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Opposition Just Doesn't Get It - Book "Banning"? Not, Ginny Maziarka

West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009

No abstract provided.

Gender Advertisements: Replication Of A Classic Work Examining Women, Magazines, And Facebook Photographs, Erica Lawton

Honors Projects in Communication

In 1979, Erving Goffman published Gender Advertisements, the seminal work in critiquing gender displays in advertising. Goffman noted seven major phenomena that demonstrated the cultural infantilization of women and their ritualized subordination in advertisements. This study, conducted in Goffman’s phenomenological tradition, investigates modern commercial advertisements to update Goffman’s work and determine the presence of a new phenomenon, the mechanization of women. Advertisements were collected and studied based on Goffman’s five coding categories: relative size, feminine touch, function ranking, ritualization of subordination, and licensed withdrawal. In addition, Facebook photographs were analyzed based on the same coding categories to find whether women …

Icann, Cultural Imperialism, And Democratization Of Internet Governance, Brian Gailey

Honors Projects in Communication

Internet Governance has largely been managed by the United States government since its burgeoning in the 1990’s. The government has since entrusted and charged internet technical tasks and functions to ICANN. The organization along with the United States government has been the subject of heavy criticism for its inadequate international representation. Many interpret US hegemony over the internet as culturally imperialistic. The following paper explores the some of the advantages and disadvantages to multilateral Internet governance. Firstly, it will evaluate ICANN’s ability to both democratize their internal decision-making and internationalize the web by better serving foreign Internet end-users. Next, the …

Research & Action Report, Spring/Summer 2009, Wellesley Centers For Women, Susan Mcgee Bailey, Rangita De Silva-De Alwis

Research & Action Report

In this issue:

Commentary: So Sexy So Soon
So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids

Update on Afterschool Matters
National Institute on Out-of-School Time

Q&A with Susan McGee Bailey
How Schools Shortchange Girls

Human Rights Frameworks Integral to WCW Global Work

Brazen (Spring 2009), Hollins University

Brazen - Gender & Women's Studies Department Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Baselines Newsletter, No. 4, Spring 2009, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Baselines: The Natural Resources Law Center Newsletter (2007-2011)

No abstract provided.

In Obama's Backyard: Global Chicago And Global Apartheid, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, authored this article for Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies, vol. 10, no. 2. 9 pages.

Academic Gateway, Spring 2009, San Jose State University Library

Library Gateway

No abstract provided.

Library News, Spring 2009, San Jose State University Library

Library News

No abstract provided.

Search And Offshoring In The Presence Of 'Animal Spirits', Devashish Mitra, Priya Ranjan

Economics - All Scholarship

In this paper, we introduce two sources of unemployment in a two-factor general equilibrium model: search frictions and fairness considerations. We find that a binding fair-wage constraint increases the unskilled unemployment rate and can at the same time lead to a higher unemployment rate for skilled workers, as compared to an equilibrium where fairness considerations are absent or non-binding. Starting from a constrained equilibrium, an increase in the fairness parameter leads to increases in both skilled and unskilled unemployment. The wage of unskilled workers increases but the wage of skilled workers decreases. Next we allow for offshoring of unskilled jobs …

Offshoring And Unemployment: The Role Of Search Frictions And Labor Mobility, Devashish Mitra, Priya Ranjan

Economics - All Scholarship

In a two-sector, general-equilibrium model with labor-market search frictions, we find that wage increases and sectoral unemployment decreases upon offshoring in the presence of perfect intersectoral labor mobility. If, as a result, labor moves to the sector with the lower (or equal) vacancy costs, there is an unambiguous decrease in economywide unemployment. With imperfect intersectoral labor mobility, unemployment in the offshoring sector can rise, with an unambiguous unemployment reduction in the non-offshoring sector. Imperfect labor mobility can result in a mixed equilibrium in which only some firms in the industry offshore, with unemployment in this sector rising.

Volume 21 Number 2, Newhouse News, Spring 2009, Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School Of Public Communications

Newsletters from School of Public Communications - Newhouse Network

Dean's Column -- Future of Journalism -- News21 -- On the ground in Newhouse 3 -- The art of Persuasion -- Benchmark trips --Tully awards --Faculty Bookshelf -- 3-D piano -- Happening at Newhouse --Faculty Briefs -- James Olson '91 -- Student News -- Laura Gilles Hollis '98 -- WJPZ reuinion -- Class notes -- Giving

Introduction, Ken Mccormick

Major Themes in Economics

No abstract provided.

Children’S Health Care: Health Information Technology And Electronic Health Records, David M. Stevens

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

The panel addressed: Why pediatric electronic health records are different from adult EHRs; How HIT/EHRs can be helpful in the area of prevention with pediatric populations; How using HIT/EHRs can help improve quality and outcome measures for children and underserved communities; Barriers to getting HIT/EHRs into underserved communities and ways to overcome these challenges; Opportunities for stimulus funds to support HIT access for underserved pediatric populations; and Privacy and confidetiality concerns regarding pediatric EHRs.

Flarr Pages #66: Russian Values In A Global World, Darima Budaeva

FLARR Pages

I'll try to reveal basic Russian values and I hope to spark interest and appreciation for these values.

