Browsing by Subject "Race"
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A Quantification of Magnitude in the Writing of James Baldwin: A Digital Recovery Work
(2022-01-03)This thesis seeks to utilize a distant reading of seventeen essays written by James Baldwin alongside sustained close readings of three topics within those essays in order to understand why Baldwin has maintained increased ... -
A SCOPING REVIEW OF INTERVENTIONS CONDUCTED FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA
(2021-05-06)The older population in the United States is growing. Within this demographic, ethnic and racial diversity is also on the rise. There are various forms of interventions, such as cognitive activities, regular physical and ... -
Demographic Characteristics and the Bounds of Occupational Choice
The purpose of this research is to examine the relationships between race, gender, generation, perceptions of discrimination, and socioeconomic status (SES) of origin and the prestige level of occupational choice. This ... -
OTHERNESS AND BELONGING IN “DEMOCRATIC EMPIRES”: THE SYRIAN DIASPORA AND TRANSATLANTIC DISCOURSES OF IDENTITY, 1890s-1930s
(2016-08-15)This dissertation examines the arguments that Syrians in diaspora at the turn of the twentieth century used in constructing their group identity. It traces the transnational and transimperial discourses that centered on ... -
RACE AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE: THE REPRESENTATIONS IN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS, 2016-2020
(2021-05-18)This project is an examination of race and representations of social injustice in children’s picture books from 2016-2020 and is informed by black feminist theory and children’s literary criticism. The objective is to ... -
Racial Disparity in Cardiovascular Disease and Oxidative Stress in African American Women
(2018-08-10)ABSTRACT Several studies have demonstrated that African Americans (AA) exhibit elevations in systemic oxidative stress compared to Caucasian Americans (CA). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) have been identified ...