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Depression: The Role Of Cultural Factors And Perception Of Treatment., Cynthia Chacon Jan 2009

Depression: The Role Of Cultural Factors And Perception Of Treatment., Cynthia Chacon

Master's Theses

Depression is a prevalent mental disorder. Various factors influence people's attitudes toward help seeking, perceptions, and beliefs about psychotherapy, including ethnicity (language), distress level, social support, treatment modality, and subpopulation. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy (PT) have been used to treat depression. This study explored the relationship between the aforementioned variables. Participants (N = 264) were White and Mexican-American from a college and the community. Results indicated that ethnicity and subpopulation were not significantly related to seeking help; people who reported higher distress levels and higher social support expressed greater likelihood to seek help. All groups rated CBT …

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The Lao Language-- Our Own World To Fall Back On" : Lao American Students' Critical Reflections On Heritage Language Maintenance And Loss, Khonepheth Lily Liemthongsamout Jan 2009

The Lao Language-- Our Own World To Fall Back On" : Lao American Students' Critical Reflections On Heritage Language Maintenance And Loss, Khonepheth Lily Liemthongsamout

Doctoral Dissertations

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A Critical Hermeneutic Approach To Understanding Experiences Of Selected Afghan-Muslim-American Leaders Post-9/11 In The Diverse Bay Area, Belal A. Kaifi Jan 2009

A Critical Hermeneutic Approach To Understanding Experiences Of Selected Afghan-Muslim-American Leaders Post-9/11 In The Diverse Bay Area, Belal A. Kaifi

Doctoral Dissertations

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Leadership And The Other : Ethical Action Through Meaning In Work, Rebecca L. Cisek Jan 2009

Leadership And The Other : Ethical Action Through Meaning In Work, Rebecca L. Cisek

Doctoral Dissertations

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A Qualitative Study Of An E-Commerce Organization In Transition, Steven C. Lopez Jan 2009

A Qualitative Study Of An E-Commerce Organization In Transition, Steven C. Lopez

Doctoral Dissertations

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Students', Teachers', And Parents' Perspectives Of An African Centered Program : Þle Omode, Tiffany S. Wright Jan 2009

Students', Teachers', And Parents' Perspectives Of An African Centered Program : Þle Omode, Tiffany S. Wright

Doctoral Dissertations

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Transformational Leadership Practices At A Northern California Winery, Brian Douglas Phifer Jan 2009

Transformational Leadership Practices At A Northern California Winery, Brian Douglas Phifer

Doctoral Dissertations

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The Organization In Front Of The Text : A Critical Hermeneutic Inquiry In Employee Policy Appropriation, Marisa B. Michaels Jan 2009

The Organization In Front Of The Text : A Critical Hermeneutic Inquiry In Employee Policy Appropriation, Marisa B. Michaels

Doctoral Dissertations

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Of Sweatshops And Human Subsistence: Habermas On Human Rights, David Ingram Jan 2009

Of Sweatshops And Human Subsistence: Habermas On Human Rights, David Ingram

Philosophy: Faculty Publications and Other Works

In this paper I argue that the discourse theoretic account of human rights defended by Jürgen Habermas contains a fruitful tension that is obscured by its dominant tendency to identify rights with legal claims. This weakness in Habermas’s account becomes manifest when we examine how sweatshops diminish the secure enjoyment of subsistence, which Habermas himself (in recognition of the UDHR) recognizes as a human right. Discourse theories of human rights are unique in tying the legitimacy of human rights to democratic deliberation and consensus. So construed, their specific meaning and force is the outcome of historical political struggle. However, unlike …

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Restorative Justice: A Systematic Review Of The Social Work Literature, Edward J. Gumz, Cynthia L. Grant Jan 2009

Restorative Justice: A Systematic Review Of The Social Work Literature, Edward J. Gumz, Cynthia L. Grant

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

Restorative justice is an alternative paradigm for dealing with the effects of crime and wrongdoing that seeks to bring healing to victims, offenders, and the community. Although a key element of social work’s ethical code is the obligation to work toward social justice, this has been viewed primarily as efforts to ensure a fair distribution of resources and opportunities. Yet justice is also restorative in nature—seeking to restore and enhance victims, offenders, and communities to fuller functioning. This article systematically reviews 80 social work peer-reviewed articles dealing with restorative justice. The role of social workers in restorative justice programs remains …

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Korean Older Intimate Partner Violence Survivors In North America: Cultural Considerations And Practice Recommendations, Woochan Shim, Holly Nelson-Becker Jan 2009

Korean Older Intimate Partner Violence Survivors In North America: Cultural Considerations And Practice Recommendations, Woochan Shim, Holly Nelson-Becker

