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Host Communities’ Perceptions of Refugees in North Dakota and Perceived Impacts of Refugees on North Dakota Communities
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
This study identifies host communities’ perceptions of refugees and perceived impacts of refugees on North Dakota communities by analyzing a 2015 petition against future refugee resettlement using Braun and Clarke’s guide ...
Emplacing New Economy Businesses in Small Metropolitan Areas: Examination of Role of Place Constructs
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
It is often argued that only large metropolitan areas possess the preconditions for the origination of successful technology companies. However, smaller cities across the country have been successful in developing vibrant ...
#NOFILTER: Exploration of Instagram and Individuals’ Conception of Self
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
For this study, I sought to explore the use of Instagram and to understand how an individuals’ self-concept is portrayed on Instagram through Goffman’s (1959) theoretical frameworks of impression management and performance. ...
Agency within Low/Moderate Income Community
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
The objective of the study is to focus on two key areas; (1) to measure qualify of life based on the type project and whether the tenant receives rental assistance based on affordable rents, stress level, affordability ...
Money and Ill Fame: Interpreting a Prostitution Hierarchy in Fargo, North Dakota’s Historical Red-Light District
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Many inhabitants of early Fargo sought economic opportunities in the local sex trade, and the intersectionality of class, gender, sexuality, and race was central to their varying degrees of success. Police Magistrate Court ...
The Reproduction of Hypermasculinity, Misogyny and Rape Culture in Online Video Game Interactions
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Playing video games is a popular past time for many, and the introduction of online gaming allows people of various backgrounds to interact with one another. Yet, it is clear in the wake of incidences such as Gamergate ...