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Patterns from the past : exploring gender and ethnicity through historical archaeology among fur trade families in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Creator:: McAleer, Carolyn Patricia
Abstract:: This thesis examines archaeological material in order to explore gender and ethnicity issues concerning fur trade era families from a settlement in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Ethnohistorical information consisting of traders journals and travelers observations, as well as documentation from the Hudson's Bay Company, Catholic church records, and genealogical information...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Carolyn Patricia McAleer for the

Just do it : an analysis of cultural factors behind the growth of Nike, Inc.

Creator:: Chen, Roger L.
Abstract:: The success of NIKE, Inc. is deemed miracle by professionals on both Wall Street and Madison Avenue. Research done in the past tends to credit the growth of NIKE, Inc. to its marketing strategies. By placing the achievement of the company in the postmodern context, this study analyzes the cultural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Factors behind the Growth of NIKE, Inc. Abstract approved: John A. You4 The success of NIKE, Inc. is

An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

Creator:: Opas, Matthew E.
Abstract:: Thesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT)use, specifically that of telephones and the Internet, impacts the lives of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy. Informal interviews, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation were carried out in a 'center of second reception.' Results show that information obtained through the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : David A. McMurray Thesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT

Features of boardrooms and conference rooms in Pacific Northwest organizations

Creator:: Foltz, Andrew L.
Abstract:: This study examines selected cultural elements of the negotiating environment in seventeen organizations having home or branch offices in the Northwest United States. Conference room and boardroom design, intentional placement of meaningful artifacts, arrangement of seating, and providing of refreshments are compared. Observations and interviews of organizational representatives in nine...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Features of Boardrooms and Conference Rooms in Pacific Northwest Organizations John A. Young This study

Searching for Early Archaeological Sites Along the Central Oregon Coast: A Case Study From Neptune State Park (35LA3), Lane County, Oregon

Creator:: Jenevein, Steven A.
Abstract:: Locating archaeological sites that predate the arrival of modern sea level has been difficult along the Oregon coast. This is in part believed to be the result of geologic processes that have influenced the preservation, distribution, and visibility of sites within the Oregon coastal landscape. Because of these changes, researchers...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF THE THESIS OF Steven A. Jenevein for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

Chinese and International Engineers on the Belt and Road: Culture, Knowledge and Lives on a Renewable Energy Project

Creator:: Zhuo, Chen
Abstract:: Energy issues are becoming one of the most pressing topics in today's political and cultural landscape, particularly in the midst of the climate crisis. Globally, a variety of renewable energy projects are under development to meet energy demand without continuing to overburden the natural environment of our planet, with profound...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: International Engineers on the Belt and Road: Culture, Knowledge and Lives on a Renewable Energy Project

Expectations and Lived Realities of Iraqi Women Refugees and Refugee Mental Health Providers in Portland: An Ethnographic Study to Inform Refugee Mental Health Services and Policy

Creator:: Eiwaz, Massarra Adnan
Abstract:: Distress among resettled refugees in the U.S. consistently reflects refugees’ experiences of discrimination, re-traumatization, gaps in healthcare services, and disrupted expectations and lived-realities. This thesis aims to fill a critical need for ethnographic studies investigating how recent anti-immigrant, -Muslim, and -Arab rhetoric and policies combine with chronic gaps in services...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and lived-realities. This thesis aims to fill a critical need for ethnographic studies investigating

Protecting the forests and the people : exploring alternative conservation models that include the needs of communities : an Ecuadorian case study

Creator:: Gittelman, Melissa Laurel
Abstract:: This research explores differences in environmental worldviews and connections to the land globally and more specifically in a case study of NGOs working in the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest. The aims of this project are to investigate different environmental worldviews expressed between western NGOs and non western local NGOs and to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Suck it Up and Drive on Soldier: A Burkean Rhetorical Analysis and Critical Examination of the Internal Rhetoric of a Military Rape Victim

Creator:: Ward, Corrina M.
Abstract:: Sexual assault in the military is prevalent, underestimated, and sadly overlooked. This is largely due to the inherent patriarchy and hegemonic masculine ideologies that set rigid power boundaries in the military. The roles of powerful and powerless are indoctrinated into Servicemembers from the first moment of training, and are reified...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2014. Title: Suck it Up and Drive on Soldier: A Burkean Rhetorical Analysis and Critical

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Creator:: Everson, Courtney L.
Abstract:: This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: "I'm a Mom too!" -- Stigma, Support & Contested Identities

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Patterns from the past : exploring gender and ethnicity through historical archaeology among fur trade families in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Just do it : an analysis of cultural factors behind the growth of Nike, Inc.

An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

Features of boardrooms and conference rooms in Pacific Northwest organizations

Searching for Early Archaeological Sites Along the Central Oregon Coast: A Case Study From Neptune State Park (35LA3), Lane County, Oregon

Chinese and International Engineers on the Belt and Road: Culture, Knowledge and Lives on a Renewable Energy Project

Expectations and Lived Realities of Iraqi Women Refugees and Refugee Mental Health Providers in Portland: An Ethnographic Study to Inform Refugee Mental Health Services and Policy

Protecting the forests and the people : exploring alternative conservation models that include the needs of communities : an Ecuadorian case study

Suck it Up and Drive on Soldier: A Burkean Rhetorical Analysis and Critical Examination of the Internal Rhetoric of a Military Rape Victim

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

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