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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 ...
Nuns Making Fun: An Exploration of Humor among Women Religious
(2019-08-02)
This paper discusses the role and use of humor in the lives of nuns and consecrated women. A qualitative study consisting of interviews with nuns and consecrated women was conducted to produce data about the way in which ...
“LANDS OF THE FUTURE:” GERMAN-SPEAKING IDENTITY, NETWORKS, AND TERRITORIALITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, 1820-1930
The movement of German-speakers to the South Atlantic did not begin with Nazis seeking refuge in Argentina in the aftermath of World War II, nor did it start with the organization of the German protectorate of South-West ...
THREE ESSAYS EXAMINING ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCES ON EMPLOYEE IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION
(2022-08-15)
Identity consists of the roles and expectations individuals use to define their self. My dissertation examines the effects of individual perceptions around how identities are constructed in organizations on employee outcomes, ...
Identifying Loss, Animating Melancholy: Asian-American Narratives in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Spirited Away, and Bao
(2022-08-01)
Animated film provides a complex illustration of the creativity behind constructing narratives. This thesis aims to explore the way that racial and cultural identity are displayed within animated film. The purpose of this ...
HYPHENATED AMERICANS: CHRISTIAN ARAB-AMERICANS’ IDENTITY STRUGGLE
(2018-08-07)
The topic of this thesis is the understudied minority of Christian Arab-Americans (CAAs), and this research addresses the issues CAAs face in the United States with special attention to the factors that influence their ...
ME, MYSELF, AND I, AT WORK AND AT HOME, TODAY, TOMORROW, AND THE DAY AFTER: UNDERSTANDING INTRA-INDIVIDUAL MULTIPLE SELVES ACROSS THE WORK-NONWORK INTERFACE
(2017-08-14)
While scholars commonly agree that self-concept is a complex set of self-representations, or identities that influences individual’s decisions, evaluations, attitude, and behaviors, little is known about how individual’s ...
ACADEMIC INTEGRATION AND SELF-REGULATION STRATEGIES IN PRECALCULUS AND CALCULUS I
(2022-08-15)
This case study examines the self-regulation strategies and academic integration of first-semester undergraduate students enrolled in precalculus and first-semester calculus at a large urban university in the southwestern ...