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Evaluation of a peer leader eating disorders prevention program for college sororitiesMartz-Ludwig, Denise M. 06 June 2008 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate a primary and secondary prevention program for eating disorders. The intervention program in this study was adapted from a peer leader intervention similar to Kelly et al.'s (1992) AIDS prevention program. Four sorority houses comprised the sites used to test the effectiveness of the prevention program using a quasi-experimental wait-list control design. Participants in each house completed assessments of dieting behavior, dietary restraint, body image esteem, and health behavior self-efficacy on two occasions. Two sororities received the peer leader preventive intervention between these testing times while the other two sororities served as controls.
The experimenter hypothesized the intervention would decrease dieting behavior and dietary restraint while increasing body image esteem and self-efficacy for health behavior. To improve upon a previous pilot study, sororities were selected over female dormitories. Several factors led to the selection of the sorority houses rather than the dormitories. First, the diffusion of innovations model from which the peer leader program was developed assumes a closed cohesive group of individuals so the intervention can diffuse throughout the community. Second, the experimenter hypothesized that members of sororities would report higher rates of dieting relative to females who live in dormitories. Thus, sororities were selected as intervention sites since their members are self-selected into a cohesive group and they are potentially at a higher risk for developing eating disorders.
Peer leaders were selected from experimental sorority houses and trained to advocate no-dieting, healthy eating, and exercise for sorority members living in their house (i.e., primary prevention). These peer leaders were also trained to make effective treatment referrals for students with existing eating problems (i.e., secondary prevention). Manipulation checks suggested the training program for selected peer leaders was successful and that peer leaders effectively implemented the program via conversations in the experimental sorority houses.
Community posttest analyses were conducted to determine intervention effectiveness after the pretest analyses showed the groups did not differ. Community analyses at posttest suggested peer leaders benefited slightly from their training program. However, no significant differences were found between experimental participants and control participants. However, there was a minimal dose-response relationship for the intervention. Participants who knew the meaning of the Don't Diet symbol used in the intervention at posttest (i.e., implying they received a stronger dose of the intervention) were dieting less according to some variables than participants who did not know the meaning of the symbol. Participants who knew the meaning of the symbol also reported significantly greater body image esteem and self-efficacy for exercise.
In conclusion, although the effects of the intervention were not significant at the community level between experimental and control sororities for the hypothesized variables using the planned analyses, exploratory post-hoc analyses showed some positive effects for a subset of participants who were more knowledgeable about the intervention program. / Ph. D.
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Hawthorne's Use of the Supernatural in Three RomancesReeves, Eunice 08 1900 (has links)
This thesis is a study of three of Hawthorne's long romances, The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, and The Marble Faun, with particular attention to his use of phenomena having the appearance of the supernatural as a means of exemplifying the theme of his romances.
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[pt] GESTOS LITORAIS: CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE LETRA, LACAN E PINA BAUSCH / [en] LITTORAL GESTURES: CONSIDERATIONS ON THE LETTER, LACAN AND PINA BAUSCHTHEREZA MONTEIRO DE C DE F SOUZA 18 July 2018 (has links)
[pt] Este trabalho propõe confrontar a noção de letra, sobretudo tal como ela é circunscrita no texto Lituraterra (1971), de Jacques Lacan, a partir de sua metáfora de um litoral, com o processo criativo envolvido nas montagens da artista e coreógrafa alemã, Pina Bausch. A hipótese desta investigação é de que a
teoria lacaniana da letra-litoral pode ser estudada à luz do processo criativo artístico bauschiano. Para isso, apresentamos, em um primeiro momento, as ideias-chave de cada um dos dois campos de nossa articulação – a teoria sobre a letra e as produções de Pina Bausch – e, em seguida, exploramos os pontos de contato entre eles. Com relação ao percurso teórico psicanalítico, percorremos, sobretudo, os conceitos de significante, significado, gozo e real para chegar à noção de letra tal como encontrada no ensino de Lacan na década de setenta. Do processo criativo artístico escolhido, ressaltamos, especialmente, as técnicas de redução e colagem. Tais ideias construíram a via por onde transitamos entre um recorte da psicanálise lacaniana e outro da dança-teatro bauschiana, visando a encontrar, nas peças de Pina, uma ancoragem prática para a teoria que constitui nosso objeto de pesquisa – o campo teórico envolvido na noção de letra-litoral. / [en] This work aims to confront the notion of letter, specially as forged by Jacques Lacan in his text Lituraterre (1971) through the metaphor of a littoral, with the german artist and coreographer Pina Bausch s dances and plays. Our investigation hipothesis is that the lacanian theory of a littoral-letter can be studied in the light of Bausch s creative process. In order to do so, we ll firstly present the key ideas concerning each of our articulation fields – the letter theory and Pina Bausch s productions – and, after that, we ll go through their contact points. Regarding our psychoanalytical course, it includes mostly the concepts of signified, signifier, jouissance and the Real, which will lead us to the notion of letter as we find it on Lacan s teaching in the seventies. Concerning the chosen creative process, we highlight mainly its reduction and collage techniques. These ideas build the path through which we move between a lacanian psychoanalysis specific theory and Pina s dance-theatre, aiming to find in her artistic pieces a practical anchorage for our searching object – the notion of littoral-letter s theoretical field.
