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The body of a patient and rational treatment in the managed care era

Creator:: Sumii, Kensuke
Abstract:: This study aims to identify conceptions of the body, as well as "rational" treatment among primary care practitioners (PCPs) and emergency medicine practitioners (EMPs) dealing with managed care plans. I conducted ethnographic study throughout 1996, and interviewed six PCPs and four EMPs. In the course of my interviews, I discovered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Managed Care Era. Abstract approved: Nancy R. R. Rosenberger This study aims to identify conceptions

AIDS and Adolescents : perspectives by gender and class on sexual and drugs behavior

Creator:: Thianthai, Chulanee
Abstract:: Much-needed research on Thai adolescents (age 15-19), the fastest growing group of AIDS victims in Thailand, this study differentiates risk behavior among classes, unlike most AIDS research in Thai society, and focuses on how gender and economic factors among adolescents influence their risk-behavior patterns leading to the contraction of HIV/AIDS....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Class on Sexual and Drugs Behavior. Abstract approved: Nancy R. Rosenberger Much-needed

Living with a military base : a study of the relationship between a US military base and Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Creator:: Yoshikawa, Hideki
Abstract:: This thesis is an exploratory and descriptive study of the relationship between a US military base and Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, presented in the form of ethnography. Guided by James Scott's theory of "weapons of the weak," it explores the relationship between the two in terms of how the townspeople...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Perception and action : an analysis on communication between U.S. sponsorship and Russian speaking immigrants

Creator:: Johnston, Candace G.
Abstract:: The problems of Russian speaking refugees from the Ukraine region of the former Soviet Union are the basis for ethnographic inquiry and the delineation of the role of voluntary agencies who assist their resettlement in Portland, Oregon. Interpretive methods are the foundation for an analysis of Ukrainians' perceptions of problems...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Nancy Rosenberger The problems of Russian speaking refugees from the Ukraine region of

Development projects and questions of empowerment: a Salvadorean women's cooperative

Creator:: Hannigan-Luther, Kristen L.
Abstract:: Many development organizations now recognize the importance of culturally sensitive project design and implementation. Unfortunately most of these groups continue to disregard the significance of gender. This qualitative research examines a women's cooperative in rural El Salvador which formed in order to find a means of generating income and to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: encouraged me through many courses and examsJudi, Dawn, Pips, Laura, Nick and Heather. To Nancy Rosenberger

The emergency department as a provider of nonemergent care

Creator:: Stiles, Catherine M.
Abstract:: Emergency departments (ED) provide access to care for large numbers of patients who have nonemergent medical needs. More than half of the patients presenting to the ED at Salem Hospital in Salem, Oregon, were found to be seeking care for nonemergent medical needs. In an effort to provide an alternative...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sincere appreciation to my committee members. In particular I would like to thank Dr. Nancy Rosenberger

Cultural analysis of the Karakuwa fishing community in Japan and Fishermen's reforestation movement

Creator:: Takahashi, Tokiko
Abstract:: Based on the author's ethnographic research at the Karakuwa fishing community in Japan, this thesis explains a cultural process of the local people's synthesis of the values they place on nature and their everyday behavior in a modern industrial world. Explicated by ethnographic narrative, this study focuses on a revitalization...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Karakuwa Fishing Community in Japan and Fishermen's Reforestation Movement. Abstract approved: Nancy

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

Creator:: Cassell, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Lower rates of computer adoption and usage in rural areas has been called a "digital divide." This work explores the current state of connectivity within a rural town of the Pacific Northwest with a quantitative and qualitative overview of computer usage and access within civic and activity clubs, ranging from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract Nancy Rosenberger Lower rates of computer adoption and usage in rural areas has been called a

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

Creator:: Langford, Theresa E.
Abstract:: Issues of diversity are receiving significant attention within the National Park Service recently, due in large part to a growing awareness that its future as a relevant and viable agency is dependent upon improving its response to and management of diversity. A diversity assessment of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Services, and Workforce Management. Abstract approved: Nancy Rosenberger Issues of diversity are

Pregnancy, class and biomedical power : factors influencing the prenatal care experiences of low-income women in an Oregon community

Creator:: Pearce, Laurie Kathleen
Abstract:: Low-income women in an Oregon city of approximately 35,000 inhabitants have limited access to prenatal care services during their pregnancies. The purpose of this study was to uncover the impacts of several factors on the experiences of twenty-seven health department clients with public health department prenatal care practitioners and with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: a graduate student. Dr. Nancy Rosenberger agreed to be my major professor before she even met me

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The body of a patient and rational treatment in the managed care era

AIDS and Adolescents : perspectives by gender and class on sexual and drugs behavior

Living with a military base : a study of the relationship between a US military base and Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Perception and action : an analysis on communication between U.S. sponsorship and Russian speaking immigrants

Development projects and questions of empowerment: a Salvadorean women's cooperative

The emergency department as a provider of nonemergent care

Cultural analysis of the Karakuwa fishing community in Japan and Fishermen's reforestation movement

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

Pregnancy, class and biomedical power : factors influencing the prenatal care experiences of low-income women in an Oregon community

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