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Killing Within Communities: What Causes Collective Violence, How We Remember It, And Why It Matters, Laleh Ahmad

CMC Senior Theses

This thesis seeks to understand motivations for collective violence beyond the traditional explanations of ethnic hatred or racism. Often, historical scholarship focuses on ethnic hatred and racism, and elaborates on the processes by which those notions and hatreds came to be. Scholarship in the political science realm often gets past the hatred hypothesis but does not explore historical myths and legacy formation as they contribute to past and current violence. This thesis employs a case study approach to understand collective violence that is global and takes multiple cultures and religions into account. The case studies were chosen thematically, and each …

The Timing Of Childbirth: Does The Age Of First-Time Mothers Affect The Parental Gender Earnings Gap?, Anna Graves

CMC Senior Theses

This paper assesses the impact the timing of first birth may have on the parental gender wage gap. Using data from the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), I use a pooled, cross-sectional sample of full-time parents in the United States labor force to examine the relationship between earnings and age at first birth for mothers and fathers and any relative difference that arises between the two. My findings indicate the presence of a parental gender wage gap, and that the timing of first birth can significantly impact parental wages. In addition, my results suggest that the timing …

Book Reviews, John C. Bates

Gathered Fragments

No abstract provided.

The Morphology Of Sex: Tracking Change In The Sex Discourse At Augustana College, Robert E. Burke

Audre Lorde Prize

Here, I track how the criteria for deeming sex as acceptable or unacceptable have changed over time at Augustana College. To do so, I apply two critical lenses to archived issues of the Augustana Observer. The first lens involves Rubin's concept of the "sex hierarchy," a variety of categories by which we may judge sex as good or bad. The second lens is related to Berlant and Warner's "national heterosexuality," a concept that claims that sexual norms are intrinsically elastic but politically, culturally, and economically firm under capitalism. Making use of a localized "snapshot" approach, I use recent Augustana history …

Unequal Liberty And A Right To Education, Helen Hershkoff, Nathan Yaffe

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

On The Permissibility Of Homicidal Violence: Perspectives From Former U.S. White Supremacists, Steven Windisch, Peter Simi, Kathleen M. Blee, Matthew Demichele

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

Drawing upon in-depth life-history interviews with 91 North American-based former white supremacists, we examine how participants perceive homicidal violence as either an appropriate or inappropriate political strategy. Based on the current findings, participants considered homicidal violence as largely inappropriate due to moral concerns and its politically ineffective nature but also discussed how homicidal violence could be an appropriate defensive measure in RAHOWA (Racial Holy War) or through divine mandate. Capturing how white supremacists frame the permissibility of homicidal violence is a step toward better understanding the “upper limit” or thresholds for violence among members who are trying to construct and …

The Relationship Of Self-Esteem On Pornography Viewership And Relationship Satisfaction In German Couples, Trenton Mcclure

Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences

The Relationship of Self-Esteem on Pornography Viewership and Relationship Satisfaction in German Couples. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between husbands’ and wives’ perceptions of self-esteem and relationship satisfaction as mediated through the frequency of pornography viewership at the individual and dyadic level. Using the VSA model, this study utilized the pairfam dataset, which is a nationally representative German sample. Data from 369 participants were analyzed using three structural equation models; a combined male and female anchor model, a male only anchor model, and a female only anchor model. This current study found that males’ and females’ self-esteem …

Using Preschool To Close The Socioeconomic Math Achievement Gap, Sydney King

Senior Honors Theses

Socioeconomic status (SES) heavily influences students’ academic performance, creating an achievement gap in core subjects like reading and mathematics. This thesis will describe the socioeconomic achievement gap as it relates to mathematics specifically, discuss the problem’s causes, and propose how preschool programs should be implemented more prevalently as a solution to close the gap. Children with low socioeconomic statuses enter school with lower math proficiency due to their limited math exposure in their early years and the quality of their home learning environments. This thesis will propose an expansion of preschool programs as a solution to this problem to help …

Women, Politics, And Gender Inequality, Joya Misra

Western New England Law Review

Women’s representation in United States politics has increased but remains substantially lower than in many other countries. This Article first examines the structural impediments to higher levels of women’s representation, including how gender stereotypes may limit women’s electoral success. Then, the focus shifts to how women’s representation may and may not result in different kinds of policy priorities. Finally, the Article takes a more intersectional approach to consider how variations among women impact political priorities and approaches.

