This thesis examines the concept of masculinity as it concerns a group of male community leaders from impoverished neighbourhoods of Léon, Nicaragua. In collaboration with the non-governmental organization, Centro de Información y Servicios de Asesoría en Salud (CISAS) and utilizing person-centred ethnography, it explores masculinity in Nicaragua as reflected at the level of the individual. The work proposes that masculinities in Nicaragua are not as simple as some have suggested. Moreover, it relies on a Foucauldian analysis of disciplinary power to explicate the foundations of said conceptions as well as to develop new understandings of the idea of machismo.<p> Following analysis of an interview series and a thorough review of relevant literature, this thesis places Nicaraguan conceptions of masculinity as being discrete according to individuals. Moreover, the work deconstructs the notion of machismo as being nothing more than an individuated subject, most likely imposed on Nicaragua and, by extension, various other Latin American cultures, by forces exogenous to Latin America. Finally, this thesis discusses the tie that masculinity and health have as well as the influence that CISAS has on the personal lives of the research participants as well as their work in their communities.

Thesis (M.A.)--Kent State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Nov. 16, 2009). Advisor: Kevin Adams. Keywords: military history; U. S. Civil War; Confederate army; Army of Northern Virginia; Lee, Robert E.; staff. Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-141).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 336-356).

Thesis (LL. M.)--York University, 2000. Graduate Programme in Law. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 258-279). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ56175.

Thesis (M.A.)--Kent State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed March 3, 2010). Advisor: Kevin Adams. Keywords: Great Plains; Native Americans; Indians; smallpox; disease ecology; Northern Plains; epidemic; environment; climate; warfare; Sioux; Shoshone; Mandan; Arikara; Hidatsa; Crow; Cree; Assiniboine; Blackfoot; horse; firearm; Hudson's Bay Company; traders; fur. Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-203).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2001. / "May 2001." Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51, 161-167). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Notre Dame, 2003. / Thesis directed by Gregory E. Dowd for the Department of History. "September 2003." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 471-507).

Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2003. / Thesis advisor(s): Harold A. Trinkunas, Jeanne K. Giraldo. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2001. / Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-183).

Thesis (M. Ed.)--York University, 1999. Graduate Programme in Education. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-100). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ39240.