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Prepare Before You Say "I Do " : The Rhetorical Construction of Marriage in Premarital Counseling Programs

Creator:: Young, Jun
Abstract:: The increasing prevalence of marital breakdown in the United States has been met by the proliferation of premarital counseling programs in professional counseling centers and churches. As increasing masses of couples turn to premarital counseling to prevent future interpersonal problems, and as communities and churches across the United States deem...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to decrease marital dissolution and dissatisfaction (Markman, Renick, Floyd, Stanley, & Clements

Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy of Evangelical Christian College Women

Creator:: Dahlvig, Jolyn E.
Abstract:: The extent in which the evangelical Christian perspective influenced the career decision-making self-efficacy of six female college students was qualitatively explored. Interviews and a focus group were utilized to find common themes and influences amongst the women. Literature from the areas of female college student development, career decision-making self-efficacy, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: than women who held egalitarian, nonhierarchical role beliefs. Miller (1976) discussed the

Mayan Bilinguality and Cultural Change in Ancient and Contemporary Mesoamerica

Creator:: Smith, William Hoyt
Abstract:: The importance of language and bilinguality in the development, perpetuation, and "degeneration" or change of culture is a central theme throughout this treatise. Original pictorial representations of Mayan hieroglyphic sculpture are included as examples, and represent artistic styles and language variations of written Cholan and Yucatec. Modern Cholan and Yucatecan...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the losing team in a ball game contest (Miller and Taube, 1993: 74). What may appear to be smoke

From sister to sister to woman : the role of sororities in the social transmission of gender

Creator:: Gilmore, Jennifer
Abstract:: Sororities play an important role in the process by which sorority women become gendered by influencing members' ideas about what it means to be a woman. Women and men become gendered through regular social interaction with other women and men, and sororities have a particularly strong impact on their members...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Archaeological Symbols of Status and Authority : Fort Hoskins. Oregon. 1856-1865

Creator:: Bowyer, Gary C.
Abstract:: Fort Hoskins is located near Kings Valley, approximately 16 miles from Corvallis. The Fort, built after the Rogue Wars of the 1850s, was intended to safeguard the newly created Indian reserves. During its' ten-years of existence, U.S. Army Regulars manned the Fort from 1856-1861 while volunteers from California, Washington, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: officers and enlisted men. CHAPTER III: ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES Artifact Patterning Stanley South

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:: Read, Richard Thomas
Abstract:: In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Miller (1842-1923), an amateur geologist who had recently served as Assistant Superin- tendent of the

Attitudes Toward Disability in Self and Other : Assessment and Educational Intervention

Creator:: Bonnett, Amy K.
Abstract:: Negative attitudes towards people with disabilities persist in our society, limiting the inclusion of people with disabilities in a multitude of social roles. Despite existing research on the nature of these attitudes and interventions to improve them, people with disabilities continue to cite social barriers as some of their greatest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ; Dickerson, Thibodeau, Aronson, & Miller, 1992; Leippe & Eisenstadt, 1994; Monteith, 1993, as cited in

The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

Creator:: Mau, Sindy Kay
Abstract:: Old women face a unique set of obstacles in their quest for empowerment. In this study the concept of empowerment is explored by politicizing issues of personal safety. The most significant factors that impede an old woman's sense of safety and control include oppression, primarily ageism and sexism, along with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Effect of Affect: A Close Reading of LeBron James’ Athlete Activism

Creator:: Campista, Joshua, I.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to argue that LeBron James’ expressions of activism are, in many ways, perceived as insincere, hypocritical or disingenuous to his followers on the social media platform Twitter. Using the theoretical framework of Affect Theory and Plutchik’s wheel of emotions, a close reading was conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Creator:: Filan, Trina Robin
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: nourishment in Neolithic gatherer-hunter societies (Stanley, 1993; Wilbert, 1999). Autumn Stanley (1993

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Prepare Before You Say "I Do " : The Rhetorical Construction of Marriage in Premarital Counseling Programs

Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy of Evangelical Christian College Women

Mayan Bilinguality and Cultural Change in Ancient and Contemporary Mesoamerica

From sister to sister to woman : the role of sororities in the social transmission of gender

Archaeological Symbols of Status and Authority : Fort Hoskins. Oregon. 1856-1865

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Attitudes Toward Disability in Self and Other : Assessment and Educational Intervention

The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

The Effect of Affect: A Close Reading of LeBron James’ Athlete Activism

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

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