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1. THE ENTANGLEMENT OF FACT AND VALUE: EXPLORING THE AFFINITIES BETWEEN WEBER’S VERSTEHEN AND AMERICAN PRAGMATISM

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Author:: Maull, Amanda
Title:: THE ENTANGLEMENT OF FACT AND VALUE: EXPLORING THE AFFINITIES BETWEEN WEBER’S VERSTEHEN AND AMERICAN PRAGMATISM
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: Weber
Epistemology
Pragmatism
File:: Download MaullThesisFinalFR.pdf
Committee Members:: Alan M Sica, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan M Sica, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF THE MISSISSIPPI... BELIEVE IT! CAMPAIGN POSTERS: GEO-BRANDING AND IMAGE REPAIR STRATEGIES

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Author:: Verderosa-Ishakarah, Ashanti Tashi
Title:: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF THE MISSISSIPPI... BELIEVE IT! CAMPAIGN POSTERS: GEO-BRANDING AND IMAGE REPAIR STRATEGIES
Graduate Program:: Media Studies
Keywords:: image
stereotypes
posters
semiotic analysis
Mississippi
geo-branding
rhetorical analysis
tourism
File:: Download ultimatethesis21.pdf
Committee Members:: Kevin J Hagopian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin J Hagopian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Russell Frank, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. Predictors of marriage and dissolution amongst cohabiting couples

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Author:: Beattie, Brett Aaron
Title:: Predictors of marriage and dissolution amongst cohabiting couples
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: relationships
cohabitation
marriage
File:: Download Predictors_of_Marriage_and_Cohabitation_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Paul Amato, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Amato, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Framing Animal-Rights Activism: An Analysis of Grant Morrison’s Animal Man

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Author:: Blankfield, Bryan Boyd
Title:: Framing Animal-Rights Activism: An Analysis of Grant Morrison’s Animal Man
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: animal rights
framing
comic book
Grant Morrison
Animal Man
File:: Download Blankfield_Thesis_POST_DEFENSE.2.1.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Lyle Johnstone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Lyle Johnstone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Hearing Voices in Shostakovich: Uncovering Hidden Meanings in the Film "Odna"

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Author:: Smith, Carole Christiana
Title:: Hearing Voices in Shostakovich: Uncovering Hidden Meanings in the Film "Odna"
Graduate Program:: Music Theory and History
Keywords:: Soviet cinema
film music
Alone
Odna
Dmitri Shostakovich
silent film
sound film
File:: Download Carole_Christiana_Smith_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Eric John Mckee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. Broken Bridges: Disrupted Religious Participation Among the New Immigrants

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Author:: Tucker, Catherine Denise
Title:: Broken Bridges: Disrupted Religious Participation Among the New Immigrants
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: religion
immigrants
File:: Download FinalThesisCopy.pdf
Committee Members:: Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. JAPAN INC. AND THE GROWTH OF NEOLIBERAL IDEOLOGY: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS

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Author:: Toula, Christopher M.
Title:: JAPAN INC. AND THE GROWTH OF NEOLIBERAL IDEOLOGY: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS
Graduate Program:: Media Studies
Keywords:: Ideology
Japan Inc.
Neoliberalism
Japan
Economics
File:: Download Christopher_Toula_-_2010_-_Japan_Inc._and_the_Growth_of_Neoliberal_Ideology.pdf
Committee Members:: Matthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. DRAWING EMOTION FROM RHETORICAL APPEALS TO NATURE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE GREEN ADVERTISEMENTS

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Author:: Toutain, Christopher
Title:: DRAWING EMOTION FROM RHETORICAL APPEALS TO NATURE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE GREEN ADVERTISEMENTS
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: depictions of nature
green advertising
environmental rhetoric
File:: Download ThesisFinalChristopherToutain.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen Howard Browne, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Howard Browne, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. Effects of Parental Cohabitation on the Romantic Relationships of Adult Children

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Author:: Wolfe, Christina Marie
Title:: Effects of Parental Cohabitation on the Romantic Relationships of Adult Children
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: divorce
cohabitation
Canada
intergenerational processes
nonmarital birth
File:: Download CWolfe_MAthesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Alan Booth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Prof Alan Booth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. Age-adapted Speech in an Assisted Living Facility

