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Risk Communication And College Students: The 2009 H1n1 Pandemic Influenza, Francisco Soto Mas, Chiehwen Ed Hsu

Chiehwen Ed Hsu

No abstract provided.

Community Affairs Discussion Group, Loni Mckown

Loni McKown

No abstract provided.

Escape From Hell: What Now For Somali-Americans?” (Afterword), Ahmed Samatar

Ahmed Samatar

No abstract provided.

The Politics Of Acculturation: Female Genital Cutting And The Challenge Of Building Multicultural Democracies, Lisa Wade

Lisa Wade

No abstract provided.

Finding A Jewel: Identity And Gendered Space In Islamic Finance, Karen Ahmed

Karen Hunt Ahmed

In this article, I explore how globalization discourses practices work together to form the identities of female Islamic bankers working in the first stand-alone women’s Islamic bank in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. An Islamic bank interacts with the individual by providing a discursive and physical space in which the subject can shape and respond to her desire to identify and engage with the debates in the global Muslim community about morality, practice and the role of Islam in every day life. Global financial systems and local gender practices are embodied in these buildings in a kind of financial purdah: building …

Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical And Legal Perspective, Preston Elrod, R. Ryder

Preston Elrod, Ph.D.

The juvenile justice system is a multifaceted entity that continually changes under the influence of decisions, policies, and laws. The all new Third Edition of Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical, and Legal Perspective, offers readers a clear and comprehensive look at exactly what it is and how it works. Reader friendly and up-to-date, this text unravels the complexities of the juvenile justice system by exploring the history, theory, and components of the juvenile justice process and how they relate. Key Features: Provides current research on juvenile justice operations and effectiveness, including the most recent data available on juvenile arrest trends. …

Personal Ontological Information Responsibility, Jodi Kearns, Rhonda Rinehart

Jodi Kearns, PhD

Archivists and Librarians are subjected to social stereotypes by those outside and within the field of library and information science. Many of these role descriptions come from within the LIS professions themselves; the differences between information responsibilities of Archivists and Librarians are not clearly defined. The purpose of this paper is to dispel myths of distinguishable differences in information role responsibilities of Archivists and Librarians. A simple survey was developed and completed by Archivists and Librarians who volunteered to express, in their own words, up to three descriptions of what their information responsibilities are. Responses were recorded in the respondents' …

The Challenge Of The Côte D’Ivoire Crisis For West Africa: Exploring Options For A Negotiated Settlement, Emmanuel Aning, Samuel Atuobi

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning

This paper discusses the political deadlock in La Côte d’Ivoire, cautions against the use of force, and calls on the international community to explore options for negotiated settlement. It argues that the use of force in the Ivorian situation will be a zero sum game in which the civilian populations of the country will suffer. On the contrary, a negotiated settlement presents the best opportunity for a win win situation in which the Ivorian population can be protected

From Workers Rights To Worker Appropriation: A Response To Joseph Mccartin, Richard Mcintyre

RICHARD P MCINTYRE

There has been little examination of the possible negative effects on labor’s interests when those interests are asserted as rights. It is as if proclaiming “workers’ rights are human rights” can only cause good things to happen. Joseph McCartin’s essay contributes to a more balanced and sophisticated discussion of the effects of rights talk for labor.

Illustrating The Social Construction Of Race And Racial Stereotypes With Images, Gwen Sharp, Lisa Wade

Lisa Wade

No abstract provided.

Monitor The Future Survey, Richard Mora

Richard Mora

No abstract provided.

An Assessment Of The Greenhouse Gas Reducing Activities Being Implemented In Us Cities, Rachel Krause

Rachel M. Krause

Local climate protection initiatives are receiving increased attention and support. However, most of the current understanding about their content, motivation, and impact is based on qualitative studies, whose findings cannot be generalized, or quantitative studies, which consider superficial measures of policy adoption. There is a lack of information about the type and extent of GHG-reducing actions that “typical” cities have implemented, whether or not they are explicitly framed as part of a broader climate protection strategy. In an effort to address this gap, this paper examines original data collected from a nation-wide sample of U.S. cities on their implementation of …

The Social Control Of Mothers, Lisa Wade

Lisa Wade

No abstract provided.

The Eportfolio: Product And Process, Lisa Mcguire

Lisa E. McGuire

No abstract provided.

Symbolic Or Substantive Policy? Measuring The Extent Of Local Commitment To Climate Protection, Rachel Krause

Rachel M. Krause

Over 1,000 U.S. municipalities have formally committed to reduce their local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through participation in one of several climate protection networks. This has attracted the attention of researchers interested in theories of free-riding and local political decision making who question why municipalities become engaged in this global effort. However, whereas joining a climate protection network or adopting an emissions reduction goal are relatively low cost acts, the implementation of such policies entails higher costs. This raises legitimate questions about the extent and type of follow-through made on municipal climate protection commitments. This paper begins to fill-in the …

Competing Motivations, John Haiman

John Haiman

No abstract provided.

