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151. I Have More Immediate Concerns Than Body Weight: The Relationship Between Mexican - American Stressors And Weight Perceptions

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Open Access
Author:
Gonzalez, Jonathan
Title:
I Have More Immediate Concerns Than Body Weight: The Relationship Between Mexican - American Stressors And Weight Perceptions
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
weight
perceptions
obesity
Mexican
stressors
men
body mass index
File:
Download FINAL_SUBMISSION.pdf
Committee Members:
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

155. The Role of Technology in Chinese Social Movements: An Exploration of the Technological Communications Apparatus Used During the Tiananmen Incident of 1976, The 1989 Tiananmen Democracy Movement, and the 2011 Jasmine Revolution

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Author:
Chernin, Kelly Alissa
Title:
The Role of Technology in Chinese Social Movements: An Exploration of the Technological Communications Apparatus Used During the Tiananmen Incident of 1976, The 1989 Tiananmen Democracy Movement, and the 2011 Jasmine Revolution
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
China
Social Movements
new technology
Habermas
Bakhtin
1989 Tiananmen Square
File:
Download thesis_final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

158. “what Makes a King out of a Slave? Courage!” the Creation of a Social Courage Measure and implications for Its Use in Organizations

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Open Access
Author:
Howard, Matthew Caleb
Title:
“what Makes a King out of a Slave? Courage!” the Creation of a Social Courage Measure and implications for Its Use in Organizations
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
Courage
Scale Development
Personality
File:
Download Matt_Howard_-_Thesis_for_Submission_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
James Lewis Farr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alicia Grandey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melvin Michael Mark, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

161. Chinese Heritage Schools in the United States: Using a Case Study to Explore how a Chinese Heritage School Develops in the USA

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Open Access
Author:
Lu, Xinnan
Title:
Chinese Heritage Schools in the United States: Using a Case Study to Explore how a Chinese Heritage School Develops in the USA
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Chinese heritage school
Historical
Transition
File:
Download Xinnan_Lu_Master_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mindy L Kornhaber, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

165. From New Technology to Alienation: Smartphones as Cultural Symbols

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Author:
De Unamuno, Catherina M
Title:
From New Technology to Alienation: Smartphones as Cultural Symbols
Graduate Program:
Humanities
Keywords:
smartphones
cellphones
corporate synergy
alienation
capitalism
consumer
worker
technology
exploitation
File:
Download FINAL_REVISISION_THESIS-Catherina-1-1.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter Jones Kareithi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yu Shi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Peter Winch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

166. Why Barbie Will Never Be President: Popular Culture Pedagogies and the Political Glass Ceiling in America

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Open Access
Author:
Sandoe, Kathryn Jeanne
Title:
Why Barbie Will Never Be President: Popular Culture Pedagogies and the Political Glass Ceiling in America
Graduate Program:
Humanities
Keywords:
Critical cultural studies
pedagogy
feminism
politics
myths
popular culture
Barbie
Commander in Chief
Twilight
24
File:
Download Masters-Thesis_Kathryn-J-Sandoe.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter Jones Kareithi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Peter Winch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

171. Sexual Activity and Academic Attainment: The Sexual Double Standard and Its Implications for Sexually Active Adolescents

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Open Access
Author:
Torchiana, Devon Schalcher
Title:
Sexual Activity and Academic Attainment: The Sexual Double Standard and Its Implications for Sexually Active Adolescents
Graduate Program:
Crime, Law and Justice
Keywords:
sexual behavior
academic attainment
sexual double standard
File:
Download Thesis_Crime_Law_and_Justice.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

172. Stravinsky's Games of Chance: The Use of Card Games to Navigate Between Two Worlds in "histoire du soldat," "the Rake's Progress," and "jeu de Cartes"

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Author:
Bargstadt, Wendy J
Title:
Stravinsky's Games of Chance: The Use of Card Games to Navigate Between Two Worlds in "histoire du soldat," "the Rake's Progress," and "jeu de Cartes"
Graduate Program:
Musicology
Keywords:
Stravinsky
Histoire du soldat
Rake's Progress
Jeu de Cartes
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Maureen Ann Carr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marica Susan Tacconi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

173. Cultural Perspectives on Learning Environments Affecting Academic Achievement---an International Comparison Between Confucian Countries and Anglo Countries

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Author:
Hu, Yu
Title:
Cultural Perspectives on Learning Environments Affecting Academic Achievement---an International Comparison Between Confucian Countries and Anglo Countries
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Confucianism
Cultural Difference
Learning Environment
File:
Download 1-YuHu_MasterThesis_yxh181.pdf
Committee Members:
Katerina Bodovski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

175. Predicting Support for Capital Punishment: The Role of Causal Attributes, Fear of Crime, and Demographics

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Open Access
Author:
Lochinger, Matthew George
Title:
Predicting Support for Capital Punishment: The Role of Causal Attributes, Fear of Crime, and Demographics
Graduate Program:
Criminal Justice
Keywords:
death penalty
fear of crime
causal attributes
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Donald Charles Hummer Ii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Sumner Douds, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

177. Hating the Crime, Forgiving the Criminal: October Baby, Christian Post-Feminism, and the Co-Optation of 'Choice'

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Open Access
Author:
Bedor, Emma Celeste
Title:
Hating the Crime, Forgiving the Criminal: October Baby, Christian Post-Feminism, and the Co-Optation of 'Choice'
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
Abortion
Film
Christianity
Post-Feminism
October Baby
The Silent Scream
Thematic Analysis
Paratexts
Christian Right
File:
Download EmmaBedorThesis_April29.pdf
Committee Members:
Michelle Rodino Colocino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

182. A dedramatized Minor Cinema: regional perspectives by Central American women

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Open Access
Author:
Sequeira, Vanessa
Title:
A dedramatized Minor Cinema: regional perspectives by Central American women
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
Cinema
Minor Cinema
Central America
Feminist Film Theory
File:
Download Vanessa_Sequeira_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Kevin J Hagopian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marie Hardin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

186. An Examination of Voluntary Integration Student Assignment Plans as a Viable Approach to Creating Diverse and Equitable Schools

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Open Access
Author:
Rowland, Julie C
Title:
An Examination of Voluntary Integration Student Assignment Plans as a Viable Approach to Creating Diverse and Equitable Schools
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
student assignment plan
voluntary integration
Parents Involved
Lower Merion
File:
Download Rowland_Thesis_Submission_Voluntary_SAPs_Viable.pdf
Committee Members:
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erica Frankenberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Preston Green Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

187. Persuasion in Farm Bill messages: A language expectancy theory examination of gender and language intensity

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Open Access
Author:
Worthington, Amber Kelly
Title:
Persuasion in Farm Bill messages: A language expectancy theory examination of gender and language intensity
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Farm Bill
Language Expectancy Theory
File:
Download Worthington_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jon F Nussbaum, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

193. race and place: investigating racial differences in the spatial patterning of mortality through social capital theory

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Open Access
Author:
Prather, Chris Thomas
Title:
race and place: investigating racial differences in the spatial patterning of mortality through social capital theory
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
social capital
race
spatial autocorrelation
spatial autoregression
inequality
mortality
File:
Download Prather_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Glenn A Firebaugh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barrett Alan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Iceland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

196. Family, Peers, and Religious Communities in the Formation of Adolescent Religious Identity

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Open Access
Author:
Porter, Nathaniel Douglas
Title:
Family, Peers, and Religious Communities in the Formation of Adolescent Religious Identity
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Religion
Identity
Social Networks
Adolescence
Social Psychology
Adolescent Development
File:
Download NDP_MA_Soc_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Kent Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Helen Felmlee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor