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Isolation And Community In Short Story Collections By Z.Z. Packer, Jhumpa Lahiri, And Mary Gaitskill, Katy A. Howe Apr 2006

Isolation And Community In Short Story Collections By Z.Z. Packer, Jhumpa Lahiri, And Mary Gaitskill, Katy A. Howe

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

Looking at short story collections by Z.Z. Packer, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Mary Gaitskill, this work explores the protagonists' development of identity in relation to others. Using relational psychoanalysis as a theoretical base, this thesis probes the tension between involvement in community and maintaining individuality.


Domestic Violence Blame Attributions In The State Of Rhode Island, Kyle Gamache Jan 2006

Domestic Violence Blame Attributions In The State Of Rhode Island, Kyle Gamache

Honors Projects

Focuses on domestic violence blame attitudes in the State of Rhode Island. Using the Domestic Violence Blame Scale (Petretic-Jackson, 1994) and additional variables generated by a survey designed by the researcher, examines the attitudes of domestic violence shelter care workers, police officers, and students.