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Image-Based Sexual Abuse in the Workplace: Examining the Effects and Responses of Professional Women.
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Stewart, Veronica Tyler, Bishop, Carol Mills, Florida Atlantic University, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Although the sensationalized term “Revenge Porn” is used by media outlets to spark conversation about consent and digital privacy, the nonconsensual distribution of intimate media, or “image-based sexual abuse” (IBSA), is the preferred term by scholars for its more accurate depiction of the variety of modes, methods, and damages. I argue that targeted women experience many of the same damages to their socioemotional, interpersonal, and professional well-being that targets of traditional,...
Show moreAlthough the sensationalized term “Revenge Porn” is used by media outlets to spark conversation about consent and digital privacy, the nonconsensual distribution of intimate media, or “image-based sexual abuse” (IBSA), is the preferred term by scholars for its more accurate depiction of the variety of modes, methods, and damages. I argue that targeted women experience many of the same damages to their socioemotional, interpersonal, and professional well-being that targets of traditional, offline, sexual violence experience, and that the nature and affordances of digital technology often allow these harms to transcend the once isolated contexts in which offline cases of sexual violence occurred. Moreover, regulatory bodies often trivialize and dismiss IBSA, deeming it inconsequential despite the devastating professional and socioemotional effects targets experience. This research explored a) how women navigate and respond to IBSA in the workplace when boundaries of personal and professional identities are crossed nonconsensually and whether demographic differences influence approaches via fifteen interviews with IBSA targets and two organizational leaders. The findings revealed that organizational environment and attitudes were the most influential factors in female employees' decisions to report, and in turn, employee turnover, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction. Demographic characteristics, such as age and gender, influenced how and from whom targets sought informal, or emotional support. Therefore, this research demonstrates the need for, IBSA and its impact to be foregrounded in how traditional sexual violence and harassment are dealt with. Finally, to extend the IBSA and workplace sexual harassment literature further, I argue for the importance of an organizational climate that is not only understanding, but supportive of IBSA targets in establishing appropriate training, regulations, and policy for sexual harassment both online and offline, structured around target support, prevention, and bystander intervention.
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Date Issued
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2024
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014389
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Image-based sexual abuse, Sexual harassment, Internet, Women, Women professional employees
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The analysis of Iraqi women's political participation, civil rights, and societal roles.
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Longo, Gina Marie., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
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The effects that Women's political participation in the Middle East has on political parties and regimes have been investigated by the political science community. However, how women's political participation and changing societal roles affect women's lives has not received adequate attention. This is a comparative historical analysis that investigates how women's societal roles and political participation in Iraq changed from 1968 to the present. It examines how factors such as social...
Show moreThe effects that Women's political participation in the Middle East has on political parties and regimes have been investigated by the political science community. However, how women's political participation and changing societal roles affect women's lives has not received adequate attention. This is a comparative historical analysis that investigates how women's societal roles and political participation in Iraq changed from 1968 to the present. It examines how factors such as social conservatism, party ideology, war, sanctions, religion, and international pressure during different periods in Iraq's modern history influenced changes in Iraqi women's roles and participation over time. These changes in societal roles and political participation are used to analyze the restrictions and expansions in Iraqi women's civil rights in areas such as family, work and mobility, political and cultural expression, health and sexual control, and education.
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Date Issued
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2008
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186681
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Women, Social conditions, Women's rights, Women in politics, Sex role, History
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A study of persistence of undergraduate women majoring in engineering and math.
