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Big Building: The Political Economy Of Place And Displacement In Coconut Grove Florida, Daniel Ducassi

Theses & ETDs

The physical construction of urban space has a concrete impact on the lives of those who inhabit it. However, the development and redevelopment of some neighborhoods has differed from that of others, and the disparity in the qualities and environment of constructed urban space is closely intertwined with the social relations of a particular community. This thesis explores the processes of redevelopment in the historically segregated neighborhood of Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. It reviews the development history of the neighborhood, as well as recent development issues that serve as focal points of interaction between residents, developers and municipal government. …

Feminine Wiles: Performance And Embodiment By Webcam Models, Michelle W. Patteson

Theses & ETDs

Prior research on emotional labor and constructions of normatively feminine work identities in the service industry exists, but is limited, especially in terms of a focus on sex work. This study explores emotional labor and performances of femininity by webcam models. Surveys were administered to 43 woman-read1 webcam models. The results indicate that webcam models whose performance is influenced by what they think is desired by clientele are likely to perform emphasized femininity at work, controlling for femininity outside of work. This indicates that many models construct their performance based on their generalized knowledge of cisgender male heterosexual desire, given …

Political Embodiment In The Work Of Magrela; Challenging Power, Space, And Gender In São Paulo, Paula Bettina Garofalo

Theses & ETDs

Magrela (Carol Maciel) is an artist living and working out of São Paulo, Brazil. Her work addresses the female body, and all the political implications that the embodied subject holds. This thesis aims to explicate Magrela’s graffiti practice in relation to gendered inequality in São Paulo. I wish to emphasize Magrela’s multi-faceted approach to challenging gendered oppression through her representation of the female body in public spaces. Through the theoretical combination of abject imagery crossed with a phenomenological approach of feminist embodiment, I suggest how Magrela’s practice is a successful critique and challenge of patriarchal models. There are three main …

Small Steps By Mankind, Giant Leaps For Animal Rights: State-Level Farm Animal Welfare Legislation, Malorie Sneed

Theses & ETDs

Farm animal welfare legislation regulates the well-being of animals during their lives on factory farms. The recent passage of citizen-initiated ballot measures and legislation in several states suggests that certain factors play a role in the passage of this legislation. The goal of this thesis was to understand which factors have contributed to the success of this legislation. This study posits that education, agribusiness activity, political ideology, and party identification influence the passage of farm animal welfare legislation. I conducted quantitative correlational tests between these four factors and the presence of farm animal welfare legislation. I found that ideology appears …

Resisting Confession In Two Young Adult Novels Of Imprisonment, Nicolas Torres

Theses & ETDs

This thesis examines the use of literary techniques to resist confession in two realistic young adult novels of imprisonment written in the autobiographical mode. The imprisoned, teenaged protagonists in John Marsden’s Letters from the Inside (1991) and Walter Dean Myers’s Monster (1999) introduce fragmentation, doubling, and multiplicity into their autobiographical texts. Using Michel Foucault's description of disciplinary confession as well as his mapping of potential avenues for subverting this practice, this thesis shows how these tactics can be used to resist disciplinary power. In both novels, linear autobiographical narratives, which Foucault rightly situates within confessional discourse, are positioned as a …

No Leg To Stand On: Differences In The Stand-Up Comedy Material Of Successful Male And Female Comedians, Juliana Musheyev

Theses & ETDs

There is a scarcity of high-earning and successful female stand-up comedians performing today, and a substantial amount of popular and academic literature attempting to explore why that is. This is particularly problematic because comedy is a powerful tool used to influence and challenge social norms. You may hear people say that they don’t particularly like “female comedy” but there is very little literature on how exactly female comedians are different from their male counterparts. This study examines the differences within the stand-up comedy material of five successful male comedians and five successful female comedians, selected on the basis of social …

