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This thesis is an attempt to explore the Jordanian community of today with its multi-ethnic fusion and its social practices that often appear rooted in the past. It is an examination of what possible series of symbols could be formed from a collective view of the diverse ethnici…

Let G be a group, with X a G-conjugacy class of involutions. The local fusion graph F(G,X) has X as its vertex set, with vertices x, y in X joined by an edge if, and only if, x is not equal to y and the order of the product xy is odd. In this thesis we study these, and other rel…

The purpose of this single case study was to investigate a work climate in a secondary school to determine if work-climate effects produced teacher generated creative outcomes. Teachers interacted within their school work-environment and formed perceptions about social and conte…

This master's project aims to allow xenophobic attitudes between Muslims and non-Muslims to be reevaluated in an encounter group setting. The inspiration for this group is largely in response to the poor attempts to bridge healthy dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims in the …

Suffering in the context of poverty, community violence, and abuse contributes to deleterious outcomes. Communal experiences, such as community-based groups, provide an opportunity for deepened personal and communal transformation in the midst of these challenging societal conte…