Conflict management -- Great Lakes Region (Africa); Women and peace -- Great Lakes Region (Africa); Great Lakes Region (Africa) -- Politics and government
In Africa, and especially the Great Lakes region of the continent, conflict between groups and nations has been on the rise for some time. This has led to the displacement of people and massive loss of lives and property. The conflict is also a...
In the past twenty years the ability to determine the likelihood of an individual's risk to recidivate has become the driving force of assessments in the criminal justice field. These risk factors now play an increasingly important role in release...
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Criticism and interpretation
The purpose of this thesis is to prove that Dickinson characterized her poetic discourse with unique figurative manipulations as well as autonomous stylistic and prosodic techniques to serve a process of poetic dismantlement of her contemporary...
Dietary restraint is defined as the conscious restriction of food intake with the
intention of weight control. Research has shown that emotions can have an effect on
eating behavior in restrained and unrestrained individuals. Studies have reported...
Discrimination in housing -- Connecticut -- New Haven; Housing -- Connecticut -- New Haven; African Americans -- Housing -- Connecticut -- New Haven
From the mid-1950s to the present, social scientists have produced an everincreasing
number of discourses on the topic of the concentration of urban poverty in the
United States. Although broad agreement exists on the effects of urban property,...
Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Characters -- Women; Eliot, George,1819-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation; Women in literature -- 19th century
The reception of George Eliot’s female protagonists has undergone dramatic transformation in the wake of feminist criticism. Feminists tend to reproach Eliot for a depiction of women that did not demonstrate Eliot’s own social...
Esteves, Sandra Maria, 1948- -- Criticism and interpretation; Burgos, Julia de, 1914-1953 -- Criticism and interpretation; Ferré, Rosario -- Criticism and interpretation; Zavala, Iris M. -- Criticism and interpretation; Mohr, Nicholasa --...
Ethnopsychology; Marriage -- Psychological aspects
This study compared the self perception and ideal mate perception of Taiwanese and American college students. It was hypothesized that in both cultures, men would be predisposed to prefer marriage partners with traits that enhance their...
Family violence -- Psychological aspects; Family violence -- Cross-cultural studies
Domestic violence is an important issue that affects women of all races, ethnicities and social classes. Nearly four million women experience intimate partner abuse every year. Due to the changing make up of the United States, this issue has...
Individuals are being released from prison at an alarming rate, many without the necessary skills and supports to assist them in becoming a self-sufficient and contributing member of society. This study highlights the criminal justice policies that...
Determining what exactly "works" as far as rehabilitating offenders, particularly women with dual diagnosis (i.e., mental health and substance abuse), can be a difficult task. Recent research has turned its focus to looking at the effects of both...
Normally public opinion about the Islamic religion is often negative. The Muslim people are seen as violent oppressors of women. Although it may be true in some countries, the fact is Muslim people represent a variety of societies and communities...
My purpose in investigating mid-nineteenth century sentimental fiction is to discuss common issues and themes and delineate the many differences found within this literature in order to more closely examine the ways in which Fanny Fern's novel Ruth...
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935 -- Criticism and interpretation; Socialism in literature; Feminism in literature
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's reputation as a prominent feminist was resurrected during the second wave of feminism during the 1970's. However, upon close examination of her two feminist novels, Herland and With Her in Ourland, it becomes clear that...
This study examined differences in emotion regulation strategies and happiness among three age groups: young (18 - 35 years), middle-aged (36 – 62 years), and older adults (63 years and older). Also, emotion regulation strategies (reappraisal and...
Urban residential structure has been shown to be differentiated by three main factors: socioeconomic status, family status and ethnic status. Additionally, socioeconomic inequality in urban areas has been shown to increase over time. These...
Heaney, Seamus,1939- -- Criticism and interpretation
Politics in the North of Ireland deserves a paper all its own. To attempt to condense the political situation in the North in a few short chapters is to try and distill the essentials. In such a location, politics becomes more than an argument,...
High school girls.; Women rowers.; Commitment (Psychology); Performance.; Dynamometer.
"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science in Physical Education."; Thesis advisor: Kimberly Kostelis.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2013.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves...
Holcombe, Emily Seymour Goodwin, 1852-1923; Connecticut -- History
Emily Seymour Goodwin Holcombe had a long, active career as a volunteer preservationist and history activist in Connecticut, beginning in the early 1890's and ending with the onset of World War I. She preserved Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground,...
Horáková, Milada,1901-1950 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government -- 1945-1992
Over the last twenty years and since the fall of the Iron Curtain, stories that were once silenced under the Czechoslovak Communist occupation are at last being voiced. The discovery of accounts of those who were persecuted under communism has...