tehachapi, California; Chapter one is an introduction and a review of the literature. This includes the plan of the study and background into the problem. Chapter two explains the concepts and discusses prior …

Attitudes Of College Students Toward The World Food Crisis, Susan Ann Nartker

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In the fall of 1990, a survey was conducted to examine the attitudes of 79 college students toward the world food crisis. The findings from this study were then compared with the results from a study conducted in 1975 which examined the attitudes of 72 college students toward the world food crisis. The survey questionnaire constructed for the 1975 study was used in the 1990 study. In the 1990 study, only two categories showed significant change: (1) subjects felt less personally threatened by the food crisis than in 1975, and (2) respondents felt less sure that population control offered any …

The Effects Of Economic Recession On Community, Linda Kay Roe

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This research project was designed to examine the effects changes in economic conditions--notably, changes which occurred during the recession of the early 1980s--have had on patterns of social interaction in rural, specifically mining-dependent communities. The study was conducted in two communities located in Northeastern Minnesota during the spring of 1990. Data were gathered via a mailed questionnaire, which was developed to assess patterns of social interaction before, during, and after the recession. The analysis showed both communities experienced an increase in orientation toward extracommunity systems over the three periods. Age was specified as a condition which affected changes in perception …

Role Conflict Among Women Graduate Students: A Matter Of Gender, Nancy Lee Downey

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study explores ways in which women balance the demands of graduate school with other social roles and examines factors affecting role conflicts they encounter. Based on responses from a mail questionnaire, the survey describes experiences of 461 women graduate students at University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1989. Moving beyond research that often considered only structural indicators as causes of role conflict, traditional and egalitarian gender ideologies within marriage are shown to have significant effect on wife-student role conflict. Various coping strategies are seen as indicators of role negotiating processes initiated by women in an effort to achieve personal …

Unlv Vs. Temple And Unlv Vs. California State, Long Beach, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

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What Is The Health Impact Of Day Care Attendance On Infants And Preschoolers?, Ruth L. Berkelman, Mary Guinan, Phen B. Thacker

School of Public Health Faculty Research

The impact of various child care arrangements on the health of infants and preschool children is not known in any systematic way, yet by 1990 more than 10 million of these children may be receiving their care in day care facilities (1). Concerns over the health of these children and health practices within day care facilities have already led some States to place regulation of day care facilities under the jurisdiction of the department of health (2,3), and others are presently considering such legislation. In addition, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recently published "Health in Day Care," a manual …

Unlv 1989-90 Rebel Basketball Guide, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Unlv Lady Rebels 1989-1990, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

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An Ethnographic Analysis Of The Workplace In A Selected Year-Round School, Kelly Ann Sturdy

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study sought to describe the workplace of the year-round school using the structure of Johnson's workplace theory. The rationale for conducting the study was based on the assumption that the nature of the workplace affects the teaching/learning act. Teachers' perceptions of the workplace ultimately influence their attitudes, efforts, and commitment toward the act of teaching. The year-round school schedule was found to influence teachers' perceptions of their workplace; The frequent breaks of the year-round schedule were perceived as beneficial for both students and teachers by providing alternate vacation opportunities, time for inexperienced teachers to evaluate and plan instructional strategies, …

The Subjective Nature Of Decision-Makers In The Domain Of Objective Sentence Processing, William Bud Brown

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Selective incapacitation has been defined as an objective process whereby violent and/or chronic offenders are isolated and given longer prison terms. The purpose of this process is to keep these offenders out of society for longer periods of time resulting in a safer society. Couched within this utilitarian perspective is the assumption that the social sciences have developed a reputable formula from which future criminal behavior can be accurately predicted. This research, a case study of a Nevada presentence investigation unit, found that all convicted offenders are dealt with using the same criteria applied to violent and/or chronic offenders. This …

The Principal's Role In The Development Of Teacher Leadership: A Case Study, Carla Jean Steinforth