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

The Innate Immune Response To House Dust Mite In Allergic Airway Inflammation, Madelyn Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

House dust mite (HDM) is an indoor aeroallergen which is commonly associated with the development of allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma. In fact, up to 70% of allergic asthmatic individuals have been shown to demonstrate reactivity towards HDM allergens. The downstream adaptive immune response to HDM is well characterize and is described as being largely T helper cell type 2 (Th2) and partly T helper cell type 17 (Th17) dominated. However, less is known about how resident antigen presenting cells (APCs) and structural cells such as airway epithelial cells recognize and respond to HDM. Unlike other microbial antigens, recognition of …

Do Violent Video Games Stimulate Aggressive Tendencies?, Megan Hamilton

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

This study looked at the relationship between violent video game (VVG) play and aggressive tendencies. Participants were required to be at least 18 years of age or older and were recruited through flyers in the Library and Academic Resource Center and Young Hall on the Lindenwood University campus, as well as through the Lindenwood Participant Pool. Participants took a pretest on Qualtrics measuring aggressive tendencies and after the pretest, participants were systematically chosen to either play Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV); (Rockstar Games, 2014) or Stardew Valley (Barone & Sickhead Games, 2016). Following gameplay, participants then took a posttest on …

Food For Thought: Food Insecurity And Academic Performance, Justen Rosenberg

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Objective: In 2018, 11.1% of American households were food insecure at least once. Annual reports on food insecurity conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture study the prevalence of household food insecurity; however, they fail to conceptualize the consequences that are associated with being food insecure. The objective of this study is to analyze the impacts of food insecurity on academic performance of children currently enrolled in an Orange County, Florida, K-12 public school. Methods: One focus group and 10 one-on-one interviews were conducted with parents who have at least one child currently enrolled in a K-12 public school …

Academic Freedom And Accountability At Sda Theological Seminaries, René Gehring

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

After a review of the legal basis of academic freedom in some western countries, this article briefly explores the historical background of its emergence and the significance regarding theological research. The reasons for respecting certain limitations given by the church and ways to solve tensions between the religious expectations and possibly diverging research outcomes are dealt with, while acknowledging that certain gray areas remain.

The Cheirographon And Christ: Recent Scholarly Findings, Ron Du Preez

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

In his Anchor Bible Dictionary article on “Exegesis,” Douglas Stuart expounded on issues vital for an analysis, such as being undertaken in this essay: In all lexical study, it is imperative that the meaning in the present context be given precedence over all other considerations. The fact that a word may be used 99 percent of the time it is found in ancient writings to mean one thing is essentially irrelevant if in the context of the biblical passage under study it is used to mean something else. Any author may choose to use even a common word in an …

Jesus’ Eschatological Legacy: The Tension Between The Nearness Of The Second Coming And The Mission Of The Church, Wilson Paroschi

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

Jesus announced His return as imminent (Matt 10:23; 16:28; Mark 1:15; 9:1; Luke 21:31-32; cf. Matt 24:42-44; 25:1-13; Mark 13:33- 37; Luke 12:35-38; 21:34-36), and so it was expected by the early believers (Acts 3:19-21; Rom 13:11; 1 Cor 7:29-30; 15:51-58; 16:22; 1 Thess 4:15-18; Heb 10:25, 37; Jas 5:8; 1 Pet 4:17). On the other hand, He also left the disciples a worldwide mission (Matt 24:14; 26:13; Mark 13:10; Acts 1:8; cf. Rev 14:6), which requires time, and two thousand years later it seems that the church is still quite far from finishing it. This apparent contradiction has intrigued …

Illiberalism And Islam, Aziz Z. Huq

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

This chapter analyzes the role of anti-Islam and anti-Muslim discourse in North American and European ‘illiberal’ parties, movements, and ideologies. Its first aim is to situate those deployments in a longer history. Occidental engagements with Islam and Muslims, including anti-Islamic tropes, long predate the emergence of liberalism, let along illiberalism. It should not be a surprise that liberalism as it emerged in the nineteenth century partook of such ideas. Contra some theorists, however, I argue that there is no strong evidence that anti-Islam was constitutive of liberal theory or early practice. Rather, it was in the second half of the …

Reframing The English Conquest Of Jamaica In The Atlantic Context, Austin Rojas

Open Access Master's Theses

The following thesis confronts pre-existing histories of the English conquest of Jamaica which primarily write about it within either the Caribbean context or the more narrow European context. These prior histories tend to misinterpret the central causes of why Spain was unable to successfully dislodge the English between 1655 to 1660. Previous histories typically cite it as evidence for a broader Spanish or Habsburg decline. By reframing this conquest within a broader Atlantic context, which takes into account both the Caribbean and European perspectives, the reader will come to see why Jamaica was lost by the Spanish to the English. …

Introduction: What Is Real? Authenticity, Transparency, And Trust In The Digital Age Of Fashion, Joseph M. Forgione

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Sensitivity Of The Bible Verse Selection Task To The Relationship Between Christian Fundamentalism And Religious Outgroup Prejudice, Steven V. Rouse

