Browsing Graduate School - MU Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Dougherty, Debbie S."
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An affective (dis)ordering of difference: a practice approach to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in veterinary medicine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Recent organizational theorizing contends that ontological assumptions around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) must be reconsidered. I argue that an underlying assumption of separation within the prevailing approaches ... -
Becoming the bystander : a cultural phenomenon
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Sexual harassment has been a continuous problem in the workplace. Previous research that postulates bystander intervention through an interpersonal lens need to be reevaluated. Critical-Interpretive assumptions about power ... -
Co-constructing work-life concerns : an examination of couples' discourse
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Within the scholarship of work-life, there are many opportunities for new research, including expanding the voices of men and couples through examining how couples continue to co-construct their concerns. Using Ashcraft ... -
Co-sexuality : the lived experience of communicatively organizing around sexuality /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Sex and sexuality are a core part of the human experience. What has been socially constructed as "normal" sexuality (e.g., acts, behaviors, preferences, conversation topics, vocabulary, etc.) has changed dramatically over ... -
Guilty by association : a phenomenological exploration of Black professionals' experiences with assumptions of criminality at work
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)The stigma of Black criminality has persisted throughout time and been weaponized to the detriment of Black people. Previous on Black criminality have delineated it roots and discussed its outcomes. However, little is known ... -
Life after work : identity, communication, and retirement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Retirement is an important phase of life that may be viewed using two processes: identity and socialization. The purpose of this study is to explore the evolution of identity in communication about retirement. Eighty-four ... -
Managing uncertainty during unemployment : a phenomenological exploration of social class differences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)This research address a relevant and important problem, unemployment. After 2008 unemployment steadily increased leaving many people out of work and causing concern for others. This study attempts to understand how people ... -
Managing Unemployment: A Comparative, Critical Ethnographic Analysis Of Unemployment Organizations
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A neo-Gramscian communication analysis of structure and agency in the hegemonic struggle for meaning: organic retailer and organic activist group
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation extends environmental communication theorizing by drawing upon socio-political cultural and critical theory. The exigency of this ... -
Spiritual labor and spiritual dissonance in the total institution of the parochial boarding school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)This qualitative project introduces the concept of "spiritual labor" as the organizational commodification, codification, and regulation of members' spirituality. The study illustrates how the spirituality of teachers/staff ...