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study explored the principal's role in the development of teacher leadership in a school in the process of change. The single, case study was conducted in a large urban elementary school, grades K-5, within a major, western metropolitan school district. The nature of teacher leadership was examined along with the actions, behaviors, and thoughts of the principal which fostered the development of teacher leadership. Change process activities that were influenced or facilitated by teacher leadership were also studied; Primary sources of data collection included field observations, document reviews, and interviews conducted on a regular basis for a period of …

The Relationship Between Suicidal Phenomena And Depression, Dysfunctional Attitudes, Irrational Beliefs, And Hopelessness, Shonna L Erickson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The study of depression and suicidal phenomena among adolescents has lagged behind that of adults. Very few studies have examined attitudes and beliefs of relevance to cognitive therapy among suicidal adolescents. In this study 40 incarcerated juvenile females were administered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS), the Irrational Beliefs Test (IBT), and the Hopelessness Scale (HS). A stepwise discriminant analysis identified seven variables which significantly differentiated the suicidal from the nonsuicidal group. These variables were number of previous attempts, the HS, DAS, subscales 4, 5, and 8 of the IBT (Frustration reactive, emotional irresponsibility, and dependency, …

Drinking-Driving And Social Control: An Analysis Of Peer Intervention, Michael David Collins

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The present study contends that legislative sanctions, regardless of severity, cannot sufficiently curb the drunken driver unless they are met with the concern of an equally sanctitive public (Formby and Smykla, 1984). The explicit goal of research presented here is to report the extent and power of peer sanction surrounding potential drinking and driving situations. This goal consists of the following components: (1) to discern whether individuals are at all inclined to attempt intervention in situations of potential drunken driving, and if so, to ascertain the types of intervention techniques attempted as well as intervention settings; (2) to determine which …

Identifying Environmental Stressors Affecting Parents With An Infant In The Nicu, Donna Gaynelle Mattson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

To discuss sources of stress for parents, a convenience sample of 47 parents of infants admitted to a NICU was obtained to complete questionnaires pertaining to different possible sources of stress. The questionnaires included the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Parent/Child Uncertainty in Illness Scale; The parents of preterm infants had higher mean scores for each of the PSS:NICU sub-scales than parents of full-term NICU infants with the difference significant for the sub-scale Role Alteration; The Parent/Child Uncertainty in Illness Scale was utilized in conjunction with the PSS:NICU to further validate the later instrument. …

An Analysis Of The Progress Of Social Welfare Administration In The United States And An Examination Of Some Major Alternatives, Amy Marie Marshall

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis considers the social welfare administration legislation that was passed during the presidential administration of Lyndon Johnson, and whether this legislation has successfully accomplished the eradication of poverty in the United States. It is concluded that poverty remains a persistent problem in the United States. Reasons for the persistence of poverty are considered and major private and public alternatives to present poverty relief programs are examined.

Unlv Miller Lite Rebel Round-Up, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Story about Jerry Tarkanian's birthday party

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Virginity And Celibacy As Health Issues, Mary Guinan

School of Public Health Faculty Research

Sexual behavior is both a health issue and a moral issue. Hence public education on sexuality has traditionally come from two main sources, those individuals or groups concerned with health and those concerned with morals. In his book No Magic Bullet (Oxford University Press, 1985), Allan Brandt describes the tensions that developed between these groups over the control of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States early in this century. Both groups wanted to control sexual behavior, but for different reasons. Public health personnel wanted to change sexual behavior in order to control infection and disease, while moralists believed that …

Pms Or Perifollicular Phase Euphoria?, Mary Guinan

School of Public Health Faculty Research

Why is it that so little is known about PMS? First of all, there is no agreement on what PMS is. If investigators are referring to different sets of symptoms, how can studies be comparable? In fact, they are not. Not only are the symptoms different, but the timing of symptoms is different, Some studies describe symptoms that occur 7 to 10 days before the onset of menses, while others include symptoms that begin 14 days before the onset of menses and continue for 7 days after onset. This definition suggests that women may have PMS-related symptoms during 21 days …