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  • Racism and Bad Faith

    Creator:
    Jones, Gregory Alan
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    Human beings are condemned to freedom, according to Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness. Every individual creates his or her own identity according to choice. Because we choose ourselves, each individual is also completely responsible for his or her actions. This responsibility causes anguish that leads human beings to avoid their...
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    Masters Thesis
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    resulted from racist oppression. And while Fanon does not deal directly with the racism of the United

  • Una Perspectiva Etnica de la Sociedad Americana

    Creator:
    Perez, Alfred F.
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    The existence of the ethnic "barrios" (ghettos) across American society is proof of the legacy of racism, injustice and inequality in society today. In this thesis, the human experiences of Native, African, Mexican, and Asian people, are presented to contradict the notion that the "American Dream" is for all. In...
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    is proof of the legacy of racism, injustice and inequality in society today. In this thesis, the

  • An autoethnography of whiteness

    Creator:
    Burke, Deborah A.
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    Many White social scientists and educators are unaware of and/or detached from the realities of racism and conduct social research that 1.) perpetuates stereotypes, falsely setting People of Color as inferior and White people as superior and/or 2.) explains the differences of White people and People of Color in terms...
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     racism in  the United States and as a result have conducted social research that has 1)  perpetuated

  • The Bullying Experiences of Muslim-American Youth in U.S. Public Schools

    Creator:
    Baadarani, Dalia
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    Bullying cultivates insecurity and fear while generating attention for the perpetrator and degrading the student-victim in front of others. The act erodes the self-efficacy and identity of minority students more specifically and produces a hostile climate that undermines the learning and social development to all affected. Despite the pervasive negative...
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    submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

  • A Thematic Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books

    Creator:
    Marie, Michelle
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    Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the top ten best-selling children's picture books of 2006 reveals that these books contain elements of systematic privilege and oppression. Dominant group members are numerically overrepresented in the sample. Major emergent themes are the normalization of racism and white privilege, the stereotypical portrayal of the...
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    numerically overrepresented in the sample. Major emergent themes are the normalization of racism and white

  • The effects of large-lot zoning on the single-family housing market

    Creator:
    Roberts, Rebecca S.
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    This study investigated the private costs to individual households of large-lot zoning policies. The study asked whether typical zoning ordinances create shortages of small lots or small structures and, if so, what the magnitude of the resultant welfare loss is. The hypotheses were suggested by a theoretical model developed to...
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    Enabling Act by the United States Commerce Department. This act became the model for most state zoning

  • Environmental Justice Policies at the State Level: Symbolic Rhetoric or Tangible Impacts?

    Creator:
    Kanzig, Erin
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    President Clinton’s Executive Order 12898 and subsequent federal environmental justice (EJ) policies and programs have faced significant challenges in implementation. Exploring scientific uncertainty, social complexity of EJ issues, lack of clear policy guidance, and weak regulatory enforcement demonstrate these challenges. However, at the state level, EJ policies, task forces, and...
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    Capstone Project
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    state both develops and responds to the conditions of environmental racism (Kurtz, 2009). The

  • Drivers of Deconstruction: An Analysis of Dam Removal in the United States

    Creator:
    Marshall, Laura W.
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    The goal of this thesis is to identify the factors which have most significantly contributed to historical dam removals in the United States. The trend of increased dam removals over time is specifically analyzed for evidence that increased scarcity of environmental goods and services is motivating dam removals. A theoretical...
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    by State………………….…………………………42 8. Critical Habitat Designations in the United States

  • Exploring Student Reflections Towards an Agricultural Internship

    Creator:
    Henderson, Thomas M.
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    The agricultural industry across the United States is experiencing a shortage of qualified and interested young professionals who aspire to enter the agricultural sector. Internships have largely been used as an effective hands-on learning tool, exposing college students to an array of occupational skills and expectations in hopes of creating...
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    industry across the United States is experiencing a shortage of qualified and interested young

  • Music stimuli in retail environments : a cross-cultural comparison

    Creator:
    Lunina, Yuliya
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    This project aims to determine if the relationship between shopping behavior and the tempo of in-store music is impacted by shoppers’ cultural orientation. Companies that expand their business overseas need to better understand not only the demographics of the market they are entering into, but also the cultural beliefs and...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    State University Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements