Browsing by Author "Knottnerus, J. David"
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Aesthetic authenticity: Consummatory experience in the marketplace
Mason, James Dailey (2011-07)Scope and Method of Study: A qualitative investigation of consumer understanding of differing constructs of authenticity. -
Analysis of endorser-product match-up and endorser likability on brand attitudes
Schaefer, Allen David (1992-05) -
And how do you feel about that?: Counseling and emotion work in a university setting
Myers, Christina (2004-07)Scope and method of study: this study examines the emotion work of university counselors within the context of everyday counseling situations. Fourteen interviews served as the primary data to (1) determine how counseling ... -
Authoritarian cosmos: Complexity, elective affinities and the "thermodynamics" of the self
Zschau, Toralf (2010-07)The dissertation grew out of a deep frustration with existing theoretical accounts of authoritarianism. Seeing strong interconnections and consistent patterns in the literature, the author began to explore the possibility ... -
"Because it is my body, and I own it, and I am in charge": Power and resistance in biomedical and midwifery models of birth
Ross, Kathryn Worman (2013-05)I utilize participant observation, autoethnography and in-depth interviews with women who have given birth at home and homebirth midwives in Oklahoma to understand perceptions and responses to society's hegemonic birth ... -
Becoming an embalmer's apprentice: An assessment and application of existential sociology
Probstfield, Meghan Daniel (2006-05)Scope and Method of Study: -
Collective and collected memories: The construction and maintenance of Chickasaw identity
Paul, John Michael (2003-05) -
Construction and maintenance of power through ritual: The Orange Order and orange parades in Northern Ireland
Edwards, Jennifer Lynn (2004-07)Scope and Method of Study: This study investigates the construction and maintenance of power by the Orange Order, a Protestant and patriotic organization, in Northern Ireland. Specific attention is given to the relationship ... -
Deconstructing trust and distrust in the workplace: A Foucauldian analysis of labor relations in an electric utility
Cooke, Marvin Lee (1993-12) -
Dynamic theory of world press action and motivation
Schillinger, Elisabeth Hupp (1992-07) -
Educational identity formation and transformations: Life-history analysis of first-generation, adult college students
Tucker, Natalee Danea (2014-07)The purpose of this qualitative research was to explore how educational identities were formed and transformed within educational institutions over the lifespan and how the identities were related to decisions about ... -
Ethnic identity formation and ritual dynamics: An analysis of first-generation Asian Indian immigrants in the Southern Plains regions of the United States
Sen, Basudhara (2013-07)This study focuses on issues dealing with ethnicity, community, and especially identity construction among first-generation Asian Indian immigrants who reside in the Southern Plains region of the United States. Identity ... -
Impact of cross-cultural interaction on cultural values: A study of Chinese students
Guan, Jian (1996-05) -
Information and communication technology development and anthropogenic global warming: A cross-national panel study of ICT development on carbon dioxide emissions 1990-2009
Simpson, Joseph Michael (2013-12)Policy makers and ecological modernization scholars have begun to focus attention on the application of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to the mitigation of CO2 emissions, the primary cause of anthropogenic ... -
Institutional capabilities and entrepreneurial advantage: Bridging the gap between regulatory management and opportunity
Pryor, Christopher Garrett (2014-07)Firms are increasingly using tactics to manipulate their regulatory constraints, while at the same time regulatory environments are becoming increasingly complex and dynamic. Although scholars have described many of the ... -
Mothers in prison: How they define and fulfill their role of parent while incarcerated
Berry, Phyllis E. (1999-07) -
Online community rituals
Bartholonew, Darrell Eugene (2012-05)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this research is to investigate online community rituals and the role that ritual experiences play in building and sustaining online communities. Specifically I explore: (1) What ...