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Impacts Of Montana Public Wolf Hunting And Trapping On Tolerance And Acceptance Of Gray Wolves Among Rural Resident Ranchers, Trappers, And Big Game Hunters, Alia Winn Mulder

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The Public Trust Doctrine placed wildlife in trust, via state control and regulation, for the benefit of the people. Managing agencies that lose sight of the importance of public acceptance of predator policies and management actions may find themselves legislatively or judicially subverted. This study examines how the Montana public wolf hunting and trapping seasons have affected tolerance and acceptance of gray wolves (Canis lupus) among rural resident ranchers, hunters, and trappers. Twenty residents from the Blackfoot, Bitterroot, and Ninemile Valleys were qualitatively interviewed over the summer and fall of 2013. Potential participants were initially identified using purposive sampling, with …

Ecology And Engagement: The Importance Of Direct Experience Of Nature In Culture And Scholarship, Chris Baldwin Humm

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Our culture is becoming increasingly detached from nature. We spend more of our time indoors than ever. While the indoors may offer certain benefits, it’s becoming increasingly clear that our alienation from nature has serious downsides. We depend upon nature for our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being and without it. The opposite of detachment is engagement. Engagement involves direct experience of nature, whether in national parks, wilderness, backyard woods, or unkempt vacant lots. If we want to reverse the problems associated with detachment, we need to encourage engaged alternatives. Only through a culture of engagement, one that recognizes and values …

Oldtimers & Newcomers In Collective Action, Stefanie R. Chamberlain

Theses and Dissertations

Most work on groups facing collective action assumes that group membership is static, or fixed. Yet static membership is rare, with members joining and leaving groups. In this thesis, I propose to explore how the presence of newcomers to groups affects group coordination. Past research has shown an overall negative effect of newcomers on group contributions. The proposed thesis attempts to further establish the effect by determining whether newcomers, oldtimers, or both are responsible for the declining cooperation in groups. While the empirical component is focused solely on establishing who is responsible for driving down cooperation rates in dynamic groups, …

The Hidden Faces Of Racism: Catholics Should Stand Firm On Affirmative Action, Bryan N. Massingale

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Analyzing Perceptions Of Barriers To Self-Sufficiency Of Local Social Service Officials And Their Priorities For Local Government Funding, Zheng Li

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Self-sufficiency means a family can adequately meet their basic needs without repeated assistance from public or private social service organizations. However, there are many barriers preventing Fayette County residents from becoming self-sufficient. Because Lexington Fayette Urban County officials wanted to consider a new way to allocate local government resources, a needs assessment was conducted to assess the barriers to self-sufficiency for residents in Fayette County. As one part of the needs assessment, my research was to design and analyze a survey instrument to assess the perceptions of barriers to self-sufficiency of local social service providers and their priorities for local …

Conflicts Within The Black Churches, Angelique Harris

Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

This essay examines conflicts concerning sex, sexuality, and gender within Black churches. Black churches are American Protestant churches with a predominantly Black leadership and congregation. Often serving the oppressed and underprivileged, Black churches have a history not only of providing for the spiritual needs of Black Americans, but also of fighting for social justice. Increasingly, controversies have begun to emerge within these churches, about gender equality, HIV/AIDS and safer sex education, and, perhaps the most controversial, about homosexuality and same-sex marriage. This essay discusses how Black churches have responded to these issues and the impact that HIV/AIDS has had on …

Review Of Religion And Aids In Africa, Angelique Harris

Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Tafsir Aliran Pembaharuan Di Indonesia : Kajian Perbandingan Antara Tafsir Al-Azhar Oleh Hamka Dan Tafsir Al-Misbah Oleh M. Quraish Shihab / Muhammad Ikbal, Muhammad Ikbal

Student Works (2010-2019)

Disertasi ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pendekatan pentafsiran al-Quran yang dihasilkan oleh dua orang tokoh tafsir Nusantara yang terkenal, iaitu Prof. Dr. HAMKA dan Prof. Dr. M. Quraish Shihab. Kitab tafsir mereka telah memberi sumbangan besar terhadap Umat Islam dan menjadi solusi bagi permasalahan-permasalahan yang berkembang di tengah masyarakat. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa pendekatan tafsir aliran pembaharuan yang dibawa oleh kedua tokoh ini adalah pendekatan yang sesuai dengan realiti semasa yang berkembang di tengah masyarakat Nusantara. Kesimpulan ini mengkukuhkan pembaharuan pentafsiran terhadap ayat-ayat al-Quran yang berhubungkait dengan akidah, ibadah, dan mu’amalah. Kerana perubahan zaman menuntut para mufassir untuk melahirkan karya tafsir …