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Pena-Lopez, Jessica., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
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The purpose of this study was to identify factors that are associated with encourage the persistence of undergraduate women majoring in Engineering and Math (EM) at Florida Atlantic University, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida. The persistence factors were examined through an analysis of university data and the use of a survey for enrolled senior standing students who declared their first major in engineering or math. Both quantitative and qualitative methods...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to identify factors that are associated with encourage the persistence of undergraduate women majoring in Engineering and Math (EM) at Florida Atlantic University, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida. The persistence factors were examined through an analysis of university data and the use of a survey for enrolled senior standing students who declared their first major in engineering or math. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were utilized to collect and analyze data from the three sites. Factor analysis and logistic regression were used to analyze the quantitative data. The quantitative data retrieved from the survey instrument revealed that participants who were self motivated, felt they had a safe learning environment, and were engaged by the university were more likely to persist in engineering and math. Additionally, the survey revealed that race and ethnicity does not predict persistence of undergraduate women maj oring in engineering and math. Qualitative analysis of open-ended survey questions revealed that the most important factor that helps female students persist in engineering and math major was self-confidence and determination. They also indicated that discrimination and stereotyping were the most difficult factors for female students to overcome. To enable more women to be successful in the pursuit of a engineering or math degree, participants made an overwhelming reference to intervention as student engagement., Student engagement consists of the following: outreach programs, support programs, study groups, homework sessions, women clubs, engineering or math clubs, math and sciences activities, math and science tours, engineering and math societies, educational programs focusing on engineering and math, online courses, women organizations in STEM, positive role models, female teachers, women mentors, exposure to engineering and math, and expanding the career outlooks of young women. They suggested that student engagement must start early and must be continuous throughout every level of the educational pathway and professional life. Recommendations are provided for policymakers and university administrators to continue supporting women majoring in EM and to increase awareness and access that encourage persistence of women in the pursuit of EM career goals.
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Date Issued
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2011
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3333307
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Women in engineering, Women in mathematics, Women, Education (Higher), Engineering, Study and teaching, Psychological aspects, Mathematics, Study and teaching, Psychological aspects
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Policymaking on violence against women in the United States: A multi-theoretical perspective on the terrorization of women.
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Meyer-Emerick, Nancy, Florida Atlantic University
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The purpose of this study of policymaking on violence against women in the United States was to examine beliefs about the causes of violence against women through alternative theoretical lenses in order to compare competing theories of problem definition. An initial multidisciplinary review of the roots of the problem indicated that public policy on violence against women, specifically the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994, was limited in its response. The primary components of VAWA...
Show moreThe purpose of this study of policymaking on violence against women in the United States was to examine beliefs about the causes of violence against women through alternative theoretical lenses in order to compare competing theories of problem definition. An initial multidisciplinary review of the roots of the problem indicated that public policy on violence against women, specifically the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994, was limited in its response. The primary components of VAWA were to further criminalize violent physical abuse and educate law enforcement and the courts to address violence after it had occurred. The application of three competing theoretical perspectives on socio-cultural beliefs about sexuality, the limits of government, and sexual violence as a means of maintaining male domination yielded new information about the nature of the problem. With this information, interviews were conducted with the federal policymakers who drafted VAWA, local practitioners in programs pertaining to violence against women, and focus groups with citizens, survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence. This dialogue provided a check on the researcher's biases and unique perceptions on sexuality, intimate violence and the role of government. A written questionnaire using pertinent questions from the 1992 National Election Studies was used to determine whether the opinions of the focus groups were representative of national opinion on these issues. The research confirmed the working hypothesis that VAWA was limited due to the socio-cultural nature of the problem. The participants identified some common misperceptions about intimate violence. The research also revealed a difference between men's and women's trust of government. The participants' testimony moderately supported the proposal that male dominance is preserved through sexual violence. The study implies that policymaking on violence against women must address the roots of the problem in the socio-cultural system where people obtain their beliefs. This may not be possible through government policy because the state is limited in its ability to change that system.
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Date Issued
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1998
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12560
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Subject Headings
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Women--Crimes against--United States, Policy sciences, Women--Legal status, laws, etc --United States, Abused women--United States
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Document (PDF)
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Tracing feminisms in Brazil: an analysis of gender and race in academic discourses and online activism.
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Bozzetto, Renata Rodrigues, Njambi, Wairimũ N., Graduate College
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Date Issued
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2013-04-12
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361909
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Subject Headings
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Feminism--Brazil, Women's studies, Internet and activism, Content anaylysis
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FAU Choral Ensembles: From Beyond Our Shores - Spring 2011.
