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Internal Migration : The Role of Discrimination and Regionalism in Southern Italians' Self Construction of Identity

Creator:: Spiese, Caroline E.
Abstract:: Italian nationalism and an ‘Italian’ identity were constructed during Italy’s unification movement in the mid 1800’s. However, consensus on a national identity is still weak across Italy today. Instead, a polarization of Northern and Southern regions have contributed to discrimination, institutional racism and exclusion. This thesis demonstrates the multifaceted aspects...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Anthropology presented on June 8, 2016 Title: Internal Migration: The role of discrimination and

Expression & identity : the word made flesh

Creator:: Beach, J. M.
Abstract:: This essay is an exploration of identity formation and expression. Humanity's identity formations create the orientations and languages with which we use to create our knowledge and understanding of the surrounding external environment (both social and physical) and our internal environment (psychological). This essay traces the sources of identity formation...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: environment (both social and physical) and our internal environment (psychological). This essay traces the

Defining oppression, demanding childhood : the vision and work of an Indian social action group

Creator:: Henderson, Laura A.
Abstract:: Mukti Ashram is a rehabilitation center in north India that works with ex-child laborer boys. Fieldwork completed at the ashram in 1997-98 centered around the issue of the organization's attempt to enact social change through the engineering of community within the ashram's walls. Several fundamental processes that contribute to this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: becomes codified in the dominant ethos of the institution, presents an internal contradiction that is

Understandings of sustainability and the contributions of non-governmental organizations : a case study of Toledo, Belize

Creator:: Rosien, Jessica
Abstract:: This thesis reviews theoretical and local understandings of sustainability and examines the contributions which the NGO, the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE), makes to achieving sustainability in the district of Toledo in Belize, Central America. The study focuses mainly on the Port Honduras Marine Reserve, which TIDE manages...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Reserve. In addition, TIDE's dysfunctional internal management style, such as lack of communication

The electrification of Mexico

Creator:: Gill, Andrew Douglas
Abstract:: This research paper is an analysis of the electric energy industry in Mexico since its inception in 1879. The research is based entirely on library sources plus documents secured from the Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico. Only minimal documentary evidence is available in English, consequently the Oregon State University library...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Hydroelectric No. 1000 Kw. No. Thermal 1000 Kw. Internal Combustion No. 1000 Kw. No. Total 1000 Kw 1000 Kw

Behavioral characteristics reported by teachers in referring problem children to the Multnomah County Juvenile Court

Creator:: Schmurr, Leonard William
Abstract:: This study is an attempt to discover (1) the types of behavior problems school people report, (2) whether these reports contain information which reliably indicates serious psychological disorders, and what might be expected as a result of proper definition and recognition of these problems. In addition, the findings of experts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) the types of behavior prob- lems school people report, (2) whether these reports contain information

The women's movement in Japan and its effect on the workplace

Creator:: Madden-Bethune, Gwyn D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of women in the Japanese workplace. Data obtained from in-depth interviews and questionnaires, shows that the Japanese workplace is in a state of change moving toward a higher level of opportunity for female workers. While similar to the circumstances experienced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: was determined that cultural relativism, internal labor market theory, and human capital theory are

Challenges to re-embedding food systems : tracing the decline and revival of a farmers’ market on the edge

Creator:: Murray, Mary K.
Abstract:: A number of researchers view farmers’ markets as an appropriate vehicle for re-embedding food markets into communities (O’Hara & Stagl, 2001, Feenstra, 2002, Lyson, 2005). Amidst astounding growth in the number of farmers’ markets in the United States in recent decades, many markets struggle and fail. Recent research suggests that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ’ market, which lacked it for a variety of reasons relating to regional, community-level, and internal

Vibrant colors, transient shadows : woman artists and the brushstrokes of impressionist sensibility in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse

Creator:: Kondrack, Kayleen Rose
Abstract:: This thesis explores the artistic imperatives and internal struggles of women painters in two novels, Kate Chopin's The Awakening (1899) and Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse (1927). I identify Chopin's Edna Pontellier and Woolf’s Lily Briscoe as painters who exhibit Impressionist strains, both in how they paint and how they...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Peter J. Betjemann This thesis explores the artistic imperatives and internal

Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

Creator:: Lee, Pei-Yao
Abstract:: Shan-Mei, a Tsou aboriginal village in Taiwan, is widely known as a legend of environmental conservation, where ecotourism has been successfully combined with integrated community development. Indigenous knowledge containing "ecological wisdom" and decision-making based on consensus are perceived to be the greatest contributors to this achievement. I conducted three months...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: inappropriate government intervention, declining local participation in the project, and internal conflicts of

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Internal Migration : The Role of Discrimination and Regionalism in Southern Italians' Self Construction of Identity

Expression & identity : the word made flesh

Defining oppression, demanding childhood : the vision and work of an Indian social action group

Understandings of sustainability and the contributions of non-governmental organizations : a case study of Toledo, Belize

The electrification of Mexico

Behavioral characteristics reported by teachers in referring problem children to the Multnomah County Juvenile Court

The women's movement in Japan and its effect on the workplace

Challenges to re-embedding food systems : tracing the decline and revival of a farmers’ market on the edge

Vibrant colors, transient shadows : woman artists and the brushstrokes of impressionist sensibility in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse

Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

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