"We Try To Create The World That We Want": Intentional Communities Forging Livable Lives In St. Louis,
2011
Washington University in St. Louis
"We Try To Create The World That We Want": Intentional Communities Forging Livable Lives In St. Louis, Joshua Lockyer, Peter Benson, Daniel Burton, Leeann Felder, Danielle Hayes, Erica Jackey, Alysa Lerman
Center for Social Development Research
This paper analyzes ethnographic research conducted in five intentional communities in the St. Louis region. Intentional communities have long been formed and entered into by people seeking to create more ideal, more livable lives. Our research focused on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the members of the five communities, the motivations of members for joining, and the benefits and shortcomings they experience. In reporting these findings we summarize common themes that help us to better understand why people join intentional communities, how those communities work, and the values and goals that underpin conceptions of quality of life there. We …
Rituals In Unmarried Couple Relationships: An Exploratory Study,
2011
California State University - San Bernardino
Rituals In Unmarried Couple Relationships: An Exploratory Study, Kelly Campbell, Luciana Silva, David W. Wright
Psychology Faculty Publications
This study provides an understanding of rituals enacted in unmarried couple relationships. One hundred and twenty-nine individuals involved in unmarried relationships reported on their rituals in an online, open-ended questionnaire. A typology of 16 ritual types was developed, 12 of which have been shown to be common in marital relationships. Four new ritual categories, unique to unmarried relationships, emerged from the data: Gift-giving, helping each other/being supportive, future planning/daydreaming about the future, and family involvement. Implications for future research on couple rituals conclude the study.
Theorizing Embodied Communicative Organizing: Fleshing Out Genre With Goffman’S Situational View,
2011
Syracuse University
Theorizing Embodied Communicative Organizing: Fleshing Out Genre With Goffman’S Situational View, Joann Brooks
School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Access To Business Research Resources Through Academic Library Web Sites: A Survey,
2011
Western Kentucky University
Access To Business Research Resources Through Academic Library Web Sites: A Survey, John C. Gottfried
DLPS Faculty Publications
This study is an examination of access to business research resources through academic library Web sites, including research databases, catalog services, research guides, and business librarians. The Web sites of 114 academic libraries serving top business programs in the United States were studied. Results reveal a wide range of access to business research databases among the schools studied (anywhere from 11 to 100 business databases available). Over 95% of the schools provided business research guides, and nearly all schools provided at least some contact information for business librarians.
Alzheimer’S Disease,
2011
Western Kentucky University
Alzheimer’S Disease, Carol Watwood
DLPS Faculty Publications
Alzheimer’s disease is a common health issue mostly found in elderly persons. An overview of the disease and a list of reliable Web-based information sources suitable for a general audience are presented.
Profiles In Science For Science Librarians: "What Lives Where, And Why": Alfred Russel Wallace, And The Field Of Biogeography,
2011
Western Kentucky University
Profiles In Science For Science Librarians: "What Lives Where, And Why": Alfred Russel Wallace, And The Field Of Biogeography, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
Biogeography, the study of animal and plant distribution, has a history extending back to at least the eighteenth century. But it was not until the work of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the mid-nineteenth century that it really came into its own as a science. Darwin’s importance notwithstanding, it was really Wallace who put the field on the map, and many of today’s research threads can be traced back to his influence. This article provides a summary review of Wallace’s life and work and biogeography as a field of study, including Wallace’s role in its development.
Helen Silving: Jurisprudence In The Old Testament Study Guide,
2011
Liberty University
Helen Silving: Jurisprudence In The Old Testament Study Guide, Steven A. Samson
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Thucydides: The Funeral Oration Of Pericles Study Guide, 2011,
2011
Liberty University
Thucydides: The Funeral Oration Of Pericles Study Guide, 2011, Steven A. Samson
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Hearing The Voices Of Lesbian Women Having Children,
2011
Boise State University
Hearing The Voices Of Lesbian Women Having Children, Misty Wall
Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations
Whether single, or in the context of a lesbian relationship, lesbian women are choosing to become mothers, often through adoption. The path of lesbian women choosing motherhood is fraught with challenges and often disappointments (Martin, 1993, Oswald, 2002, Perrin, 2002, Stacey, 1996). In the United States, women are still very much socialized to want to be mothers and the desire to be a mother is not contradicted by sexual orientation (DiLapi, 1989; Dalton & Bielby, 2000). However, lesbian women receive messages that they should not want to be mothers and that they cannot be adequate mothers (DiLapi. 1989; Pies, 1990). …
Barriers And Opportunities For Evidence-Based Practice: Curriculum Changes In Fieldwork And Classroom In Social Work Education,
2011
Wayne State University
Barriers And Opportunities For Evidence-Based Practice: Curriculum Changes In Fieldwork And Classroom In Social Work Education, Anwar Najor-Durack