The Anti-Poverty Effects Of The Minimum Wage, Zoe Curlee-Strauss

Theses & ETDs

Since the 1960s, the real value of the minimum wage has decreased significantly. This has been linked to high poverty rates among minimum wage earners. Economists debate whether or not a higher minimum wage would address this problem effectively. This thesis examines whether an increase in the minimum wage would increase economic well being of minimum wage workers. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this study analyzes how an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 would affect poverty rate among low-income households. The results of this study suggest that such an increase could …

Economic Inequality And American Voter Participation: A Comprehensive Causal Model, James Tyer

Theses & ETDs

This analysis attempts to create a causal model of the effect that economic inequality has on voter participation in the Unites States. Drawing from current relevant research, this model shows that economic inequality affects voting and other participatory propensities on multiple levels, and across various time frames, all of which produce independent effects. First, economic inequality produces disparities in income, and creates more poor individuals or poorer individuals, producing individual-level participatory declines, and an overall decline on aggregate. Second, economic inequality happens simultaneously with job restructuring, producing a structural reduction in participation from the change in the nature of the …

“We’Re Gay But We’Re Not Super Gay About It”: Negotiations Of Masculinity And Effeminacy On R/Gaybros, Rosalind Kichler

Theses & ETDs

Gaybros are young masculine gay (and bisexual and queer) men subscribed to the online community of “r/gaybros,” self-described as a place to talk about “guy stuff.” With an identity located at the intersection of masculinity and male homosexuality, gaybros provides insight into the construction of sexual identity vis-à-vis gender identity. Specifically, gaybros allow us to examine the ways in which gay men’s masculinity must negotiate with the strong linkage between male homosexuality and effeminacy. In this thesis I ask: how do gaybros understand gaybro identity as it traverses contemporary (both academic and popular) understandings of masculinity, effeminacy and the relationship …

“You Can’T Get There From Here:” Determining Accessibility To Active Transportation In Three Chicago, Illinois Neighborhoods, Taylor Lucas Filaroski

Theses & ETDs

Transportation literature tends to fall into either one of two topics: “active” transportation – which is defined as walking, biking, or public transportation use – and its use among higher income groups; and transportation disadvantaged (TD) groups, which are typically those too young, too old, too poor, or too disabled to drive. This thesis aims to bridge the gap in the literature between these two topics by examining both social and spatial components of active transportation use and accessibility among both privileged and TD populations. This study used GIS analysis and personal observation to examine the differences in active transportation …

Walt’S Exceptional Empire: Fordism, Hegemony, And Spectacle At Disney, Thayer Z. Warne

Theses & ETDs

By addressing the legacy of Walt Disney and examining his corporation’s role in the world today, this thesis locates The Walt Disney Company within the narrative of American exceptionalism. Using a variety of both primary and secondary sources as part of its analysis—and dedicating significant attention to the Disney parks’ spatial layout— this thesis evaluates the connection between Disney’s own rendering of exceptionalism and its position as a multinational corporation that operates in a consumption-driven society. In doing so, this thesis touches upon the development of Disney in a post-Fordist economy, focusing on the company’s use of spectacle to promote …

Cómo Ser Latino En Los Estados Unidos: The Factors Influencing Ethnic Identity Choices Among Second Generation Latinos, Farrell A. Ocasio

Theses & ETDs

In this thesis I examine the social and structural factors that influence second generation Latinos in the formation of their ethnic identities. I also look at the extent to which the experiences of contemporary second generation immigrants correspond with what previous scholars have written on the subject. By conducting interviews with sixteen second generation Latinos about their ethnic identity, I was able to identify some of the factors that they felt were significant in shaping their sense of cultural connection. While eight factors were identified as significant, I found that in order to understand why each factor is more or …

