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Lethal Pity: The Oregon Death With Dignity Act, Its Implications For The Disabled, And The Struggle For Equality In An Able-Bodied World, Mark C. Siegel
Lethal Pity: The Oregon Death With Dignity Act, Its Implications For The Disabled, And The Struggle For Equality In An Able-Bodied World, Mark C. Siegel
Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality
No abstract provided.
As Justice Requires/Permits: The Delimitation Of Harmful Speech In A Democratic Society, John A. Powell
As Justice Requires/Permits: The Delimitation Of Harmful Speech In A Democratic Society, John A. Powell
Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality
No abstract provided.
An Analysis Of The Causes And Consequences Of Urban Sprawl On The Las Vegas Valley, Robert R Schmidt
An Analysis Of The Causes And Consequences Of Urban Sprawl On The Las Vegas Valley, Robert R Schmidt
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Sprawl, as an urban form, has been vociferously attacked by some social scientists as an inefficient and ineffective form urban form which contributes (if not directly causes) to a variety of social ills, it has been embraced by other social scientists as a positive force in today's urban form. This paper examines the two major theoretical approaches to the causes and consequences of sprawl by conducting a case study of the impact of sprawl on the Las Vegas community. validity of the major arguments for and against sprawl will be evaluated in the context of the empirical evidence available today. …
Learning To Teach Literacy: A Beginning Kindergarten Teacher's Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Marla H Mallette
Learning To Teach Literacy: A Beginning Kindergarten Teacher's Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Marla H Mallette
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study focused on the learning to teach process of a beginning kindergarten teacher in the area of literacy through the investigation of her pedagogical content knowledge. Shulman (1986) described pedagogical content knowledge as "the ways of representing and formulating the subject that make it comprehensible to others" (p. 9). The purpose of the study was to explore how this teacher transformed her knowledge of literacy into pedagogy for the diverse students she taught. The participant in this study, Nancy Green, was a white female, aged, 43 with two children. Data were collected using multiple data sources including interviews, observations, …
Critical Multiculturalism In The Classroom: From Theory To Practice, Denise Michelle Dalaimo
Critical Multiculturalism In The Classroom: From Theory To Practice, Denise Michelle Dalaimo
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Since Paulo Freire's (1970) revolutionary work Pedagogy of the Oppressed, "radical" (critical/feminist/multicultural) educators have endeavored to change the face of education by altering traditional power relations and by including the work and experiences of previously under- or unrepresented groups. Research to date in the field of radical pedagogy has been largely focused on and performed in the small and intimate classroom. Many of the approaches and techniques proposed by radical educators---though effective in smaller classes---are difficult to implement in the larger, more impersonal classroom which is becoming more and more prevalent in contemporary higher education. This research has been largely …
Neighborhood Councils: A Family-Driven Approach To Community Change, Merlinda Raquel Gallegos
Neighborhood Councils: A Family-Driven Approach To Community Change, Merlinda Raquel Gallegos
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Following times of social upheavals, especially when social tensions exist in ethnically diverse and lower class neighborhoods, the U.S. government has provided increased aid to the poor, and new community-based initiatives have emerged. This dissertation focuses on Nevada's neighborhood-based, community-driven, collaborative approach to providing services in low-income areas: Family Resource Centers. The purpose of this exploratory study is to develop strategies which will increase community participation in Nevada's Family Resource Centers' neighborhood councils; After two years of participant observation and the use of focus groups in four neighborhood councils, seven dimensions emerged concerning strategies to increase voluntary participation in neighborhood …
Towards A Pragmatics Of Poetic Metaphor, Catherine C. Kidwell
Towards A Pragmatics Of Poetic Metaphor, Catherine C. Kidwell
Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A Fatal Reaction : Generation X'S Expectations Of Violent Films, Keith B. Severson
A Fatal Reaction : Generation X'S Expectations Of Violent Films, Keith B. Severson
Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Gangs : Myth Or Reality : An Examination Of The Gang Phenomenon In A Metropolitan City In A Rural State As Presented By The Regional News Print Media, Gerard Kottenbrock
Gangs : Myth Or Reality : An Examination Of The Gang Phenomenon In A Metropolitan City In A Rural State As Presented By The Regional News Print Media, Gerard Kottenbrock
Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Nhetoric: Rhetorical Power In Cyberspace, David Paul Schulz
Nhetoric: Rhetorical Power In Cyberspace, David Paul Schulz
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The Alpha group is a faction of the white supremacy movement that has established a virtual presence in cyberspace. Rhetorical strategies of agitation are practiced by the Alpha group on the World Wide Web in an effort to encourage visiting avatars to join the white supremacy movement. This study explores the rhetorical strategies of power and promulgation which Alpha uses in cyberspace. Analysis of Alpha's digital discourse provide an opportunity to understand and evaluate the unique potentials that information technologies such as the World Wide Web bring to the rhetorical environment.