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[pt] ESTUDOS SOBRE A ESTRUTURA, O OBJETO A E A LETRA NO ENSINO DE J. LACAN / [en] STUDIES ON THE STRUCTURE, THE OBJECT A AND THE LETTER ON LACAN S TEACHINGFRANCISCO RAFAEL BARBOSA CASELLI 26 September 2022 (has links)
[pt] Esta tese tem como objeto investigar a relação indissociável que há entre a
estrutura e o que Lacan inventou ao longo de seus seminários e designou como
objeto a. Este percurso é feito a partir de uma investigação sistemática dos
Seminários de Lacan, os quais são privilegiados nesta pesquisa. Nossa suposição, a
hipótese de leitura que este trabalho pretende demonstrar consiste em apontar que
o tema do objeto está mais presente nos Seminários do que nos Escritos (1966) de
Lacan, por isso a escolha metodológica. Inicialmente procuramos demarcar uma
espécie de genealogia do objeto ao longo dos Seminários de Lacan até a chegada
de sua nomeação como objeto a no Seminário 6, O Desejo e sua interpretação
(1958-1959). A partir dessa genealogia conceitual, lógico-temporal, nos
endereçamos em seguida aos Seminários 10 (1962-1963) e Seminário 11 (1964). A
hipótese de leitura que buscamos demonstrar, neste ponto, consiste em localizar
uma formalização sobre o tema do objeto a no ensino de Lacan. Neste ponto
caracterizamos sua definição destacando que não há objeto a para Lacan se não
houver ordem simbólica. Em seguida, propomos um exercício de leitura e aplicação
do conceito: inicialmente a partir da leitura do romance A Paixão segundo G.H
(1964) de Clarice Lispector. Neste capítulo, aproximamos a relação entre os objetos
do texto de Clarice com a função do objeto a no ensino de Lacan. Por fim, nos
reportamos a um outro nome possível para o real no ensino de Lacan: a dimensão
da letra em seu ensino. Este conceito será discutido a partir de uma segunda
interlocução com o campo da literatura, em especial, com o conto O relatório da
coisa (1974) de Clarice Lispector. / [en] This thesis aims to investigate the inseparable relationship between structure
and what Lacan invented throughout his seminars and designated as object a. This
course is based on a systematic investigation of Lacan s Seminars, which are
privileged in this research. Our assumption, the reading hypothesis that this work
intends to demonstrate, consists of the indication that the theme of the object is
more present in the Seminars than in Lacan s Ecrits (1966). Initially, we seek to
demarcate a sort of genealogy of the object throughout Lacan s Seminars until the
arrival of its nomination as object a in Seminar 6, Desire and its interpretation
(1958-1959). From this conceptual, logical-temporal genealogy, we then address
Seminars 10 (1962-1963) and Seminar 11 (1964). The reading hypothesis that we
seek to demonstrate, at this point, is to locate a formalization on the theme of object
(a) in Lacan s teaching. At this point, we characterize his definition by highlighting
that there is no object a, according to Lacan, if there is no symbolic order. Then, we
propose an exercise in reading and applying the concept: initially from the reading
of the novel A Paixão Segundo G.H (1964) by Clarice Lispector. In this chapter,
we approach the relationship between objects in Clarice s text and the function of
object a in Lacan s teaching. Finally, we refer to another possible name for the real
in Lacan s teaching: the dimension of the letter in his teaching. This concept will be
discussed from a second interlocution with the field of literature, in particular, with
the short story Report on the thing (1974) by Clarice Lispector.
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A comparative study of modern practical writing in juniorsecondary school Chinese textbooks in mainland China, Hong Kong andTaiwanZhang, Yanhua, 张燕华 January 2010 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Education / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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Towards a New Currency of Economic CriticismDouglas, Jason G. 09 July 2008 (has links) (PDF)
“The Purloined Letter,” Edgar Allan Poe's third and final tale featuring the detective Dupin, has evoked a long history of critical response. Criticism has tended to read the text for its role in the development of detective fiction and as illustrative of various theoretical positions. However, the implications of the “The Purloined Letter,” as a tale of ratiocination, has largely been left unexplored. “The Purloined Letter” explores logical processes of value and exchange, particularly economic exchange, in a manner very similar to what Charles Sanders Peirce will call pragmatism several decades later. Dupin's deductive methods and Peirce's abductive logic express the nature of objects in terms of social systems of preference and perception rather metaphysics. Peirce's classification of signs as icon, index, or symbol provides a framework of signification which can be read in conjunction with “The Purloined Letter” to flesh out the role of materiality and value in the theory of economic criticism. Reading value and exchange as part of a social system of signs, perceptions, and representations of value will serve to expose a penchant for material fetishism in economic criticism and provide a theory of currency, value, and exchange that contextualizes representational and material notions of value within the social and economic system that provides the processes and mechanisms of value determination. The way that the Prefect, the Minister D___, and Dupin each conceptualize the purloined letter as having a different representational relationship with value can be used to demonstrate Poe's abductive framework for economy.