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FAU Department of Music, Cantemos, Fleitas, Patricia P. (Conductor), FAU Men's Chorus, Brown, Sally C. (Conductor), FAU Women's Chorus, Rossow, Stacie Lee (Conductor)
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Date Issued
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2011-04-16
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT3323875
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Choruses, Secular (Men's voices), Choruses, Secular (Women's voices), Choral music
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Set of related objects
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A Quantitative Longitudinal Study Using Astin’s I-E-O Model to Predict College STEM Versus Non-STEM Major Choice Among Women.
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Berchiolli, Patricia, Wright, Dianne A., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
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This quantitative longitudinal study sought to highlight the difference between the proportion of men and women who planned to pursue a STEM major in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, and computer and information sciences as freshmen, as well as to determine the proportion of men and women who changed their major choice by their senior year. In addition, the researcher sought to identify women students’ unique background characteristics and college experiences that...
Show moreThis quantitative longitudinal study sought to highlight the difference between the proportion of men and women who planned to pursue a STEM major in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, and computer and information sciences as freshmen, as well as to determine the proportion of men and women who changed their major choice by their senior year. In addition, the researcher sought to identify women students’ unique background characteristics and college experiences that have taken place over the course of their undergraduate college career that may have predicted their declared major choice (STEM versus non-STEM) as seniors. A review of the literature, along with Astin’s Involvement Theory, encouraged the hypothesis that college experiences influence women’s college major choice: STEM versus non-STEM. Secondary data obtained from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the higher Education Research Institute was used. The sample was delimitated to include only full-time undergraduate students who were graduating in 2012 or 2013. Five research questions were addressed in this study. Astin’s (1993) Input-Environment-Outcome Model was used as a conceptual framework. Descriptive (frequencies and percentages) and inferential (chi-square test and discriminant analysis) statistics were used to analyze the data. The results found a statistically significant difference between the proportion of men and women who planned to pursue a STEM major as freshmen as well as the proportion of men and women who changed their major choice from STEM to non-STEM. Discriminant analysis was used to predict group membership of STEM versus non-STEM major choice among women. It was found that many variables had an impact on predicting STEM group membership among women: satisfaction with college math and science courses, high school GPA, SAT score, high self-ratings of problem-solving skills and mathematical ability, and participating in undergraduate research. There were also variables that had a greater ability of predicting non-STEM group membership. The findings from this study will hopefully inform policy and practice. Implications for policy, practice, and future research are included.
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Date Issued
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2019
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013186
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Subject Headings
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College majors, Women in STEM, Longitudinal research, Quantitative research
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Document (PDF)
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Critical Sexual Theory and Postcolonial Studies: Assessing Disability Policies and Narratives of Women with Disabilities in Nepal.
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Acharya, Tulasi, Sementelli, Arthur, Florida Atlantic University, College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
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This dissertation explored the lives of women with disabilities who have to suffer more than men with disabilities despite prevailing disability policies in Nepal that emphasize nondiscrimination against people with disabilities. The study explored the idea that there are policy gaps between disability policies and the narratives of women with disabilities. This dissertation used critical sexual theory and postcolonialism as critical frameworks and narrative analysis as a method to analyze...
Show moreThis dissertation explored the lives of women with disabilities who have to suffer more than men with disabilities despite prevailing disability policies in Nepal that emphasize nondiscrimination against people with disabilities. The study explored the idea that there are policy gaps between disability policies and the narratives of women with disabilities. This dissertation used critical sexual theory and postcolonialism as critical frameworks and narrative analysis as a method to analyze the disability policies and narratives of women with disabilities to explore policy gaps and the need for supportive gender policies. The researcher analyzed the literary works of five female Nepali authors with disabilities: Radhika Dahal, Jhamak Ghimire, Sabitri Karki, Parijaat, and Mira Sahi, in Nepal. With the support of NVivo qualitative research software, and the use of the frameworks and methodology, the researcher discovered the policy gaps and underscored the need for supportive gender policies to address the emotional and psychological needs of women with disabilities.
