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  • Attitudes toward surrogate mothering theory and measurement

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    Vee, Regina M.
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    Surrogate motherhood is a very complex issue with many groups having vested interests. In order to measure attitudes specific to surrogacy a 20-item Likert Scale with high reliability was developed through item analysis (N=131, Part-whole correlation range 0.749-0.478). Correlation of surrogacy attitudes was subsequently related to six other instruments: AIDS,...
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    measurement AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Regina M. Vee for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Situational pressure, racial stereotypes, and conformity in laboratory aggression

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    Brant, William David
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    This investigation was designed to assess the effects of a victim's race and stereotypical characteristics on another subject's willingness to administer punishment within the context of a teacher-learner paradigm. In addition, this study sought to empirically test the validity of the social-psychological theory that states that theories of social behavior...
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    Privacy Abstract Approved: (Dr. Knud S. Larsen) This investigation was designed to assess the effects of

  • Attitudes Toward Political Participation and Preference for Violence

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    Yatani, Choichiro
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    This study was designed to assess the effects of political participation upon hostility and the preference for violence. To investigate this problem a political participation scale was developed. 148 male subjects (mean age 22.6 years) and 93 female subjects (mean age 20.7 years) responded to the Political Participation Scale, the...
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    : Redacted for Privacy -7 Dr. Knud S. Larsen This study was designed to assess the effects of political

  • Innovative Coaching in Intercollegiate Athletics : Advocating for Cultural Responsiveness

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    Thompson, Mitchell D.
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    It has been established that intercollegiate sport is an important social institution for student athletes of color in the United States (Coakley, 2012). White intercollegiate coaches have a prominent influence on the academic, athletic, social and emotional development of student athletes and therefore must be tuned into variation in cultural...
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  • Feminist and Mormon: Reconciling Ideals of Equality and a Culture of Patriarchy

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    George, Julie A. (Julie Ann)
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    The aim of this study is to explore how women who identify as both active, believing Mormons and as feminists negotiate the contradictions between an ideology that values equality (feminism) and a religion that values patriarchy (Mormonism). Data were gathered through recorded and transcribed interviews with women who identify as...
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    : ___________________________________________________________________ Susan M. Shaw The aim of this study is to explore how women who identify as both active

  • "Labor Market Situation for Syrian Refugees in Iraq" Case Study Arbat Refugee Camp - Kurdistan Region

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    Mahmood, Aram
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    The Syrian civil war generated waves of refugees who flow into neighboring countries. These refugees have been creating excess supply of labor in host countries. This study involves a series of interviews in which respondents shared their perceptions of their involvement in the labor market in Iraq. These interviews provide...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Todd M. Pugatch The Syrian

  • Incredible Lives: An Ethnography of Southern Oregon Womyn's Lands

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    Almquist, Jennifer Marie
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    This research summarizes the cumulative efforts of in-depth research, extensive participant observation, and archival analysis focused on Southern Oregon lesbian lands. This community of womyn has persisted in rural Southern Oregon for nearly 30 years. The intention of this study is to examine both the accumulation of knowledge of issues...
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    . Abstract approved Susan M. Shaw This research summarizes the cumulative efforts of in-depth research

  • Employee theft : a study of the major sociological, economic and business causal theories

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    Voit, Irene Elaine
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    Although employee theft is claimed by many authors to be a significant problem in America with corrosive and damaging effects upon business and society, very little research has been done to establish the causes of such behavior. The purpose of this thesis was to identify, discuss, and critically evaluate theories...
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    CAUSAL THEORIES Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy DR. MATT M. AMANO Although employee theft is

  • Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

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    Huillet, Michelle M.
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    In 2004 after Desperate Housewives premiered, it was met with significant criticism condemning the lack of values and morals on the show, depicted through the pervasiveness of sinful and illegal behavior (Olsen & Morgan, 2010). However, Olsen and Morgan contend that sinful and illegal behavior is accompanied with attempts at...
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    THE THESIS OF Michelle M. Huillet for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in

  • The Emerging Church Movement: An Exploratory Case Study of Its Environmental and Political Attitudes

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    McKelvie, Loni M.
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    To date, no investigation of the Emerging Church Movement has made an effort to examine the environmental and political views of its members. Despite the vast research on the politics and environmental opinions of American evangelicals, little is known about where the majority of members of the Emerging Church Movement...
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    Environmental and Political Attitudes AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Loni M. McKelvie for the degree of