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Transnationalism In Question, Roger D. Waldinger, David Fitzgerald Dec 2003

Transnationalism In Question, Roger D. Waldinger, David Fitzgerald

Roger D Waldinger

This paper seeks a critical engagement with the new literature on immigrant “transnationalism,” which correctly notes that connectivity between source and destination points is an inherent aspect of the migration phenomenon. In so doing, however, this new literature highlights the characteristics shared by all forms of long-distance migration and therefore fails to identify the traits distinctive to migration across states, of which the political element is the most important. States seek to control movement across territorial boundaries – exit as well as entry -- which is why defining “transnationalism” in terms of the “regular and sustained” cross-border activities of individuals, …

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Political Psychology In Canada, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking Dec 2003

Political Psychology In Canada, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking

Paul W Nesbitt-Larking

Although a number of political psychologists are active in Canada, there has been relatively little self-conscious development of the field. This article brings together contributions from political science and social psychology in Canada in an attempt to identify aspects of Canadian distinctiveness in the field of political psychology, notably the balance between mainstream and eclectic tendencies.

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Dynamics Of Hiv/Aids In The Fishing Communities Of Benin And Uganda. Food And Agriculture Organization, Hiv/Aids Program., John Mazzeo Dec 2003

Dynamics Of Hiv/Aids In The Fishing Communities Of Benin And Uganda. Food And Agriculture Organization, Hiv/Aids Program., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Russian Periodical Index Digital Project (Letopis' Zhurnal'nykh Statei, 1956-1975), Kristine R. Brancolini, Michelle Dalmau Dec 2003

Russian Periodical Index Digital Project (Letopis' Zhurnal'nykh Statei, 1956-1975), Kristine R. Brancolini, Michelle Dalmau

Kristine R. Brancolini

No abstract provided.

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Clinical Impact Of Central Corneal Thickness In The Management Of Glaucoma, Carolyn Shih, Joshua Graff Zivin, Stephen Trokel, James Tsai Dec 2003

Clinical Impact Of Central Corneal Thickness In The Management Of Glaucoma, Carolyn Shih, Joshua Graff Zivin, Stephen Trokel, James Tsai

Joshua Graff Zivin

No abstract provided.

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Publishing On Demand: Who Will Be The Gatekeepers?, Paul J. Rich Dec 2003

Publishing On Demand: Who Will Be The Gatekeepers?, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

No abstract provided.

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Female And Male Student Athletes' Perceptions Of Career Transition In Sport And Higher Education: A Visual Elicitation And Qualitative Assessment, C. Keith Harrison Dec 2003

Female And Male Student Athletes' Perceptions Of Career Transition In Sport And Higher Education: A Visual Elicitation And Qualitative Assessment, C. Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

The termination of a collegiate athletic career is inevitable for all student athletes. The purpose of this study was to explore student athletes’ perceptions of the athletic career transition process. One-hundred-andforty- three (n = 143) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II student athletes were administered the Life After Sports Scale (LASS) designed by the authors. The LASS is a 58-item mixed method inventory. The scope of this inquiry explored the qualitative section, which examined participants’ perceptions that were visually primed with a narrative description of a student athlete who made the transition out of collegiate sport successfully. Three major …

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Measuring Eating Concerns In Black And White Girls, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2003

Measuring Eating Concerns In Black And White Girls, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective Few instruments exist to measure eating concerns in adolescent girls from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Methods A Children's version of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-C) has been under development for several years and was designed to be more appropriate for younger children with lower reading levels. However, little is known about the validity of this instrument. The current study reports on the factor structure of an early version of the EDI-C using nonclinical samples of 1,073 White and 1,155 Black girls (ages 11–12). Results Factor analysis resulted in an eight-factor solution for each group that included a weight concerns factor …

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Report Of The National Institutes Of Health Workshop On Overcoming Barriers To Treatment Research In Anorexia Nervosa, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2003

Report Of The National Institutes Of Health Workshop On Overcoming Barriers To Treatment Research In Anorexia Nervosa, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with serious medical morbidity and has the highest mortality rate of all psychiatric disorders. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Workshop on Overcoming Barriers to Treatment Research in Anorexia Nervosa convened on September 26-27, 2002 to address the dearth of treatment research in this area. The goals of this workshop were to discuss the stages of illness and illness severity, pharmacologic interventions, psychological interventions, and methodologic considerations. Method: The program consisted of a series of brief presentations by moderators, each followed by a discussion of the topic by workshop participants, facilitated by the session …

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Teachers' Link To Electronic Resources In The Library Media Center: A Local Study Of Awareness, Knowledge And Inluence, Teresa Williams Dec 2003

Teachers' Link To Electronic Resources In The Library Media Center: A Local Study Of Awareness, Knowledge And Inluence, Teresa Williams

Teresa Williams

This case study used a survey to assess teachers' awareness of electronic resources, and to determine whether their directons influence student use of these resources in te school library media center.