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Date Issued
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2019
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013179
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Nepal, Women with disabilities, Disabilities--Government policy, Narratives
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Document (PDF)
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DIET COACHING TO IMPROVE PROTEIN INTAKE IN MIDDLE!AGED WOMEN.
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Jackson, Kelley, Gropper, Sareen, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
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The loss of muscle (mass, strength, and function) occurs in many individuals in their 40’s and begins to accelerate after 50 years of age resulting from multiple understood mechanisms. While many factors are thought to contribute to the changes that are observed in muscle with aging, one significant, yet modifiable factor is dietary protein intake. This study proposed to improve dietary protein intake in a group of middle-aged women living in South Florida over a 12-week period using...
Show moreThe loss of muscle (mass, strength, and function) occurs in many individuals in their 40’s and begins to accelerate after 50 years of age resulting from multiple understood mechanisms. While many factors are thought to contribute to the changes that are observed in muscle with aging, one significant, yet modifiable factor is dietary protein intake. This study proposed to improve dietary protein intake in a group of middle-aged women living in South Florida over a 12-week period using individualized per-meal protein prescriptions (1.2 g protein/kg body weight evenly distributed for all three meals) provided by a Registered Dietitian, followed by weekly diet coaching from a Nurse Practitioner (coach). Aims included: (1) An examination of the effect of diet coaching on protein intake, nutrition knowledge, muscle mass, strength, and function and (2) An understanding of how diet coaching sessions help in the process of making dietary changes. A parallel mixed methods research design allowed for a synthesis of inferences from each aim resulting in a meta-inference highlighting interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Date Issued
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2020
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013545
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Subject Headings
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Middle-aged women, Dietary Proteins, Muscles--Aging
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Document (PDF)
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Femininity on Four-wheels: How En-wheeled Women Manage Stigma.
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Hargis, Rachel M., Seeley, J. Lotus, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
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This thesis aims to understand how en-wheeled women engaged in hyperfemininity as a stigma management technique in order to diminish asexualization. Grounding my work in the tradition of Goffman and symbolic interaction, I argue that women who do hyperfemininity as a stigma management technique do so in an attempt to make their identity as a woman more salient then their identity as someone who is disabled. As most of the research surrounding disability focuses on masculinity and disabled...
Show moreThis thesis aims to understand how en-wheeled women engaged in hyperfemininity as a stigma management technique in order to diminish asexualization. Grounding my work in the tradition of Goffman and symbolic interaction, I argue that women who do hyperfemininity as a stigma management technique do so in an attempt to make their identity as a woman more salient then their identity as someone who is disabled. As most of the research surrounding disability focuses on masculinity and disabled women‘s heterosexuality it is imperative to continue the expansion of scholarship at the intersection of disability and gender.
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Date Issued
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2018
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013006
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Wheelchairs, People with disabilities--Women, Femininity, Stigma (Social psychology)
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Document (PDF)
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West Indian Immigrant Women: The Higher Education Lived Experiences of Undergraduate and Graduate Students at Florida Atlantic University.
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Lalla, Shireen, Floyd, Deborah L., Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
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This phenomenological study explored the perceptions and lived experiences of female West Indian immigrant students as they academically and socially acculturated while attending Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Snowball techniques were employed to select 11 female immigrant West Indian undergraduate and graduate students living in southeastern Florida and attending FAU. Data were gathered from two in-depth one-on one interviews with each participant. Stories emerged that highlight the...
