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How social networks influence female students' choices to major in engineering
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This study examined how social influence plays a part in female students' choices of college major, specifically engineering instead of science, technology, and math. Social influence may show ...
"Cross-"ing Comedy: Construction of a Gendered Persona in the Work of Eddie Izzard
(Oklahoma State University, 2007-05-01)
This paper examines the construction of personae in paratheatrical performances, ultimately examining the personae of British heterosexual transvestite stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard. The first chapter examines the concept ...
Model of mental health stigma and views of masculinity as contributing factors to body dissatisfaction as measured by the BDD-SS
(2020-07)
There seems to be a gap in the current literature when identifying factors which exacerbate Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) within males. Most literature which focused on body image disturbance examined the impact of the ...
Test of problem behavior theory with high-risk adolescents and young adults: Effects of peer delinquency, peer attachment, and peer involvement
(2004-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Utilizing the results garnered from theoretical frameworks of problem behavior theory, primary socialization theory, control theory, and attachment theory, the current study had three aims. First, ...
Gender And Economic Neoliberalism: An Analysis Of The European Parliament
(Oklahoma State University, 2009-12-01)
By analyzing roll-call voting by gender from the European Union, two questions can be answered. First, have women as a group of legislators voted differently than their male counterparts on neoliberal policies in the ...
Oklahoma drag and queer folk linguistics
(2020-07)
This dissertation studies the role language plays in a community of drag performers in Oklahoma City and how it contributes to identity construction. It reports on three years of observation and engagement with the community ...
From Bates To Bush: The New Slasher Film
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)
This essay suggests that recent film criticism and genre scholarship neglects the historical and theoretical connection between so-called "Torture Porn" and the 1980s slasher film. The creation of this altogether new generic ...
Grid/group study of gender perceptions of the culture of the Oklahoma Civil Air Patrol
(2011-12)
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Observed Attachment and Self-reported Affect
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-07-01)
This study explored the impact of males' and females' adult attachment styles on their affective flexibility and negativity during couple conversations. Couples were observed in order to analyze the degree of secure and ...
Parenting styles and patterns of child weight across time
(2009-12)
Scope and Method of Study: There is a need for longitudinal analyses to identify key factors in the development of childhood obesity. This study sought to examine the links between parenting styles and child obesity across ...