Bailouts, Buy-Ins, And Ballyhoo, Robert C. Hockett

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The bailout strategy now being pursued by Treasury under the recently authorized Troubled Asset Relief Plan, if “strategy” it can be called, remains obscure and erratic at best. All the while markets remain jittery and credit remains tight, as the underlying source of our present financial jitters—continued decline in the housing market and still mounting foreclosures—goes unaddressed. This piece proposes an interesting and novel approach to solving the financial problem. If it works out, it would eventually minimize the cost to the government.

Wsu Warrior Baseball Program 2009, Winona State University

Baseball Programs

This is the 2009 Winona State University (WSU) Men's Baseball Program.

Using Picture Books To Promote Understanding Of The Continent Of Africa In The Elementary Classroom, Dorothy N. Bowen

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship

How may the elementary classroom teacher convey something of Africa's beauty, and make at least some part of the continent come alive for students?

Afterschool Matters Spring 2009, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time

Afterschool Matters

Making the Most of the Middle: A Strategic Model for Middle School Afterschool Programs
By Holly Morehouse
Building on—ratherthan trying to overcome—the unique characteristics of early adolescence, Vermont’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers are using the “five Rs of program design” to improve middle schoolers’ attendance and youth development outcomes. 10 pages.

Preparing Youth for the 21st Century Knowledge Economy: Youth Programs and Workforce Preparation
By Graham R. Cochran and Theresa M. Ferrari
By emphasizing work-based learning, youth programs can not only meet their youth development goals but also prepare young people for success in the knowledge economy of the …

Dit’S Dynamic Speech Corpus, Dermot Campbell, Ciaran Mcdonnell, Marty Meinardi, Charles Pritchard, Bunny Richardson, Yi Wang

Conference papers

Given the current focus of language learning on learner autonomy, the Technological University Dublin is using its FLUENT project (commencement date 7/1/’08) to produce a Dynamic Speech Corpus, which will be a valuable resource for learners, teachers, authors and researchers. The resultant database will afford access to a unique audio resource based on unscripted dialogues between friends, characterized by industry-standard audio quality (for analysis purposes) and a high degree of naturalness. By means of search string and/or tags such as speaker intention, users will be able to find samples of native-to-native speech (various L1 varieties) on a chosen topic, particularly …

Following In The Footsteps Of Policy Entrepreneurs: Policy Advocates And Pro Forma Adopters, Brian Wampler

Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

The third wave of democratization has been accompanied by the spread of new institutions that allow citizens to directly participate in shaping policy outcomes. Leading international organizations, such as the World Bank and UN Habitat, have disseminated “best practice” programs identified with “good government” policy reform efforts. One of the most well-known programs, Participatory Budgeting (PB), was first adopted by an entrepreneurial government in 1989 as a means to promote social justice, accountability, and transparency. Yet, when these programs are copied by policy advocates and pro forma adopters the political pay-offs for government officials are smaller, which leads them to …

Customer Satisfaction Index Of Singapore: Executive Summary 2008, Institute Of Service Excellence, Smu

Research Collection Institute of Service Excellence (2007-2024)

The Institute of Service Excellence at Singapore Management University (ISES) was appointed by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) to implement and maintain an annual benchmark for the services sectors in Singapore. The Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) was first launched in April 2008 based on data collected from a nationwide survey conducted in 2007. In this second year, the results of CSISG 2008 were derived from the survey data gathered between November 2008 and January 2009.

College Of Health And Human Services International Service Learning Program: Gales Point, Belize, Jordan Norris, Carrierobin Menapace

Impact Belize

No abstract provided.

"Mom, Why Did You Have To Choose Him?": Women's Experiences With An Intergenerational Cycle Of Intimate Partner Violence In A Conservative Christian Denomination, Michael Hermann

Capstone Research Projects

No abstract provided.

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index — April 2009, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

No abstract provided.

Overview Of Mapping Applications In Health Research, Helen Hemminger Mmhs

Disability & Aging

No abstract provided.

Library Leadership In Action, Eric C. Shoaf

Publications

The article presents several answers to a question asking about examples of library leadership at various institutions which includes adapting to users, leading by example, and empowering staff members.

The Role Of Spiritual/Religious Practices In Moderating Stress Among Adolescent Residential Treatment Staff, Victoria Ravensberg, Tara Sanderson, Rodger K. Bufford, Mary K. Peterson

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Adolescent residential treatment staff members have jobs that are emotionally exhausting, physically taxing and spiritually draining. Good coping skills, including religious/spiritual practices, may reduce burnout. Results from a small rural adolescent residential treatment center indicated a high degree of burnout. Burnout was negatively correlated with existential and religious well-being, stress, income, social support and personal mental health treatment

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 19.01: Spring 2009, Carl Van Faasen, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Giard Fellowship Evokes Enthusiastic Response, Shawn(Ta) Smith-Cruz

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

In his 1997 book, Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers, Robert Giard captures nearly 200 photographs of his contemporaries. Giard's compilation of these portraits of lesbian and gay writers, carefully accompanied with textual excerpts, led this coffee-table monograph to stand as a supreme example of what Giard himself describes as "the autobiography of one gay reader."