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'Mejor Amancebada que Mal Casada' : Rhetoric and Practice of Amancebamiento in Seventeenth-Century New Spain

Creator:: Hisey, Aimee
Abstract:: Following a history of tensions surrounding concubinage in medieval and early modern Spain, the Church sought greater control of religious life, particularly over the sacrament of marriage, via the Holy Office of the Inquisition. The Church exercised its strengthened restrictions and prosecuted these relationships with more frequency, as did civil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: would like to express my sincere appreciation to my graduate committee: Professors Fina Carpena-Mendez

Internal Migration : The Role of Discrimination and Regionalism in Southern Italians' Self Construction of Identity

Creator:: Spiese, Caroline E.
Abstract:: Italian nationalism and an ‘Italian’ identity were constructed during Italy’s unification movement in the mid 1800’s. However, consensus on a national identity is still weak across Italy today. Instead, a polarization of Northern and Southern regions have contributed to discrimination, institutional racism and exclusion. This thesis demonstrates the multifaceted aspects...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members, Dr. Fina Carpena-Mendez and Dr. Adam Schwartz, for their support, feedback, thought

International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

Creator:: Visconti, Lauren A.
Abstract:: Projected to reach one million people next year, international students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the existing study abroad paradigm is the first step to more accurately understand the lived experience of an educational migrant. Discovering the perceptions of what value an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

I Tweet therefore I am: An Interview Study of Identity Development and Portrayal of Twitter Users Utilizing the Communication Theory of Identity

Creator:: Carron, Ashley A.
Abstract:: The rise of social networking is more prevalent in today's society than ever before. Of the existing social networking platforms, Twitter is widely recognized as operating within the social networking elite. With this rise in social networking comes the challenge to develop new strategies of navigation when presenting one's identity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members, Dr. Elizabeth Root, Dr. Gerald Voorhees, Dr. Fina Carpena- Méndez, and Dr. Courtney

An Oregonian Jarabe : Danza Folklórica and Mexicana Mothers

Creator:: Olvera, Monica L.
Abstract:: Acculturative stress can be associated with increased conflicts between Latino parents and adolescent youth, and have negative effects on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices. Yet, the potentially deleterious effects of acculturative stress on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices may be mitigated through positive acculturative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Carolyn Mendez-Luck, Leslie Richards, Heather McClure, and Fina Carpena-Mendez, for their involvement

Rural Hispanic-Serving Institutional Context on the Development of Hispanic-Serving Initiatives and Strategies

Creator:: Alvarado-Young, Kelly M.
Abstract:: The focus of this single-site case study was to explore how rural dispersed Hispanic-serving community colleges in the Pacific Northwest support the development of Hispanic-Serving initiatives and strategies. The conceptual frameworks of Latino critical theory and the multicultural organizational development model were used to analyze and interpret the data. Interviews...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

“I Was That Student”: Exploring Instructor Experience of Empathy Amid Identities in the Classroom

Creator:: Anderson, Anna
Abstract:: This research is an exploration of empathy in the classroom from the standpoint of how instructors experience it and understand themselves to communicate it to their students, particularly students from different cultural backgrounds. The research method used was ethnographic analysis of a classroom observation and a one-hour semi-structured interview with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: To the members of my thesis committee, Dr. Fina Carpena-Méndez, Dr. Shelley Dubkin-Lee, Dr. Emily

Negotiating Social Identity within the Oregon State University Polo Club

Creator:: Hanna, Erika L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine how members of the Oregon State University polo team negotiate aspects of their social identity. Over the course of the 2011-2012 school year, 15 interviews and 30 hours of observations were conducted. From the data, five overarching themes were identified: inclusion as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members, Dr. Elizabeth Root, Dr. Trischa Goodnow, Dr. Fina Carpena-Mendez and Sara Jameson for

An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

Creator:: Opas, Matthew E.
Abstract:: Thesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT)use, specifically that of telephones and the Internet, impacts the lives of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy. Informal interviews, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation were carried out in a 'center of second reception.' Results show that information obtained through the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for his advice and guidance during my research. Thanks to Dr. Fina Carpena-Mendez and Dr. Dwaine

ScholarsArchive@OSU

'Mejor Amancebada que Mal Casada' : Rhetoric and Practice of Amancebamiento in Seventeenth-Century New Spain

Internal Migration : The Role of Discrimination and Regionalism in Southern Italians' Self Construction of Identity

International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

I Tweet therefore I am: An Interview Study of Identity Development and Portrayal of Twitter Users Utilizing the Communication Theory of Identity

An Oregonian Jarabe : Danza Folklórica and Mexicana Mothers

Rural Hispanic-Serving Institutional Context on the Development of Hispanic-Serving Initiatives and Strategies

“I Was That Student”: Exploring Instructor Experience of Empathy Amid Identities in the Classroom

Negotiating Social Identity within the Oregon State University Polo Club

An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

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