Browsing by Subject "ideology"
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"Many and strange experiences of shadow and sunshine": Ideological violence, subjectivity, and the impossibility of redemption in Frederick Douglass' lifelong resistance to white supremacy, an American paradox rewritten by himself
(2021-12)This dissertation sets out to recover Frederick Douglass as a militant by radically redefining the terms of his militancy. Beginning with the recognition that Douglass' militancy emerges from his violent experiences with ... -
Model of political ideology and person-organization fit in the workplace
(2013-05)The following research examines a proposed model in which political ideology is examined as a potential value that could be considered when examining the relationship of perceived fit between the individual and their ... -
THE SOLACE OF EXTREMISM: AN EXAMINATION OF EXISTENTIAL MOTIVATION AND THE PERSUASIVENESS OF EXTREME GROUPS
(2019-05-10)This dissertation examines the persuasive appeal of extreme groups under conditions of self-uncertainty. The guiding theoretical framework, uncertainty-identity theory (UIT; Hogg, 2007) argues self-uncertainty motivates ... -
Study of terrorist longevity: The case of Nigeria
(2023-05)Why do some terrorist organizations survive longer than others? This paper investigates the longevity of domestic terrorist groups in Nigeria and seeks to uncover the determinants of longevity. The sample, drawn from the ... -
What we write about when we write about literacy: Identity, ideology, and culture in college writing classrooms
(2007-07)Scope and Method of Study: This study examines the writing of 30 students in two writing classes at Oklahoma State University to determine the cultural forces behind their literacy practices.