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Race Differences In Accuracy Of Self-Reported Childhood Body Size Among White And Black Females, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2003

Race Differences In Accuracy Of Self-Reported Childhood Body Size Among White And Black Females, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective: To assess the relation of self-reported current and recalled preadolescent body size to measured BMI (kilograms per meter squared) and interviewer's assessment of body size.
Research Methods and Procedures: This was a prospective cohort study of 1890 white and black women who were 9 to 10 years old at time of enrollment and were followed up 10 to 13 years later. At baseline, subjects had their weight and height measured and were asked to indicate their current body size from a series of nine pictograms. A sample of the subjects also had their body size evaluated by …

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Market Assistance Pilot Program (Mapp) Household Baseline Survey. For Catholic Relief Services And The Consortium For Southern Africa Food Security Emergency (C-Safe)., John Mazzeo Dec 2003

Market Assistance Pilot Program (Mapp) Household Baseline Survey. For Catholic Relief Services And The Consortium For Southern Africa Food Security Emergency (C-Safe)., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Consumption Function, Douglas G. Steigerwald Dec 2003

Consumption Function, Douglas G. Steigerwald

Douglas G. Steigerwald

No abstract provided.

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Phineas Paist And The Architecture Of Coral Gables, Florida, Nicholas Patricios Dec 2003

Phineas Paist And The Architecture Of Coral Gables, Florida, Nicholas Patricios

Nicholas Patricios

Coral Gables in South Florida is lauded as one of America's finest early 20th century planned developments. It was the vision of George Merrick, the city's founder and master builder, to create a completely planned development. The architect Phineas Paist (1875-1937) played a major role in realizing Merrick's dream for Coral Gables as "colorist," "supervisor," and "designer." To better understand Paist’s ideas, his architecture, and his contribution to the architecture of Coral Gables it is necessary to examine his education and experiences during his formative years prior to his arrival in Coral Gables.

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College Students' Perceptions, Myths, And Stereotypes About African American Athleticism: A Qualitative Investigation, Keith Harrison Dec 2003

College Students' Perceptions, Myths, And Stereotypes About African American Athleticism: A Qualitative Investigation, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

Examining the ‘natural’ athlete myth and utilizing the recent literature on cultural/social factors in athleticism, this study through survey research examines the myth of the ‘natural’ African American athlete. Participants consist of 301 university students from a large, traditionally White, midwest institution. The primary research question is to determine the attitudes of college students in terms of how they perceive the success of the African American athlete in certain sports. The purpose is to assess participants’ perceptions of the African American athlete and their opinion as to whether or not African American athletes are superior in certain sports (football, basketball, …

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Abject Economics: The Effects Of Battering On Women's Work And Employability, Angela M. Moe, Myrtle P. Bell Dec 2003

Abject Economics: The Effects Of Battering On Women's Work And Employability, Angela M. Moe, Myrtle P. Bell

Angela M. Moe

Research on the effects of battering on women’s lives has focused on poverty, homelessness, and welfare receipt, often centering on women who are uneducated or undereducated. The authors analyze how battering impacts the work and employability of women from various employment levels and backgrounds. Data were obtained through qualitative interviews with 19 residents of a domestic violence shelter, some of whom had obtained substantial education and built solid and lucrative careers prior to being abused. The women described instances in which battering had obstructed their ability to find work, maintain employment, and use their wages to establish greater economic independence …

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Ethnicity, Migration, And Statehood In Post-Cold War Europe, Rogers Brubaker Dec 2003

Ethnicity, Migration, And Statehood In Post-Cold War Europe, Rogers Brubaker

Rogers Brubaker

No abstract provided.

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To Err On Humans Is Not Benign: Incentives For Adoption Of Medical Error Reporting Systems, Joshua Graff Zivin, Alexander Pfaff Dec 2003

To Err On Humans Is Not Benign: Incentives For Adoption Of Medical Error Reporting Systems, Joshua Graff Zivin, Alexander Pfaff

Joshua Graff Zivin

No abstract provided.

