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  • The Blessingway : A Woman's Birth Ritual

    Creator:
    Biddle, Jeanette M.
    Abstract:
    This study examines participants' perceptions of the significant messages and meanings communicated to them through the ceremony of the Blessingway (a ritual titled after the Navajo Blessingway), a contemporary women's birth ritual performed by midwives. A narrative approach was used for data gathering based on Fisher's rationale that meaning emerges...
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    The Blessingway : a woman's birth ritual AN ABSTRACT OF

  • Underneath Our Feet: A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Underground Museum Tour

    Creator:
    Sokoloski, Taryn Leigh
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    This study explores an underground museum located in Pendleton, Oregon. Using the method of Critical Discourse Analysis, I identify the ways Whiteness and Chinese as “the Other” are visually and verbally depicted. This study uses a qualitative approach to identify the ways both groups are presented on the tour. The...
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    Underneath Our Feet: A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Underground Museum

  • Fraternity Exit Process: A Look At Fraternity Members Moving Out of the Chapter House

    Creator:
    Later, William J.
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    The process of leaving a work organization is difficult. Leaving an organization that you are part of as a volunteer is just as difficult. In fraternities, upperclassmen members tend to move out one year before they graduate. This is a problem that can create a leadership gap in the chapter...
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    , 2014 Title: Fraternity Exit Process: A Look At Fraternity Members Moving Out of the Chapter House

  • The Influence of Wilderness Activity Portrayals on Individual Participation

    Creator:
    Kelley, Crystal Chorlton
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    Individuals in and around a small college town were asked to take part in an interview to study their perception of wilderness activities depicted on television and other forms of media and the potential impact of these depictions on an individual's willingness to participate in wilderness activities. This study linked...
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    :  _____________________________________________________________________  Celeste Walls    Individuals in and around a small college town were asked to take part in an

  • ESPN and the Construction of Gay Identity

    Creator:
    Cook, Alexandra Cleo
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    On February 9th, 2014 Michael Sam stated in an interview with ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that he is gay. Since he was drafted, Sam will become the first ever openly gay player in NFL history. The following study aims to explore ESPN's coverage of Michael Sam, with a goal of...
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    following study aims to explore ESPN’s coverage of Michael Sam, with a goal of identifying how their

  • Constituting the Invisible : An Examination of the Social Construction and Communication of Female Bisexual Identity

    Creator:
    Whitney, April L.
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    Bisexual females experience unique forms of discrimination, but are often overlooked in scholarship. Recent research focuses on various aspects of bisexuality, yet female bisexuality is largely overlooked. Many existing studies focus on the experiences of bisexuals, rather than on social constructions of the identity and the role communication plays in...
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    particular identity construction are influential in the way it is understood on a social level. When female