Concern regarding the large numbers of personal bankruptcies
in Oregon prompted this study. Although information was available
from a few studies in other parts of the United States, none was
available for Oregon. Very little data has been collected on personal
and family characteristics of people filing bankruptcy and less...
The individual through earliest recorded history reveals contradictory views of the
human life-span. "Am I a free and unique individual, able to make choices and decide my
own destiny?, or, "Am I only a victim of circumstance, a speck of dust in the universe's
whirlwind of fate?"
Each view is...
Experiments were carried out in fall and winter, 1990
and spring and summer, 1991 , to determine growth and
mortality of juvenile Pacific oysters {Crassostrea gigas)
in effluent from cultured coho salmon {Oncorhynchus
kisutch) , and effluent from salmon in which the red
macroalga Palmaria mollis was cultured. Ambient sea...
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...