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Female Genital Cutting in the Gambia: A Case for Tostan

Creator:: Kopper, Sarah
Abstract:: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines female genital cutting (FGC) as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” (WHO, 2010). This practice has existed in Africa for thousands of years, but over the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Policy essay of Sarah Kopper presented on June 1, 2010 APPROVED: Rebecca Warner

Birthing Experience: Feminism, Symbolic Interaction, and (Re) Defining Birth

Creator:: Roland-Schwartz, Michele L.
Abstract:: In this paper, my aim is to call attention to the meanings women attach to their birthing experiences using the symbolic interaction perspective in conjunction with a feminist lens. I argue that the obstetrical model of childbirth defines the course of the relationship between the laboring woman and attendant, limiting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dr. Rebecca L. Warner, Dr. Susan M. Shaw and Dr. Janet Lee for their patience, encouragement and

The influence of selected factors on dentists’ delivery of a set of 5A-like intervention strategies for eating disorders in Oregon

Creator:: Elliott, Karen Marlene
Abstract:: Each year an estimated one million young women in the United States develop an eating disorder. Without early recognition of symptoms and early intervention/treatment, these eating disorders can lead to a host of chronic and debilitating illnesses. Tooth erosion is one of the first signs of an eating disorder, providing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF THE DISSERTATION OF Karen M. Elliott for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Creator:: Kenney, Rebecca J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore through their own stories and journeys (storjourns), how lesbian leaders influence and transform dominant community college culture. Five lesbian leaders participated who held the position of Director, Associate Dean, Dean, Executive Vice President, and President/Executive Dean. This microethnographical inquiry divulges and makes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Rebecca J. Kenney for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Academic women : individual considerations and structural forces in navigating academic organizations

Creator:: Almquist, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: This dissertation is situated as the third work in a series on academic women. In 1964, Jessie Bernard published Academic Women, which provided a comprehensive assessment of the status of women in academia. Two decades later, in 1987, Angela Simeone offered insight into attempts to achieve equity for women in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Jennifer M. Almquist for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Creator:: Turner, Susan Diane
Abstract:: Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: professor, Susan M. Shaw, and my exceptional committee members, Janet Lee, Ken Winograd, Becky Warner, and

Buddhist Theories of Karma and the Effect of Prosocial Behavior on Perceptions of Others

Creator:: Allen, Pamela M.
Abstract:: Psychological theory of social cognition and Buddhist philosophy of cognition suggest that people's actions should determine their impressions of future events. In psychology, several studies have shown that behavior can activate constructs and thereby influence one's perception. However, they do not address prosocial behavior, a specific concern of Buddhist philosophy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THESIS OF Pamela M

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Creator:: Everson, Courtney L.
Abstract:: This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Transnational feminism and the microfinance (r)evolution : excavating microlending from neoliberalism

Creator:: Ireland, Heather Montes
Abstract:: This study employs interdisciplinary methods to make transnational feminist sense of the microfinance phenomenon. Drawing upon a combination of discourse approach, textual analysis, political economics and critical theory construction, I fused a feminist critical discourse approach to excavate microfinance from neoliberalism. I designed an economic justice framework and executed an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: racialized women. “Controlling black women‟s bodies has been especially important for capitalis[m],” Hill

Lived Experiences of “Beautiful” Women : A Postmodern Feminist Exploration of Beauty Discourse and Identity

Creator:: Marie, Michelle
Abstract:: While a great deal is known about the benefits of being culturally identified as attractive, very little is known about the lived experiences of beautiful women. In this study, 21 adult women who are currently employed as models or represented by modeling agencies participated in open-ended interviews, and their responses...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Female Genital Cutting in the Gambia: A Case for Tostan

Birthing Experience: Feminism, Symbolic Interaction, and (Re) Defining Birth

The influence of selected factors on dentists’ delivery of a set of 5A-like intervention strategies for eating disorders in Oregon

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Academic women : individual considerations and structural forces in navigating academic organizations

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Buddhist Theories of Karma and the Effect of Prosocial Behavior on Perceptions of Others

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Transnational feminism and the microfinance (r)evolution : excavating microlending from neoliberalism

Lived Experiences of “Beautiful” Women : A Postmodern Feminist Exploration of Beauty Discourse and Identity

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