Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2007. / Principal faculty advisor: Ronet Bachman, Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 1996. / Adviser: Mimi C. Yu. Includes bibliographical references.

The completion of the enlistment has become an important goal to us. To realize the policy of establishing modern military force of proper quantity, high quality and strong power, the need of high standard man power, operation and the equipment maintenance has become highly crucial. The history of enlisting professional enlisted men/women has been around 5 or 6 years, and the number of the quantity is growing gradually every year. However, the personal efficiency assessment of enlisted man/women is so far following the rules set for the officers and the NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officer), and doesn¡¦t have a specific assessment themselves. Therefore, we still don¡¦t have a concrete and complete report for the actual quality of the enlisted man/women, the satisfaction at their performance, and the fulfillment of realizing the original target of the enlistment. Nevertheless, the assessment is fairly important for it is closely related to the optimization of our army. The enlisted men/women are the basic manpower and also the major part of our force, hence, they must be well-qualified, extremely loyal, highly magnanimous, and also have a great performance. Therefore, with the limited number of the enlisted men/women, we have to have a restrained, effective, perfect management of human resource to select, train, employ, keep the superior, and eliminate the inferior. Moreover, the content, the category, and the overall grade of the assessment given to our army usually come with ranks, which have too wide range and lack of objectivity. Besides, the fairness is often influenced by the artificial factors and the results may affect certain people¡¦s right and interest. Therefore, we try to use Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to transfer the rankings into the weighted scores, and by doing so, we are able to effectively reduce and constrain the parts which are over influenced by artificial factors, so that our assessments can be fairer and more reasonable. Also we can develop a specified assessment of working performance for the enlisted men/women to separate from the ones set for the officers and the NCOs, and most important of all, for the reference to authority concerned to assess the enlisted men/women.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of West Florida, 2007. / Title from title page of source document. Document formatted into pages; contains 125 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-118).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--West Virginia University, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 61 p. Includes abstract.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 34).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 180-194). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

By considering examples of representations of AIDS from across the cultural spectrum the thesis addresses the processes by which a popular understanding of the condition in this country has been constructed. Whilst many of the representations do not originate in the UK the increasing level of communicative interaction of global culture mean that there is a constant exchange across national boundaries, as there is across many other discourses, but which at particular moments have a local impact which can be considered in itself. In the light of this, the thesis considers representations circulating within the realms of: advertising and photography centred on the photograph of David Kirby taken by Therese Frare, newspaper coverage of the death of Freddie Mercury, Hollywood film including Philadelphia, health education advertisements, and art through a series of paintings by Derek Jarman. The starting point for this process in each chapter is the analysis 'of specific iconic images positioned within particular discursive frames. AIDS, as a socially significant locus of meaning around issues of disease and sexuality rather than just a strictly medical syndrome of opportunistic diseases, has so far been largely confined to the mediated realm of representation for many people in this country. Because the constituency most affected in this country is that of Gay men these representations have been continuously shaped by broader ideological concerns relating to issues of power, sexuality and legitimacy. To develop a useful sense of the implications of this across the cultural spectrum and to offer a contribution to the field of knowledge the thesis addresses the primary sites of media culture that people engage with on a regular basis to offer a reading not confined to one discursive order. From such an analysis an assessment is made of those factors that can be seen to articulate an understanding of the condition beyond the limits of anyone cultural formation working within the matrix of the dominant cultural order

Socio-cultural constructions of the way in which individuals perceive their own bodies are a fundamental aspect of personal identity, and how people view and pursue their relations with others, and how they determine their position and role in society. Contemporary South African consumer culture, facilitated by globalisation, has promoted increasingly homogenous, unrealistic norms regarding what constitutes a “desirable” person. The aim of this study is to explore young men’s accounts of ideal masculine body-image and discuss the implications that these constructions have on their identities. It aims to provide an account of the discourses participants use when discussing their own and other male bodies, explore the ways in which consumerism and the media facilitate certain constructions of body-image amongst young South African men and forefront particular practices, and to highlight the social dynamics which facilitate emphasis on some discourses around the desirable ideal male body and the silencing of others. This study uses a qualitative research design and a social constructionist theoretical framework. Data was collected using semi-structured, individual interviews with 12 young men between the ages of 18 and 26 from Durban, South Africa and the data collected was analysed using discourse analysis. The results discussed six main discourses evident amongst the texts, namely, the natural body, functionality over form, the necessity of progression, the body for self and others, the body is secondary and the homosexual aversion. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal-Durban, 2013.