<p> Gun homicides are highly concentrated in African American communities and are widespread in urban neighborhoods. African American males are disproportionately victims and perpetrators of gun violence, have a higher propensity to use and carry weapons, and are more likely to die due to gun violence. Few studies, however, provide a detailed account of the history of gun carrying, the value of gun carrying, and the individual and situational factors that lead to or inhibit the use of guns among young African American males. </p><p> Based on semi-structured interviews of 11 African American males obtained via snowball sampling, this thesis explains the causes of African American male gun violence, and describes the patterns and decision-making processes around gun carrying and the use of guns (i.e. how gun were introduced, obtained, used or not used, loved, and despised) among African American males in Oakland, California. Based on the sample&rsquo;s insight, this thesis concludes that strengthening collective efficacy and community-police relationships, providing employment and educational opportunities and resources, implementing mentorship and restorative justice programs, and Crime Prevention Through Experimental Design (CPTED) strategies can reduce gun violence.</p><p>

<p> An academic dialog concerning the intersectionality of national origin, economic class and gender, as mutually constitutive elements of migration, set the context for my inquiry into the experiences of wives who are barred from paid labor by their restricted visa status. Guided by grounded theory, I conducted seventeen semi-structured qualitative interviews to examine ways in which a move to Silicon Valley under a restricted visa class changes the self-image of women, and how they evaluate this change. I found that the ambiguous agency construct of women socialized in the Soviet and post-Soviet eras facilitated their choice to migrate despite the visa restrictions. After emigrating, the women tended to embrace values of individualism and self-reliance, which reinforced their professional ambitions. However, the absence of professional options created a split between the women&rsquo;s lived experiences and their self-representation. In addition, I found that a visa that prohibits employment creates a homogenizing effect on women&rsquo;s self-images, putting them on similar personal and professional tracks and making their legal and economic status less predictable. These findings suggest that structural strategies might be adopted to help these women reclaim their self-images and exert more control over the selection and pursuit of their goals.</p><p>

In indigenous African societies, cultural expectations compel women to restrict themselves from excelling in whatever they do as a way of conforming to prevailing customary expectations. This is because those women who are said to disregard cultural expectations by aspring to achieve more than their male conterparts face societal consequences. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020. / Andrew Mellon Foundation. / African Languages / PhD / Unrestricted

<p>Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia, is located on the west coast of the Red Sea in the Hijaz region. Lying between the two holy mosques, Makkah and Madinah, Jeddah is a more liberal and open-minded city compared to the rest of the conservative Sunni Islamic country. As the only stop along the religious tour with easy access by plane and car, Jeddah and its culture, food, architecture, and lifestyle have been greatly impacted due to the trade route and the religious tourism. Importantly, Al- Balad, the historic city center of Jeddah, is architecturally significant, housing numerous traditional Hijazi homes. With the discovery of oil, local attitudes changed and devalued the culture and the history. And these traditional structures took on a precarious position in the developing city: swimming against the current of Western aesthetics, stereotypes, and political influence, the traditional Hijazi home fell out of fashion, and many structures were left neglected. Due to these changing dynamics and the architectural changes it wrought, this doctoral dissertation endeavors to the architecture of the traditional homes of Al-Balad by investigating the complex interaction of cultural identity and space. </p><p> In analyzing the architectural details of these residential spaces, deciphering the meaning behind the aesthetics and construction of each architectural element, and considering women&rsquo;s agency and readings about their traditional lifestyles, religion, and beliefs, this work reveals the hidden gender dynamics within the home, dynamics that are too often ignored or misunderstood, particularly in the West. I argue that the traditional Hijazi home stands as proof of an empowered Saudi woman&mdash;but empowered according to a different definition of empowerment, one that challenges Western gender constructs and, instead, incorporates the unique social, religious, and historical context of Jeddah specifically and Saudi Arabia more broadly. Moreover, this dissertation offers a model and methodology for documenting the historic structures in the Hijazi region and promotes the appreciation Saudi culture and history. It fills a gap in current preservation practices for the nation; it aims to provide a foundation for architectural preservation curriculum for schools across Saudi Arabia; it offers a template for documentation practices in order to support, preserve, and understand the history and design of the 19th century Hijazi domestic architecture. </p><p> There is a valid need for this work. Currently, a poor archival system, a dearth of literature analyzing Saudi residential architecture, and restrictions and regulations imposed by the Saudi government have led to unique challenges. If this dissertation at times seems to avoid politically charged questions, especially within the context of feminist politics, it does so out of respect to Saudi authorities. Despite such challenges, this dissertation, by returning to Jeddah and deciphering and recording what&rsquo;s left of its traditional, historic buildings, hopes to initiate a more extensive and unified archiving system and more robust scholarship before an important aspect of Saudi history is lost. </p>

