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Creator:: Filan, Trina Robin
Abstract:: This research is based on in-depth interviews with 20 women farmers and ranchers from the state of Oregon. These women employ a variety of methods and subscribe to a number of divergent philosophies regarding agricultural practices. The intention of this study is to examine how women who are the primary...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Filan for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Women Studies, Adult Education

Creator:: Soltani, Shireen A.
Abstract:: This study is based on two in-depth case study interviews with two Iranian women trapped in violent/abusive marriages. Using a feminist methodology in combination with a systems perspective, several themes emerge from the data gathered in the interviews. The study provides an overview of Iranian family law, the role of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: George, Julie A. (Julie Ann)
Abstract:: The aim of this study is to explore how women who identify as both active, believing Mormons and as feminists negotiate the contradictions between an ideology that values equality (feminism) and a religion that values patriarchy (Mormonism). Data were gathered through recorded and transcribed interviews with women who identify as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Julie A. George for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Women Studies, Women

Creator:: Wood, Susan (Susan Elaine)
Abstract:: In this thesis, I examine the ways in which the television series Twin Peaks represents the feminine through a textual analysis of the character Audrey Home. Using reader-response theory, I seek to show that while the series conforms to patriarchal media conventions such as the male gaze and narrative stereotypes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Women Studies, and English presented on June 8, 2006

Creator:: Pastre, Nicolette M.
Abstract:: The initial research question for this study asked whether single women were having their employment needs met by the union in a university setting. Twelve single women who were members of a union at a university participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences with the union. To the surprise of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Women Studies and Anthropology presented on

Creator:: Barp, Meghan E.
Abstract:: This research is based on in-depth interviews with 10 women directors of nonprofit organizations in New York City. Each director identified as feminist, or worked for a feminist-identifying organization that existed to meet the needs of women in New York City. The intention of this study is to examine how...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Viveros Cespedes, Marcos Andres
Abstract:: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) is an interdisciplinary academic field that addresses gender, sexuality, and social justice issues. The research objective of this project was to examine the attitudes of self-identified male students in introductory Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for winter term 2016 at Oregon State University. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Cespedes for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Creator:: Gunewardena, Sriyanthi Lorna Antoinette
Abstract:: The recognition that women are not in a fixed position but are dynamic and active in any of the processes of migration and post-migration adjustment helps us to see the complexity of women's participation in migration. Using life history interviews, three Sri-Lankan womens' migration experiences are examined for the ways...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Gunewardena for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Women Studies, Women Studies

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