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Expressions of modernity in rural Pakistan : searching for emic perspectives

Creator:: Niazi, Amarah
Abstract:: This dissertation examines women's lives in a rapidly urbanizing rural community in Southern Pakistan to understand their responses to modernity in developing societies. Applying a mixed-methods approach, socio-demographic data is collected and contrasted with oral history and personal narratives to analyze social change through women's access to education and reproductive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Forging new paths : life course transitions for American women and their families

Creator:: Schmiege, Cynthia J.
Abstract:: Families of remarriage constitute a growing number of American families. The spiraling divorce rate of the 1970s was accompanied by a concomitant increase in the number of remarriages. Forty percent of American families today contain at least one spouse that has been previously married, thus studying relationships within families of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Dennis Kaldenberg, Nancy Rosenberger, and Connie Georgiou. Without everyone's guidance, support and

Adolescent substance abuse treatment incorporating "Rites of Passage"

Creator:: Mason, Michael J.
Abstract:: This investigation assessed the effectiveness of an adolescent substance abuse treatment program that incorporated "Rites of Passage." Named Gender Based Treatment (GBT), the treatment program sought to address the adolescents' developmental needs through the use of rituals, myth and story telling, and rites of initiation. Employing quantitative and qualitative analysis,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: interest in my chosen topic. I would like to thank Nancy Rosenberger for her guidance into the Cultural

International river basin management in the face of change : Syr Darya Basin case study

Creator:: Pak, Mariya
Abstract:: The conflict over water resources exploitation and sharing in the Aral Sea Basin is one of the most pressing environmental issues yet to be resolved in Central Asia. The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and establishment of the New Independent States (NIS) within the Aral Sea Bain led...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: encouragement and friendship my committee members: Dr. Michael Campana, Dr. Todd Jarvis, Dr. Nancy Rosenberger

"Instead of tumbleweed, we have mitigation systems" : an ethnography of toxics risk, mitigation, and advocacy in IBM's deindustrialized birthplace

Creator:: Little, Peter C.
Abstract:: This dissertation draws on ethnographic data and political ecological theory to analyze the experience of residents living in the IBM-Endicott Superfund site in Endicott, New York. Combining in-depth narratives and quantitative measures from a household survey, it highlights residents' perceptions of 1) environmental health risk, 2) risk mitigation, 3) deindustrialization...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: unforgiving love and support (both mental and financial) of my parents, Nancy and Chuck Little, needs to be

Plasma carotenoids and retinol and dietary intake : association with in situ and invasive cervical carcinomas in Bangkok, Thailand

Creator:: Kaunda, Jean R.
Abstract:: There is a strong evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) is the key causative agent of cervical cancer. However, the majority of women who are exposed to the oncogenic HPV do not develop invasive cervical cancer, suggesting that other factors could play a role in the cause and progression of cervical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and I wish to thank Dr Nancy Rosenberger, Dr Ann Zukoski, Dr Therese Waterhous and the Graduate

Community Resilience to Climate Change in Rural Java, Indonesia

Creator:: Utami, Arini Wahyu
Abstract:: Climate change increases weather unpredictability, threatens communities whose livelihoods depend on natural resources, such as rural communities. Utilizing a Community Capital Framework (Flora and Flora, 2013) and Governance of Complex Adaptive Systems (Duit and Galaz, 2008), this study concentrated on the role of cultural and political capital in supporting rural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Drs. Nancy Rosenberger, Brent Steel, Susan Capalbo, and Jonathan Kaplan, for their patient guidance

Competing Food Sovereignties: Food Democracy and GMO-free Activism in Southern Oregon

Creator:: Daye, Rebecka Rising
Abstract:: Food sovereignty is increasingly being conceptualized as a human rights issue. This is evidenced in the growth of local actors, communities, and nation-states that are working towards a food sovereignty agenda. Indicators of food sovereignty center on people having the right and ability to define their food polices. One of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: - __________________________________________________________________ Lisa L

Examining Nepal’s Community Forestry to Understand Opportunities and Barriers to Successful Collective Action

Creator:: Pant, Suman
Abstract:: Nepal’s community forestry has been internationally recognized as an example of successful case of collective action. However, many scholars argue that although it has been successful in protecting forests from degradation, it has not been able to create an inclusive platform for political decision-making process. Using historical analysis, comparative case...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Nancy Rosenberger, who have guided and supported me through this process. I would also like to

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Expressions of modernity in rural Pakistan : searching for emic perspectives

Forging new paths : life course transitions for American women and their families

Adolescent substance abuse treatment incorporating "Rites of Passage"

International river basin management in the face of change : Syr Darya Basin case study

"Instead of tumbleweed, we have mitigation systems" : an ethnography of toxics risk, mitigation, and advocacy in IBM's deindustrialized birthplace

Plasma carotenoids and retinol and dietary intake : association with in situ and invasive cervical carcinomas in Bangkok, Thailand

Community Resilience to Climate Change in Rural Java, Indonesia

Competing Food Sovereignties: Food Democracy and GMO-free Activism in Southern Oregon

Examining Nepal’s Community Forestry to Understand Opportunities and Barriers to Successful Collective Action

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