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

While literature on elder abuse has expanded, elder abuse by intimate partners has been less investigated. Even less is known about intimate partner violence among older Koreans living in North America. This article identifies important cultural considerations for individuals helping the Korean older adult community beginning with the definition of intimate partner violence in this community and barriers to leaving that include traditional views of the East Asian self. Current practice interventions are discussed and recommendations for future practice such as healing han, the accumulated suffering from years of abuse, are suggested. The ultimate goal of this paper is …

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Interventions With Borderline Personality Disorder, Jonathan B. Singer Jan 2009

Interventions With Borderline Personality Disorder, Jonathan B. Singer

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

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Medimmune V. Genentec, Kelly Casey Mullally, Gregory Castanias, Franklin E. Gibbs Jan 2009

Medimmune V. Genentec, Kelly Casey Mullally, Gregory Castanias, Franklin E. Gibbs

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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Patents Are Property: A Fundamental But Important Concept, Andrew Beckerman-Rodau Jan 2009

Patents Are Property: A Fundamental But Important Concept, Andrew Beckerman-Rodau

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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Ebay V. Mercexchange And Quanta Computer V. Lg Electronics, Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, F. Scott Kieff, Lawrence M. Sung, Thomas Woolston Jan 2009

Ebay V. Mercexchange And Quanta Computer V. Lg Electronics, Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, F. Scott Kieff, Lawrence M. Sung, Thomas Woolston

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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In The Wake Of Reinvigorated U.S. Supreme Court Activity In Patent Appeals, Lawrence M. Sung Jan 2009

In The Wake Of Reinvigorated U.S. Supreme Court Activity In Patent Appeals, Lawrence M. Sung

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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Weber V. U.S. Sterling Securities, Inc.: Contracting The Liability Shield For Members Of Delaware Limited Liability Companies, Marios J. Monopolis Jan 2009

Weber V. U.S. Sterling Securities, Inc.: Contracting The Liability Shield For Members Of Delaware Limited Liability Companies, Marios J. Monopolis

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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The Differential Effects Of Concurrent Planning Practice Elements On Reunification And Adoption, Amy C. D’Andrade Jan 2009

The Differential Effects Of Concurrent Planning Practice Elements On Reunification And Adoption, Amy C. D’Andrade

Faculty Publications

Objective: The child welfare practice of concurrent planning attempts to shorten children's stays in foster care. There is very little quantitative research on concurrent planning's effects. This study examines the influence of concurrent planning practice elements (reunification prognosis, concurrent plan, full disclosure, and discussion of voluntary relinquishment) on reunification and adoption. Method: Using a sample of 885 children, an observational design, and statistical controls, children who received concurrent planning elements were compared to those who did not. Results: Findings show discussion of voluntary relinquishment to be positively associated with adoption and full disclosure to be negatively associated with reunification. Conclusions: …

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Hugo Loetscher, Romey Sabalius Jan 2009

Hugo Loetscher, Romey Sabalius

Faculty Publications

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Development Of Interactional Competence: Changes In The Use Of Ne In L2 Japanese During Study Abroad, Midori Ishida Jan 2009

Development Of Interactional Competence: Changes In The Use Of Ne In L2 Japanese During Study Abroad, Midori Ishida

Faculty Publications

This chapter investigates the development of the use of the Japanese particle ne by a second language (L2) learner of Japanese during a 9-month study abroad.

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The Planetary Nebula Spectrograph Elliptical Galaxy Survey: The Dark Matter In Ngc 4494, N. R. Napolitano, Aaron J. Romanowsky, L. Coccato, M. Capaccioli, N. G. Douglas, E. Noordermeer, O. Gerhard, M. Arnaboldi, F. De Lorenzi, K. Kuijken, M. R. Merrifield, E. O'Sullivan, A. Cortesi, P. Das, K. C. Freeman Jan 2009

The Planetary Nebula Spectrograph Elliptical Galaxy Survey: The Dark Matter In Ngc 4494, N. R. Napolitano, Aaron J. Romanowsky, L. Coccato, M. Capaccioli, N. G. Douglas, E. Noordermeer, O. Gerhard, M. Arnaboldi, F. De Lorenzi, K. Kuijken, M. R. Merrifield, E. O'Sullivan, A. Cortesi, P. Das, K. C. Freeman

Faculty Publications

We present new Planetary Nebula Spectrograph observations of the ordinary elliptical galaxy NGC 4494, resulting in positions and velocities of 255 planetary nebulae out to seven effective radii (25 kpc). We also present new wide-field surface photometry from MMT/Megacam, and long-slit stellar kinematics from VLT/FORS2. The spatial and kinematical distributions of the planetary nebulae agree with the field stars in the region of overlap. The mean rotation is relatively low, with a possible kinematic axis twist outside 1Re. The velocity dispersion profile declines with radius, though not very steeply, down to ∼70 km s−1 at the last data point. We …

