Browsing OSU - Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Van Delinder, Jean"
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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 ... -
Ethnic Organizations and Ritual Dynamics: Exploration of an Asian Indian Community
Dasari, Adam Stephen (Oklahoma State University, 2008-07-01)This dissertation explores the ethnic identity among the Asian Indian Community in the city of Springfield, a large metropolitan area in south central United States. This research tries to understand the ritual dynamics ... -
Exploring the relationship between elementary education preservice teachers' dispositions toward diversity and their approach to curriculum and teaching
Mtshali-Dlamini, Sibongile M. (2007-05)Scope and Method of Study: Using the culturally responsive teaching/teacher theoretical lens, this qualitative study sought to explore the relationship between elementary preservice teachers' dispositions toward diversity ... -
Female images in video games and the effect of body image on college age women
Seyler, Melissa (2002-12) -
Habitat's Hammer: Cultural tools and volunteer cognitions at work in Habitat for Humanity
Robinson, James W. (2004-12)Scope and Method of Study: This study explored the interplay between Habitat for Humanity's (Habitat's) culture and social structure and its volunteer members' attributions toward the causes of poverty. An index was developed ... -
Historically black colleges and universities: An examination of faculty life for African American professors
Gaines, Leonard, Jr. (2004-07) -
I am who you say I am; I am what you make me: An exploratory analysis of gangs in the heartland
Cephus-Wilson, Corinice L. (2012-05)Scope and Method of Study: Through the lens of multiple marginalities, this qualitative study explores the lived experience of former gang members in an emergent midsize city. Through the use of semi-structured interviews, ... -
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 the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS: An application of Goffman's Frame Analysis
Stephens, Regina M. (2000-12) -
Man enough to care: Experiences of men working in the female dominated profession of nursing in the state of Oklahoma
Sayman, Donna M. (2009-12)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of men in the female dominated profession of nursing in the State of Oklahoma. This study sought to: understand the experiences of men ... -
Meaning of the right of petition: Northern opinion and the antislavery Gag Rule, 1836-1844
Bouseman, Russell Wayne, Jr. (2016-07)In the 1830s, a national movement against slavery organized in the United States. One of the actions taken by slavery opponents was to petition Congress, most commonly for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. ... -
Metaphorical expressions in Indian English: A cross-cultural usage-based study
Naidu, Shashikala (2009-07)Scope and Method of Study: This exploratory study on the use of metaphors in an indigenized variety of English--Indian English--sought to discover the degree to which the language varied or stayed close to the norm-giving ... -
Of one voice? Mormon attitudes toward the religion clauses of the First Amendment
Brame, Wendy Jean (2010-12)Scope and Method of Study: The current study examines the attitudes of practicing Mormons toward the Free Exercise and Establishment clauses. Snowball sampling produced 123 usable surveys, consisting mainly of likert-scale ... -
Place-making at American Renaissance Festivals
Koehn, Stephanie Elizabeth (2017-05-01)Where can you take a picture with a knight, eat a turkey leg, and shop for a fairy costume? All this and more are found at American Renaissance Festivals. In 1963, California hosted the first recorded festival, which was ... -
Prosecutorial discretion in drug offenses by women in Oklahoma: An exploration of the effect of race/ethnicity and class on charging/sentencing of women in the state of Oklahoma
Smith-Mahdi, Jackquice (2004-07)Scope and Method of Study: This study was designed as an exploratory comparison and analysis of existing descriptive secondary data collected from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and Oklahoma Department of ... -
Religious scruples and the politics of anticommunism in Oklahoma, 1917-1951
Bolin, Steven Dewayne (2009-12)Scope and Method of Study: This study surveys the progression and interaction between anticommunism and religious faith in Oklahoma state and local politics from 1917 to 1951. Employing primary source materials that include ... -
Role of culture: Effective elementary principals describe leading in an era of continuous reforms
Cline, Stephanie Kay (2015-05)The purpose of this study was to explore how effective elementary school principals described the role of culture in leadership during an era of continuous reforms. A case study methodology was used to consider the ... -
Superfecta: A collection of poems with a critical introduction
Matthews, Clay D. (2008-05)Scope and Method of Study: Superfecta consists of poems written over a three-year period (2004-2007). Many of the poems were written for poetry workshops with Lisa Lewis and Ai. The manuscript is divided into four sections, ... -
Theory of structural ritualization and the social construction of gender inequality in the central region of Malawi
Minton, Carol A. (2003-12) -
To teach and to entertain: The production of legal culture in 16th and 17th century China
Wu, Yanhong (2008-12)Scope and Method of Study: