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Creator:: Niazi, Amarah
Abstract:: This dissertation examines women's lives in a rapidly urbanizing rural community in Southern Pakistan to understand their responses to modernity in developing societies. Applying a mixed-methods approach, socio-demographic data is collected and contrasted with oral history and personal narratives to analyze social change through women's access to education and reproductive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Chapter 4: Family Planning and Fertility Trends in Sheherpind ............................ 119 Chapter

Creator:: Thompson, Wiley C.
Abstract:: This dissertation primarily uses observations made during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake relief effort and available disaster literature to address problems that impede effective and efficient disaster preparedness and response. Three manuscripts form the body of the dissertation. The manuscripts are thematically linked through the Emergency Management Cycle. Each manuscript examines...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: On 8 October 2005, the Kashmir region in northern Pakistan

Creator:: Patil, Vaishali P.
Abstract:: Domestic violence (DV) is a major social and public health issue in countries such as India and Pakistan where patriarchy is the way of life and cultural norms, and beliefs hold a greater say in community decision-making. Women in these countries are discriminated against from birth and face hurdles in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: used as a justification for the power men have over women in the family 61. Pakistan has declared

Creator:: Recksiedler, Claudia
Abstract:: In 2008, the “Great Recession” gained its momentum and quickly grew into a global crisis that led to massive gross domestic product declines and job losses in countries around the world. Relative to prior economic downturns, young adults were greatly affected by the Great Recession. This likely placed a premium...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Recksiedler for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development and Family Studies presented on

Creator:: Cancel-Tirado, Doris I.
Abstract:: Men are frequently left out of the picture in the study of family planning and sexual risk behavior. This approach means few programs and policies address men's family planning and sexual health issues. There is also a lack of understanding of the role fatherhood plays in men's development and in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Family Studies presented on December 8, 2011. Title: Family Planning and Sexual Risk-taking Among

Creator:: Hijazi, Heba Hesham
Abstract:: Jordan has a higher fertility rate (3.8) than the averages of countries similar in income to Jordan (2.2) and compared to the Middle East and North Africa region as a whole (2.8) (WHO, WB, UNICEF, & DHS, 2011). The findings of the 2009 Jordanian Population and Family Health Survey demonstrated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: scenario that could help assess the current situation of family planning (FP) in Jordan. In this study

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