Religion And Helping Others: The Role Of Values, Ideas, And Language, Christopher Einolf

Christopher J Einolf

This study used life narrative interview data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study to examine how religious values, ideas, and language motivate prosocial behaviors. Open coding of eighty-eight in-depth interviews revealed six themes: defining morality in religious terms, considering religion an important aspect of one’s identity, feeling that one’s life involves carrying out God’s mission, making an increased commitment to religion over time, drawing an explicit connection between religion and helping others, and, for Christian respondents, finding inspiration for helping in Jesus’ teaching, example, and sacrifice. Using ratings from independent coders, statistically significant relationships were found between …

Couple, Community, And National Crisis, Jacqueline Koiner

Jacqueline M. Koiner II

When an individual does not seek help during a crisis event, it may lead to pathology such as homicide and/or suicide. The Triage Assessment System (TAF) allows for a consistent and rapid assessment of the individual’s state of mind and dictates the interventions that will be utilized down to the minute as the event unfolds. Many of the survivors of intense crisis suffer from PTSD due to his or her intense feelings of fear, being helpless and horrified. In order to combat this issue counselors must impart psychological first aid. Likewise, in many cases the therapist should be as non-directive …

The Policy Challenges For Green Economy And Sustainable Economic Development, Edward Barbier

Edward B Barbier

No abstract provided.

Qualitative Methods In Interpersonal Communication Research, Kristine Munoz, Karen Tracy

Kristine Muñoz

No abstract provided.

Transaction Costs And The Transition To Environmentally Sustainable Development, Edward Barbier

Edward B Barbier

No abstract provided.

Changes In Body Mass During Elementary And Middle School In A National Cohort Of Kindergarteners., Ashlesha Datar, Roland Sturm, Victoria Shier

Roland Sturm

Abstract OBJECTIVE: To analyze changes in BMI, according to gender and race/ethnicity, in a nationally representative cohort of children in the United States during their elementary and middle school years to identify critical periods of excess BMI gains. METHODS: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class monitored a nationally representative cohort of kindergarten students over 9 years (1998-2007). Height and weight measurements were available for 4240 white, 640 black, and 1070 Hispanic children in kindergarten and 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th grades. In each wave, we estimated the proportions of children with BMI values in each quartile of the Centers for …

Cyber Security And Resilient Organizations, John Kiefer

John J. Kiefer

No abstract provided.

Institutional Functional Analysis At Northern Michigan University: A New Process Of Appraisal And Arrangement Of Archival Records, Marcus Robyns

Marcus C. Robyns CA

This article argues in favor of institutional functional analysis as an effective tool for appraisal of institutional archival records.

Economic Status And Coping Mechanisms Of Individuals Seeking Hiv Care In Uganda, Sebastian Linnemayr, Brooke Stearns Lawson, Peter Glick, Glenn Wagner

Sebastian Linnemayr

This study uses novel data to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the demographic and economic circumstances facing HIV-positive individuals who have just entered HIV care in Uganda. While the provision of HIV care and ART may improve physical health, to achieve the broader goal of improving the quality of life and socioeconomic viability of people living with HIV/AIDS, appropriate social and economic programs may need to complement treatment. We report results from baseline data of a longitudinal, prospective cohort study with a 12-month follow-up period in two Ugandan HIV clinics. We use t-tests to examine differences across sample subpopulations and …

How To Build A Library Bookmas Tree, Kate Krause

Kate Krause

Step by step instructions on how to build a Christmas tree out of library books. A Bookmas tree!

Public Policy In Canada: Bringing Place In?, Neil Bradford

Neil Bradford

No abstract provided.

Caregiving Styles: A Cognitive And Behavioral Typology Associated With Dementia Family Caregiving, Mary Corcoran

Mary A Corcoran

Purpose: An increasing number of elderly individuals

are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and

related disorders (ADRD), many of whom receive

daily caregiving from spouse or adult child. Caregiving

is a “cultural activity,” and as such it is strongly

influenced by sociocultural beliefs about caregiving

and how it should be enacted. Understanding this

thinking–action process has important implications

for future research and service. Reasoned action theory

provides empirical evidence that attitudes and

beliefs, as they are influenced by the social environment,

predict intentions to act. In turn, behavioral

intentions can reliably predict behaviors. This

grounded theory study describes a typology of …

Challenging Democracy: Ethnicity In Postcolonial Fiji And Trinidad, Movindri Reddy

Movindri Reddy

Fiji and Trinidad are similar in terms of their colonial and postcolonial historical experiences, yet their political outcomes are different. The argument put forth is that constitutional reforms that were adopted by Fiji were unsuccessful because of systemic conditions specific to the country. Sustained by structural features such as land rights and chiefly jurisdiction, and more intangible factors such as cultural identity and nationalism, ethnic identity is the lens through which most public discourse occurs. By contrast, Trinidad does not have these corresponding institutional structures, and the existence of public spaces for the contestation of ethnic identities together with the …

Chicago Bulls, James Pokrywczynski

James Pokrywczynski

No abstract provided.