<p> After the largest one-time release of federal prisoners in October 2015, community colleges were charged with retooling and preparing individuals for careers. Community colleges were designed to provide individuals an entryway into higher education. Formerly incarcerated Black males seek community colleges to assist in transitioning into their communities, society, and family life. Community colleges are a good place to provide these transitional and academic resources. </p><p> This qualitative study explored the shared experiences of 16 formerly incarcerated Black male students attending 3 California community colleges. The study provided a better understanding of their background, experience while in college, and their desire to complete college. Utilizing the Strayhorn and Johnson&rsquo;s Community College Satisfaction Model as the conceptual framework, this dissertation study examined their (a) background traits <i> At Entry</i> of college, (b) Student engagement <i>Within</i> the college, and (c) overall satisfaction with the <i>Outcomes</i> of college. </p><p> The study used a phenomenological approach through qualitative interviews to capture the resources needed for formerly incarcerated Black male students who attended college in urban South Los Angeles, California. The interview questions were aligned with the research question, sub-questions and conceptual framework. Findings revealed 7 themes: Social Environment, Prison Industrial Complex, Perceptions of Education, Campus life, Aspirations, Activating Student Support, and Mentoring. Drawing from Yosso&rsquo;s Community Cultural Wealth, the study revealed participants had aspirations and used their social capital. </p><p> Findings indicate that they experienced some type of trauma and that faculty and student support services staff were key support in their community college experience. Further their experiences in prison affected their community college experience in these ways: hindered their social adaptation and maturation, prevented them from obtaining life skills, and blocked their educational attainment and continued stereotypes and stigmas. Programs like Umoja, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) and Formerly Incarcerated Student clubs were instrumental to student persistence. </p><p>

