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Mandala Vol. 19, Center For Southeast Asian Studies May 2000

Mandala Vol. 19, Center For Southeast Asian Studies

Mandala

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Cross Racial Preferences In Viewing Sexually Explicit Material: A Comparison Between African-American And Caucasian Males, Boyd Randal Horton May 2000

Cross Racial Preferences In Viewing Sexually Explicit Material: A Comparison Between African-American And Caucasian Males, Boyd Randal Horton

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The present study investigated that extent to which the race of actors in an erotic video affected sexual arousal in African-American and Caucasian heterosexual males. It was hypothesized that the two racial groups would be significantly more sexually aroused while watching their respective homoethnic erotic video. The hypothesis was grounded in the modeling effects of Bandura's Social Leaning Theory (1977), the Matching Hypothesis (1982) and worldview differences between African-Americans and Caucasians (Baldwin and Bell, 1985). Thirty-four African-American and Caucasian males were shown homoethnic and non-homoethnic erotic videos while penile circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and self-report ratings of sexual …


Mirabai In The Academy And The Politics Of Identity, Nancy M. Martin Feb 2000

Mirabai In The Academy And The Politics Of Identity, Nancy M. Martin

Religious Studies Faculty Books and Book Chapters

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Tenant Partners For Community Education: A Family Literacy Project, Pamela J. Anderson Jan 2000

Tenant Partners For Community Education: A Family Literacy Project, Pamela J. Anderson

MA TESOL Collection

The purpose of this paper is to discuss, describe, and evaluate a family literacy program I developed as a pilot project for Southeast Asian immigrant families with elementary school-aged children living in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco.

I will give an overview of this project and review recent research on the different approaches to family literacy. Using a working definition of family literacy based upon current research and implementation in the field, the Indochinese Housing Family Literacy Project-a description of its structure and expected outcomes, lesson plans, and useful findings from current working programs-will be explored and described. Finally, …


Revival Of Traditions In Post-Soviet Central Asia, Anara Tabyshalieva Jan 2000

Revival Of Traditions In Post-Soviet Central Asia, Anara Tabyshalieva

History Faculty Research

The collapse of the Soviet Union gave the unexpected gift of independence in 1991 to five new states in Central Asia-Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. In common with other post-socialist countries, these states are currently going through a transition period characterized by serious and worsening social and economic problems. The 55 million people who live in the region are facing problems of overpopulation, a chronic decline in living standards, and ecological crisis. There has also been a revival of patriarchal traditions and a reversal of female emancipation: The combination of Soviet and Muslim components has led to an …


Tommy Atkins In India: Class Conflict And The British Raj, Teresa Hubel Jan 2000

Tommy Atkins In India: Class Conflict And The British Raj, Teresa Hubel

Department of English Publications

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From The City Inside The Red River (Book Review), Thomas D. Curran Ph.D. Jan 2000

From The City Inside The Red River (Book Review), Thomas D. Curran Ph.D.

History Faculty Publications

Book review by Thomas D. Curran.

Nguyen, Dinh-hoa. From the City Inside the Red River: A Cultural Memoir of Mid-Century Vietnam. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 1999.

ISBN 0-7864-0498-1.