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The Consequences of Infelicity : The Effects of Unhappiness on Biological and Social Evolution

Creator:: Martinez, Jorge R.
Abstract:: In social and biological evolution, infelicity can operate as a driving motor to force change. In this essay, for life other than human, infelicity is equated with physical unfitness to compete for the resources of a specific niche. For humanity it is defined as the result of an incongruity between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Political Science, History and Foreign

Identical confusion : the history of twin studies on sexual orientation, 1952-1973

Creator:: Boltseridge, Nathan H.
Abstract:: In 1952, at the height of the McCarthy era, Franz Kallmann, a Jewish psychiatrist and eugenicist who fled the National Socialist regime in Germany, published a study, in which he claimed to have found a one hundred percent concordance rate for homosexuality among forty pairs of identical twins. From this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in History of Science presented on June 17, 2004. Title: Identical Confusion

Turning Back the Calendar: An Analysis of Main Street USA’s use of Nostalgia

Creator:: Cox, Travis L.
Abstract:: Main Street USA in Southern California’s Disneyland theme park is often described as nostalgic. However, previous research on this subject has failed to identify what elements actually make Main Street USA nostalgic as well as determine why Disney uses this nostalgia to influence park guests. In order to respond to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and their history in order to offset what has to be ambivalence about their future and quite

Accepting your feelings

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: In many ways, losing a job is like losing part of yourself. Your lifestyle suddenly changes. Schedules and routines that controlled a large part of your time are no longer there. You lose contact with former co-workers and friends.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Michigan. 1987. Mauer, Harry. Not Working: An Oral History of the Unemployed. 1979. Soderman, Anne

Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

Creator:: Huillet, Michelle M.
Abstract:: In 2004 after Desperate Housewives premiered, it was met with significant criticism condemning the lack of values and morals on the show, depicted through the pervasiveness of sinful and illegal behavior (Olsen & Morgan, 2010). However, Olsen and Morgan contend that sinful and illegal behavior is accompanied with attempts at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for helping me explore the history of gender roles. To Dr. Sally Gallagher for helping me focus on

Non-technical factors and success after college

Creator:: Ruegg, Robert G.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: - Psychological Factors and Success A. The Extent of Psychology in Success B. We Have the Necessary Things C

The effect of concentrated color on student performance

Creator:: McKean, Doris Spears
Abstract:: A study of student performance in relation to concentrated color in the environment was conducted in an elementary school near Portland, Oregon. Third grade classrooms served as laboratories, with the total third grade student population of 83 students serving as subjects. The project covered a four week period of time....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: psychological factors associated with human response to color. About the same time, around 1900, Jastrow and

Relationship between the similarity of food preferences among parents and children and parental attitudes

Creator:: Dean, Ailene Deanna
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between the similarity of food preferences among parents and children, and parent attitudes. Thirty-five children of preschool ages and their parents served as subjects for this study. All children were enrolled in preschool programs established by the = Family Life...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the Study 7 Definition of Terms 7 As sumptions 8 Hypotheses 8 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 10 A History

Impact of a human sexuality course on university students' knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability of sexual behaviors

Creator:: Schmall, Vicki L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Associate Professor of History. Appreciation is also extended to the following individuals who served on

Consumers' attitude toward metric conversion for clothing sizes related to selected variables

Creator:: McCauley, Lynda Dianne
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to explore the possible acceptance of metric conversion for clothing sizes and sizing standardization by a selected sample of female ready-to-wear clothing consumers. A questionnaire was designed to elicit consumer's positive or negative attitudes toward metric conversion for clothing sizes and sizing standardization. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the most significant contribution in the history of sizing standardization was made when the Bureau

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The Consequences of Infelicity : The Effects of Unhappiness on Biological and Social Evolution

Identical confusion : the history of twin studies on sexual orientation, 1952-1973

Turning Back the Calendar: An Analysis of Main Street USA’s use of Nostalgia

Accepting your feelings

Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

Non-technical factors and success after college

The effect of concentrated color on student performance

Relationship between the similarity of food preferences among parents and children and parental attitudes

Impact of a human sexuality course on university students' knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability of sexual behaviors

Consumers' attitude toward metric conversion for clothing sizes related to selected variables

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