In this essay I analyze the ways in which gender and space are shaped and made sense of through digital gameplay. Specifically in the turn based strategy game XCOM: Enemy Within for the MacBook Air with a computer mouse as the primary input device. Using a mixed methods approach consisting of gameplay sessions of XCOM and qualitative interviews with two players regarding their gameplay I argue that earlier research on space within game studies has overlooked the ways in which the shaping of space in gameplay is also gendered. Developing a theoretical framework influenced by gender studies, critical theory, affect theory, assemblage theories of space, and game theory, I argue for how the shaping of space and gender in game-play is interdependent. This in that the shaping of space and gender in digital gameplay is in constant relation and tension with societal norms and the affective capacities of bodies and digital games. In conclusion, I reflect on the possibilities to develop more empirical research based on the the theoretical framework explored in the essay.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 tokuda_amp_me_assis.pdf: 2508235 bytes, checksum: d38b605c521b59d4ce2b2effdf478c0f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-01-14 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Através de revisão bibliográfica pode-se colocar que após 50 anos da regulamentação da Psicologia, como profissão, ainda é difícil encontrar bibliografias que tenham como tema a Psicologia Jurídica; essa invisibilidade se justifica, também, devido à quase inexistência no Brasil de disciplinas nos cursos de graduação que tenham como foco tal área, ou seja, existem poucas problematizações sobre este campo na área acadêmica e entre o(a)s profissionais. Neste trabalho cartografamos as atuações e histórias de treze psicólogo(a)s que trabalham (trabalhavam) nas penitenciárias do estado de São Paulo. Orientamo-nos para realização desta pesquisa pelo método cartográfico que correspondeu à exigência, dialogando com saberes que de modo complementar favoreciam variações; vale ressaltar que a cartografia é um método idealizado por geógrafo(a)s e utilizado pelos filósofos Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari. Com isso, pôde-se traçar diversas linhas e formas de atuações que atravessam (atravessavam) essas pessoas no dia a dia de trabalho nas unidades penitenciárias, traçando que cada psicólogo(a) foi construindo sua maneira de atuar ao longo de suas vivências, alguns(algumas) tornando-se mais problematizadore(a)s de suas realidades e outro(a)s se mantendo como realizadore(a)s de exames criminológicos, os quais pudemos mapear como principal função instituída a Psicologia e acabam por minar outras possíveis atuações, como trabalhos com grupos e atendimento psicológicos. Discute-se assim, neste trabalho, que há a naturalização do(a) psicólogo(a) como avaliador(a), no entanto existem linhas de fugas possíveis, como apontadas por alguns(algumas) participantes, através da realização de grupos que discutem com as pessoas que estão presas a realidade em que vivem e as diversas possibilidades de modos de viver. Através dessas cartografias acreditamos que ainda é necessário mais discussões sobre essa área da Psicologia, devido, principalmente, ainda estar ligada a realização de exames criminológicos, que acabam por definir vidas, cabendo aos(as) psicólogo(a)s problematizar como atuar de forma potencializadora e contra as biopolíticas que regulam e excluem pessoas selecionadas, uma atuação que prime pela defesa dos direitos humanos e valorização das vidas. / Through literature review we can put that after 50 years of regulation of Psychology as a profession, it is still difficult to find bibliographies which have as their theme the area of Legal Psychology; this invisibility is justified due to the almost absence in Brazil of disciplines in undergraduate courses that has how center this theme, in other words, there are scarce discussions found on this research field in the academic area and among professionals. In this paper we started mapping the actions and stories of thirteen psychologists who work (worked) in the penitentiaries of the state of São Paulo. We were guided to this research by mapping method which corresponded to the requirement, dialoguing with knowledge that a complementary mode favoring variations; it is noteworthy that cartography is a method devised by geographers and used by philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. Thus, it was possible to draw different lines and shapes of actions that cross (crossing) these people on a daily basis in the penitentiaries units, tracing every psychologist it was building his way of acting throughout their experiences, some becoming more discussants of their situations and others remaining as makers of the criminological examination, which is the main function established the psychology and end up undermining other possible actions, such as working with groups and psychological care. We discussed as well in this paper that there is a naturalization of the psychologist as value, however there are escape lines possible, as pointed out by some participants, through realization of groups that discussing with the people who are trapped reality in which they live and the various possibilities for ways of living. Through these mappings we believe it is still necessary many discussions on this area of the Psychology, principally due still is connected to carrying out of the criminological examination, should the profession discuss how to act of mode potentiating and against the biopolitics that regulate and exclude selected people, an acting that prime the defense of human rights and appreciation of life.

"Athleisure" is a relatively new term to the American lexicon, a portmanteau used to describe athletic clothing used for leisure purposes. Recent studies show a disconnect between consumers' desire to purchase athletic attire and the percentage of Americans considered "active to a healthy level and beyond." While athletic wear sales skyrocket, reported levels of inactivity have slowly increased in recent years. These trends indicate a phenomenon in which consumers prioritize ownership of athletic wear over athletics. In this research, I set out to answer the following research questions: How do university students interpret and understand the purchase and wearing of athletic clothes, in the absence of athletic activity; and is a student's decision to wear athletic clothing for nonathletic activity associated with a symbolic performance of a healthy lifestyle? In order to answer these questions, I focused on a set of UCF students between 18 and 24 years of age who wore athletic attire as leisure attire and exercised less than three times a week. My data collection included participant observation, literature review, semi-structured interviews, and a focus group. I conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 UCF students who fit my inclusion criteria. Based on recurring narratives, I invited interview participants back to hold a focus group in which three students ultimately participated. In analyzing these data, I found that college students consider athletic attire suitable for a variety of casual situations, and therefore did not conflate wearing athletic attire with participating in athletic activity or the appearance of a healthy lifestyle. Further, research participants used age- and gender-based stereotypes when making judgments about their peers' habits regarding athletic activity and wearing athletic attire.These findings are important because they demonstrate how the boundary between public and private attire can change over time, how discourses of consumption outweigh discourses of personal responsibility, and how dress is a gendered experience.