Browsing Sociology & Anthropology Masters Theses by Title
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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 ... -
School Integration in Arizona's White Mountains
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Due to Arizona’s mandated open enrollment policy for public schools, Blue Ridge Unified School District’s (BRUSD) population of Native American students has increased by 148% over the last 12 years as students migrate into ... -
Sexual Health Perspectives of Pastoral Adolescent Girls in Samburu County
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Teenage girls from the Turkana pastoral community in Northern Kenya have varying views of sexuality. Some parents choose to send their daughters to school creating disparate levels of knowledge about their bodies and sexual ... -
Skills, Knowledge and Values of Community Health Needs Assessment Managers
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Nonprofit hospital systems must complete a community health needs assessment (CHNA). In healthcare there is a lack of consensus on what skills, knowledge and values are important for the person managing CHNA departments, ... -
Spaces for Developing Sociocultural Capital: A Case Study of Community Gardens in an Agrarian Community
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Common themes growing out of current research on community gardens center on issues in large urban areas including community-based responses to more healthful food options, local sustainability efforts, and combating urban ... -
A Study of Direct Care Staff for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Mental Illness Regarding Grief and Loss Issues
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Social service agencies often ignore death and dying issues (DDI). Direct care staff (DCS) are left to fend for themselves when it comes to these issues. Training on DDI and GLI is scarce. Theories such as Symbolic ... -
Tykes and Tenure: Navigating the University from the Standpoint of Faculty Mothers
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the unique challenges faculty mothers face while navigating North Dakota State University (NDSU), and the implications their experiences have intra/interpersonally. ... -
Understanding Child Work and Child Labor in the 21st Century
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Child labor is on the increase and this is exacerbating an already desperate situation in Africa. Past research has focused on which levels of determinants are most effective in influencing the decision on children's ... -
Understanding Grower and Producer Motivations for Participation in Farm to School Programs
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis examined small-crop producers’ motivations for current and future participation in Farm-to-School programs within the region of Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, and Wilkin counties in Western Minnesota and Cass County ... -
Understanding Rural Red Communities: Socialist History and Structural Causes of Contemporary Ideologies in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2021)The rural-urban divide is discussed between scholars (Pew Research Center, 2018), politicians (Siegler, 2020), and everyday Americans (Badger, 2019). Those in urban blue states (majority voting Democrat) blame those in ... -
Vaccine Skeptical Mothers in the Upper Midwest and their Kitchen-based Care Practices
(North Dakota State University, 2021)While many Americans view vaccination and medical intervention as benefits to society and for the greater good, vaccine skeptical mothers not only reject vaccinations but most biomedical interventions as well. In place of ... -
Violence towards Aboriginal People: Consulting with Aboriginal Community Members to Develop Culturally Safe Victim Service
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Aboriginal people when they accessed victim services in order to determine if the services were culturally safe for them. Several themes emerged which included: ... -
Women's Power: A Cross-Generational Exploration of One German-Russian Farm Family
(North Dakota State University, 1992)Exploration of the familial power women possess is growing as sociologists and anthropologists recognize the legitimacy of power internal to the family. The focus of this research was to uncover the forms of power ...