Representation Of Transsexuals In Malaysian English Print Media / Thiba A/P Naraina Chetty, Thiba Naraina Chetty

Student Works (2010-2019)

The current study, in combining Butler’s (1999) performativity theory and Reisigl and Wodak’s (2009) discourse-historical approach, attempts to ascertain the discursive practices that help shape and construct the identities of Malaysian transsexuals. The study examines editorial and opinion editorials that were published in two English print media in Malaysia to understand the way argumentation schemes and linguistic means are deployed in the construction of transsexuals’ identity. The analysis of the data depicts that the print media have generally intensified the representation of transsexuals as heavily discriminated group through the use of negative and emotionally charged language. Although the articles were …

Identity Construction On Facebook Among Young Malaysians / Tan Jenny, Jenny Tan

Student Works (2010-2019)

The advancement of technology allows people to communicate globally without barriers and thus, increases the usage of Computer-Mediated-Communication (CMC). One example of CMC is the social networking site. Social networking sites are popular and they continue to grow due to the large number of users. Many studies have been conducted to explore identity construction on the Internet and it was found that many users are publishing favourable images and information of themselves in order to maintain an ideal self among their audience. The purpose of this research is to examine how young Malaysians construct multiple identities and portray themselves in …

Translating Name Labels In Comics From English To Bahasa Malaysia / Chan Jin-Vei, Jin-Vei Chan

Student Works (2010-2019)

This research aims mainly to identify and describe the strategies used in the translation of name labels in the Spider-Man comic series from English to Bahasa Malaysia. This study will also assess the quality of the translation of the name labels given to the characters in the comics. The identification of the translation strategies will be based on Mona Baker‟s (2011) list of strategies which are, translation by using a more general word, translation by using a less expressive word, translation by using loan words, translation by paraphrasing using related words, translation by paraphrasing using unrelated words, translation by omission …

Intertextuality In Avatar : The Last Airbender / Tan Renjie, Renjie Tan

Student Works (2010-2019)

The purpose of this dissertation is to study the intertextual references drawn from cultures and practices in our world that are incorporated into the formation of the fictional world of the Nickelodeon animation Avatar: The Last Airbender. This animation that was created and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelodeon has enjoyed and garnered much success worldwide. This qualitative research uses the conceptual framework of intertextuality to code the data gathered from the animation into a manner that best illustrates the animation’s intertextual references that are drawn from the cultures in our world. The research design was …

Code Switching Among Teachers And Students In An Esl Classroom / Sarasvathy Annandarajah, Annandarajah Sarasvathy

Student Works (2010-2019)

English is a compulsory subject, which is taught as a second language (ESL) in Malaysian classrooms. Despite the Ministry of Education and school principals’ instructions against code switching in the ESL classrooms, code switching from English to Bahasa Melayu still occurs in some ESL classrooms. Hence, the objectives of this study are to investigate the reasons and analyze the functions of code switching among teachers and students in an ESL classroom. The sample comprises three English teachers and forty Form Two students from a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur. Data was obtained from a questionnaire, classroom observations and interviews. The …

A Genre-Based Study Of Moves Analysis And Layout In Car Print Advertisements / Nurulain Abdullah, Abdullah Nurulain

Student Works (2010-2019)

The increasing number of car sales in automotive industry has caused advertisers or companies to focus on more than just selling a car. The car companies or the advertisers need to differentiate themselves and create different strategies from other advertisers to promote/sell their cars. Therefore, it is interesting to examine how advertisers communicate or persuade the readers to buy a car. This study examines the move structure of car advertisements in a local newspaper which is The Star. This purpose of this study is to analyze the rhetorical structure and communicative purposes of car advertisements. This study adopted Kathpalia’s (1993) …

Speech Styles Of Migerian And Chinese Efl Learners In Malaysia / Pauline Mackenzie, Mackenzie Pauline

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study was motivated by previous research work done on the difference in language use between males and females particularly in the style of language use. The aim of this study is to investigate the speech style of male learners from Nigeria and China. Although Malaysia is a cosmopolitan country, not many studies have been conducted to examine the speech style difference of Nigerian and Chinese learners studying in Malaysia. To conduct this study, Lakoff’s (1973; 1975) ideas concerning linguistic features in gender differences were taken into account. Particular attention is given to the usage of three linguistic features; fillers, …

