Browsing OSU Theses by Subject "gender"

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    • "Cross-"ing Comedy: Construction of a Gendered Persona in the Work of Eddie Izzard 

      Meindl, Michael J. (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 ...

    • Effect of Gender on the Behavioral Economics of Cigarette Smoking 

      Haala, Kimberly Ann (Oklahoma State University, 2005-05-01)
      The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between gender and behavioral economics of cigarette smoking, specifically with regard to the use of chewing gum as a substitute reinforcer for smoking. The ...

    • Effects of Gender and Gender Role on the Financial Literacy of College Students 

      Adeleke, Titus (Oklahoma State University, 2013-07-01)
      The financial literacy of young adults has been studied extensively. Specifically, the focus of much of the literature has been on college students and their overall financial decision making ability. A concern has arisen ...

    • Explaining Differencesin Prices Received by Farmers: Testing Theory Based on Actual Farmer Transactions 

      Cunningham, Lewis Theophilus, III (Oklahoma State University, 2004-12-01)
      Years of research have been dedicated to determining the best time for producers to sell their commodities. Researchers have developed basis models, market efficiency tests, hedging/risk models, price forecasting models, ...

    • From Bates To Bush: The New Slasher Film 

      Cooper, James Fenimore (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 ...

    • Gender And Economic Neoliberalism: An Analysis Of The European Parliament 

      Vail, Ryan (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 ...

    • Gendered environmental themes in children's media 

      Godsey, Taylor J. (2022-07)
      The natural environment is commonly perceived as feminine-oriented by society, however the origins of this orientation remain unclear. This study addresses the gendered lens applied to nature during gender socialization ...

    • Heart and Respiration Function Related to Age and Gender 

      Ghosh, Ipsita (2019-07)
      In the human body, all the organs are interconnected and interdependent. In this work we consider the heart and the lungs. Changes in the functionality of one can affect the other. The heart controls blood flow and the ...

    • Medicine and Morality: the Use of Rhetoric in Victorian Marriage and Child Rearing Manuals 

      Freeman, Staci Diane (Oklahoma State University, 2012-07-01)
      During the Victorian era, many changes occurred due to industrialization and political upheaval. At a time when the young were moving away from parental supervision to large cities for employment opportunities, the Victorians ...

    • Observed Attachment and Self-reported Affect 

      Bolzenius, Jenna Rae (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 ...