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Author:: Catona, Danielle
Title:: Age-adapted Speech in an Assisted Living Facility
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: assisted living
age-adapted
communication
stereotype activation
File:: Download Catona_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Rachel Annette Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Annette Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

11. The Teacher and the Anti-Bullying Policy: Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Bullying

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Author:: Temkin, Deborah A
Title:: The Teacher and the Anti-Bullying Policy: Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Bullying
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: bullying
policy
File:: Download TemkinEDTHPThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerald K Letendre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

12. MOTHERS’ SCHOOLING AND CHILD MORTALITY: EXAMINING PATHWAYS IN NIGERIA

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Author:: Smith , Emily Grace
Title:: MOTHERS’ SCHOOLING AND CHILD MORTALITY: EXAMINING PATHWAYS IN NIGERIA
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: child mortality; education; Nigeria
File:: Download SMITH_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:: Michelle Lynn Frisco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

13. THE EFFECTS OF VIDEO GAME AVATAR RACE ON IN-GAME BEHAVIORS AND POST-PLAY AGGRESSION

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Author:: Ash, Erin Michelle
Title:: THE EFFECTS OF VIDEO GAME AVATAR RACE ON IN-GAME BEHAVIORS AND POST-PLAY AGGRESSION
Graduate Program:: Media Studies
Keywords:: video games
Proteus effect
aggression
race
avatar embodiment
File:: Download Ash_Thesis-final.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

14. RHETORICS OF RAPE: FEMINIST RHETORICS AND POSTFEMINIST DISCOURSE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

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Author:: Merlo, Elyse M.
Title:: RHETORICS OF RAPE: FEMINIST RHETORICS AND POSTFEMINIST DISCOURSE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: Feminism
Rape
Rhetoric
Postfeminism
File:: Download Merlo_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:: Rosa A Eberly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rosa A Eberly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

15. Musical Expressions of Death in Renaissance Spain: A Comparative Study of Selected Requiem Masses

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Author:: Paudler, Heather Jean
Title:: Musical Expressions of Death in Renaissance Spain: A Comparative Study of Selected Requiem Masses
Graduate Program:: Musicology
Keywords:: Cristobal de Morales
Tomas Luis de Victoria
Requiem Mass
Palestrina
File:: Download Heather_Paudler_Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Marica Susan Tacconi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marica Susan Tacconi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

16. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ ATTITUDES AND INTERACTIONS TOWARD FEMALE PROSTITUTES AND PROSTITUTION

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Author:: Mentzer, Heather N
Title:: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ ATTITUDES AND INTERACTIONS TOWARD FEMALE PROSTITUTES AND PROSTITUTION
Graduate Program:: Criminal Justice
Keywords:: perceptions
law enforcement
Prostitution
File:: Download HMentzer_Thesis_Defense_Draft_11.30.10.pdf
Committee Members:: Jennifer Sumner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Sumner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. Media Representation of Young Women in the Dominican Republic: An Ethnographic Study of Dominican Women's Perceptions of Beauty and Blackness

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Author:: Brown, India Latina
Title:: Media Representation of Young Women in the Dominican Republic: An Ethnographic Study of Dominican Women's Perceptions of Beauty and Blackness
Graduate Program:: Media Studies
Keywords:: women
dominican republic
beauty
enthnography
blackness
media representation
File:: Download IndiaBrown_FinalThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Anthony Olorunnisola, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

18. Autonomy and Addiction: An Overview of Relevant and Confounding Factors

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Author:: Al-Mondhiry, Jafar Hamid
Title:: Autonomy and Addiction: An Overview of Relevant and Confounding Factors
Graduate Program:: Philosophy
Keywords:: Addiction
Autonomy
Medicalization
Mental Helth
Bioethics
File:: Download Addiction_Paper_MA_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Vincent M Colapietro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vincent M Colapietro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Philip Christman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jesse F Ballenger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

19. Absolute Deprivation, Relative Deprivation, and Crime: A Change-Score Analysis of Structural Covariates of Crime

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Author:: Becker, Jacob H.
Title:: Absolute Deprivation, Relative Deprivation, and Crime: A Change-Score Analysis of Structural Covariates of Crime
Graduate Program:: Crime, Law and Justice
Keywords:: inequality
poverty
change
crime
relative deprivation
absolute deprivation
metropolitan counties
1990
2000
File:: Download Final_thesis_copy.pdf
Committee Members:: Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20. EFFECTS OF ACOUSTICAL MANIPULATIONS ON PERCEPTIONS OF FEMALE VOCAL ATTRACTIVENESS AND THREAT POTENTIAL