Mental Toughness, Personality, And Benefit Finding, Maiah Taylor

Theses & ETDs

Over the past decades, mental toughness research has become more prevalent but has yet to include non-athletes. The present study was intended to evaluate mental toughness, personality, and benefit finding abilities in non-athletes. The sample consisted of 86 participants, 16 male, 58 female, 5 non-binary, and 7 who did not respond ranging in age from 18 to 69 years (M=22). The findings are discussed in the context of how mental toughness associated with personality, benefit finding and gender. A series of correlations and t-tests were conducted resulting in significant findings regarding the personality profile of those considered to be mentally …

The Effects Of Chronic Pain On Neurophysiology And Long Term Potentiation, Catherine Martini

Theses & ETDs

This thesis examines the effects of chronic pain on neurophysiology and long term potentiation (LTP). In the first part, the thesis reviews the path of nociceptive signaling as well as the major pain processing centers within the brain. The second part delves into an overview of synaptic plasticity (i.e. LTP) and central sensitization including the roles of receptors, glial cells, inflammatory cytokines, and the ERK/MAPK pathway. The third part attends to the effects of chronic pain on memory and attention as well as the possible effects of current drug treatments on both. The final part examines the physical effect of …

Sex, Power, And Modalities Of Care: The Genesis Of Bdsm Ethics, Samuel Thornton

Theses & ETDs

This thesis draws on a rich tradition of philosophical debate about “sadomasochism” to critically explore how subcultures identifying variously with labels such as “S&M,” “SM,” and “BDSM” understand themselves and form “ethoi” around their practices. Approaching sexuality with an analysis inspired by Foucault, I look at the institutional genesis of the theory of sadomasochism and historical transformations of that theory. My goal is to develop a picture of BDSM that charts its development through shifts in discourse from highly medicalized, pathologizing understandings to ones that discriminate between sexualities on the basis of their ethical structures. I begin by sketching the …

Describing The Spoken Discourse Practices Of Second And Third Grade Classroom Teachers In Appalachia, Natasha Janel Scott

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

In order to meet the academic demands of the school system, school-aged children must be able to understand the language (discourse) of their teachers and the curricular expectations for verbal expression. Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), working within the schools, need to identify and include in their therapy planning the learning supports that will contribute to students’ classroom success. One useful data-set for this planning is knowledge of the types and levels of discourse used and expected by the classroom teacher. The purpose of this study was to examine the spoken discourse practices of second and third grade teachers in Appalachia. By …

Strategic Plan 2014-16, Dmacc

Strategic Planning

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Student Perceptions Of Exemplary Instruction And Servant Leader Behavioral Qualities, Richard Setliff

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined students' perceptions of certain servant leader behaviors associated with either typical or outstanding instruction. F ive servant leadership dimensions were considered: altruistic calling, emotional healing, wisdom, persuasive mapping, and organizational stewardship . Two groups of 3 00 students attending a midsized university located in the M idwest participated in the survey. The instrument used was based upon the Servan t Leadership Questionnaire developed by Barbuto and Wheeler (2006). Four of five servant leader qualities: altruistic calling, wisdom, organizational stewardship, and persuasive mapping had some measure of explanatory power. A low participation rate by students adversely affected observed …

Learning Sport Management, Jillian Mcniff, Gil Fried, Kimberly L. Mahoney

Sport Management Faculty Publications

Sport management seems like a glamorous career path. Many students believe if they do well in classes and graduate, they will be the next general manager of the New York Yankees or athletic director of a major Division I intercollegiate athletic department. While sport management professors hope that every student has the potential to succeed, it is incumbent upon faculty members and students to have a realistic expectation of their career options and a true understanding of what it takes to be successful. This article leads a fictitious student and faculty member through four years of the student’s educational adventure …

The Sportsphere: A Comprehensive Approach To Examining The Work Environment In Public Assembly Facilities, Kimberly L. Mahoney, Donna Pastore

