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The Conseciuences and Effects for Male Students in the Women Studies Classroom

Creator:

Love, Melanie S.

Abstract:

This research explores the consequences and effects for men enrolled in introductory Women Studies courses at Oregon State University. Men are enrolling in the feminist classroom in larger numbers due to institutional changes allowing Women Studies to provide credit for baccalaureate core curriculum. The intention of this study is to...

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Masters Thesis
"Flying the plane as we build it" : a qualitative study of an organization's goals and actions toward the prevention of exploited female youth

Creator:

Dubyak, Erin A.

Abstract:

Within the U.S. there is a growing interest in the case of female adolescents being coerced into the sex industry (Bernstein, 2010; Estes & Weiner, 2001; Soderlund, 2010; Williams and Frederick, 2009). This interest, which emerged due to U.S. involvement in the international trafficking phenomena and grassroots organizing, has resulted...

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Masters Thesis

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Paul Wellstone and included a much more nuanced and broad definition of trafficking than what was
The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

Creator:

Mau, Sindy Kay

Abstract:

Old women face a unique set of obstacles in their quest for empowerment. In this study the concept of empowerment is explored by politicizing issues of personal safety. The most significant factors that impede an old woman's sense of safety and control include oppression, primarily ageism and sexism, along with...

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Masters Thesis