This dissertation seeks to answer two major questions: (a) How do women in Turkey articulate their relationship to the Turkish State? and (b) How can women's understandings of the state help them build coalitions for a more democratic state? It constructs an analytic space that …
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This research is an attempt to answer two calls: (1) Betty A. Reardon?s (2019a) call to move her work forward, and (2) Tony Jenkins and Betty A. Reardon?s (2007) call for the study of masculinities within a peace education, human rights frame using a feminist scholarship and ped…
Gender equity remains an evolving issue within the United States, in spite of the long history of women’s rights legislation, including the 1986 ruling by the Supreme Court that a work environment can be declared hostile or abusive because of discrimination based on sex. In the …
This interdisciplinary dissertation examines the last century of U.S. housing policy, including the construction and outcomes, as a phenomenon in which a ubiquitous pro-homeownership stance taken by those in power in the U.S. takes shape and is maintained through official rhetor…
This mixed-methods study investigated why Black female teachers remain in the profession by analyzing how they support their teacher efficacy. Situated in a social cognitive theoretical framework and a critical race feminist framework, the researcher analyzed teacher efficacy co…
Thul and LaVoi (2011) conducted a study in 2008, titled "Reducing Physical Inactivity and Promoting Active Living: From the Voices of East African Immigrant Adolescent Girls," to learn about barriers facing this underserved population. The purpose of the study was to explore Eas…
Identifying as a Jewish transgender woman can come with a plethora of stigma and challenges. Compounded by the ongoing existence of microaggressions and violence, a 2009 survey found individuals who identify as transgender are 40 times more likely to have attempted suicide than …
This qualitative study explored the unique experiences of individuals in same-sex binational relationships. Same-sex binational couples are comprised of two LGB individuals in a romantic relationship but who have different citizenship statuses and are from different nations as w…
In the United States, oppressive social structures continue to undermine the lives of Latino gay men, specifically in the forms of invisibility and misrepresentation. As a consequence of these oppressive forces, Latino gay men are often faced with social barriers, adversities, a…
The purpose of this qualitative research study with a narrative inquiry design was to acquire the insights of 15 African-American Baptist clergywomen and each of their particular journeys to overcoming barriers that led to their success in attaining senior pastoral leadership po…
Purpose. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to delve into the lived experiences of African American female ministers and describe their journey toward the role of an ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).
There is a gap in the literature on generativity and the leadership philosophy and praxis of African American Female Foreign Service Officers (AAFFSOs). I addressed this deficit, in part, by engaging an individual of exceptional merit and distinction—Aurelia Erskine Brazeal—as a…
This dissertation responds to Syrian nationals' stories of displacement and settlement. Within these accounts, people contend with forced migration through language, personal networks, and technology. A sociomaterial theory of literacy recognizes the way in which these interview…
Popularly known as “the seduction of Joseph,” Genesis 39 is a familiar segment of the Joseph Story (Gen 37-50). As Gen 39 involves a Hebrew slave in an Egyptian household, contemporary interpreters tend to mention issues of gender, ethnicity, and class, but most fail to address …
This dissertation examines the effects of health values on the decisions made by elderly Black women to use self-care methods and homecare services. The research is grounded in the healthicization or wellness promotion paradigm, which prescribes behavioral or lifestyle changes f…