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  • The natural history of public works development

    Creator:
    Robertson, Robert A.
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    A case study of the Eugene Water and Electric Board's planning for the Minto Hydroelectric is examined in terms of social movement theory. It is hypothesized that public works projects have a significant likeness to a social movement and they conform in their essential ingredients to social movement explanations. The...
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    : The Natural History of Public Works Development Abstract approved: Thomas C. -Ho A case study of the

  • An Assessment and Comparison of Resources and Services Available in Men's and Women's State Prison Libraries

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    Glenn, Judith A.
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    The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the resources and library services in men's and women's state prison facility libraries, and to determine to what extent the librarians who administer services to inmates in prisons believe the resources available are adequate in giving...
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    Cardozo-Freeman The Joint: Language and Culture in a Maximum Security Prison (Springfield, IL: Charles C

  • Public Participation in Urban Policy – Solution Papers Founded on Objectivity and Mutual Respectfulness

    Creator:
    Zarins, Eriks
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    In recent times, public policy debates in the United States have been very contentious and dysfunctional. To help improve this situation, a multi-discipline research effort was conducted to look at "solution papers" as a form of public participation. Specifically, the roles of objectivity and mutual respectfulness were under consideration. Foundational...
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    until evidence is obtained C. Willingness to go where evidence points instead of putting first a

  • Community planning and adaptation : a case study at Corvallis, Oregon

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    Eshbaugh, Dorothy L.
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    Three kkeeyy variables are examined to determine their influence on the process of community planning at Corvallis, Oregon. These are (1) the setting of priorities, (2) organization and (3) external reference. Interactions of goals program participants were recorded as the community responded to comply with Oregon Senate Bill #100's requirement...
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    Community Planning and Adaptation: A Case Study at

  • Factors in the Selection of Home Birth : A Comparative Study of Birthing Alternatives in Western Oregon

    Creator:
    Fuhr-Dunn, Susan D.
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    Increasing demand for home birth has created an upheaval in the American medical profession and, is a controversial political and legal issue as well. This research, utilizing ethnographic, historical, and survey data analyzes contemporary home birth. A review of the so called "medicalization" of childbirth is presented noting that the...
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    Factors in the selection of home birth : a comparative

  • A Comparative Study of the Relation Among Religion, Development and Population Policy in Three Muslim Countries : Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia

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    Rihani, Ina Lee
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    This is an interdisciplinary study combining the areas of Sociology, Religious Studies, and Adult and Community Education. Drawing from these disciplines, an investigation was made into the religious and socio-economic variables of development and their relation to family planning policies in the Muslim world. The primary focus in this study...
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  • Sex stereotypes in Thai elementary school textbooks

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    Pobsook, Thanitthar
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    This study analyzed Thai textbooks as a dimension of research on sex-role stereotypes in Thailand. One hundred and sixty-two stories in Thai elementary school textbooks were investigated, using both quantitative and qualitative methods of content analysis. This study was a modified replication of Britton and Lumpkin's study (1977) and partly...
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    approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Charles C. 191hgford This study analyzed Thai textbooks as a dimension

  • Education, community development and cultural resistance in rural Nepal

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    Shrestha, Ava
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    In 1974 Tribhuvan University implemented the National Development Service (NDS) program as part of the graduate curricula. The program required all the graduate students to serve ten months in the rural areas of Nepal, helping in the on-going projects related to agriculture, health, education, and social sciences. This study describes...
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    "14C,C 1%, VL, U Thomas C. Hogg In 1974 Tribhuvan University implemented the National Development

  • Never Man Enough: Aggrieved Entitlement and Weaponized Insecurity in White American Men

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    Sullivan, Riese C.
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    This paper examines the recent evolution of aggrieved entitlement and social fragility in young white American males and the subsequent violent backlash that certain individuals in this group have unleashed upon women, the LGBTQ community, Jewish people, Black people, and other socially vulnerable populations. Throughout the past decade, America at...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Weaponized Insecurity in White American Men by Riese “Ray” Sullivan A

  • Resisting Society’s Influence: Selling Sex in Women’s Professional Sports

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    Perry, Rodney C.
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    Title IX's passage into law in 1972 set women’s sports on a course toward gender equity with men's sports at the scholastic and collegiate levels, leading to a definitive growth in women’s professional leagues, corresponding athlete salaries, and athletic marketing and promotional prospects. However, disparities currently exist in the availability...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rodney C. Perry, Jr. for the degree of Master of Arts in