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The relationship between student involvement and self-esteem among college sophomore women

Creator:: Bridges, Laurie M.
Abstract:: This study examined the relationship between self-esteem and student involvement among American college sophomore women. Self-esteem is defined as "a positive or negative attitude toward the self" (Rosenberg, 1989, xxviii). Student involvement is defined as the amount of time a student spends actively involved in various activities in college (Astin,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Living between two cultures : an ethnographic study of American women converts to Islam

Creator:: Fisher, Dianna M.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the reasons for conversion to Islam for ten well-educated, Caucasian, American born women of European descent in a small, relatively affluent college town in Oregon, United States. It follows their process of constructing a new identity with their families, with friends, within the Muslim community and within...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: March 2, 2009. Title: Living Between Two Cultures: An Ethnographic Study of American Women Converts

"Freedom from what?" : Iraqi women's narratives from the 2003 U.S.-led war

Creator:: Mohtashamipour, Sahar (Soudeh)
Abstract:: This research explores the experiences of Iraqi women during and after the 2003 U.S.-led war (2003-2011). The aim of the project was to provide an occasion for a group of Iraqi women to give voice to their lived experiences of war and to document these voices, adding their subjective perspectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) Mohtashamipour for the degree of Master of Arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies presented on June 12

A Thematic Analysis of Three Women Elect : Their Life Stories Via Autobiography

Creator:: Monnier, Brittany O'Dessa
Abstract:: Women being elected into public office, a recent occurrence, raises questions and concerns about what it means to have women in office. Concerns include: policy differences women in office might produce, changing the image of what it means to be a leader, and ultimately the fear of a shifting society....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Monnier for the degree of Master of Arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies presented on December 5

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
Full Text:: these shoulders all my life and seen a world so invisible to scores of women around me. His wisdom

Bright lights, big city : electrified female desire in Edith Wharton and Theodore Dreiser

Creator:: Larsen, Haley A.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the electrified female subject in two novels, Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie (1900) and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1905). As cultural touchstones, two literary works that prominently feature electricity -- Henry James' story "In the Cage" and Henry Adams' biography The Education of Henry Adams --...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contemporary framework that structures my underlying interest in electrified social spaces occupied by women

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Creator:: Turner, Susan Diane
Abstract:: Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: on September 25, 2009. Title: Exploring Resilience in the Lives of Women Leaders in Early

Oregon Klanswomen of the I 920s: A Study of Tribalism, Gender, and Women's Power

Creator:: Rielly Thorson, Wendy P.
Abstract:: The fraternal order of the KKK, originally founded in the 1860s, reemerged in 1915, to present itself as an organization committed to the Cause - a dangerous reactionary political ideology to protect white, native born, Protestant, middle class values from all outsiders. Concomitantly, the Ladies of the Invisible Empire (LOTIE5)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Breast cancer screening behaviors among immigrant Iranian women in the United States

Creator:: Shirazi, Mehra A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe Iranian immigrant women's knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards breast cancer, and their breast cancer screening behaviors. Specifically, this research examined the predictors of age-specific breast cancer screening participation among this population. The participants in this study consisted (n=34 1) of self-identified first...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors of Immigrant Iranian Women in the United States. Donna A. Champ-au

An exploratory study of experiences of Christian therapists working with conservative Christian women experiencing intimate partner violence

Creator:: Schamp, Leanne
Abstract:: This dissertation presents research that investigated the experiences and perceptions of Christian therapists who work with conservative Christian women who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Despite the widespread occurrence of IPV, therapists continue to face challenges in areas of training and supervision in working with this type of trauma. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Working with Conservative Christian Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence Abstract

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The relationship between student involvement and self-esteem among college sophomore women

Living between two cultures : an ethnographic study of American women converts to Islam

"Freedom from what?" : Iraqi women's narratives from the 2003 U.S.-led war

A Thematic Analysis of Three Women Elect : Their Life Stories Via Autobiography

Expressions of modernity in rural Pakistan : searching for emic perspectives

Bright lights, big city : electrified female desire in Edith Wharton and Theodore Dreiser

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Oregon Klanswomen of the I 920s: A Study of Tribalism, Gender, and Women's Power

Breast cancer screening behaviors among immigrant Iranian women in the United States

An exploratory study of experiences of Christian therapists working with conservative Christian women experiencing intimate partner violence

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