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Communication ecologies and contemporary African American families: A study of Black family death rituals.
(2001)
African American families are shown to include an extended group as family during the death ritual process, with a primary relationship among the family, church and funeral directors.
Speaking about ghosts (cerita hantu melayu): Malay narratives-in-interaction.
(2004)
This dissertation is divided into two parts. In Part One I discuss the literature associated with narrative to make a case for how narrative influences social reality. I find the monologic view of storytelling problematic ...
Looking beyond the hijab: An analysis of Muslim adaptation to French culture.
(2006)
*This dissertation is a compound document (contains both a paper copy and a CD as part of the dissertation).
THE (PASSIVE) VIOLENCE OF HARMONY AND BALANCE: LIVED EXPERIENCED OF JAVANESE WOMEN WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
(2014-05-09)
This study is an examination of Javanese women’s lived experience with Type 2 diabetes, an exploration of the ways these women maintain interactions with family members and society and how they adapt diabetes management ...
Karo kari (honor killing) in Pakistan: A hermeneutic study of various discourses.
(2003)
Honor killing is one form of extreme violence perpetrated on women by men. In Pakistan it is called karo kari (literarally: blackened man, blackened woman). It most commonly is a premeditated killing of a girl or woman, ...
Culture, politics and television: A cross-cultural comparative study of Korean and United States televised presidential debates.
(2000)
This dissertation treats televised presidential debates as a mirror of culture. However, the study sees the televised presidential debate as a traditionally Western or American political event. The televised presidential ...