Show moreThis phenomenological study explored the perceptions and lived experiences of female West Indian immigrant students as they academically and socially acculturated while attending Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Snowball techniques were employed to select 11 female immigrant West Indian undergraduate and graduate students living in southeastern Florida and attending FAU. Data were gathered from two in-depth one-on one interviews with each participant. Stories emerged that highlight the immigrant experiences of these female West Indian students. Such narratives have been lacking in the higher education literature about how this population of women persists in colleges and universities in the United States (U.S.). Six findings emerged that constituted the acculturation and adjustment experiences of these women: 1) family influence, 2) financial difficulties, 3) emotional and physical challenges, 4) institutional support, 5) women’s empowerment, and 6) host society adaptation. In conclusion, female West Indian immigrant students are a valuable asset and provide a tremendous benefit to higher education institutions in the U.S. in terms of cultural and academic contributions that they offer. More attention needs to be paid towards better preparing university staff, administrators, and faculty. This can lead to increased retention and graduation rates. The study gives voice to these women whose lived experiences in higher education have been so seldom addressed. Analysis of their experiences suggests a plan of action that includes: family engagement programming, on-campus financial support, student health services outreach, healthier dining options, mentorship programs, immigrant student support services department, online community support, faculty, cultural awareness, and immigrant student programming. Recommendations for future research are also discussed.
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Date Issued
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2019
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013227
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Subject Headings
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Women--West Indies, Immigrant students, Acculturation, Phenomenology--Research
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Document (PDF)
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The Impact of 21st Century Television Representation on Women of Color: Colorism Myth or Reality.
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Erves, Alisha Renae, Durnell-Uwechue, Nannetta, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
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This thesis examined how colorism impacts the representation of young women of color in 21st century television shows. The thesis focused on how colorism affects one’s idea of beauty and self-esteem, and how young women are portrayed. A content analysis of five television programs (Black-ish, Dear White People, Empire, Grown-ish, and The Carmichael Show) were analyzed. Through the analysis, darker complexion women were analyzed and it was found negative attributes were used to describe them...
Show moreThis thesis examined how colorism impacts the representation of young women of color in 21st century television shows. The thesis focused on how colorism affects one’s idea of beauty and self-esteem, and how young women are portrayed. A content analysis of five television programs (Black-ish, Dear White People, Empire, Grown-ish, and The Carmichael Show) were analyzed. Through the analysis, darker complexion women were analyzed and it was found negative attributes were used to describe them in terms of beauty, and for lighter skinned females positives attributes were used throughout the show. In the five episodes examined that aired in the 21st century, beauty was defined based on one’s complexion as it was before in previous centuries. Issues of colorism are still displayed in 21st century television shows and through positive and negative caricatures. Colorism has a direct impact on how women of color are perceived and it can directly impact their self-esteem.
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Date Issued
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2019
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013204
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Subject Headings
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Colorism, 21st century (Television Program), Women of color
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Document (PDF)
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A STUDY OF MALE PRINCIPALS' ATTITUDES TOWARD WOMEN ASPIRING TO SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS.
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AIELLO, KATHLEEN H., Florida Atlantic University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of male principals in the State of Florida toward women aspiring to school-based administrative positions. Specifically, the study examined the following: (1) the overall attitudes of male principals toward women, (2) their attitudes toward selected behavior traits, (3) their attitudes toward selected feminine barriers, (4) their attitudes toward selected manager traits, and (5) their overall attitudes toward women with relationship...