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Author:: Barndt, Julia Lynn
Title:: EFFECTS OF ACOUSTICAL MANIPULATIONS ON PERCEPTIONS OF FEMALE VOCAL ATTRACTIVENESS AND THREAT POTENTIAL
Graduate Program:: Anthropology
Keywords:: Female vocal attractiveness
intrasexual competition
File:: Download J._Barndt_Thesis_-_Grad.pdf
Committee Members:: David Andrew Puts, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Andrew Puts, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

21. Becoming Rational: Rhetoric, Agency, and Mental Illness

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Author:: Kuperavage, Jessica Lauren
Title:: Becoming Rational: Rhetoric, Agency, and Mental Illness
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: mental illness
agency
rhetoric
File:: Download Bargar_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jeremy Engels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Engels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

22. Softball's Olympic defeat: A content analysis of the online presence of women on international sports federation websites

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Author:: Paton, Jamie Lee
Title:: Softball's Olympic defeat: A content analysis of the online presence of women on international sports federation websites
Graduate Program:: Media Studies
Keywords:: content analysis
gender
sports federations
websites
File:: Download JPatonMAThesis_FinalVersion.pdf
Committee Members:: Colleen Connolly Ahern, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Colleen Connolly Ahern, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

23. CONDITIONS OF AGGRESSIVENESS IN US PRESIDENTIAL AND UK PRIME MINISTER NEWS CONFERENCES, 2002-2009

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Author:: Gobeil, Jonathan MacKay
Title:: CONDITIONS OF AGGRESSIVENESS IN US PRESIDENTIAL AND UK PRIME MINISTER NEWS CONFERENCES, 2002-2009
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: press conferences
United Kingdom
United States
media systems
comparative analysis
Conversation analysis
models of press behavior
File:: Download Gobeil_-_Journalist_Aggressiveness_2010.pdf
Committee Members:: Alan M Sica, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan M Sica, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Amato, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Schejter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

24. AN EXAMINATION OF MEDIA ACCOUNTS OF CHILD ABDUCTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

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Author:: Taylor, Justine M.
Title:: AN EXAMINATION OF MEDIA ACCOUNTS OF CHILD ABDUCTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Graduate Program:: Criminal Justice
Keywords:: media depictions of crime
media depictions of child abductions
child abductions
File:: Download Justine_Taylor_Masters_Thesis_Child_Abuctions_in_the_United_States.pdf
Committee Members:: Barbara A Sims, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barbara A Sims, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

25. What We Think: College Educated African-American Single Mothers and Parental Involvement

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Author:: Dunn, Jewel
Title:: What We Think: College Educated African-American Single Mothers and Parental Involvement
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: african-american mothers
school involvement
File:: Download Jewel_Dunn.pdf
Committee Members:: Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

26. Municipal Police Officer Job Satisfaction in Cumberland County Pennsylvania: A Study of Organizational Development in Small Police Departments

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Author:: Julseth, Jason
Title:: Municipal Police Officer Job Satisfaction in Cumberland County Pennsylvania: A Study of Organizational Development in Small Police Departments
Graduate Program:: Criminal Justice
Keywords:: police officer job satisfaction
police organizational development
File:: Download MY_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:: James M Ruiz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James M Ruiz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

27. Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Aural Skills Pedagogy: A Paradigm Shift from Teaching to Learning.

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Author:: Wohlman, Katharine Jane
Title:: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Aural Skills Pedagogy: A Paradigm Shift from Teaching to Learning.
Graduate Program:: Music
Keywords:: Neuro-Linguistic Programming
pedagogy
musicianship
File:: Download current_draft_K_2.pdf
Committee Members:: Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

28. EXPOSURE TO PHILADELPHIA’S CHARTER SCHOOLS: A SPATIAL ANALYSIS

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Author:: Sanchez, Luis Alberto
Title:: EXPOSURE TO PHILADELPHIA’S CHARTER SCHOOLS: A SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: charter schools
spatial analysis
GIS
urban sociology
File:: Download Sanchez.Thesis.Fall2010.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

