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Self-identity and self-esteem of recent female Mexican migrants in an even start program

Creator:

Polit, Gabriela

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The purpose of the study is to explore the life experiences, identities, and self-esteem of a group of Mexican women who attend Even Start, a family literacy program. The study also focuses on the effect that the program has on the women's self-identities. I chose qualitative research considering I was...

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Mexican women who attend Even Start, a family literacy program. The study also focuses on the effect that
Walking the narrow path : narratives of migration and mental health among Saudi Arabian women at Oregon State University

Creator:

Gentry, Kristen Elizabeth

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Since the inauguration of the King Abdullah-Aziz Foreign Scholarship Program in 2005, the number of Saudi university students in the United States has increased exponentially, and an unprecedented amount of Saudi women are seeking international degrees. The absence of scholarly research within these women’s home and host countries highlights the...

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Masters Thesis

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. Title: Walking the Narrow Path: Narratives of Migration and Mental Health among Saudi Arabian Women at
Constructing identities : analyzing dress, appearance, and mental illness in Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White

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Haas, Rachael E.

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The purpose of this study was to determine how the popular writer Wilkie Collins used dress and appearance to bring to light concerns about mental illness in his 1859-60 sensation novel The Woman in White. The method of narrative analysis was used to complete this study. Data sheets were developed...

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Masters Thesis

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social issues through the use of dress and appearance, specifically views of mentally ill women in