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Bottoms Iii: Visitation Restrictions And Sexual Orientation, Joseph R. Price

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

In 1994, national media attention focused on the Virginia case Bottoms v. Bottoms, in which Kay Bottoms successfully fought to terminate her lesbian daughter Sharon's custody of Sharon's son, Tyler. Although the Court of Appeals of Virginia reversed the trial court's award of custody to Kay Bottoms, the Supreme Court of Virginia reversed the appellate court and returned custody to Tyler's grandmother. Sharon then sought modification of the visitation and custody order, but the trial court denied her petition and instead reduced and further restricted her visitation rights. In Bottoms III, the Court of Appeals of Virginia reversed the trial …

Borderland Interaction In The International Region Of The Great Plains: An Historic-Geographical Perspective, Randy William Widdis

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Canada as an historically contingent society, developing within the context of its own internal evolution, has always framed its becoming in its changing political, economic, and cultural relationships with the United States. The border takes on special significance for Canadians as it serves as the basic reference point for historical, literal, symbolic, and psychological interpretations of identity. Yet the meanings assigned to the border vary regionally because of different historic-geographical experiences.

This paper examines different types of population, economic, political, and cultural interactions taking place across the border within what can be called the international region of the Great Plains. …

Book Review (Reviewing William N. Eskridge, The Case For Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty To Civilized Commitment (1996)), Richard A. Posner

Articles

No abstract provided.

Legal Writing As A Kind Of Philosophy, Joel R. Cornwell

Mercer Law Review

Post-structuralist theories of textual meaning have been integrated into legal education in various ways, notably through the influence of the Critical Legal Studies movement. Ironically, legal writing courses, the portion of the first-year curriculum ostensibly allotted to techniques of dissecting and manipulating language, have largely ignored the insights of analytical philosophy and literary deconstruction indirectly appropriated in other courses. The standard models remain algorithmic, reinforcing a conservative view of writing as an applied lexigraphic skill, essentially void of the substance taught in nonwriting courses. This conceptual disjunction between writing and thought engenders and feeds the attitude that legal writing courses …

An Analysis Of Anxiety And Depression Levels In Out-Of-Treatment Drug Abusers: Implications For Counseling, Ali N. Ataabadi

Dissertations (Pre-2016)

The purpose of this investigation was to examine independent and interactive effects of method of drug use, drug of choice, ethnicity, gender, age, marital status, educational status, and living status on the levels of anxiety and depression. Major hypotheses were formulated to determine if the variables method of drug abuse, drug of choice, ethnicity, gender, age, marital status, educational status, and living status had significant effect on the levels of anxiety and depression.

A subsample of 673 subjects who completed both socio demographic and psychological questionnaires was selected from 1,091 out-of-treatment drug users who participated in the Cooperative Agreement project …

May 1997 General Studies Council Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney General Studies Council

General Education Council

No abstract provided.

Thirty-First Commencement 1997, Sacred Heart University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Graduate and Undergraduate ceremonies held May 18, 1997.

Unofficial Grapevine, May 1997, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Unofficial Grapevine

The May 1997 issue of the Unofficial Grapevine.

The Daily Egyptian, May 01, 1997, Daily Egyptian Staff

May 1997

No abstract provided.

Picken Hall Renovation Booklet, Fort Hays State University

Buildings & Facilities

This black and white ninety nine page document features a booklet detailing the renovation plans for Picken Hall.

San Antonio Plaza Redevelopment Project, David J. Tomlinson

Master's Projects

Downtown San Jose has recently undergone significant changes in the economic, physical, and social characteristics of the area. The focus of these changes is the San Antonio Plaza Project area. This eight block area is the sight of massive public and private investment for the purpose of redevelopment and profit. The public investment is provided by the San Jose Redevelopment Agency, the leading force behind improvement activities. From 1969 to 1984 the San Jose Redevelopment Agency outlined and implemented redevelopment plans unsuccessfully. In 1984 the board members of the Redevelopment Agency adopted a new plan by signing a Disposition and …

Daily Eastern News: May 01, 1997, Eastern Illinois University

May

No abstract provided.

Briefly Noted, The Condor

Condor

No abstract provided.

Live Through This ... Physician Assisted Suicide, John Newman

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

An Overview Of Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions In Adolescence And Childhood, Carla Governale

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Factors Contributing To Deaf And Gay Identity In Male College Students, James R. Brune

Undergraduate University Honors Capstones

The Deaf Gay community is unique in that individuals who affiliate themselves with members of this community maintain dual identities – Deaf identity and Gay identity. Since there is a lack of formal research on this phenomenon, this pilot study was formulated as a way to take a preliminary look at the relationship between Deaf identity and Gay identity, and the factors contributing to the development of each. A sample of 21 subjects completed a survey which asked questions about the individual’s Deaf identity development, “coming out” process, Gay identity development, and affiliation with the Deaf Gay community. Non-parametric statistical …

Volume 10, Number 02, Lana Wachniak Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

Full text of Volume 10, Number 02 of Reaching Through Teaching.

Electrophysiological Correlates Of Reading Processes In School Age Children, Catherine E. Scott

Honors Theses

Orthographic and phonological decoding skills are known to be important for learning to read. In an attempt to develop physiologically based screening tools which may identify children at risk for developing these skills, Auditory Event Related Potentials (ERP) were recorded from 84 nine-year-olds to a series of Probe tones while they were engaged in a series of orthographic, phonological, and spelling tasks. Electrodes were applied over both hemispheres at the frontal, temporal, and parietal regions of the scalp. Analyses focus on the relationship between hemisphere differences and children's performance on each of these tasks.

