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Filtering by: Committee Member Khanna, Sunil Decade 1990-1999 Degree Name Master of Arts (M.A.)

The influence on Manchu women of changes in social institutions and the sinification of Manchu Society

Creator:

Fang, Jin-cai

Abstract:

Gender relations as well as the social situation of Manchu women have long been ignored in studies of the cultural evolution of the Manchu. By setting the discussion of Manchu women in the context of cultural adaptation, this study reintroduces gender and women's problems into the research on the Manchu...

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Masters Thesis
The influence of worldview on second language acquisition : a study of the native English speakers acquiring the Chinese aspect marker -Le

Creator:

Yang, Li-qiong

Abstract:

Culture, thought worldview and language have been discussed for a long time in different fields from various perspectives. However, the basis of this study is the view of language as both the product and producer of people just as people are the producer and product of language. Each language requires...

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Masters Thesis
Power and participation in urban planning : an ethnographic case study of Curitiba, Brazil

Creator:

Piel, Eric W.

Abstract:

This thesis examines the concepts of power and participation and how they are intertwined in the examination of the urban planning systems in Curitiba, Brazil. Power is identified as both the planning system's ability to affect the daily lives of the city's residents and the power of individuals and groups...

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Masters Thesis