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of male principals in the State of Florida toward women aspiring to school-based administrative positions. Specifically, the study examined the following: (1) the overall attitudes of male principals toward women, (2) their attitudes toward selected behavior traits, (3) their attitudes toward selected feminine barriers, (4) their attitudes toward selected manager traits, and (5) their overall attitudes toward women with relationship to five selected demographic characteristics: organizational level of employment, age, race, length of time in position, and school enrollment size. In order to assess the attitudes of male principals toward women, a questionnaire was mailed to 700 selected principals in public schools throughout the State of Florida. Of the 700 questionnaires mailed, 74 percent (517) were completed and returned. The questionnaire contained five demographic data items and twenty-one opinion statements which constituted the attitude scale. A seven step Likert-type scale was used to measure the strength of reported attitudes. The seven possible response choices for each item on the attitude scale were as follows: (1) strongly agree, (2) agree, (3) slightly agree, (4) neither agree nor disagree, (5) slightly disagree, (6) disagree, and (7) strongly disagree. Eleven of the opinion statements were positively directed so that agreement response choices indicated favorable attitudes toward women, and ten statements were negatively directed so that agreement response choices indicated unfavorable attitudes. In order to facilitate analysis of the data, each response choice was assigned a numeric weight which ranged from one to seven with the higher weights being assigned to the response choices that were more favorable toward women. Therefore, the higher a respondent's total score on the twenty-one opinion statements, the more favorable were his attitudes toward women. Analysis of the data clearly indicated that male principals in the State of Florida reported favorable attitudes toward women. Only 1.4 percent of the respondents expressed overall attitudes that were unfavorable toward women. A separation of the Women as Managers Scale into its three sub-elements indicated that 98.1 percent expressed favorable attitudes toward selected behavior traits, 90 percent expressed favorable attitudes toward selected feminine barriers and 97.5 percent expressed favorable attitudes toward selected manager traits. However, the intensity of favorable attitudes varied with each opinion statement. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients indicated that the relationship of the five selected demographic variables to male principals' overall attitudes toward women was not statistically significant at the .05 level. The principals' overall attitudes toward women aspiring to school-based administrative positions were not significantly related to their organizational level of employment, age, race, length of time in position, or their school enrollment size. The study concluded with the following recommendations: (1) The study should be repeated with the same target population using a different instrument; (2) An attitude scale should be developed that specifically measures attitudes of principals toward women; (3) Further research is necessary in order to determine if attitude difference exists due to sex of the principal or to the nature of attitudes unique to the principalship; and (4) A method of assessing attitudes of male principals that excludes the social desirability factor identified as prevalent in attitude questionnaires needs to be developed.
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Date Issued
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1980
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11769
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School principals--Florida--Attitudes, Women school administrators
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Document (PDF)
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"Falling on deaf ears": A historical treatment of fibromyalgia.
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Richardson, Barbara, Florida Atlantic University, Dunphy, Lynne M.
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From 1850 to the present doctors have been examining the phenomenon now known as fibromyalgia, primarily in upper-middle class women. Some sources relate this to a lack of clearly defined roles for women since industrialization and urbanization changed family life. Medicine has not been able to effectively determine the etiology and treatment for this syndrome. Women's voices are "falling on deaf ears". Documented cases of fibromyalgia go back as far as biblical times. It is found in all...
Show moreFrom 1850 to the present doctors have been examining the phenomenon now known as fibromyalgia, primarily in upper-middle class women. Some sources relate this to a lack of clearly defined roles for women since industrialization and urbanization changed family life. Medicine has not been able to effectively determine the etiology and treatment for this syndrome. Women's voices are "falling on deaf ears". Documented cases of fibromyalgia go back as far as biblical times. It is found in all geographic areas and has been labeled with many different names. In spite of these facts, it was not until 1990 that a name and a diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia syndrome was established. In order to understand the impact illness has had on women this paper will explore the relationship of historical events, social and medical views toward women and fibromyalgia-like illnesses from 1850 to the present.
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Date Issued
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2001
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12802
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Subject Headings
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Fibromyalgia, Women--Health and hygiene--Sociological aspects
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Document (PDF)
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Alice Walker: Redefining the hero.
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Campbell, Nicole., Florida Atlantic University, Pearce, Howard D., Peyton, Ann
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In Meridian, The Temple of My Familiar, and Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker places women in the traditionally male role of hero. As an artist, her goal is to provide stories with role models who will help women transcend the gender stereotyping inherent in patriarchal cultures and enable them to envision themselves as capable of completing the stages of the hero's journey. The novels are compared to the three stages of the hero's journey as it is defined by Joseph Campbell to...