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Probing The 2d Kinematic Structure Of Early-Type Galaxies Out To 3 Effective Radii, R. N. Proctor, D. A. Forbes, J. P. Brodie, Aaron J. Romanowsky, J. Strader, M. Spolaor, J. T. Mendel, L. Spitler Jan 2009

Probing The 2d Kinematic Structure Of Early-Type Galaxies Out To 3 Effective Radii, R. N. Proctor, D. A. Forbes, J. P. Brodie, Aaron J. Romanowsky, J. Strader, M. Spolaor, J. T. Mendel, L. Spitler

Faculty Publications

We detail an innovative new technique for measuring the two-dimensional (2D) velocity moments (rotation velocity, velocity dispersion and Gauss–Hermite coefficients h3 and h4) of the stellar populations of galaxy haloes using spectra from Keck DEIMOS (Deep Imaging Multi-Object Spectrograph) multi-object spectroscopic observations. The data are used to reconstruct 2D rotation velocity maps. Here we present data for five nearby early-type galaxies to ∼three effective radii. We provide significant insights into the global kinematic structure of these galaxies, and challenge the accepted morphological classification in several cases. We show that between one and three effective radii the velocity dispersion declines very …

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The Scientist, Winter 2009, San Jose State University, College Of Science Jan 2009

The Scientist, Winter 2009, San Jose State University, College Of Science

The Scientist (College of Science)

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The Education Of Women And Girls In The United States: A Historical Perspective, Jennifer C. Madigan Jan 2009

The Education Of Women And Girls In The United States: A Historical Perspective, Jennifer C. Madigan

Faculty Publications

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Measuring Measuring: Toward A Theory Of Proficiency With The Constructing Measures Framework, Brent M. Duckor, K Draney, M Wilson Jan 2009

Measuring Measuring: Toward A Theory Of Proficiency With The Constructing Measures Framework, Brent M. Duckor, K Draney, M Wilson

Faculty Publications

This paper is relevant to measurement educators who are interested in the variability of understanding and use of the four building blocks in the Constructing Measures framework (Wilson, 2005). It proposes a uni-dimensional structure for understanding Wilson’s framework, and explores the evidence for and against this conceptualization. Constructed and fixed choice response items are utilized to collect responses from 72 participants who range in experience and expertise with constructing measures. The data was scored by two raters and was analyzed with the Rasch partial credit model using ConQuest (1998). Guided by the 1999 Testing Standards, analyses of validity and reliability …

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El Análisis De La Consigna Argumentativa En La Calidad Del Discurso Y En El Aprendizaje De Las Ciencias Naturales, Sandra Gilabert Medina, Merce Garcia-Mila Palaudarias, Mark Felton Jan 2009

El Análisis De La Consigna Argumentativa En La Calidad Del Discurso Y En El Aprendizaje De Las Ciencias Naturales, Sandra Gilabert Medina, Merce Garcia-Mila Palaudarias, Mark Felton

Faculty Publications

En los últimos años nuestras aulas de ciencias han incorporado la argumentación como una herramienta para promover la construcción de conocimiento. Un aspecto generalmente olvidado en dichas intervenciones, así como en las investigaciones de las cuales derivan, es el análisis del impacto que el objetivo de la argumentación tiene en la actividad argumentativa desplegada en las aulas. En el discurso argumentativo distinguimos dos tipos de actividad: la oposición y la deliberación. En la actividad de oposición el objetivo es mantener el punto de vista y debilitar las alternativas, mientras que en la actividad de deliberación el objetivo es consensuar un …

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Attorney General's Authority To Defend Conservation Easements, Brian Eisenhower Jan 2009

Attorney General's Authority To Defend Conservation Easements, Brian Eisenhower

Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications

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Legal Beagle Blog (January 2009), Roger Williams University School Of Law Library Jan 2009

Legal Beagle Blog (January 2009), Roger Williams University School Of Law Library

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Aliens In The Garden, Jared A. Goldstein Jan 2009

Aliens In The Garden, Jared A. Goldstein

Law Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines environmental rhetoric and argues that a nationalist conception of nature has long distorted environmental policies. Environmental discourse frequently seeks to explain the natural world by reference to the world of nations, a phenomenon that can be characterized as the “nationalization of nature.” A contemporary example of the nationalization of nature is the rhetoric of “invasive species,” which depicts harmful foreign plants and animals in ways that bear an uncanny resemblance to the demonization of foreigners by opponents of immigration. A typical newspaper article about invasive species, bearing the headline “Eeeeek! The eels are coming!,” warned about an …

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The Method And Role Of Comparative Law, Edward J. Eberle Jan 2009

The Method And Role Of Comparative Law, Edward J. Eberle

Law Faculty Scholarship

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