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In the mind's eye cultural influence in defense analysis and strategic planning /Chace, Christopher Bruce. January 1990 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Teti, Frank M. Second Reader: Breemer, Jan S. "June 1990." Description based on signature page as viewed on October 19, 2009. DTIC Identifiers: Culture, strategic planning, defense analysis, defense systems, acculturation, perception, strategic culture, national style. Author(s) subject terms: culture, acculturation, perception, strategic culture, national style, strategic planning, defense analysis. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.
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For Pets’ Sake: Is There a Need for Dog Safety Community Education?Unknown Date (has links)
The history of the human-canine relationship and the human-canine bond is
longstanding and has grown and developed throughout the years. Today, dogs are
considered part of the family and are beneficial in impacting people across the United
States. Introducing the community to dog safety education may strengthen the awareness
and confidence of dog lovers across the state of Florida and hopefully reduce the number
of preventable dog emergencies.
This research suggested the reasons for dog ownership and the importance of
protecting our beloved canines by presenting a literature review covering the evolution of
the human-canine relationship, human-canine bond, positive effects of canines on
humans, history of humane education to demonstrate the importance of dogs in the lives
of American citizens and an overview of community education and the importance dog
safety community education. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to understand the current state of
dog safety community education in Florida and to introduce the need for policies and
procedures for dog safety training for adults, if needed based on the research. This topic
was analyzed through a needs assessment administered through a Parks & Recreation
department in south Florida and online through social media. Ten key informants were
selected to interview for an in-depth understanding of their perspective on this topic.
Document analysis was conducted to see if results of the needs assessment were
addressed in brochures and other media locally. The participants were community
members of Florida who were also dog owners. Participants were adults over the age of
18. The participants’ anonymity was protected, as no names were collected from the
survey.
After carefully examining data collected from 10 interviews, document analysis,
and surveys of 150 participants who are dog owners in Florida, the researcher of this
study revealed factors that show substantial value that dog owners place on their dogs and
interest in educational opportunities to protect their safety. The significance of this study
presented additional research dispelling a misconception that dog safety education as
easily accessible and available in Florida based communities. This study was also
significant because it contributes to the literature by identifying the value dog owners
place on their dogs, as demonstrated in both survey and document analysis. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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The social construction of the family: family values and the Los Angeles riotsHernandez, Jennifer J. 24 January 2009 (has links)
The issue of "family values" was at the of political debate during 1992 president campaign. In this debate conflicting views over the conceptualization and understanding of just what constitutes a "family" were presented. This thesis examines how the "traditional family" model is used by the majority of Americans to marginalize and ignore the lives and needs of those whose family life does not conform to normative definitions of family. More specifically, it examines how the lives of inner-city racial and ethnic families have become a site around which a variety of discourses of danger about the erosion of "family values" are generated.
In this analysis, relationship among space, race, gender and power in contemporary American is discussed. A major will be the representation and construction of racial and gendered identities. Using the Los Angeles riots and Dan Quayle's response, I will review the political discourse employed by Bush-Quayle administration on traditional family values to discuss how family is constructed by the dominant political culture group in U.S. Following an examination of these issues, I will then focus on community responses to Quayle's speech and discuss how these discursive practices are the process by which dominant scripts of the family are contested and resisted. / Master of Science
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Occupational conditions, gender, and parental behaviors and valuesWang, Qing 10 July 2009 (has links)
This thesis was to explore the relationships between occupational conditions and parental behaviors and values. The data set for this thesis were taken from the 1988 National Survey of Families and Households, which includes a national crosssectional sample of 13,017 primary respondents. The subsamples used here were limited to married or cohabiting white families with children under 18 years old.
Pearson’s r and one-way analysis of variance were used to examine the zero-order relationships among all the independent and dependent variables. Multiple regression analyses were adopted to present the relative importance of independent variables in predicting different aspects of parental childrearing practices.
Findings from bivariate and multivariate analyses show that different dimensions of work-related variables examined in this thesis, such as occupational socioeconomic status, work hours and schedules, job satisfaction and employment status, are associated with different aspects of parental behaviors and values. Gender is found to be a very important factor in predicting parental involvement, negative responses and values. In general, these work-related variables explain limited variance of parental child-rearing styles.
Based on the findings of the study, implications for academic research on the relationships between parental behaviors and values and working conditions were also discussed in the thesis. / Master of Science
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The secular school: the secularization of values in American public educationOwen, Jack R. 01 October 2000 (has links)
No description available.
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Equality, Trust and Universalism in Europe, Canada and the United States: Implications for Health Care PolicyPalmedo, P. Christopher 30 July 2014 (has links)
A number of theoretical explanations seek to describe the factors that have led to the position of the United States as the last industrialized Western nation without a universal health care program. Theories focus on institutional arrangement, historic precedent, and the influence of the private sector and market forces. This study explores another factor: the role of underlying social values. The research examines differences in values among ten European countries, the United States and Canada, and analyzes the associations between the values that have been seen to contribute the individualism-collectivism dynamic in the United States. The hypothesis that equality and generalized trust are positively associated with universalism is only partially true. Equality is positively associated (B = .301, p < .001), while generalized trust is negatively associated with universalism (B = -.052, p < .001). Not only do Americans show lower levels of support for income equality and universalism than Europeans, but the effect of being American holds even after controlling for socio-demographic and religious variables (B = .044, p < .01). When the model tests the association of equality and trust on universalism in each region, it explains approximately 17 percent of the variance of universalism for the United States, and approximately 13 percent in Europe and Canada.
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Leaving the bridge, passing the shelters : understanding homeless activism through the utilization of spaces within the Central Public Library and the IUPUI Library in IndianapolisKarim January 2014 (has links)
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / By definition, homelessness refers to general understanding of people without a home or a roof over their heads. As consequences of a number of factors, homelessness has become a serious problem especially in cities throughout the United States. Homeless people are usually most visible on the streets and in settings like shelters due to the fact that their presences and activities in public spaces are considered illegal or at least “unwanted” by city officials and by members of the public. In response to this issue, activists throughout the country have worked tiresly on behalf of homeless people to demand policy changes, an effort that resulted in the passage of the homeless bill of rights in three states, namely Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Illinois. As I discovered through my fieldwork, in Indiana, the homeless, themselves, are currently lobbying for passage of a similar measure.
Locating my fieldwork on homelessness in Indianapolis in two sites, the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library (the Central Library) and the IUPUI Library, I examine the use of library buildings as alternative temporary shelters and spaces where the homeless can organize for political change. As an Indonesian ethnographer, I utilized an ethnographic approach, which helped me to reveal “Western values” and “American culture” as they play out in the context of homelessness. In this thesis, I show that there is a multi-sited configuration made up of issues, agents, institutions, and policy processes that converge in the context of the use of library buildings by the homeless.
Finally, I conclude that public libraries and university libraries as well can play a more important role beyond their original functions by undertaking tangible actions, efforts, engagements, and interventions to act as allies to the homeless, who are among their most steadfast constituencies. By utilizing public university library facilities, the homeless are also finding their voices to call for justice, for better treatment, and for policies that can help ameliorate the hardship and disadvantages of homelessness.
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