Wayne State University Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to consider perceptions held by social work faculty and agency-based field instructors to incorporate EBP into social work student classroom and field placement experiences. This study identifies perceptions of social work faculty and field instructors about EBP, determines the extent to which social work faculty and field instructors incorporate and use EBP; and considers how organizational leadership and/or technology supports influence adoption and utilization of EBP. The population for this study included all full-time social work faculty members employed by three large public universities in southeast Michigan (Michigan State University [MSU], University of Michigan …
Sumner, Hitchens, Goh, Rigler, And Easterly Study Guide,
2011
Liberty University
Sumner, Hitchens, Goh, Rigler, And Easterly Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Vishal Mangalwadi: India Study Guide, 2011,
2011
Liberty University
Vishal Mangalwadi: India Study Guide, 2011, Steven A. Samson
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Michael Heffernan: The Meaning Of Europe Study Guide,
2011
Liberty University
Michael Heffernan: The Meaning Of Europe Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
201101 Obiter Dicta: New Year 2011,
2011
Liberty University
201101 Obiter Dicta: New Year 2011, Steven Alan Samson
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Helen Silving: Jurisprudence In The Old Testament Study Guide, 2011,
2011
Liberty University
Helen Silving: Jurisprudence In The Old Testament Study Guide, 2011, Steven A. Samson
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Racial/Cultural Identity Development In Foster Children Placed In Transracial Foster Homes,
2011
Wayne State University
Racial/Cultural Identity Development In Foster Children Placed In Transracial Foster Homes, Vanessa Brooks Herd
Wayne State University Dissertations
This qualitative study was designed to identify how racial and cultural identity is developed and maintained in foster children who are placed in foster homes racially and culturally different than they are. The research questions included how the foster care system addresses racial identity issues and how foster parents assign meaning to the transracial foster care experience. Another area of interest was the preparation by the foster care system for foster parents to manage issues of racial identity. The pre-training curriculum for foster parents was subjected to a content analysis.
Work And Mexican American Parent-Adolescent Relationships:
The Mediating Role Of Parent Well-Being,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Work And Mexican American Parent-Adolescent Relationships: The Mediating Role Of Parent Well-Being, Lorey A. Wheeler, Kimberly A. Updegraff
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications
This study of Mexican American two-parent families (N = 246) examined the role of parents’ well-being (i.e., depressive symptoms, role overload) as a potential mechanism through which parent occupational conditions (i.e., self-direction, hazardous conditions, physical activity, work pressure) are linked to parent-adolescent relationship qualities (i.e., warmth, conflict, disclosure). Depressive symptoms mediated the links between maternal and paternal work pressure and parentadolescent warmth, conflict, and disclosure. For mothers, depressive symptoms also mediated the links between self-direction and mother-adolescent warmth, conflict, and disclosure; for fathers, role overload mediated the links between work pressure and hazardous conditions with fatheradolescent warmth.
The Australian Immigration Black Hole: A Radical Problem?,
2011
Edith Cowan University
The Australian Immigration Black Hole: A Radical Problem?, Alan Davies, Joe Ducie, Scott Eadie
Australian Counter Terrorism Conference
Australia has done what it can to secure its borders and to prevent terrorist attacks at home. The path to radicalisation is paved with the disenfranchised and the alienated. This paper assesses the conditions of radicalisation, and whether Australia’s strict immigration and detention policy for asylum seekers arriving by boat is a breeding ground for radical behaviour. The processes of radicalisation are explored and compared to previous attacks seen in Britain. The narrative of recruitment offered by organisations such as Al Qaeda is appealing to those bereft of cultural identity, incarcerated in prisons and inside detention centres (Gunaratna, 2011; Hamm, …
Economics, Behavioral Biology, And Law,
2011
Florida State University College of Law
Economics, Behavioral Biology, And Law, Erin O'Hara O'Connor
Scholarly Publications
This article compares the relevance to law of two unexpectedly similar fields: economics and behavioral biology. It first examines the assumptions, core concepts, methodological tenets, and emphases of the two fields. It then compares the interdisciplinary fields of law and economics, on one hand, with law and behavioral biology, on the other—highlighting not only important similarities but also important differences. The article subsequently explores ways that biological perspectives on human behavior may, among other things, improve economic models and the behavioral insights they generate. The article concludes that although there are important differences between the two fields, the overlaps between …
The Dakota Father Friendly Assessment: Measuring Father Friendliness In Head Start And Similar Settings,
2011
Foundation for Family Life
The Dakota Father Friendly Assessment: Measuring Father Friendliness In Head Start And Similar Settings, Joseph M. White, Sean E. Brotherson, Adam M. Galovan, Erin K. Holmes, Jennifer A. Kampmann
Faculty Publications
Head Start programs offer a setting to examine support that facilitates father involvement. The Dakota Father Friendly Assessment (DFFA) is designed to evaluate an organization's level of father-friendliness. To establish its psychometric properties, a sample of North and South Dakota early childhood staff (N = 609) completed the DFFA. A number of measure were included as indicators of validity. Factor analysis of the DFFA confirmed the presence of four expected factors and revealed a fifth factor (loadings ranged from .40 to .80). Coefficient alphas for DFFA sub scales ranged from .71 to .87. Moderate relationships existed between DFFA sub …