Philosophical Foundations, Social Power And Social Work Practice, Timothy Duane Hamilton
Philosophical Foundations, Social Power And Social Work Practice, Timothy Duane Hamilton
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The contemporary philosophical landscape, which affects the fields of philosophical endeavor and the ways power is framed, is described. The covert manner these influences effect social work practice is made more visible through the use of ethically oriented decision making patterns; Ways that authority and discretion are used and abused, and abusive decision-making, are described making them easier to recognize and mitigate. Knowledge of current and potential ways that social power operates provides social workers tools in promoting the goals of empowerment and uncovering and enhancing clients' strengths; Finally, a public sphere within which a reflective social work practice could …
Beat Sociology: Ethnographic Journeys In Event Spaces, Jonathan R Wynn
Beat Sociology: Ethnographic Journeys In Event Spaces, Jonathan R Wynn
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Beat Sociology: Ethnographic Journeys in Event Spaces proposes a new theory and methodology for Sociology to better investigate and describe the social experiences of individuals. I call this new set of theories and methodologies Beat Sociology--I have developed this project utilizing the work of Beat writers (Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs), as well as social theorists (particularly Walter Benjamin and C. Wright Mills). Drawing from critical theory, postmodernism and ethnography, I develop three central 'themes' that help facilitate my project: identity, space, and migrancy. Through auto-ethnography I explore three types of Las Vegas spaces: event spaces, casino spaces and Fremont Street. …
The Adventures Of Gi Jane: Women In The Military, Jennifer Amy Schneider
The Adventures Of Gi Jane: Women In The Military, Jennifer Amy Schneider
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Many women in the United States are living in a paradox. While changes in the American culture have led to significant improvements in women's lives, they still are frequently exposed to discriminatory policies and actions. This study examines the United States military, which is a specific institution that embodies this paradox. While the military offers women certain opportunities, such as a college education, travel and adventure, it is still steeped in male domination and gender discrimination. Using a review of secondary sources, this study explores the discourses relating to power, gender and sexuality in the military, which form the basis …
Pawns Of Fate: Chinese/Paiute Intercultural Marriages, 1860-1920, Walker River Reservation, Schurz, Nevada, Ruth Kretzler Billhimer
Pawns Of Fate: Chinese/Paiute Intercultural Marriages, 1860-1920, Walker River Reservation, Schurz, Nevada, Ruth Kretzler Billhimer
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis focuses on "intercultural" marriages between Chinese immigrant men and Northern Paiute women who lived on or around the Walker River Reservation between 1860 and 1920, the years in which census manuscript records have been made public. Because of federal, state, and local laws, Chinese men sometimes sought marriage partners among Native American women because these relationships were not banned by law. Based upon federal, state, and local archives, census data, and oral interviews of descendants of Northern Paiute and Chinese "marriages," some insight into the reasons for these marriages have been ascertained from the perspective of descendants presently …
The Symbionese Liberation Army Movement: An Historical, Theoretical, And Rhetorical Analysis, Crystal Joy Cox
The Symbionese Liberation Army Movement: An Historical, Theoretical, And Rhetorical Analysis, Crystal Joy Cox
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
To understand the social movement of the Symbionese Liberation Army, one must examine the history, theories, and rhetoric of the organization. The extremist foundation of the Symbionese Liberation Army is directly reflected in the organizations communiques, inner-group dynamics, and actions. Like most of the social movements before it, the Symbionese Liberation Army recognized the importance of media utilization. Without the media coverage the organization needed and desired, the Symbionese Liberation Army could not have gained the popularity and power it sustained throughout the duration of the organization's movement. This study will examine the movement of the Symbionese Liberation Army in …
The Ethics Of The Aids-Afflicted Physician: The Death Of Voluntary Compliance, William R Kerney
The Ethics Of The Aids-Afflicted Physician: The Death Of Voluntary Compliance, William R Kerney
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This argument will examine the ethical issues, policies, and controversy surrounding the AIDS afflicted health care worker, especially the HIV positive Physician/Surgeon. The discussion encompasses evaluation of rights of the individual, natural and otherwise, with focus on the rights of confidentiality, privacy, and disability rights and related laws that pertain to afflicted individuals. The discussion will examine the ethical responsibilities of the HIV positive health care worker within the medical practice, along with issues of the patient rights of informed consent, institutional responsibility, and the policy positions of professional associations representing afflicted individuals. Protective legislation for victims of communicable disease …
The Impact Of Foreign Aid On Voting Inside The United Nations, Daniel Shayne Morey
The Impact Of Foreign Aid On Voting Inside The United Nations, Daniel Shayne Morey
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this thesis is to determine if there is a connection between United States foreign aid donations and a recipient nation's voting patterns in the United Nations General Assembly. Tests in the past have not employed thorough methodologies to deal with the abundance of variables that influence a nation's voting behavior. The methodology created in this research focuses on three important conceptualizations. First, this work creates a new definition of foreign aid; specifically, the inclusion of military aid in a nation's aid package as well as loans and grants, despite their different characteristics. Second, this analysis considers only …
Propaganda Or Persuasion: The Communist Party And Its Campaign To Integrate Baseball, Martha Mcardell Shoemaker
Propaganda Or Persuasion: The Communist Party And Its Campaign To Integrate Baseball, Martha Mcardell Shoemaker
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis discusses whether propaganda, persuasion or a mix of both was used in the American Communist Party's (CPUSA) campaign to integrate professional baseball. Representative articles published in the Daily and Sunday Worker sports sections from 1936 through 1947 were chosen for examination and analysis. Specifically, the use of "god," "devil," and "charismatic" terms are identified and discussed how the terms were used to educate, motivate, and activate members to participate. The use of "charismatic" terms is also examined in relationship to "Aesopian" language. The author concludes that a mix of propaganda and persuasion was used because intent of the …
What's Theory Got To Do With It?| Problems, Processes And Purposes For Archaeological Explanation, Jeffrey W. Sogard
What's Theory Got To Do With It?| Problems, Processes And Purposes For Archaeological Explanation, Jeffrey W. Sogard
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
No abstract provided.
