Browsing by Author "Mix, Tamara L."
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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. -
"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 ... -
Decolonizing Gender: Gender, Collective Identity, and Grievance Construction in the Idle No More Movement
Facci, Anna Catherine (Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)This thesis examines how gender is portrayed in the Facebook interactions of an emerging indigenous rights social movement in Canada called Idle No More. The theoretical framework presented synthesizes New Social Movement ... -
Discourse among the truthers and deniers of 9/11: Movement-countermovement dynamics and the discursive field of the 9/11 truth movement
Ellefritz, Richard G. (2014-07)This study is based upon a three year ethnography with the 9/11 Truth Movement involving field work in their online and offline milieus. In addition, a critical discourse analysis of texts produced by their countermovement ... -
Educating a Girl Is like Repairing Someone Else's Wall: Assessing Women's Motivation for Attending Secondary School in Kathmandu, Nepal
Karki, Srijana (2016-05-01)Women in Nepal face numerous cultural and social constraints. Lately, a number of women's secondary schools have opened in Nepal and women are attending these schools irrespective of the challenges they face. Using in-depth ... -
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 ... -
Embodied and compressed spheres: The influences of social structure on adolescent sexual debut and pregnancy
Elias, Vicky L. (2011-07)Scope and Method of Study: In this research, data from Waves I and II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) were used to test predictions based on a synthesis of the theories of Michel Foucault ... -
Environmental degradation and disrupted social fabric in the Tar Creek Basin
Kennedy, Dennis K. (2008-07)Scope and Method of Study: This longitudinal qualitative research project examined residents' conflicting interpretations of environmental harm and health impacts in the Tar Creek Superfund site. Data collection spanned ... -
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 ... -
Exploring the unique vocational experiences of racial and ethnic minority working single mothers
Richard, Julianne Yavorski (2018-08)According to data from the United States Census Bureau, there are approximately 12 million single parent families in the United States, 80% of which are headed by single mothers (United States Census Bureau, 2014). Research ... -
Factors that influence and impact property ownership in Oklahoma historic districts
Settles, Valerie Lynne (2014-05)In Oklahoma, a young state where the built environment is not as old as in many regions of the country, there is not the long tradition of respecting historic resources often seen in areas with properties dating from the ... -
Family support: A predictor of outness and psychological well-being in LGBTQ+ adult children of immigrants
Fuston, Christine M. (2022-08)Researchers have documented mental health disparities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) populations. Although the LGBTQ+ identity is often a predictor of negative mental health outcomes by itself, ... -
How Indian boarding schools are like neighborhoods
Thomas, Christine Elizabeth (2022-07)Contemporary Indian boarding schools look a lot different than their previous incarnations. It is clear that traditional and long-standing evaluation criteria for conventional public and private schools does not adequately ... -
Influence of Power in Climate Change Media: Framing Strategies and Field Dynamics of Institutional Actors, 1990-2015
Straub, Adam Michael (2017-07-01)This project provides an alternative theoretical perspective from which to assess the influence of power in media narrative construction of politically contentious issues, in this case, climate change. There has been a ... -
Is it a question of allyship?: An intersectional feminist exploration of the experiences of women interns in food justice education non-profit work
Zimmerman, Shari Metz (2017-05)Research indicates that food insecurity exists within a multi-dimensional intersectional system of oppression. Research also suggests that the work of nonprofit organizations intended to relieve suffering caused by food ... -
"Know-It-All" and "Pain in the Neck": Normative and Oppositional Nuclear Knowledge Production in Post-Fukushima France
Schweitzer, Julie (2019-05-01)Understanding how knowledge pertaining to technology is created and transmitted to lay publics is central in understanding options available to stakeholders. Identifying knowledge shaping processes reveals underlying power ... -
Long-Term Consequences of Abstinence Education
Elias, Vicky Lee (Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)Non-predictive but significant associations between the strength of the abstinence message and marital status, poverty, fertility, and educational attainment were indicated. Students receiving a strong abstinence message ... -
Making sense of citizenship and citizen identity in light of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019: A qualitative study of micro-level citizenship processes among Indian citizens
Das, Dhruba (2023-05)Citizenship literature often either concentrates on the macro-level aspects of citizenship or investigates the micro-level processes. This project bridges micro-level processes with the macro-level components of citizenship ... -
Risk and the production of symbolic safety: A study of weapons incineration in Anniston, Alabama
Ross, Jeremy Allen (2012-07)Scope and Method of Study: This study qualitatively examined the perceptions and reactions to risk information and materials concerning a chemical weapons stockpile and incinerator in Anniston, Alabama. This information ... -
Women firefighters' strategies for advancement in the fire service: Breaking down barriers in gender-based occupations
Russo, Barbara Rose (2013-12)This dissertation examines the barriers female firefighters face trying to advance through the ranks and the strategies they use to overcome these barriers. Despite the fact that women have been employed as career firefighters ...