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African American/Black Upward Mobility through Sports : A Critical Analysis

Creator:: Smith, Michael D.
Abstract:: Research has shown that African Americans/Blacks, especially those with low socioeconomic status, acknowledge athletics as an avenue for upward mobility (Coakley, 2011). Although the chances of becoming a professional athlete might seem unachievable through sports, athletes develop tangible and intangible abilities that transfer and are useful in the years following...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael D Smith

Language Differences between Women and Men and the Attribution of Leadership

Creator:: Dunsworth, Sabrina J.
Abstract:: This research addresses the perception of leadership attributes in light of evaluator and target gender. It specifically investigates whether there is a difference in language usage when the evaluator is female versus when the evaluator is male. Two studies were conducted. A pre-test used instrumental development drawing from studies conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________________________________ Michael L. Beachley This research addresses the perception of leadership attributes in light

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

Creator:: Maier, Pamela M.
Abstract:: This study investigated terminal and instrumental value priorities of students in various majors within an academic department. The investigator tested a sample of 99 volunteers of both sexes from several classes in the department of Speech Communication at a major land grant university by use of the Rokeach Value Survey....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Majoring in Speech Communication Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Michael Beachley This study

An Analysis of Visitor Awareness of Avalanche Danger at Three Areas - Mt. Hood, Oregon

Creator:: Couche, Stephen W.
Abstract:: Use of backcountry areas in winter by crosscountry skiers, snowshoers, climbers, snowmobilers and others has increased rapidly in the Mt. Hood area of Oregon in recent years. With this increase in use a larger segment of the user population is being exposed to potential a.,pl.H11 Winger. purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) avu 1 anc he hazard di d not reach condi t i ons warranting classification as hi At timer condit ionn

The Effects of "Canned Laughter" on Children's Perceptions of Television Violence

Creator:: Hinz, Bonny V.
Abstract:: The interest in the effects of television violence on children has resulted in thousands of studies over the last 20 years. Previous research on laughter has generated many laughter theories and several studies show that laughter may influence mirth expressions and funniness ratings of material. The purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: BIBLIOGRAPHY 56 APPENDICES Appendix A 60 Appendix B 61 Appendix C 62 Appendix D 63 LIST OF TABLES Table

Guilt and Redemption in a National Eulogy: President Obama’s “Together We Thrive: Tucson and Arizona” Address as a Call for Mortification

Creator:: McLennan, Chelsea J.
Abstract:: On January 8th, 2011 tragedy struck in Tucson, Arizona. A gunman opened fire on Representative Gabrielle Giffords' "Congress on Your Corner" event, wounding thirteen and killing six ("Arizona Shooting"). Four days later, President Obama spoke to a grieving crowd at the University of Arizona's McKale Memorial Center. This study seeks...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Morphology of Goethe’s Botanical Work

Creator:: Hahn, Andre M.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the morphology of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) through several lenses. The first explores Goethe's morphology as he applied it in his botanical work and supplies an explanation of what Goethe referred to as archetypal phenomena and the archetypal plant. The scope of exploration then broadens to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract Approved: Michael A. Osborne This thesis examines the morphology of Johann

A Dynamical Systems Approach to the Treatment of Psychosis

Creator:: Badeau, Ann Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential value of using a computer simulated systems dynamics model to address psychosis in mental illness. Psychosis is defined as a syndrome which is associated with many mental disorders, not a specific disorder itself. Psychosis generally produces delusions and hallucinations and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Experiences of Student-Athletes from Marginalized Communities Through Critical Dialogic Spaces

Creator:: Ekabutr, Amanda S.
Abstract:: On top of time demanding athletic and academic constraints, Division I student-athletes must balance many social identities, that include their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social class, religious affiliation, etc. This study attempts to fill the gap by providing student-athletes with marginalized identities a platform to (1) offer their own...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Larry D. Roper On top of time demanding athletic and academic constraints, Division I student

Claude McKay's Vision of Community in the African Diaspora : A Fresh Take on Home to Harlem and Banjo

Creator:: De Jesus, Michael A. (Michael Anthony)
Abstract:: This research examines the literary and philosophical dimensions of the African American Harlem Renaissance, beginning with the historical milieu of the early twentieth century. A social movement that became known as Uplift and the so-called Cabaret Movement emerged as important, competing literary and social ideologies within the Renaissance. W.E.B. Du...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael A. De Jesus for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

ScholarsArchive@OSU

African American/Black Upward Mobility through Sports : A Critical Analysis

Language Differences between Women and Men and the Attribution of Leadership

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

An Analysis of Visitor Awareness of Avalanche Danger at Three Areas - Mt. Hood, Oregon

The Effects of "Canned Laughter" on Children's Perceptions of Television Violence

Guilt and Redemption in a National Eulogy: President Obama’s “Together We Thrive: Tucson and Arizona” Address as a Call for Mortification

The Morphology of Goethe’s Botanical Work

A Dynamical Systems Approach to the Treatment of Psychosis

The Experiences of Student-Athletes from Marginalized Communities Through Critical Dialogic Spaces

Claude McKay's Vision of Community in the African Diaspora : A Fresh Take on Home to Harlem and Banjo

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