The Hidden Age Revolution: Emergent Integration Of All Ages, Matilda White Riley
The Hidden Age Revolution: Emergent Integration Of All Ages, Matilda White Riley
Center for Policy Research
Over the past 30 years my colleagues and I have been focusing on conceptual and empirical work (the aging and society paradigm) that does not create policies, but can inform them. The most immediate phase of this long cumulative history is leading us now to hidden changes in people's lives and social institutions that herald a new phenomenon world-wide--a phenomenon that may have momentous implications for the policies of the future. We call it "age integration" because it *integrates* older people with others of every age. When I come to the end of my lecture, I hope you will see …
Tshl Resolutions And Individuals, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation
Tshl Resolutions And Individuals, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation
Texas Silver-Haired Legislature
Documents recognizing TSHL individuals from 1998.
Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Foundation Minutes, 1998, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation
Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Foundation Minutes, 1998, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation
Texas Silver-Haired Legislature
Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Foundation minutes from 1998.
Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 1, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter
Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 1, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter
Texas Silver-Haired Legislature
Silver Bulletin volume XII number 1 published January 1998. This publication of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature was edited by William J. (Bill) Sagstetter.
The Seventh Tshl Legislative Report Resolutions And Priorities, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation
The Seventh Tshl Legislative Report Resolutions And Priorities, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation
Texas Silver-Haired Legislature
Resolutions and priorities from the seventh Texas Silver-Haired Legislature legislative report, 1998.
Quantitative Methods For Assessing Change: Application To Condom Use, Kerry E. Evers
Quantitative Methods For Assessing Change: Application To Condom Use, Kerry E. Evers
Open Access Dissertations
This study attempts to understand more about how to quantitatively assess longitudinal change within the Transtheoretical Model applied to the area of condom use among college students. A total of 215 sexually active male and female undergraduate students completed both assessments one month apart. Measurement development was conducted on the Condom Use URICA scale, which was then used in a cluster analysis. A four cluster solution was reliably replicated across two random samples (R2=.99), and the clusters were then examined in terms of their external validity using MANOVAs. The four clusters showed significant differences on variables associated with …
The Effect Of Developmental Process On The Cognitive Complexity Of Stereotypes, Susan Blanchard Bosco
The Effect Of Developmental Process On The Cognitive Complexity Of Stereotypes, Susan Blanchard Bosco
Open Access Dissertations
Diversity training, which deals with enabling people from different populations to work together, has been lead to date by practitioners. Much of diversity training includes helping people to become less stereotypical in the way they view people who are from groups different from their own. The lack of theoretical foundation for this training has been reflected in the lack of positive outcomes to diversity training and even the use of diversity training experiences as the basis for discrimination lawsuits against organizations. One area of theory which has lacked exploration is the relationship between how a person develops his or her …
Risk And Protective Factors In Understanding Cognitive And Psychosocial Development In Young Children., Takayo Michelle Ashford
Risk And Protective Factors In Understanding Cognitive And Psychosocial Development In Young Children., Takayo Michelle Ashford
All ETDs from UAB
No abstract provided.
Outcomes Of Comfort Touch In Institutionalized Elderly Female Residents., Mary Jane Butts
Outcomes Of Comfort Touch In Institutionalized Elderly Female Residents., Mary Jane Butts
All ETDs from UAB
No abstract provided.
Early Risk Indicators For Special Education Placement: A Developmental Epidemiological Study Using Information From Birth And Early In A Child's Life., Sandra Ellen Cluett
Early Risk Indicators For Special Education Placement: A Developmental Epidemiological Study Using Information From Birth And Early In A Child's Life., Sandra Ellen Cluett
All ETDs from UAB
No abstract provided.
A Rhetoric Of Religious Order: The Case Of The Promise Keepers., Michael Ellsworth Eidenmuller
A Rhetoric Of Religious Order: The Case Of The Promise Keepers., Michael Ellsworth Eidenmuller
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study employs a Burkeian critical perspective to explain the growth and impact of the evangelical movement-organization known as Promise Keepers. Specific attention is given to the strategies of identification by which Promise Keepers manages the exigencies of identity, recruitment, and opposition. In addition, this study introduces the concept of the scriptural implant, a strategy of identification by which Promise Keepers attempts to secure the truth and authority of its discourse. Data for this study were selected from a range of sources, including published literature, audio and video tapes, and Internet materials produced by Promise Keepers. Interviews with Promise Keepers' …