Show moreIn Meridian, The Temple of My Familiar, and Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker places women in the traditionally male role of hero. As an artist, her goal is to provide stories with role models who will help women transcend the gender stereotyping inherent in patriarchal cultures and enable them to envision themselves as capable of completing the stages of the hero's journey. The novels are compared to the three stages of the hero's journey as it is defined by Joseph Campbell to demonstrate how the women successfully master the hero pattern. The simple act of replacing the mythical male hero with a female initiates the shift in consciousness or the "key archetypal" event that Campbell insists is necessary for a change in world ideology. By redefining the role of the hero, Walker changes society's perceptions about women and becomes the arbiter of myth that will encourage women's potential.
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Date Issued
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1998
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15557
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Walker, Alice,--1944---Criticism and interpretation, Women heroes
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Document (PDF)
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MALE AND FEMALE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD WOMEN ADMINISTRATORS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA (DISCRIMINATION, SCHOOL BOARDS).
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GARNETT, PATRICIA F., Florida Atlantic University, Gray, Mary B., Urich, Ted R., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
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Although legislation regarding women's rights has been passed in recent years, it has had little effect on the number of women in educational administration. This dissertation was undertaken to compare the attitudes of male and female school board members toward women in administrative positions in the state of Florida. The test instrument was the Women as Managers Scale (WAMS) developed by Peters, Terborg, and Taynor in 1974 for the purpose of detecting biased attitudes toward women in...
Show moreAlthough legislation regarding women's rights has been passed in recent years, it has had little effect on the number of women in educational administration. This dissertation was undertaken to compare the attitudes of male and female school board members toward women in administrative positions in the state of Florida. The test instrument was the Women as Managers Scale (WAMS) developed by Peters, Terborg, and Taynor in 1974 for the purpose of detecting biased attitudes toward women in various organizations. This was a self-administered questionnaire sent to 100 percent of the school board members in the state of Florida for 1982-83 as listed in the Florida Education Directory. Seventy-three percent of the board members returned the questionnaire, with 65 percent returning full information. There were 160 males and 61 females included in the study. Responses came from 65 of the 67 counties. Information was obtained regarding age, sex, size of school district, and level of education in addition to the twenty questions of the questionnaire which covered four different attitude factors. Using the SPSS formula for analysis of variance, each dependent variable was used in an analysis with each independent variable to determine if any specific factor could be a possible cause of the attitudes reported. The null hypotheses stated that there would be no significant change in the attitudes of male and female school board members toward women in administration regardless of age or level of education. The results of the survey showed that there was a difference between male and female board members' attitudes; however, the results of the analysis of variance tests for interactions of age, sex, and educational level were not significant at the .05 Alpha level. Sex was the only significant variable, but since sex differences in attitudes among Florida school board members were not significantly dependent upon age or educational level, the null hypotheses could not be rejected. Males were consistently more negative than females in their perceptions of women as managers across the age and educational level intervals used in the study.
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Date Issued
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1985
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11872
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Education--Florida--Administration, Women in education--Florida
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Women in Business: an Analysis of Determinants of Women Executives in the New York Metropolitan Area.
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Corrigan, Barbara Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, Moor, R. Carl
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This thesis is based upon a survey of ninety-five highly successful women executives in the New York Metropolitan area. The primary purpose of this study was to discover what it was about these women that made it possible for them to succeed in their business roles. An open-end questionnaire designed to serve as a written case history device was used to gain information relative to these women's occupational experiences, personal characteristics, educational background and their own opinions...
Show moreThis thesis is based upon a survey of ninety-five highly successful women executives in the New York Metropolitan area. The primary purpose of this study was to discover what it was about these women that made it possible for them to succeed in their business roles. An open-end questionnaire designed to serve as a written case history device was used to gain information relative to these women's occupational experiences, personal characteristics, educational background and their own opinions relating to their career histories. Inasmuch as it appears that these women who have attained executive positions seem to evidence personal and occupational histories that indicate similarities, this study contributes perspective and lays the groundwork for more specific and in-depth future studies.
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Date Issued
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1973
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13568
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Women executives--New York (State)--New York, Businesswomen
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Manufacturing the gentleman's girl: Beauty, class, and the adult entertainment club.
