Sociology & Anthropology

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    The Historic Fargo Theatre: A Symbol of Collective Memory and Community Consciousness
    (North Dakota State University, 2010) Rau, Jessica Lynn
    The Fargo Theatre has been the gem of the Fargo, North Dakota, area for eightytwo years and is at the epicenter of the community's collective history. The theatre has hosted independent films, musical productions, vaudeville, social and political meetings, festivals, celebrations, and most importantly, memories of the people of this community, past and present. It is a physical structure that has evolved into a symbol with diverse meanings for all who know of its existence. Individual experiences and the symbolic meanings that make up the collective consciousness of the theatre, and therefore the community, are the focus of this study. By representing diverse threads of collective memory far beyond those of mere entertainment, the Fargo Theatre is a significant and enduring symbol of Fargo's collective memory and community consciousness. Relying heavily on the theoretical work of the symbolic anthropologist Victor Turner, this study encapsulates a community spirit by exploring the life of the theatre through the memory culture of theatre patrons, theatre employees, and citizens of the Red River Valley. The accumulation of symbols and stories about the Fargo Theatre provides insight into the memory culture of our region, as well as focused insight into the Fargo community itself. The theatre is a vital part of the community consciousness via other realms of experience that are not necessarily divorced from the entertainment and pleasure aspects of the theatre. Exploring these various realms reveals unexpected symbolic richness.
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    Primary Health Care Provider Differences in the Management of Preschool Aged Children's Mental Health Issues
    (North Dakota State University, 2010) Erickson, Kendra Nicole
    This thesis examined health care providers' methods of identification and treatment of preschool aged children's (age 0 to 5) mental health issues and barriers to those methods in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. I used a quantitative approach and utilized secondary data from a 2007 Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Study. The conceptual framework of the domains of expertise guided this thesis. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there were significant differences by type of health care providers' methods to identify and treat preschool aged children's mental health issues; to identify how barriers to indentifying and treating children's mental health issues differ by type of health care provider; and to investigate the possible contextual characteristics that influence the methods used by health care providers to identify and treat preschool aged children's mental health issues. Findings from this research suggested that there is limited support for the theoretical framework of the socialization of physicians and non-physicians: domains of expertise, which indicated that differences should exist regarding the identification and treatment of children's mental health issues based on the type of health care provider (i.e., physician and non-physician). However, there were several notable exceptions. There were several differences based on the type of providers' treatment methods. There also were a number of differences based on health care providers' type of practice (i.e.,pediatric group practice and walk-in practice) regarding their identification level of sensitivity and treatment methods.