Thesis (Ph. D.)-- University of Washington, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-76).

Thesis (M.Psych.Org.) - University of Queensland, 2004. / Includes bibliography.

Honors Project--Smith College, Northampton, Mass., 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24).

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2005. / Vita. "May 2005." Includes bibliographical references (leaves [213]-221).

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2005. / Vita. "May 2005." Includes bibliographical references (leaves [213]-221).

This thesis presents a study of the interlanguage of the speech act of apology by Taiwanese learners of English. It compares the way Taiwanese learners apoologize in English and how they apologize in Mandarin Chinese, as well as how native speakers of American English apologize.

Orientador: Ana Lúcia de Castro / Banca: Alexandre Barbosa Pereira / Banca: Edmundo Antonio Peggion / Resumo: A presente etnografia destina-se a uma investigação das lutas identitárias entre os góticos na cidade de São Paulo, com o foco na compreensão das criações culturais no cerne das disputas simbólicas Neste sentido, o objetivo da pesquisa é investigar as relações de sociabilidade e os processos culturais na contemporaneidade, envolvendo os sentidos atribuídos às relações e ao espaço material da cidade por meio das interações e das práticas culturais, no contexto do agrupamento dos góticos na metrópole paulistana. Entendendo assim, "cidade" enquanto um sistema cultural responsável por colocar atores sociais culturalmente heterogêneos em contato, tornando a "cidade viva", processual e contextual. A etnografia baseia-se nas chaves analíticas da antropologia da cidade, mobilizando os conceitos de "citadino", "situação", "rede", "fronteiras" e "lugares", observando as interações de góticos nos espaços de sociabilidade. "Geração", "moral" e "consumo" são os principais marcadores identitários agenciados nos processos de interação entre os góticos, atribuindo sentidos às relações de "proximidade" e "distância" às experiências urbanas dos góticos em São Paulo. As lutas identitárias revelam uma relação nostálgica com o espaço urbano, fundamental para "ser gótico" na década de 1990 e que atualmente se expressa com novos sentidos, agenciados pelos góticos da nova geração, estabelecendo uma relação estratégica com o uso dos espaços da cidade, por meio de encontros organizados no ciberespaço,... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The present ethnography is intended to investigate the identity boundaries among goths in the city of São Paulo. With the focus on understanding cultural creations at the heart of symbolic disputes, research aims to investigate sociability relationships and cultural processes in the contemporary world, involving the meanings attributed to the relations and the material space of the city through interactions and cultural practices, in the context of the grouping of goths in the metropolis of São Paulo. Through the understanding of the "city" as a cultural system responsible for putting into contact with culturally heterogeneous social actors, making the "city alive", procedural and contextual, ethnography is based on the analytical keys of the city anthropology, as with the concepts of "city", "situation" and "network". "Generation", "moral" and "consumption" are the main identity markers in the processes of interaction between the Gothic, attributing meanings to the relations of "proximity" and "distance" to the urban experiences of goths in São Paulo. Identity boundaires reveal a nostalgic relationship with urban space, fundamental to "being gothic" in the 1990s and which is now expressed with new meanings, co-opted by the new generation's Gothic; a strategic relationship, used through organized meetings in cyberspace, of the new generation, which extends the boundaries of identification with the Gothic and questions the diversity and representativeness issues; and a relatio... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

This dissertation considers gender relations and intimacy in romantic relationships within the context of economic globalization and consumer culture. The aim was to explore how the economic structure of South African society and the culture of consumption that has accompanied this structure influence the way men and women view themselves and each other, and the impact this has on the relationships they form. Social Constructionism was used as a theoretical framework and specific attention was paid to the discourses evident in the speech of participants and the effects these discourses may have had on the formation of intimate bonds. Data was collected from young middle class women aged 18-25 using focus groups and individual, semi-structured interviews and was analysed using discourse analysis to explore the ways in which ideas of identity, self-worth, status and value shape these relationships. The following discourses were identified from the data: Men and women are different, Romantic relationships as a means to social inclusion/self-esteem, Love as a risk, Love as hard work and Physical attractiveness as necessary for romantic relationships. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2013.

Zhao, Yan. / 500 Thesis submitted in: December 1999. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-89). / Abstracts in English and Chinese, questionnaire in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT (ENGLISH) --- p.i / ABSTRACT (CHINESE) --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / Chapter CHAPTER 1. --- INTRODUCTION / Background of the Study --- p.1 / Objective of the Study --- p.2 / Significance of the Study --- p.4 / Chapter CHAPTER 2. --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Expatriate's Adaptation --- p.7 / Impression Management --- p.11 / Performance Evaluation in Leader-Member Exchange --- p.13 / Cognitive Information Processing --- p.17 / Summary --- p.21 / Chapter CHAPTER3. --- MODEL DEVELOPMENT / Research Context --- p.22 / Hypotheses --- p.24 / Chapter CHAPTER 4. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY / Overview --- p.29 / Sample --- p.30 / Questionnaire --- p.32 / Measurements --- p.34 / Control Variables --- p.37 / Chapter CHAPTER 5. --- RESULTS / Statistical Method --- p.39 / Hypotheses Testing --- p.40 / Chapter CHAPTER 6. --- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION / Discussion of Findings --- p.45 / Additional Considerations --- p.51 / Theoretical Contributions --- p.53 / Practical Implications --- p.55 / Limitations and Future Research Directions --- p.57 / Conclusion --- p.60 / TABLES --- p.61 / FIGURES --- p.72 / APPENDICES --- p.74 / REFENCES --- p.81