All Faculty Open Access Publications

Four different studies provide evidence to support the validity of the Bible Verse Selection Task (BVST) as a measure of the strength of Christian fundamentalist beliefs by showing correlations between BVST scores and measures of negativity toward people who often represent “outgroups” for Christians. That is, respondents who obtained high scores on the BVST (representing a greater tendency to select Biblical passages associated with fundamentalism as most central to their faith or belief system) also showed a tendency to obtain high scores on measures of negative feelings, beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes toward atheists, gay men, lesbian women, and Muslims. These …

สถานการณ์ของความโกรธกับมุมมองเชิงพื้นที่ของผู้ขับรถยนต์และการเกิดอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์ในกรุงเทพมหานคร, ชัญญาณ์ภัช ทิพพาบุญ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วิทยานิพนธ์เรื่องสถานการณ์ของความโกรธกับมุมมองเชิงพื้นที่ของผู้ขับรถยนต์ และการเกิดอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์ในกรุงเทพมหานครมีวัตถุประสงค์หลักเพื่อศึกษาอารมณ์โกรธ และการแสดงออกขณะที่โกรธของผู้ขับรถยนต์ภายใต้สถานการณ์ต่างๆบนท้องถนน มุมมองเชิงพื้นที่ของผู้ขับรถยนต์ภายใต้ภาวะอารมณ์โกรธ และความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างอารมณ์โกรธและการเกิดอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์บนท้องถนนโดยอาศัยกรอบแนวคิดทฤษฎีสังคมวิทยาอารมณ์ ทฤษฎีการปฏิสัมพันธ์เชิงสัญลักษณ์ แนวคิดการผลิตพื้นที่ มุมมองต่อพื้นที่ และแนวคิดเกี่ยวกับอุบัติเหตุ โดยใช้วิธีการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพแบ่งออกเป็น 2 ระยะ ได้แก่ ระยะที่ 1 การสังเกตการณ์ขณะขับรถยนต์และสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกโดยใช้กรณีศึกษาจำนวน 20 คน และระยะที่ 2 การสังเกตการณ์ผ่านกล้องบันทึกภาพในรถยนต์ โดยใช้กรณีศึกษาที่คัดเข้าจากระยะที่ 1 จำนวน 10 คน ซึ่งเป็นผู้ขับรถยนต์ที่มีความสามารถในการถ่ายทอดความรู้สึกและถ่ายทอดความคิดในสถานการณ์ธรรมชาติได้ดี ทำการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยการวิเคราะห์เรื่องเล่าจากข้อความและภาพของกรณีศึกษาด้วยการวิเคราะห์ความเชื่อมโยงระหว่างผู้ขับรถยนต์และบริบทต่างๆ ผลการศึกษา พบว่า สถานการณ์ที่เฉพาะเจาะจงและพฤติกรรมที่เกิดจากการกระทำของผู้ขับรถยนต์มีผลต่อการเกิดอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์ในกรุงเทพมหานคร โดยที่ความโกรธและการแสดงความโกรธของผู้ขับรถยนต์เกี่ยวข้องทางอ้อม ความโกรธที่เกิดขึ้นบนถนนประกอบด้วยองค์ประกอบหลัก คือสถานการณ์ ตัวตน และสัญญะที่เกิดจากการการปฏิสัมพันธ์ที่มีผลในการเป็นตัวจุดชนวน เพิ่ม ลด หรือหยุดความโกรธได้ และมีองค์ประกอบรองคือมุมมองของพื้นที่ เพราะอารมณ์โกรธเป็นกระบวนการผลิตที่ถูกผลิตสร้างจากการใช้พื้นที่ที่เกิดขึ้นจากการรับรู้พื้นที่ถนนที่แตกต่างกัน การให้ความหมายของพื้นที่ที่แตกต่างกัน และการใช้รถใช้ถนนที่แตกต่างกันในการปฏิสัมพันธ์กับคนอื่นของผู้ขับรถยนต์จนถูกผลิตสร้างจิตสำนึกในการใช้พื้นที่และการใช้รถใช้ถนนขึ้น ดังนั้นผู้ขับรถยนต์จึงมีการใช้ตัวตนของตนเองในการตีความ และตัดสินทั้งสถานการณ์และบุคคลอื่นในทุกพื้นที่ที่ใช้งานและแสดงตัวตนนั้นออกมาผ่านการกระทำที่ล้วนแสดงให้เห็นถึงบริบทบนท้องถนนของผู้ขับรถยนต์ในกรุงเทพมหานค

Youths' Participation In Agriculture For Enhancing Sustainable Livelihoods: A Case Study Of Pa-O Self-Administered Zone In Southern Shan State, Myanmar, Khine Zin Yu Aung

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Myanmar in which 70 percent of the population is rural people relies on agricultural sector for its economy. It contributes about 37.8 percent of the country's GDP and employs about 50 percent of the labors (FAO, 2020). However, Myanmar's agricultural sector is not well developed and does not stand as reliable livelihood for the people, especially for the youths, in rural areas. Hence, the people in rural areas have to seek more livelihood opportunities like leaving their farmlands and moving to other places for work. This situation has impact both on youths and on the agricultural sector which needs youths' …

