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  • Rodeo Cowgirls : An Ambivalent Arena

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    Oliver, Audra Leah
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    The term "cowboy" was closely bound to American image long before the 1990s. Rodeo claimed the image of the cowboy from the earliest contests to the latest and pledged itself to patriotism almost as early. This historical study was conducted viewing rodeo as a subculture and relating women's role in...
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    Arena Abstract approved: Don E. Mcllvenna The term "cowboy" was closely bound to American image long

  • Women Farmers and Ranchers and Agricultural Knowledge: Gender. Experience, and Connection

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    Filan, Trina Robin
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    This research is based on in-depth interviews with 20 women farmers and ranchers from the state of Oregon. These women employ a variety of methods and subscribe to a number of divergent philosophies regarding agricultural practices. The intention of this study is to examine how women who are the primary...
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    , and to Dr. Don Prickel for guiding me through the maze of adult education. Finally, my deepest

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

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    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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    to thank my committee members, Dr. Erin Gallagher, Dr. Robert Iltis, Don Johnson, and Dr. Sebastian

  • Pragmatism and Pain: the Melioristic Rhetoric of Mirror Box Therapy

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    Thompson, Anna F. B.
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    The phenomenon of phantom limb pain has been well documented for centuries, but little clinical work has been done to alleviate it. Physician and neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran began researching this condition nearly two decades ago, and has discovered a promising alternative treatment: mirror-box therapy. This therapy is not yet...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Anna F. B. Thompson for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

  • 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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    ). Correlation of surrogacy attitudes was subsequently related to six other instruments: AIDS, F-Scale

  • Visual Imagery On Social Media: Increasing Power Through The Use of Photographs on Social Media

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    Green, Julia M. (Julia Michelle)
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    Scholars promote the ability of visual imagery to have a number of political campaigning benefits such as influencing opinions and attitudes and encouraging vibrant, striving democracy while improving the quality of public knowledge and opinion. However, previous research on this subject has failed to identify how presidential candidates display their...
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    debate between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon was the first presidential

  • 'Mejor Amancebada que Mal Casada' : Rhetoric and Practice of Amancebamiento in Seventeenth-Century New Spain

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    Hisey, Aimee
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    Following a history of tensions surrounding concubinage in medieval and early modern Spain, the Church sought greater control of religious life, particularly over the sacrament of marriage, via the Holy Office of the Inquisition. The Church exercised its strengthened restrictions and prosecuted these relationships with more frequency, as did civil...
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    happily kept.”2 Don Quixote, 1605 Is it better to live in sin or to be badly married? Viceregal

  • Exploring Sri-Lankan women's migration experiences in L.A. county : three stories, three lives

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    Gunewardena, Sriyanthi Lorna Antoinette
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    The recognition that women are not in a fixed position but are dynamic and active in any of the processes of migration and post-migration adjustment helps us to see the complexity of women's participation in migration. Using life history interviews, three Sri-Lankan womens' migration experiences are examined for the ways...
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  • The Impact of Causal Uncertainty on Dyadic Satisfaction

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    Needham, Shana M.
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    One's ability to determine the cause and effect nature events is important for navigating within the social realm. However, the ability to determine these relationships is not always as clear. According to Weary and Edwards (1996) causal uncertainty (CU) is the result of an individual perceiving themselves as someone who...
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    …………………………………...... 93 F. Positive and Negative Affect Scale…………………………….. 94 G. Demographic Questionnaire

  • Work pants worn by loggers in Western Oregon, 1920-1970

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    Gullickson, Mark A.
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    With the arrival of European settlers to Western Oregon nearly 150 years ago came new methods of forest management. Early settlers' forest practices consisted of little more than harvesting what seemed an endless supply of timber. Forestry in the 20th century eventually incorporated such management concerns as re-forestation, biodiversity, wildlife...
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    #13, Glenn L. Althauser 48 Infonnant #14, Fred A. "Ted" Hendrix 49 Infonnant #15, Don Oakes 50