Politeness In Requests To Supervisors In Emails / Ali Hallajian, Ali Hallajian

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study investigates the politeness/impoliteness of supervisees’ request e-mails to their supervisors at a research university in Malaysia. It aimed at determining how Iranian post-graduate students formulate requests when writing e-mails to their Malaysian supervisors. The research aimed to determine if these requests were direct or indirect and if internal/external modification was used. These modifiers are used to mitigate or aggravate the imposition force of a request. The aim of the research was to determine how polite or impolite Malaysian supervisors perceived these requests. This data consists of 128 emails from 20 Iranian post-graduate students to their Malaysian supervisors. 20 …

The Representation Of Malaysia In The Philippines Media In The Lahad Datu Incident / Ng Kit Meng, Kit Meng Ng

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study attempts to investigate how ‘Malaysia’ is constructed in the incident of ‘The Standoff at Lahad Datu’ through the media of an online newspaper in the Philippines, i.e. ‘Inquirer.net’. The Lahad Datu incident, which happened on 11th February 2013, involves a territorial dispute between the armies of the Sultanate of Sulu, from the Philippines, and Malaysia. A group that calls themselves the ‘Royal Security Forces of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo’, led by Jamalul Kiram III declared their territorial claim on eastern Sabah (formerly known as North Borneo) and cost the lives of a few men on …

Supporting Early Child Bilingualism : The Role Of Parents With Limited English Proficiency / Nur Afifah Binti Addenan, Nur Afifah Addenan

Student Works (2010-2019)

Bilingualism is becoming a growing trend in Malaysia due to the role of the English language in this technological era and a necessity for today’s development. Bilingualism involving proficiency in English and any one of the local languages is now widely considered as an asset for socioeconomic mobility in Malaysia. The desire to be successful, both socially and economically nowadays is starting to force Malays into becoming Malay-English bilinguals. The position of English has influenced even parents with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in Malaysia into striving to embed the knowledge of both their native language and English in their children …

An Examination Of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Systems Model Of Creativity In Selected Plays Of Postwar English Political Theater / Hossein Safadaran, Hossein Safadaran

Student Works (2010-2019)

This thesis explores through scholarly discourse of creativity in the workings of Postwar English Political Theater from 1976 to 1984. Particularly it tries to specify to what extent the selected plays are congruent with Csikszentmihalyi‘s Systems Model of Creativity. While English Political Theater in the 1970s was distancing itself from the discourse of insanity, a scholarly discourse of creativity was evolving. In this context, I will try to scaffold four less explored political works, Edward Bond‘s The Fool, Tom Stoppard‘s Professional Foul, Howard Brenton‘s The Genius and Howard Barker‘s Scenes from an Execution by projecting the Systems Model of Creativity …

Secondary School Esl Teachers’ Beliefs And Practices In The Teaching Of Pronunciation / Shanina Sharatol Ahmad Shah, Shanina Sharatol Ahmad Shah

Student Works (2010-2019)

Despite the emphasis on the role of pronunciation in obtaining proficiency in the English Language and the rightful place it has been given in the Malaysian Secondary School English Language syllabus, pronunciation still struggles to gain the attention it deserves in the ESL classrooms. Thus, it is the purpose of this study to investigate the beliefs of selected ESL teachers that have led to their decisions on their classroom practices in pronunciation instruction. This study focuses on three aspects of the teachers’ beliefs; firstly, the beliefs of their roles in learning and teaching pronunciation. Secondly, the beliefs they hold about …

Talk At Meetings In A Malaysian Small-Medium Enterprise / Teoh Mei Lin, Mei Lin Teoh

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study seeks to examine talk at management meetings at a Malaysian small medium enterprise. It uses Community of Practice (CofP) as the underpinning theory which allows data to be examined within the wider as well as the local context of talk. CofP is a concept developed from the theory of social practice (Holmes 2003), and a conversation analysis (CA) influenced methodology is used to analyse the data. The analysis and interpretation of the data is carried out based on CA interactional resources such as turn taking organization, sequence organization, repair, interruptions and the use of lexis. Koester‟s (2006) term …

Why Lawyers Do What They Do (When Behaving Ethically), James Moliterno, John Keyser

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

Since the early 1990s, when David Wilkins published his influential paper “Who Should Govern Lawyers” in the Harvard Law Review, legal ethics scholars and professors have paid attention to the range of processes and devices that govern lawyer behavior. This Article will report on the results of a study currently underway that seeks to provide empirical evidence to answer the question posed in this Article’s title: Do lawyers train staff in confidentiality preservation because they fear bar discipline? Because they fear malpractice liability? Because they must comply with malpractice liability carrier demands? Because they honor client confidences for their own …

Rethinking Domestic Violence, Rethinking Violence, Aya Gruber

Publications

No abstract provided.