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The ethical meaning of the Christology of Colossians: perspectives from a rhetorical analysisKaryakina, Maria 01 January 2002 (has links)
This dissertation is a detailed analysis of the Epistle to the Colossians. The author uses
rhetorical critical methods and recognizes that the New Testament epistles are greatly influenced by
oratory. Also, the author demonstrates how rhetorical techniques assist Paul to express his thought
that the central idea of Christianity—the divine nature and saving work of Christ — has
unavoidable ethical implications. In the first chapter of his letter Paul cites Christological hymn; he
uses Christological theme during the whole epistle; the apostle concludes his admonition with the
Household code, in which social roles of the member of oikos are interpreted in relation to Christ.
According to Paul's teaching in Colossians, the power of Christ has universal scope and,
consequently, all aspects of human life, including everyday, societal relationships, must be brought
into submission to Christ. / New Testament / M. Th. (New Testament)
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The concept of "compassion" in the authentic Pauline lettersRowe, Rose Maisy 11 1900 (has links)
This dissertation is a nuanced study of ‘compassion’ in the context of the Pauline Letters. The Letters are considered within the socio/political context of imperial Rome. ‘Compassion’ is a complex emotion, therefore it has been necessary to include, in my analysis, cognate sentiments such as patience, kindness, gentleness, perseverance. As this is a semantic study the Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains, compiled by Louw and Nida (L-N), is used extensively. A dictionary provides a potential meaning, but it is the context of the sentence, the sentence within a larger unit of the text as a whole, considered within the prevailing social conditions, that influence meaning. This method reveals that Paul envisages ‘compassion’ as the means to establish communities, not enslaved by the values of ‘the world’, nor grasping things for themselves at the expense of others. In Paul, ‘compassion’ is expansive and inclusive, where the good of the whole community is valued. His paradigm is the sacrifice of Christ. / Religious Studies and Arabic / M. A. (Ancient Languages and Cultures)
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The ethical meaning of the Christology of Colossians : perspectives from a rhetorical analysisKaryakina, Maria 11 1900 (has links)
This dissertation is a detailed analysis of the Epistle to the Colossians. The author uses
rhetorical critical methods and recognizes that the New Testament epistles are greatly influenced by
oratory. Also, the author demonstrates how rhetorical techniques assist Paul to express his thought
that the central idea of Christianity - the divine nature and saving work of Christ - has
unavoidable ethical implications. In the first chapter of his letter Paul cites Christological hymn; he
uses Christological theme during the whole epistle; the apostle concludes his admonition with the
Household code, in which social roles of the member of oikos are interpreted in relation to Christ.
According to Paul's teaching in Colossians, the power of Christ has universal scope and,
consequently, all aspects of human life, including everyday, societal relationships, must be brought
into submission to Christ. / M.Th. (New Testament)
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Cross-border taking of evidence in civil and commercial matters in Switzerland, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, and UgandaSchleiffer Marais, Prisca Christina Leonie 11 December 2014 (has links)
The thesis investigates the extent to which cross-border taking of evidence in civil and com-mercial matters in relation to Switzerland, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, and Uganda is allowed. Such evidence-taking is not only governed by the domestic law of the state seeking evidence abroad and that of the state where the relevant means of proof are located, but also by public international law, and more specifically by the concept of sovereignty. The ad-missibility of the cross-border taking of evidence under public international law depends on whether or not evidence-gathering in civil litigation is regarded as a judicial act, which violates sovereignty when performed on foreign territory, or as a purely private act. In the first case, the evidentiary material has to be obtained through channels of international judicial assistance. Such assistance can either be rendered based on the basis of an international treaty, or through courtoisie internationale. No international judicial assistance is necessary in cases of a so-called “transfer of foreign evidence”, provided no compulsion is applied which infringes the sovereignty of the foreign state.
The thesis analyses the taking of evidence abroad based on the Hague Evidence Convention, and the Hague Procedure Convention. It further expounds how evidence located in Switzer-land, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, and Uganda can be obtained for the benefit of civil proceed-ings pending abroad in the absence of any relevant international treaty. The thesis also exam-ines under what conditions a litigant in civil proceedings in the aforementioned countries may request evidence to be taken on foreign soil. The position of cross-border taking of evidence in civil and commercial matters in the said countries is assessed, and suggestions are made on how such status quo may be improved. The thesis makes an attempt to establish the basic prin-ciples for a convention on evidence-taking in civil and commercial matters between South Af-rica, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, and Uganda. The development of such principles, however, is only possible once the similarities and differences in the procedure for the taking of evidence and the means of proof in the relevant laws of the aforesaid countries have been identified. / Public, Constitutional, & International / LL.D.
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