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  • The United States Election System: How an Outdated Electoral Structure has led to Political Polarization in the United States

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    Fitzharris, Jacob H.
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    Political Polarization in the United States is at a level higher today than at any point in the past few decades. Possible causes of this rise in polarization have been provided from various sources, including explanations such as mass media and income inequality. Through historical analysis and a wide literature...
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    Journal of Political Science, vol. 42, no. 3, 1998, p. 1020., doi:10.2307/2991742. 29 Ordeshook, Peter

  • Photography, Birth Origin, and Sense of Home

    Creator:
    Li, Jessie T.
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    For many, the concept of Home resides in the subconscious; an idea that is present, but not questioned, or even realized. However, this concept may be particularly troublesome to define for those who have left their homes in pursuit of a different life. The concept of Home becomes a conscious...
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    the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in BioHealth Sciences (Honors Scholar

  • The Impact of Medicalization on the Authority of Women Healers

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    Long, Myra
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    In the West, the growth of the modern, androcentric medical establishment can be shown to be correlated with the decline in women’s authority and status in the healing arts. As the world of science and medicine expanded exponentially, the understanding of the body changed through the studies of anatomy and...
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    THE THESIS OF Myra Long for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Psychology

  • The paradox of Facebook : Interdisciplinary perspectives of social support online and face-to-face

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    Daley, Allison
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    The extensive adoption of social media has provoked widespread debate about how online communication impacts social relationships. An apparent paradox of Facebook is that people simultaneously express feeling more and less connected than ever before. Through perspectives from psychology and communication studies, this thesis addresses a question of public concern:...
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    Scholar Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Psychology Honors Scholar Presented May 26

  • Sociosexual Orientation : A Historical Critique and Contemporary Analysis of its Relationship to Social Hierarchy

    Creator:
    Lyell, Courtney
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    Sociosexual Orientation (SSO) is a measure of individual differences in the willingness to engage in uncommitted sexual relations. This study explores the relationship between SSO and two preferences for hierarchy in society, including Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) and Social Values Orientation (SVO). All of these constructs share the common element...
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    partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in

  • Day to Day : An Illustrated Anthology of Depression

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    Chickering, Erin
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    This thesis is an illustrated look at my own everyday experiences with depression. By exposing the personal aspects of the symptoms, I hope to help contribute to society’s understanding of depression as a whole. Art in particular provides us an avenue unlike any other to express ourselves, and doing so...
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    Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Psychology (Honors Associate) Presented May 18, 2016

  • Cross-Cultural Comparison of Business Practices Between Oregon and Taiwan

    Creator:
    Kizer, Kylyn
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    A cross-cultural analysis of business practices based on video recordings of interviews with business professionals in both Oregon and Taiwan, with the intent of finding evidence to support or question current beliefs about cultural differences between American and Asian cultures. Particular focus is paid to business practices such as networking,...
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    degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Psychology presented on June 4, 2012. Title: Cross

  • Alternative approaches to psychosis : qualitative interviews of practitioner opinions and observations

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    Donnerberg, Carmen
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    The present essay discusses themes of dehumanization and reliance on a biomedical model of care within U.S. psychiatric systems in treating individuals diagnosed with psychosis. This model is contrasted with alternative treatment approaches that are person-centered rather than disease-centered. These include Open Dialogue, Soteria, and Hearing Voices Movement. In the...
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    of Practitioner Opinions and Observations by Carmen Donnerberg A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • Beyond free will: an empirical case for a capacity model of human agency

    Creator:
    Helzer, Erik G.
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    Although the question of free will has persisted throughout the history of philosophy as an important metaphysical consideration, rarely does the inquiry include empirical evidence from other disciplines concerned with human behavior. In this interdisciplinary paper, I combine the wisdom of psychologists, metaphysicians, and philosophers of science to comment on...
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    , metaphysicians, and philosophers of science to comment on the problem. Research on cognitive organization

  • Modifying Perception: How Clothing and Context Influence the Objectification of Women

    Creator:
    Sherman, Megan
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    The objectification of women is a scourge of society, related to a host of negative mental and physical health implications for women. Objectification is largely influenced by the types of clothing worn. How much is objectification modified by contextual features (e.g., the situations the clothes are worn in)? In two...
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    fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Psychology