Search
Now showing items 1-7 of 7
Twisted Ink: Comparing Tattooed and Non-Tattooed Life Course Deviance
(2016-04-21)
This study aims to provide greater understanding of the relationship between tattoos and deviance. Historically, tattoos have been associated as markers of deviance, but with increasing popularity in modern-day society. I ...
Racial Identity and its Impact on Job Applicants
(2016-05-18)
Drawing from Social Dominance Theory and Prejudice Distribution Theory, the purpose of these three experimental studies was to examine how Whites evaluate racial minorities (African American and Latino) with a strong racial ...
Exploring Stability in Sexuality and Mental Health Outcomes Using Identity Theory
(2016-07-13)
A growing body of work shows that sexual orientation can and does change over time. However, little of that research delves into the mental health repercussions of such a shift in identity. This project uses the Kaplan ...
Conceptions of Homeland and Identity Among Meskhetian Turk Refugeesin the U.S. and Turkey
(2016-08-05)
This dissertation focuses on the Meskhetian Turks, a small non-titular group who has experienced multiple displacements, violent persecution, and ongoing exile since 1944. Initially, the Meskhetian Turks were one of several ...
Constructing Identity: The Roman-Era Northwestern Adriatic Laced Tradition of Boatbuilding
(2016-04-25)
This dissertation investigates the development of a local tradition of laced boatbuilding along the coasts and inland waterways of the northwestern Adriatic Sea during the Roman period (with definitive evidence between the ...
Ethnic Germans in the Soviet Union: The People of Chortitza, 1939-1949
(2016-04-21)
During the Second World War, Nazi and Soviet governments had distinctly different ideologies as well as different reasons for targeting the Soviet Union's German population for relocation. While the Soviets saw ethnic ...
Rhetoric of Heroic Loyalty: Portrayals of Scottish Jacobites as Rebels, Reprobates and Romantics
(2016-11-28)
The Scottish Jacobite tradition spans a tumultuous arc of history in which imagery of Highland dress — tartan and kilts — was used to portray Highland Scots as enemies of the British state and as heroes of the British ...