A Test Of The Hypothesis About Hardiness As An Index Of Mental Health, Anna Andersen

Honors Theses

Previous studies have examined the relationship between Hardiness and health. This study tested the hypothesis that Hardiness is a measure of mental health using positive indicators of adjustment. Undergraduates were given the Dispositional Resilience Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, Life Orientation Test, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and Self-Esteem Scale. Results strongly supported the hypothesis.

Illinois State University Report, May 1, 1997, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Mediation: The Romantic Days Continue, Lela P. Love

Articles

No abstract provided.

Human Capital Investment As An Economic Development Strategy: A Detroit Analysis, Truman Hudson Jr.

Wayne State University Theses

Many urban developers have responded to the challenges of economic development¹ by providing tax incentives to businesses for relocating to urban areas (Bartik, 1995). By not being able to provide the skilled labor force that businesses require, developing communities are not postured to fully take advantage of the newly created job opportunities. Thus, wage disparities between the classes increase, leaving many of the underclass citizens without adequate employment for sustaining modest living standards (Turner, 1991).

As part of various economic development strategies², increased concerns have been given to human-capital based strategies (Psacharo-Poulos, 1985). This paper puts forth …

Justice As Fairness And The American Welfare Reform Debate, Lynette A. Whitfield

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

The Perspectives Of The Woman/Nurse/Executive Working In The Managed Care Environment Of Southern California, Cheryl Lynn Brandi Dnsc, Ms, Msn, Rn

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of the woman/nurse/executive working in the managed care environment of Southern California. This research was extremely timely because (a) Southern California leads the nation in managed care market penetration, (b) changes in health care financing have resulted in a prolific expansion of nurse executive responsibilities, and (c) nurse executive experiences regarding increased responsibilities have not been researched. Role expansion impacts both male and female nurse executives, but female nurse executives must confront the dilemma of functioning in administrative domains which have been largely dominated by men. Knowledge about their experiences …

The Experiences Of Taiwanese Women Caregiving For Parents-In-Law, Shu-Yuan Chao Dnsc

Dissertations

Using grounded theory, a semi-structured in-depth interview was conducted to explore the experiences of Taiwanese women who were caregivers for their parents-in-law. Thirty-one Taiwanese women aged 23 to 58 participated in this study. Just Doing was identified as the core category to indicate the caregivers' striving process once they committed to their in-laws' care. Recognizing Duty, Experiencing Trials, and Responding to Caregiving were subcategories and reflected how a caregiver perceived her role, how she was affected by caregiving tasks, and what responses she had to the caregiving situation. The findings also suggested that caregiving behaviors were influenced by cultural expectations …

The Process Of Ending Domestic Violence Among Latinas: Aguantando No Mas, Nancy A. Coffin-Romig Dnsc, Msn, Rn

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the sociocultural factors which play a role in the process of ending an abusive relationship among Latinas. Dimensional analysis was the method employed for the development of a grounded theory. Aguantando or enduring emerged from this study as pivotal in gaining an understanding of the process of ending an abusive relationship for Latinas. Participants indicated that personal and religious beliefs, the importance of family, and the needs of their children were reasons for aguantando or enduring the abuse. The decision to no longer aguantar, or endure, occurred through a series of encounters …

Correlates Of Staff Nurse Work Satisfaction In Hospitals With Shared Governance, Mary Kay Flynn Dnsc, Rn, Ccrn

Dissertations

Lack of staff nurse participation in hospital decision-making has been cited as a major reason for the dissatisfaction in nursing. Shared governance has been proposed as an organizational model that provides staff nurses with both the structure and the mechanism for having increased decision-making authority. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of organizational culture, perceived importance of involvement and actual involvement in decision-making, the discrepancy between importance and involvement, staff nurse years of involvement in shared governance, control over nursing practice, and work satisfaction among staff nurses working in hospitals with shared governance. A descriptive, correlational …

The Work Of Living With Hiv: A Study Of Binational Groups, Christina Joy Dnsc

Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation was to study the experience of individuals who live with and manage HIV infection and AIDS. The context of living with HIV/AIDS, the prevailing conditions, the actions/strategies used, and the consequences of the actions were considered using grounded theory methodology and dimensional analysis. A purposeful sample of 21 individuals HIV positive or diagnosed with AIDS from San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico were interviewed using semi-structured questions. Data were analyzed using open and axial coding, the constant comparative method, and dimensional analysis. The work of living with HIV emerged as the central dimension within the …

Living With Changing Health: Perimenopause Among Chinese Women In Taiwan, Lee-Ing Tsao Dnsc, Mnsc, Rn

Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to generate theory about women's perimenopausal life experiences. Thirty-five Taiwanese women aged 40 to 59 who perceived themselves as perimenopausal and who were not using hormone therapy were interviewed. Data were generated from interviews which were conducted in Mandarin. Living with Changing Health was the core category for describing and guiding the process of perimenopause. During this process, Awareness was identified as the antecedent condition. Once the woman became aware, she would begin the process of living with her changing health. This process would be marked by action and interaction among the categories …

Determinants Of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Among Nurses In Taiwan, Chou Chuan-Chiang Yao Dnsc, Ms, Rn

Dissertations

This two-phase study was undertaken to: (1) determine the relationships of self-efficacy, perceived health status, perceived social support, age, marital status, education, work shift, work setting, and years employed as a registered nurse (RN) to the practice of a health-promoting lifestyle; (2) determine the combination of predictor variables explaining the variance in the practice of a health-promoting lifestyle; and (3) investigate other personal and environmental cues and characteristics related to health-promoting lifestyles among nurses (N = 218) in Taiwan. Findings of the quantitative approach in Phase One indicated that a health-promoting lifestyle was significantly related to self-efficacy, perceived health status, …