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Climate Changers: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Reducing Personal Carbon Emissions

Creator:: Johnson, Carly A.
Abstract:: In an era of human-induced climate change, there is increasing interest in encouraging people to reduce their carbon dioxide (carbon) emissions by adopting low-carbon behaviors, or behaviors that reduce a person’s use of fossil fuels. I designed the Campus Carbon Challenge as a research and outreach project to gain a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to the project: Laura David, Paul Hawken, Robert Henson, William McDonough, Michael M'Gonigle

Feminist and Mormon: Reconciling Ideals of Equality and a Culture of Patriarchy

Creator:: George, Julie A. (Julie Ann)
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mormon feminists, and d) Mormonism contains empowering elements that are attractive to Mormon

An analysis of methods employed in rural community surveys

Creator:: Hoffman, C. S. (Charles Sumner)
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1--Units of eolleation 33 2--Units of analysis 34 D--Saales for evaluating data 36 E--Scoring of

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

Creator:: Zarins, Eriks
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Transportation…..… 74 D. Executive Summary of: Conventional Neighborhoods and

Sex stereotypes in Thai elementary school textbooks

Creator:: Pobsook, Thanitthar
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: other members of my committee. I thank Dr. Alan I. Sugawara and Dr. Dale D. Simmons for their help with

Social change and children’s well-being in Chile

Creator:: Iwanaga, Kanako
Abstract:: Chilean society has been changing rapidly for the last few decades during a time of rapid economic growth. Some sociological and economical analyses state that when a nation grows, inequality between the rich and poor grows too, leaving the poor behind. The Chilean economy is the most rapidly growing in...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: distribution and increased access to education. 1 Paul W

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

Creator:: Huillet, Michelle M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Illuweet (Teasing Cousin) Songs as an Expression of King Island Inupiaq Identity

Creator:: Kingston, Deanna M.
Abstract:: This thesis describes how illuweet or teasing cousin songs are an expression of King Island Inupiaq identity. It is based upon ten months of intermittent participation observation and fieldwork. In the summer of 1991, my uncle, Alex Allughuk Muktoyuk, began teaching Inupiaq songs and dances to a group of displaced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Lofgren and Paul Bartlett of the Internal Audit Division, Oregon State System of Higher Education, and Dr

Attitudes Toward Political Participation and Preference for Violence

Creator:: Yatani, Choichiro
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: personal behavior since I came to Oregon State University. Also my thanks to Professor Paul J. Gunn

How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

Creator:: Nassar, Arica Louise Fafa
Abstract:: Mental health among student athletes has gotten much more attention in the world of sport today. However, there has been a lack of research focusing on how the socioeconomic backgrounds of Division 1 student athletes can play a role in their mental health and their desire to seek out help...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Climate Changers: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Reducing Personal Carbon Emissions

Feminist and Mormon: Reconciling Ideals of Equality and a Culture of Patriarchy

An analysis of methods employed in rural community surveys

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

Sex stereotypes in Thai elementary school textbooks

Social change and children’s well-being in Chile

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

Illuweet (Teasing Cousin) Songs as an Expression of King Island Inupiaq Identity

Attitudes Toward Political Participation and Preference for Violence

How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

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