Designing Multimodal Feedback Experiences, Dan Martin

English Faculty Scholarship

In higher education, feedback is an effective but underappreciated teaching tool that expands students’ opportunities for learning. Students need more formative feedback that can lead to dialogic experiences, and they need more feedback experiences in different mediums and modes. Providing students with multimodal feedback that is formative may lead to more dialogic experiences for students and improve their learning. Multimodal feedback experiences benefit all students, including those from diverse and disabled communities. This paper examines some of the advantages and limitations of written, audio, and video feedback and argues that feedback that is primarily formative and delivered using multiple modes …

Post-Supernatural Cultures: There And Back Again, Wesley J. Wildman, F. Leron Shults, Saikou Y. Diallo, Ross Gore, Justin Lane

VMASC Publications

The abandonment of supernatural religious beliefs and rituals seems to occur quite easily in some contexts, but post-supernaturalist cultures require a specific set of conditions that are difficult to produce and sustain on a large scale and thus are historically rare. Despite the worldwide resurgence of supernaturalist religion, some subcultures reliably produce people who deny the existence of supernatural entities. This social phenomenon has evoked competing explanations, many of which enjoy empirical support. We synthesize six of the most influential social-science explanations, demonstrating that they provide complementary perspectives on a complex causal architecture. We incorporate this theoretical synthesis into a …

The Impact Of Climate Change On Cultural Security, Dominika Krupocin, Jesse Krupocin

Journal of Strategic Security

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges and most pressing issues faced by humanity in the modern era. Extreme weather events, changes to world ecosystems, species extinction, disruption of animal and human migration, resource shortages, socio-economic concerns, outbreaks and pandemics, as well as domestic and international conflicts represent only a few select potential climate change consequences. Regrettably, when considering the issues pertinent to climate change, one of the oft-overlooked areas is cultural security. Rising sea levels will lead to some of the world’s islands and coastal cities essentially being erased from Earth, resulting in the destruction, and possibly even …

Associations Between Hookup Culture And Social Group, Ross Abrash

Honors Theses

Differences in hookup culture and behavior were examined across different social groups at the University of Richmond. Specifically, I examined the difference between Greek life members, varsity athletes, and the general student population. The sample consisted of 174 students (123 females, 51 males) from the University of Richmond. The sample was 33.3% Greek life, 25.9% varsity athletes, and 40.8% general student population. I distributed a web-based survey for participants to complete in a quiet place of their choosing. Fraternity members, sorority members, and male athletes scored higher than the comparison group on a measure of personal attitudes towards hooking up. …

Storytelling For Fundraising: Assessing The Impact Of Personal Stories On Donation Behavior, Kate A. Mccarthy

Honors Theses

In fundraising, some nonprofits have sought to channel the power of personal stories by including them in appeal letters. Are stories an effective tool in soliciting donations? In this study, participants read one of three appeals from an unnamed abortion fund. Two conditions contained a personal story, either an “unapologetic” or a “uncontroversial” narrative, about a woman who underwent an abortion; one condition did not include a story. Participants were then asked questions regarding the appeal and the organization before being given a “bonus” dollar, and offered the option of donating a portion of that to an abortion fund. Results …

Public Perceptions And Knowledge Of Transplantation, Kimberly Smith

Honors Theses

Objective: Organ transplantation is currently the most preferred treatment method for end-stage organ disease. Despite this fact, the need for transplants is currently higher than the availability of organs, resulting in approximately 20 deaths each day. The objective of this study was to use qualitative research methods to better understand attitudes towards and public knowledge of organ transplantation. Method: Fourteen focus groups with 58 participants were conducted by a research team. Thematic analyses were conducted using a phenomenological framework. Results: Knowledge of the transplant process was found to play a critical role in one’s decision to donate an organ. Individuals …

Rhetorical Analysis Of Statements Of Purpose (Sps) For Admission To Graduate School: A Shared-Understanding Perspective Of The Sp Genre, Priyanka Ganguly

Masters Theses

"In this study, I analyzed twenty-four statements of purpose (SPs) submitted to the Department of English and Technical Communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) by current and former students. My goal was to determine the applicants' shared understanding of the SP genre. I analyzed the SPs from three dimensions: rhetorical moves, rhetorical appeals (pisteis), and rhetorical style (elocutio).

To understand the rhetorical moves used by the applicants, I analyzed the content of their SPs according to the categories (moves) and codes (steps) validated in my pilot study. To understand the arguments used by the …

Anatomizing White Rage: “Race Is My Religion!" And “White Genocide”, Kate E. Temoney

Department of Religion Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.