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  • Delinquent Girls: In Need of a Feminist Education for Rehabilitative Programming

    Creator:
    Doyle, Andrea
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    Although males have historically been the focus of the juvenile justice system, females now represent a quarter of juvenile arrests. Since the second wave of feminism in the 1970’s, critics of androcentric policies and programming for delinquents has shifted public attention to the history, experiences, and treatment of girls in...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • From weakness to wisdom : Jane Austen transforms the female of sensibility tradition

    Creator:
    Mosher-Knoshaug, Jessica M.
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    The eighteenth-century female of sensibility was characterized by delicate nerves that allowed her to feel her surroundings and enabled her to choose virtue over vice more consistently than males. While females were considered virtuous, their "innate" delicacy or weakness became their dominant trait and the true focus of male admiration....
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    Masters Thesis
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    sensibility tradition. Austen dissociates a female's delicacy from her virtue, making the primary source of

  • Middle Eastern mothers' perspectives of U.S. early childhood schools

    Creator:
    Badiee, Shahrnaz
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    I determined the perspectives of Middle Eastern mothers concerning U.S. early childhood schools using qualitative methodologies. The ecological perspective model presented by Bronfenbrenner was the ideal framework for investigating the Middle Eastern children's experiences in this study that considered the importance of the sociocultural contexts of children and their families....
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    Masters Thesis
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    Mothers' Perspectives of U.S. Early Childhood Schools. A 1.....4 I determined the perspectives of Middle

  • Television and the sexual behavior of Black/African American female adolescents

    Creator:
    Wilburn, Amber
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    Sex on television has nearly doubled since 1998 while sexual risk and responsibly messages have decreased. During this time frame, television watching has become one of the most popular pastimes in the United States, especially among Black/African Americans. Black youth are more likely to report higher levels of satisfaction with...
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    Dissertation
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    Abstract approved: Sheryl A. Thorburn Sex on television has nearly doubled since 1998

  • You better work : negotiating race, sexuality, gender, and neoliberalism in plus-size fashion blogs

    Creator:
    Conway, Clare
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    Over the past decade, the explosion of social media has secured the Internet as a venue for political discussions of all sorts; as well as a realm of consumption and commodification. One population of women that has utilized social media in this way is the plus-sized fashion ("fatshion") community on...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Over the past decade, the explosion of social media has secured the Internet as a venue for political

  • Experiences among women with shame and self-compassion in cardio-based exercise classes

    Creator:
    Rogers, Kim
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    Shame is a debilitating inner experience elicited by the negative self-appraisal of one's entire self, and is characterized by a deep-seated sense of being flawed, defective, and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging (Brown, 2006). Although significant research has explored self-conscious emotions, including shame, little has been done to examine...
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    . Abstract approved: Vicki Ebbeck Shame is a debilitating inner experience elicited by the

  • Weighing in on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" : surveillance medicine, self-concept, and gender on the scale

    Creator:
    Readdy, Ryan T.
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    The current appeal of reality television is undeniable, with the specific genre of makeover television having special nationalistic and moral appeal in the United States. Previous analyses of NBC's weight-loss makeover show The Biggest Loser suggest that the program is inherently problematic because of its ingrained fat bias and unethical...
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    Dissertation
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    ) partially explored whether viewers of The Biggest Loser understand the show as a tool in the nation’s

  • Attitudes Toward Disability in Self and Other : Assessment and Educational Intervention

    Creator:
    Bonnett, Amy K.
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    Negative attitudes towards people with disabilities persist in our society, limiting the inclusion of people with disabilities in a multitude of social roles. Despite existing research on the nature of these attitudes and interventions to improve them, people with disabilities continue to cite social barriers as some of their greatest...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , limiting the inclusion of people with disabilities in a multitude of social roles. Despite existing

  • The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

    Creator:
    Bavarian, Niloofar
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    The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
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    Dissertation
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    Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants on College Campuses: A Theoretical Examination Abstract

  • A comparision of substrate utilization during exercise among males and females varying in age and training status

    Creator:
    Onsiri, Sombat
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    Exercise training has consistently been shown to increase fat utilization during exercise, while conflicting results have been reported on the effects of sex and age on fuel metabolism during exercise. PURPOSE: The primary objective of this investigation was to compare fat and carbohydrate utilization during exercise among males and females...
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    Dissertation
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    Exercise and Sport Science presented on October 31, 2012. Title: A Comparison of Substrate