Sport Management Faculty Publications

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the work experience for paid, part-time event staff within public assembly facilities and posited the “employee sportsphere” as a more comprehensive approach to study the work experience of event staff. Specifically, this study explored event staff ratings of various aspects of the employee sportsphere, explored the relationship between the employee sportsphere and overall job satisfaction, and explored the relationship between overall job satisfaction and employees’ willingness to return to work. A census of paid, part-time event staff at a multipurpose public assembly facility (N = 406) generated a 70.2% response rate. …

Negative Acculturation Conditions, Wellbeing, And The Mediating Role Of Separation In The Workplace, Leon T. B. Jackson, Dudley G. De Koker

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

This article reports on the results of research which assessed adverse acculturation conditions in the workplace. Acculturation conditions such as racism, discrimination, segregation and separation were evaluated as predictors to ascertain how they affect acculturation outcomes such as intentions to quit and ill-health, both physical and psychological, of workers in the workplace. A convenience sample (N = 327) was taken from various sectors, for example retail, banking, mining, police service, and the municipality. The study aimed to test the mediating role of separation in the relation between adverse acculturation conditions and wellbeing as measured by ill-health and intentions to quit. …

Feminist Interruptions: Creating Care-Ful And Collaborative Community-Based Research With Students, Kelly Concannon, Laura Finley, Nadine Grifoni, Stephanie Wong

Journal of Feminist Scholarship

This article describes a feminist community-based research project involving faculty and student collaboration to evaluate a dating and domestic violence awareness initiative. Using a critical ethics of care that emphasizes relationships and allows for constant reflection about power dynamics, role, positionality, and emotions, the authors reflect on what was learned during the research process. Faculty and student researchers share their perspectives and offer suggestions for future feminist collaborative research projects. Significant lessons learned include ensuring that all are invested from the outset of the project, guaranteeing that student researchers understand why their role is so critical in community-based research, and …

Prevalence Of Sexual Violence Against Women In 23 States And Two U.S. Territories, Brfss 2005, Michele C. Black, Kathleen C. Basile, Matthew J. Breiding, George W. Ryan

United States Public Health Resources

Sexual violence (SV) is a significant public health problem. Using data from the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), this article provides state-specific 12-month SV prevalence data for women residing in 23 states and two territories. Overall, more than 500,000 women in the participating states experienced completed or attempted nonconsensual sex in the 12-month period prior to the survey. The collection of state-level data using consistent, uniform, and behaviorally specific SV definitions enables states to evaluate the magnitude of the problem within their state and informs the development and evaluation of state-level SV programs, policies, and prevention efforts.

Soci 101s.01: Introduction To Sociology, Teresa R. Sobieszczyk

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Soci 318.02: Sociological Research Methods, Krista P. Caffrey

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Suffolk Alumni Magazine, Winter 2014, Suffolk University

Suffolk University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Internet And Telephonic Ivr Mixed-Mode Survey For Longitudinal Studies: Choice, Retention, And Data Equivalency, Santosh K. Verma, Theodore K. Courtney, David A. Lombardi, Wen-Ruey Chang, Yueng-Hsiang Huang, Melanye J. Brennan, Melissa J. Perry

Environmental and Occupational Health Faculty Publications

Purpose

This study examined data equivalency and loss to follow-up rates from Internet and interactive voice response (IVR) system surveys in a prospective-cohort study.

Methods

475 limited-service restaurant workers participating in the 12-week study were given a choice to report their weekly slipping experience by either IVR or Internet. Demographic differences, loss to follow-up, self-reported rates of slipping, and selection of first and last choices were compared.

Results

Loss to follow-up rates were slightly higher for those choosing the IVR mode. Rates of slipping and selection of first and last choices were not significantly different between survey modes. Propensity to …

The Persians As "Other": Orientalism In The Ancient Period, James Tingle

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 151-157

Sojourns Into The Past: The Methodological Benefits Of Tourism In The Study Of Cultural History, Justin Ciucevich

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 173-177

Beyond The Census: Colonial Ethnography On India's North-West Frontier, Zak Leonard

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 158-172