Same-Sex Marriage, Federalism, And Judicial Supremacy, Robert F. Nagel

Publications

Justice Kennedy's opinion in United States v. Windsor is characterized by a number of strained and wavering constitutional claims. Prominent among these is the argument that the principle of federalism calls into question the congressional decision to adopt the traditional definition of marriage, which the state of New York rejected. An examination of earlier federalism cases demonstrates that Kennedy's appreciation for federalism is in fact severely limited and suggests and that his lax use of legal authority is directly if perversely related to this limited appreciation.

Federalism cases prior to Windsor show that Justice Kennedy supports state authority only when …

Health Care, Title Vi, And Racism's New Normal, Dayna Bowen Matthew

Publications

No abstract provided.

The Mediating Role Of Innovation Between Family Influence And Business Performance Of Public Listed Family Businesses In Malaysia / Chong Wei Ying, Wei Ying Chong

Student Works (2010-2019)

Innovation is a sine qua non for many businesses in today’s competitive, complex and capricious environment. Plenty researches have highlighted that innovation is closely linked with business performance. Yet, to date, scant attention has been given to innovation in the world dominant form of business - family business. Even pertaining researches carried out in the past, the focuses are normally on the family versus nonfamily business dichotomy on innovation performance. However, in reality, family influence on business is multidimensional and continuous. The involvement and pattern of family influences vary from business to business. This dissertation seeks to fill these gaps …

The Effect Of Country Image And An Institution’S Reputation On Students’ Decision On Where To Study / Shaiful Azlan Abdul, Abdul Shaiful Azlan

Student Works (2010-2019)

The study shows that in Malaysia a country’s image and a university’s reputation are critical factors in influencing students’ selection of a place for study. For Muslim students, the sub-dimension variable of ease of practicing religion is also a significant consideration. The study also shows that perceived quality becomes full and partial mediators for both variables. The fit model for all variables is shown with samples taken nationwide. The data used 1,852 university students from Malaysian universities including 114 international students from four zones of Peninsular Malaysia, namely the northern region covering Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak, the Klang Valley …

A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Global Economy In Strategic Texts / Mustafa, M. Mustafa

Student Works (2010-2019)

A contentious question in critical discourse analysis has been whether and how ideology is embedded in discourse. This question has attracted attention from scholars within humanities and social sciences. A number of scholars argue that there is a dialectical relationship between discourse and ideology. Discourse internalizes and is internalized. By referring to discourse analysis as an explanatory critique, this study examines the discursive strategies in ideological construction of global economy in strategic texts. A discursive strategy is defined as the tool by which a discourse is given meaning and force and through which its object is described. It is a …

Ethnolinguistic Vitality Of The Malays Of Singapore / Mohamed Pitchay Gani Bin Mohamed Abdul Aziz, Mohamed Pitchay Gani Mohamed Abdul Aziz

Student Works (2010-2019)

This thesis describes the ethnolinguistic vitality of the indigenous Malays of Singapore forty-five years after Singapore’s separation from Malaysia. The study sets out to explore the vitality of the Malay language in Singapore and the factors that influence it. It also seeks to know whether the Malay language has really come to a deficit in Singapore, in terms of language use. The general literature on this subject shows that sociolinguistic researches in Singapore are more focused on socio-psychological framework, especially when dealing with the Malay language-use situation. Such approach lacks the sociological framework that together would provide a holistic look …

An Inquiry Into Privatisation’S Impact On Healthcare Services In Malaysia / Latifa Bibi Binti Musafar Hameed, Latifa Bibi Musafar Hameed

Student Works (2010-2019)

Malaysia has experienced significant improvements in the delivery of healthcare services since independence. The Malaysian healthcare system has transformed into a resilient dual-tiered parallel system, with a sizable and booming private sector. The unprecedented growth of the private medical sector has had wide ranging implications for the Malaysian health care system. This thesis seeks to examine the consequences of privatisation on the delivery of healthcare services in Malaysia by following the analytical themes associated with the process. The first analytical theme addresses the consequences of the policy on healthcare expenditure borne by the public and private sectors. The second analytical …