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Farmers' markets and food access : Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) use at the Corvallis and Albany, Oregon farmers' markets

Creator:: Finneran, Kathleen B.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits at the Corvallis and Albany, Oregon Farmers' Markets and its role in food access for SNAP participants. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach combining a farmers' market survey and household interviews, the study investigated who uses SNAP at the farmers'...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Albany, Oregon Farmers’ Markets Abstract approved: Lisa M. L. Price This thesis explores the

"No one cared we was just Indian women" : plants as a catalyst to Eastern Shawnee women's identity change

Creator:: Osborne-Gowey, Cathleen
Abstract:: Being an Eastern Shawnee Tribal member I understand the importance of documenting oral histories of Tribal elders to ensure that our cultural history is passed on to future generations. Therefore, the focus of this project is the collection, of oral histories and folklore in order to document traditional knowledge and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Signature redacted for privacy. Deanna M. Kingston Being an Eastern Shawnee Tribal member I understand the

Exploring Income, Housing Space, and Cultural Perceptions in Relationship to Food Security in Full-time RV Households

Creator:: McGonagall, Odhran Mason
Abstract:: This thesis explores the relationships that income and housing space limitations have with regard to food security in full-time recreational vehicle (RV) households. This research used a scaled survey tool and a subset questionnaire to gather information on RV dwellers' housing and kitchen spaces along with participants' food shopping, storage,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Odhran M. McGonagall and Lisa L. Price Introduction Currently and historically in the United States

Of stereotypes and strategies : emic perspectives of shopping in a television servicescape

Creator:: Harris, Mackenzie Moore
Abstract:: Culturally based stereotypes are a pervasive force behind quick judgments about behavior, intent, and beliefs which allow individuals to interact efficiently to meet their own goals. Gender stereotypes are present in marketing media and servicescapes, where they define the behavior, needs, and wants of shoppers. The literature on consumer behavior...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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To restore what once was : a mixed methods approach to understanding the shoe repair transaction

Creator:: Giulietti, Michael P.
Abstract:: The shoe repair transaction, as it occurs in the 5000 or so remaining shoe repair shops in the United States, is currently unexamined in academic literature for the significance it holds for either shoe repairers or their customers. Making use of both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection, this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Is "Smart Growth" smart? : health effects of urban renewal in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Buerger, Catherine F.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the impact of urban renewal on individual health, specifically focusing on an urban planning model called Smart Growth that is being used in Portland, Oregon. Findings are based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of interview and survey data from study participants living in a community where renewal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

American companies' criteria and values for hiring or placing expatriate employees in China

Creator:: Habiger, Sheldon
Abstract:: This thesis examines the values and criteria American companies use in hiring or placing expatriate employees in China. These values and criteria affect the success or failure of expatriate employees and a company's bottom line - profitability. Investigating this topic required an examination of the history of the political, economic,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

Creator:: Lee, Pei-Yao
Abstract:: Shan-Mei, a Tsou aboriginal village in Taiwan, is widely known as a legend of environmental conservation, where ecotourism has been successfully combined with integrated community development. Indigenous knowledge containing "ecological wisdom" and decision-making based on consensus are perceived to be the greatest contributors to this achievement. I conducted three months...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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The role of radical action in the animal rights movement

Creator:: Pettinen, Katja
Abstract:: Past research has categorized animal rights groups into three main categories; conservative, moderate, and radical. While a few studies exist on the animal rights movement as a whole, none have focused specifically on the radical groups. This research project uses an ethnography of communication approach to examine how language constructs...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Imagining them, reimagining ourselves : a case study of cultural appropriation and the politics of identity

Creator:: Smith-Nolan, Mary K.
Abstract:: Several popular cultural movements emphasizing indigenous spirituality have arisen in the United States and Europe within the past thirty years. Spiritual discourses attributed to Native Americans, among other groups, are borrowed by Euro-Americans in search of alternatives to dominant ideologies. In such a circumstance, Native Americans become part of a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . L!J The sociopolitical climate in the local Native American community is extremely complex. I can

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Farmers' markets and food access : Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) use at the Corvallis and Albany, Oregon farmers' markets

"No one cared we was just Indian women" : plants as a catalyst to Eastern Shawnee women's identity change

Exploring Income, Housing Space, and Cultural Perceptions in Relationship to Food Security in Full-time RV Households

Of stereotypes and strategies : emic perspectives of shopping in a television servicescape

To restore what once was : a mixed methods approach to understanding the shoe repair transaction

Is "Smart Growth" smart? : health effects of urban renewal in Portland, Oregon

American companies' criteria and values for hiring or placing expatriate employees in China

Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

The role of radical action in the animal rights movement

Imagining them, reimagining ourselves : a case study of cultural appropriation and the politics of identity

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