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Examining Differences In Issues Of Spirituality Between Couples With Children And Voluntarily Childless Couples, Cheryl L. Broneck

Theses and Dissertations

The demographics of the United States are rapidly changing and the traditional nuclear family is no longer considered the norm. Alternative families such as single parents, multi generational families, bi-racial families, nonmarital cohabitation, step families, and gay families are only some of the newly acknowledged family structures emerging. In the 1970s and 1980s the decision to remain voluntarily childless by choice was also seen as an alternative family structure and was researched. Unfortunately, this population is rarely examined today though projections indicate that due to a variety of factors they will probably continue to increase in number. One consistent finding …

Release Of Mercury Vapor From Coal Combustion Ash, Loreal V. Heebink, David J. Hassett

EERC Publications, Papers, & Presentations

The long-term stability of mercury in coal combustion by-products (CCBs) was evaluated at ambient and near-ambient temperatures.

The Negative Halo Effect Of Oppositional Defiant Behaviors On Teacher Ratings Of Adhd: Impact Of Child Gender, David A. Jackson

Theses and Dissertations

This study explored one potential reason for differences in diagnostic rates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between genders: teacher-based rating bias. Abikoff, Courtney and Pelham (1993) showed elementary teachers two tapes of a male child in a fourth grade classroom, then had the teachers complete ADHD and ODD rating scales. One tape depicted a normal child; another depicted a child exhibiting either ADHD or ODD behaviors. Rating comparisons from the ADHD v. ODD tapes showed biases: the ADHD tape was rated higher than the ODD tape on ADHD rating scales and lower on ODD rating scales; while the ODD tape …

Media Rape: Press Coverage Of Sexual Assault Cases, Megan M. Murphy

Theses and Dissertations

In 1989, a female jogger was raped, beaten and left for dead in New York City’s Central Park. Two years later, a woman was attacked on a beach in Palm Beach, Florida. She reported to police that she had been raped. Both cases were covered extensively by the media, but the press treated the victims very differently. Throughout their analysis, reporters painted the Central Park jogger as an innocent victim, while the woman who accused Smith of rape was depicted as a deserving tramp.

Assuming a primarily qualitative approach, this research used frame analysis to examine The New York Times …

Socially Defined "Pms", Lora J. Bertelsen

Theses and Dissertations

No agreed upon definition for “PMS” exists. This study was designed to explore the conceptualizations of the expression “PMS” held by college students. It was hoped that results would inform not only assessment and treatment of premenstrual disorders, but also the debate regarding inclusion in future diagnostic and statistical manuals of the American Psychiatric Association.

Participants included 47 college students recruited from Freshman English classes at a small university in the Midwestern United States. Thirty female and 17 male participants were primarily Caucasian (43), single (36), and heterosexual (45). Each participant completed an in-class essay, an adjective checklist, and a …

Volume 38, Number 42: July 27, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 38, Number 42: July 27, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 38, Number 41: July 13, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 38, Number 41: July 13, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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July- August 2001, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

July- August 2001 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 30 pages

Volume 84, Number 4

Volume 38, Number 39: June 15, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 38, Number 39: June 15, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Personality And The Use Of Coping Resources In Addicted Populations., Linda Ann Winter

Theses and Dissertations

Persons who are in recovery from addiction to alcohol or other drugs are expected to give up what is often their main coping resource: the maladaptive use of an addictive substance. Yet, typically, recovery programs do not contain a formalized stress-management component. This study examines recovering addicts' spontaneous use of adaptive coping resources, as well as exploring the connection between personality and preferred resources. Personality was assessed using the Revised NEO-Personality Inventory. The use of coping resources was assessed using the Coping Resource Inventory. In addition, participants also completed a short demographic questionnaire for exploratory analysis of possible links between …

Domination Interrupted: The Logic Of Otherness In Late 20th Century American Film, Culture, And Politics., Brian James White

Theses and Dissertations

There is a long history of critically interrogating the social and political inequalities informed by the frameworks of race, class, gender, and sexuality. This large oeuvre of writing provides a significant foundation for contemporary analyses of domination. With the frameworks of class oppression, patriarchy, and racism laid out before us, we are now able to begin inquiring into their similarities in an attempt to uncover a systemic, structural logic of oppression. What each of these frameworks share is a Self/Other relationship that furthers subjugation, such as the ramifications of inequality brought about by the cultural distinction between white/black, man/woman, bourgeois/proletariat. …

Volume 38, Number 38: June 1, 2001, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 38, Number 38: June 1, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 38, Number 37: May 18, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 38, Number 37: May 18, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Spring Commencement: May 13, 2001, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Spring Commencement program from May 13, 2001.

Doctor Of Medicine Commencement: May 12, 2001, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

Doctor of Medicine Commencement program from May 12, 2001.

Volume 38, Number 36: May 11, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 38, Number 36: May 11, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 38, Number 35: May 4, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 38, Number 35: May 4, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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May 3, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the May 3, 2001, meeting of the University Senate. 27 pages

May- June 2001, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

May- June 2001 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 32 pages

Volume 84, Number 3

Parental Perceptions Of Need Of At-Risk Children Age 0-3, Deidra T. Yarbro

Theses and Dissertations

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The Effect Role Modeling And The Apparent Fatness Of A Physical Educator Has On Student Learning And Attitudes, Kurt K. Weaver

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a physical education instructor appearing overweight versus lean, and role modeling exercise behavior versus “do as I say” on student learning and attitudes.

The results indicated that role modeling desired behavior had a significant and positive effect on the test scores and attitudes of participants. Specifically students who viewed the role modeling tapes scored significantly higher on the knowledge test (ES = 62 SD). The students also showed a significant effect for attitude (F[3,100] = 2.10, p < .05) from the role modeling tapes vs. the “do as I say” tapes.

Further analysis revealed students liked the role modeling instructor better than the …

Perceptions Of Coaches In Small Colleges Regarding Sport Law And Sport Injury, Richard J. Cunningham

Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to determine to what extent head coaches in small colleges provided emergency medical care to injured athletes under their supervision. The secondary purpose of this study was to learn what types of sports medicine and sport law background small college head coaches had and would like to have. The third purpose was to describe the confidence level of small college head coaches in caring for student-athletes with medical emergencies. A survey instrument was developed by the writer and sent to 96 small college head coaches from 10 NCAA Division III schools and 6 …

Volume 38, Number 34: April 27, 2001, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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