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Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith Dec 2003

Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith

Charles Kay Smith

No abstract provided.

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Ethnicity As Cognition, Rogers Brubaker, Mara Loveman, Peter Stamatov Dec 2003

Ethnicity As Cognition, Rogers Brubaker, Mara Loveman, Peter Stamatov

Rogers Brubaker

This article identi¢es an incipient and largely implicit cognitive turn in the study of ethnicity, and argues that it can be consolidated and extended by drawing on cognitive research in social psychology and anthropology. Cognitive perspectives provide resources for conceptualizing ethnicity, race, and nation as perspectives on the world rather than entities in the world, for treating ethnicity, race, and nationalism together rather than as separate subfields, and for re-specifying the old debate between primordialist and circumstantialist approaches.

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Language, Power, And Social Interaction (Fall 2004 Syllabus), Adam Hodges Dec 2003

Language, Power, And Social Interaction (Fall 2004 Syllabus), Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges

The objective of this course is to critically examine the role of language in articulating, maintaining, and subverting relations of power in society. We will ground our study by first looking at basic ideas on linguistic relativity, the idea that one adjusts to reality in large part through language. Then, we will explore the many dimensions of power in society and the role that language plays in this diagram of power. We will focus specifically on media language and political language; and critically analyze examples of discourse in an attempt to understand the power relations that undergird social interactions. This …

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Russian Periodical Index Digital Project (Letopis' Zhurnal'nykh Statei, 1956-1975), Kristine R. Brancolini, Michelle Dalmau, John A. Walsh Dec 2003

Russian Periodical Index Digital Project (Letopis' Zhurnal'nykh Statei, 1956-1975), Kristine R. Brancolini, Michelle Dalmau, John A. Walsh

Kristine R. Brancolini

No abstract provided.

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Masonry And Orangeism: More Fraternal And Less Vitrolic In A Changing Scene, Paul J. Rich Dec 2003

Masonry And Orangeism: More Fraternal And Less Vitrolic In A Changing Scene, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

The Orange Order has figured in Irish history and in the problems of Northern Ireland for two centuries. Although it has many Masonic affinities, it is an international movement (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, parts of Africa) with it sown distinct culture, and its rituals at times have supported a virulent Protestantism.

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Limits Of Knowledge And Power In Afghanistan, Shah Mahmoud Hanifi Dec 2003

Limits Of Knowledge And Power In Afghanistan, Shah Mahmoud Hanifi

Shah Mahmoud Hanifi

No abstract provided.

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Taiwan, Chien-Juh Gu, Rita Gallin Dec 2003

Taiwan, Chien-Juh Gu, Rita Gallin

Chien-Juh Gu

No abstract provided.

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Gender, Identity, And "Strong Language" In A Professional Woman's Talk, Judith Mattson Bean, Barbara Johnstone Dec 2003

Gender, Identity, And "Strong Language" In A Professional Woman's Talk, Judith Mattson Bean, Barbara Johnstone

Barbara Johnstone

No abstract provided.

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Review Of Keith Sawyer, Improvised Dialogues: Emergence And Creativity In Conversation, Barbara Johnstone Dec 2003

Review Of Keith Sawyer, Improvised Dialogues: Emergence And Creativity In Conversation, Barbara Johnstone

Barbara Johnstone

No abstract provided.

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Can Passenger Railways Curb Road Traffic Externalities?, Armin Schmutzler Dec 2003

Can Passenger Railways Curb Road Traffic Externalities?, Armin Schmutzler

Armin Schmutzler

No abstract provided.

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Creative Cities: Structured Policy Dialogue Backgrounder, Neil Bradford Dec 2003

Creative Cities: Structured Policy Dialogue Backgrounder, Neil Bradford

Neil Bradford

No abstract provided.

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Cortical Activation And Synchronization During Sentence Comprehension In High-Functioning Autism: Evidence Of Underconnectivity, Marcel Adam Just, Vladimir L. Cherkassky, Timothy A. Keller, Nancy J. Minshew Dec 2003

Cortical Activation And Synchronization During Sentence Comprehension In High-Functioning Autism: Evidence Of Underconnectivity, Marcel Adam Just, Vladimir L. Cherkassky, Timothy A. Keller, Nancy J. Minshew

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.

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