29. Plea Bargaining in Pennsylvania: Effects of Case, Court, and County Factors

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Author:: Tinik, Leigh
Title:: Plea Bargaining in Pennsylvania: Effects of Case, Court, and County Factors
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: Plea bargaining
procedural justice
distributive justice
File:: Download Tinik_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

30. Latina Teens and Intimate Partner Violence: How Do Immigrant Parents Influence Daughters' Victimization Risk?

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Author:: Rosell, Laura Maria
Title:: Latina Teens and Intimate Partner Violence: How Do Immigrant Parents Influence Daughters' Victimization Risk?
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: intimate partner violence
IPV
dating violence
abuse
parenting
Latinas
Latino families
teens
adolescents
immigrants
assimilation
File:: Download MA_Thesis_Laura_Rosell.pdf
Committee Members:: Gordon De Jong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon De Jong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah Jean Roempke Graefe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Booth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

31. EIGHT-YEAR CONTINIOUS COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN TURKEY AND AN ANALYSIS OF INVOLVEMENT OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN EDUCATION BETWEEN 1958 AND 1975 IN THE U.S.

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Author:: Yigit, Mehmet Fatih
Title:: EIGHT-YEAR CONTINIOUS COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN TURKEY AND AN ANALYSIS OF INVOLVEMENT OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN EDUCATION BETWEEN 1958 AND 1975 IN THE U.S.
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: compulsory education
turkey
federal government
File:: Download final_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

32. Voicing Helen of Troy: Retelling a Greek Myth in Post-Wagnerian Rhetoric

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Author:: Tootill, Mia Suzanne
Title:: Voicing Helen of Troy: Retelling a Greek Myth in Post-Wagnerian Rhetoric
Graduate Program:: Musicology
Keywords:: Helen of Troy
Saint-Saens
Boulanger
Strauss
Hofmannsthal
Wagner
Opera
File:: Download Tootill_FinalThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

33. HAVE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN PUNISHMENT DECISIONS CHANGED OVER TIME? AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. FEDERAL COURTS, 1992-2004

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Author:: Light, Michael T
Title:: HAVE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN PUNISHMENT DECISIONS CHANGED OVER TIME? AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. FEDERAL COURTS, 1992-2004
Graduate Program:: Crime, Law and Justice
Keywords:: sentencing trends
sentencing guidelines
race and ethnicity
File:: Download LightThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:: Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

34. Ordered Delinquency: The Effects of Birth Order on Delinquency

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Author:: Cundiff, Patrick Ryan
Title:: Ordered Delinquency: The Effects of Birth Order on Delinquency
Graduate Program:: Crime, Law and Justice
Keywords:: juvenile delinquency
birth order
File:: Download Birth_Order_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jeremy Staff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

35. “MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT”: THE ROLE OF SATIRICAL NEWS IN DISSENT, DELIBERATION, AND DEMOCRACY

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Author:: Burton, Sarah J
Title:: “MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT”: THE ROLE OF SATIRICAL NEWS IN DISSENT, DELIBERATION, AND DEMOCRACY
Graduate Program:: Media Studies
Keywords:: discussion
debate
deliberative democracy
mediaocracy
infotainment
role
criticism
dissent
First Amendment
history
legal research
ethnography
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
fake news
satirical news
deliberation
entertainment
politics
media
intentions
comedy
comedians
satire
File:: Download Burton-GraduateThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Martin Halstuk, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martin Halstuk, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Dwayne Richards, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

36. Paul Gauguin and Spirituality

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Author:: Swindle, Stephanie Nichole
Title:: Paul Gauguin and Spirituality
Graduate Program:: Art History
Keywords:: sunflowers
spirituality
Paul Gauguin
van Gogh
File:: Download one.pdf
Committee Members:: Nancy Elizabeth Locke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Elizabeth Locke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Madhuri Shrikant Desai, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

37. On the Controllability of Lagrangian Systems by Active Constraints

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Author:: Wang, Zipeng
Title:: On the Controllability of Lagrangian Systems by Active Constraints
Graduate Program:: Mathematics
Keywords:: Lagrangian
Constraints
Control
File:: Download Binder1.pdf
Committee Members:: Alberto Bressan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alberto Bressan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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