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Fashioning queer bodies : intersections of dress, identity, and anxiety in the queer women's community

Creator:

Reddy-Best, Kelly

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of dress and queer women and how their sexual identity influences their appearance management behaviors. I answered the following research questions: (1) How is gender identity constructed and negotiated in different spaces for queer? (2) Does sexual identity influence dress...

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Dissertation
Non-industrial textile production as optimal experience : applicability of the Flow Theory to clothing and textiles subject matter

Creator:

Blood, Janet

Abstract:

The purpose of this research study was to test a psychological theory of motivation called the Flow Theory by Csikszentmihalyi as it relates to non-industrial textile production activities. In using the Flow Theory, researchers attempt to explain why individuals continue participation with a specific activity; namely that the activity induces...

Resource Type:

Dissertation