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Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 1985. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [72]-77).

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Harvard University, 1981. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-194).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2005. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Marilyn Lockhart. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 246-264).

Thesis (M.A. (Journalism and Media Studies))--Rhodes University, 2005. / "A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts" -T.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009. / Title from title screen (site viewed February 25, 2010). PDF text: xvi, 204 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 2 Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3386760. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

The main objective of this thesis was to understand the function, design and distribution of New Zealand adzes, aspects little studied in Polynesia as a whole. Methodology involved functional and manufacturing replication experiments and comparisons of these results with statistics derived from the analysis of almost 12,000 archaeological adzes. Methodology was guided by technological organization theory which states that technological strategies reflect human behaviours and that artefacts like adzes are physical manifestations of the strategies employed by people to overcome problems posed by environmental and resource conditions. Variability in adze morphology was discovered to be the outcome of ongoing technological adjustments to a range of conditions that were constrained by a set of functionally defined parameters. The nature of the raw material, both for the adzes themselves and to make them, had a major influence on adze technology and morphology within these functional parameters. Four basic functional adze types were identified fi-om distinct and consistent combinations of design attributes not previously recognized explicitly in previous adze typologies. It was found that design attributes previously considered significant like crosssection shape and butt reduction were more heavily influenced by raw material quality than functional specifications. It was also important to recognize that form and function changed over time with use, and because adzes were so valuable due to manufacturing costs, they were intensively curated. The majority of archaeological specimens studied for this thesis had seen major morphological and functional change. This dynamic was included ,in a typology based on 'adze state7 as findings suggested (1) that extending adze use-life and optimizing reworking potential was incorporated in initial design strategies, (2) that intensive curation may have played a major role in changes in adze morphology over time, and (3). that it had a major influence on distribution and discard patterns in the archaeological record. Having identified these influences on adze discard and distribution, two complex production and distribution networks were observed for the North Island based around Tahanga basalt and Nelson~Marlborough argillite. Each was complimentary to the other and involved other major and minor products and materials. Influential factors in the roles different settlements played in distribution included where people and raw materials were in relation to one another and the mode of transportation. The coastal location of early period settlements and important stone sources was an important aspect of these networks.

I den här uppsatsen undersöks en tävling som handlar om hållbarhet och där staden Dresden deltar. Syftet är att analysera hur begreppet hållbarhet fylls med betydelse. Syftet är också att undersöka hur eventet görs och i vilken kontext det existerar. Undersökningen visar att det kan finnas olika sätt att ladda begreppet hållbarhet. Bland annat kan det finnas olika beskrivningar av problemområden eller olika lösningsansatser. Det kan finnas till synes självklara antaganden men det kan också finnas motdiskurser. Som exempel kan nämnas att tillväxt och lönearbete kan ses som en given utgångspunkt, men detta synsätt kan också ifrågasättas. Hållbarhet kan ses som en ny värdering som finns på många olika plan i samhället. I det undersökta eventet formulerades en vision och några projekt vilka har olika ansatser. Detta kan å ena sidan tyda på människors allmänna medvetenhet om olika problem kring hållbarhet. Å andra sidan kan det emellertid också finnas skillnader i medvetenhet och intressen. Vad som allmänt kan sägas är att det kan finnas många olika aktörer vilka på olika sätt kan delta på fältet hållbarhet. En fråga som kan ställas i detta sammanhang är hur mycket privatpersoner kan påverka arbetet med hållbarhet. I undersökningen ställs också frågan varför det genomförs en tävling och i vilken kontext den ges. En annan aspekt är att det i denna tävling var tänkt att olika samhälleliga aktörer skulle delta. Det visade sig emellertid att det saknas större företag i denna process. Det visade sig också att många av de som deltog också tidigare var engagerade i olika frågor rörande hållbarhet.

The doll placement technique is a projective instrument which yields objective measures from which inferences may be drawn. Subjects place pairs of dolls to represent social encounters described to them by the experimenter. When the dolls have been placed, the distance between them and the angles at which they stand can serve as a source of information either about the personality of the placer or about the way in which he perceives the relationship between the interactors represented. Most experimental work employing figure placements has used flat felt figures which subjects have mounted on a flannel graph. This method limits an investigator to one dependent variable, the inter-figure distance. However if three dimensional dolls are placed three dependent measures can be derived from a placement, one of distance and two of orientation. It has been demonstrated that a reliable correlation exists between the spatial relations between figures placed by a person and the spatial relationships between real interactors. The theoretical analysis of the determinants of interpersonal distance and orientation in social encounters which has been worked out by students of non-verbal behaviour is therefore able to serve as a basis for the interpretation of the spatial characteristics of doll placements. Previous work with the doll placement technique has concentrated on the distance between dolls. The present study explored the determinants of figure orientations. Firstly an analysis was made of the types of orientation pattern that can occur when two persons are involved in a social encounter. Secondly, an experiment was performed which was designed to explore whether asymmetry in an orientation pattern might act as a cue to determine how individual figures in a pair were perceived. Thirdly, two doll placement studies were performed which were designed to investigate the conditions giving rise to asymmetrical orientation patterns and the determinants of direct and indirect orientations. The confidence or anxiety attributed to an interactor represented by a figure proved to be a major determinant of its spatial position. The results of the study indicate that the use of the angle measures in the analysis of doll placements considerably enhances the value of the technique. It is argued that the doll placement method could be profitably employed both as a clinical instrument and as a research tool for cross-cultural psychology.