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Kratz, Shannon Lee., Florida Atlantic University, Steinman, Clay
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In its formulation of the classy strip club, the adult entertainment industry incorporates a discursive relationship between class imagery, especially as the industry uses this to address consumers, and aesthetics, particularly hierarchical representations of woman's beauty. For the author (a former stripper at the adult entertainment club Pure Platinum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida), this relationship shores up the industry's structure, enabling its prolific connections to and with other...
Show moreIn its formulation of the classy strip club, the adult entertainment industry incorporates a discursive relationship between class imagery, especially as the industry uses this to address consumers, and aesthetics, particularly hierarchical representations of woman's beauty. For the author (a former stripper at the adult entertainment club Pure Platinum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida), this relationship shores up the industry's structure, enabling its prolific connections to and with other cultural forms and practices, popular as well as marginal. Assuming adult entertainment occupies merely a cultural margin hinders insight into these important power relations. Grasping them and their changeability requires recognition that the industry shares material and ideological ties with forms more mainstream, such as Miss USA, Barbie, and Snow White.
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Date Issued
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1991
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14773
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Feminine beauty (Aesthetics), Stripteasers., Dance--Social aspects., Women entertainers.
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INDEPENDENT WOMEN IN THE NOVELS OF JANE AUSTEN.
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MCINTYRE, MARY ANN PATRICIA., Florida Atlantic University, Sloane, Mary
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Jane Austen refutes the eighteenth century idea of a dichotomy between male-reason and female-imagination. She asserts the intellectual equality of the sexes through her heroines. The heroines of Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion are totally rational women who consistently evince the correct balance between reason and imagination. The second heroine of Sense and Sensibility, and the heroines of Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma are, at first, misled by the...
Show moreJane Austen refutes the eighteenth century idea of a dichotomy between male-reason and female-imagination. She asserts the intellectual equality of the sexes through her heroines. The heroines of Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion are totally rational women who consistently evince the correct balance between reason and imagination. The second heroine of Sense and Sensibility, and the heroines of Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma are, at first, misled by the indulgence of imagination and romantic ideals. However, they overcome their faulty reasoning and achieve the correct use of reason. Austen indicates that the intellectual weakness attributed to women was due to their poor education rather than any innate inferiority to men, and reinforces this idea through her use of mentor characters. Her heroines are the intellectual equals of the heroes, and Austen implies that women should be given the same strong, formal education as men.
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Date Issued
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1978
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13925
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Austen, Jane,--1775-1817--Characters--Women
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Hands off "our" black men: Black women's discourse on black man/white woman relationships.
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Antonin, Ronald Jules, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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If black men and women, and some white women were--to some extent--successful in forming a coalition to fight some sociopolitical battles much as anti-slavery, civil rights, women's movement, etc., it appears that romantic interracial relationships--particularly between black men and white women--are on the verge of undermining this necessary coalition to "cross the bridge to the twenty-first century." Judging from three perspectives: (1) historical sexual-relations between blacks and whites;...
Show moreIf black men and women, and some white women were--to some extent--successful in forming a coalition to fight some sociopolitical battles much as anti-slavery, civil rights, women's movement, etc., it appears that romantic interracial relationships--particularly between black men and white women--are on the verge of undermining this necessary coalition to "cross the bridge to the twenty-first century." Judging from three perspectives: (1) historical sexual-relations between blacks and whites; (2) the black female audience's attitude toward black man and white woman romance; and (3) media (movies and literature) portrayals of black women's reactions to black men who date or marry white women, this thesis argues that some black women appear to incorporate stereotypical themes in their "objectionable" discourse to black man/white woman romantic relationships. It further argues that these stereotypes appear to support the causes of racism and patriarchy through the pitting; of black women against black men and white women, and undermine black men and women relations, as well as racial unity between black and white women.
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Date Issued
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1997
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15446
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Subject Headings
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Black Studies, Women's Studies, Language, Rhetoric and Composition, Mass Communications
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