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Approval seeking motivation : a determinant of conformity to group norms inconsistent with personal values

Creator:: Martin, Harry J.
Abstract:: This study was designed to assess the effects of approval seeking motivation and social cost upon conformity to group norms which were inconsistent with personal values. Utilizing the Asch conformity paradigm, 321 subjects were exposed to a group opinion which was contradictory to one of their personal values. The results...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Harry Joseph Martin for the

“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

Creator:: Goodman, Rebecca M.
Abstract:: Recent scientific studies show that framing climate change as a health issue rather than an environmental issue were more persuasive with American audience members (Maibach et. al., 2010; Maibach et. al. 2014). Also in 2014, a survey on respiratory healthcare providers and found that a large percentage believed that climate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Dr. Mark Moore, Dr. Michael Nelson, and Dr. Kevin Boston. I am grateful for their time and

Peace, But Not at Any Price : The Effects of Rapid Military Demobilization on US Foreign Policy and the Progression of the Nuclear Arms Race 1945-1953

Creator:: Jones, Sean G.
Abstract:: The research conducted here originated with the question of what caused the massive build-up of nuclear arsenals, which included ever larger and more powerful bombs and delivery systems from them, in the United States and the Soviet Union, even though the consensus beforehand was that nuclear energy should be prohibited...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: nuclear arsenals. 1 Harry S. Truman

American ideology and the atomic bomb

Creator:: Swartz, Scott E.
Abstract:: On August 6, 1945 the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. The events that led up to the United States' decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japanese...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and Harry S. Truman took his place as President of the United States in April. The atomic bombs were

The rhetoric of the Dalai Lama

Creator:: Gorsevski, Ellen Weihe
Abstract:: This thesis examines the rhetoric (persuasive discourse) of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet. The analysis of this thesis provides an historical foundation of understanding for the international campaign of rhetoric which the Dalai Lama has been leading for the past forty years, culminating...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the nonviolent rhetoric and social movement leadership of both Dr. Martin Luther King of the

The Works Progress Administration in Oregon : An Administrative Overview

Creator:: Butcher, Karyle S.
Abstract:: The depression of the 1930s had an early effect on the state of Oregon. A decline in timber and agricultural production resulted in severe unemployment in the late 1920s. State and local charitable organizations attempted to care for the unemployed but they did not have the financial resources to do...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: selected Harry L. Hopkins to be FERA's first administrator. The FERA was both similar and different from

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:: . Martin W. Gorman (1853-1926) was a charter member of the Oregon Alpine Club and the Mazamas. He was a

Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rhetorical Strategy : A Case for the Functional Role of Narratio

Creator:: Bruno, Edward Louis
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to investigate the rhetorical strategies used by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson from the 1970's to the 1990's. Specifically, this study examines Jackson's use of narrative to empower himself, his constituency, and his political ideologies without possessing a traditional political platform. Jackson raised political and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: need to thank Harry P. Smith, Nick Dahl, John Scott Benton, and Kristine Igawa. I am GRATEFUL to Harry

"Pushing for the Highline" : The Diffusion of Innovations in the Oregon Otter Trawl Fishery

Creator:: Stephenson, Garry Owen
Abstract:: Implementation of. the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 affords opportunities for fishery expansion and economic development in the Oregon otter trawl fishery. The changes stimulated by the Act should occur, according to social science theorists, by the diffusion of innovations from innovative fishermen to less innovative fishermen, with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1974); record the history of the fishery (e.g., Harry 1956; Andrews 1959); or analyze the fishery from

Families on the Move : The Powledge Family of Meriwether County, Georgia, 1820-1900

Creator:: Roberts, Nancy A.
Abstract:: The migrations of four generations of the Powledge family centering around Meriwether County, Georgia were described within the context of social and economic forces in the United States in 1820 to 1900. The family was representative of thousands of families that migrated westward. The migrations were found to correlate with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , GEORGIA Coastal Georaia Oriqins The records of Effingham County, Georgia, show Johan Martin Paulitsch

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Approval seeking motivation : a determinant of conformity to group norms inconsistent with personal values

“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

Peace, But Not at Any Price : The Effects of Rapid Military Demobilization on US Foreign Policy and the Progression of the Nuclear Arms Race 1945-1953

American ideology and the atomic bomb

The rhetoric of the Dalai Lama

The Works Progress Administration in Oregon : An Administrative Overview

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

Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rhetorical Strategy : A Case for the Functional Role of Narratio

"Pushing for the Highline" : The Diffusion of Innovations in the Oregon Otter Trawl Fishery

Families on the Move : The Powledge Family of Meriwether County, Georgia, 1820-1900

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