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Mothers and Work: Women's Perceptions in Contemporary Japanese Society

Creator:: Yoshizaki, Kimiyo
Abstract:: This paper investigates certain women's problems in contemporary Japan. Historically, Japanese believed ideal women fit in the stereotype of "Good wife, Wise mother." Japanese women's main roles were regarded as wife and mother. Especially, motherhood was the main responsibility of women. However, the advance of industry, technology, and methods of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: childrearing: Ikuji Noiroze (Neurosis from Childrearing) 217 Kouen Debut (Debut in the park) 220 The Way to

The power of conceptual metaphor in Diana Abu-Jaber's The Language of Baklava and Birds of Paradise

Creator:: Gratz, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the use of religious metaphor as it applies to food in two literary works by Diana Abu-Jaber. First, The Language of Baklava, a culinary memoir published in 2005, reveals aspects of cultural identity and memory through food and metaphor. Second, Abu-Jabers most recent novel, Birds of Paradise,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: calm in meeting the Bedouin tribe, she wakes us up with the force of the cold breeze. Soon after

Public perceptions of wave energy on the Oregon coast

Creator:: Hunter, Daniel A.
Abstract:: Oregon’s coastal communities grew from the booming logging and fishing industries of the 19th century, but in recent decades have faced not only major declines in both timber and fish resources but also an increasing reliance on tourists and retirees and the resultant glut of seasonal service-sector jobs. As a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: here, and we were allowed five hundred fish. As soon as that five hundred fish quota was done…for the

Cultivating taste and place in Russia : perspectives from Moscow's alternative food network

Creator:: D'Alessandro, Erica
Abstract:: Limited research has analyzed how the values espoused by Western alternative food systems, such as taste and territoriality, are adopted and refashioned in post-socialist societies. Muscovites now echo the global quality turn that reconnects consumers to their food sources. This research qualitatively explores the perspectives of the cosmopolitan consumers of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Portlandia's Other Children : Refugee Communities in Urban Life

Creator:: Kubein, Adele M.
Abstract:: This research analyzes the relations of ethnic refugee communities and particularly their businesses to gentrification and community vitality in a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The data indicates that gentrification is not a linear process of displacement of African Americans by Whites seeking affordable housing and new frontiers, but rather is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Civic agriculture : the successes, trials, and future of the local food movement in the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Klingensmith, Thomas S.
Abstract:: This study investigated the local and sustainable food movements in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The aim of the research was to better understand the current condition of the phenomenon, what it means to the communities studied and the future role it will play in the state. Other research objectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to deal with the fact that oil may run out one day soon (Green 1978).i The country of Cuba

Experiences of community college faculty in developing discipline specific educational master plans at American River College

Creator:: Lorimer, Susan L.
Abstract:: Today's community colleges are challenged to respond to rapidly changing internal and external environments. Their responses must promote highly responsive and relevant programs and services, while keeping intact the strengths of community colleges--access, student success, and a focus on teaching and learning. Further, these responses must occur in the context...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Evaluation of the 2001 pilot Oregon Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

Creator:: Saylor, Kirsten N.
Abstract:: The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), piloted in Oregon in 2001, provided $100 worth of vouchers (aka coupons) to low-income seniors to buy fresh local produce from farmers at farmers' markets and roadside stands. Presented in a political ecology framework, this research integrated the perspectives of beneficiaries and their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

Creator:: Steward, Judith A.
Abstract:: Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Examining the role of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the life experiences of University Student-Athletes

Creator:: Smith, Shannon D.
Abstract:: This research investigates the role of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the life experiences of University Student-Athletes. This qualitative study employs a naturalistic and grounded paradigm in an effort to capture the essence of these experiences. Participants are four student-athletes from Oregon State University who play intercollegiate athletics in the Pac-10...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Mothers and Work: Women's Perceptions in Contemporary Japanese Society

The power of conceptual metaphor in Diana Abu-Jaber's The Language of Baklava and Birds of Paradise

Public perceptions of wave energy on the Oregon coast

Cultivating taste and place in Russia : perspectives from Moscow's alternative food network

Portlandia's Other Children : Refugee Communities in Urban Life

Civic agriculture : the successes, trials, and future of the local food movement in the Willamette Valley

Experiences of community college faculty in developing discipline specific educational master plans at American River College

Evaluation of the 2001 pilot Oregon Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

Examining the role of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the life experiences of University Student-Athletes

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