Browsing 2007 MU theses - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Sociology (MU)"
Now showing items 1-11 of 11
-
Academic and white working class perceptions of the economic aspects of white privilege
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)One job of social scientists is to parse out partial knowledge from every relevant social location in order to present a structural interpretation of social phenomena. A textual and content analysis was performed on both ... -
Branding faith: object and consumerism in religious identity construction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)In this thesis I theorize about the potentially negative affects of competition among Evangelical groups in their attempts to attain members on a college campus. I hypothesize that in order to draw the attention of potential ... -
Crooked coverage: a study of (de)racialized texts in print media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)On top of the intense history of racism in America, recent research has shown the increasing importance of color-blind racism and its impact on our society. While many studies have shown that racism exists in the media, ... -
Fear in the media: a comparative analysis of U. S. and British news media coverage of a terrorist threat
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Terrorism has become a significant media event. Research has shown the consumption of media focused on terrorism leads to higher levels of fear. This comparative content analysis of three U.S. papers (The New York Times, ... -
Finding pseudo families in women's prisons: fact and fantasy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This paper examines prison literature concerning women's facilities, focusing on the years 1960-1979. Sixteen specific pieces of literature are examined focusing on three claims in respect to sexuality among the incarcerated ... -
Inconsiderate consideration: claims making and the high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Adding to the literature regarding environmental racism and environmental decision-making procedures, I perform textual analysis on documented claims made by American Indians during the siting process for the high-level ... -
It's bigger that hip hop: popular rap music and the politics of the hip hop generation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)A number of authors and supporters of hip hop culture have suggested that rap music has the potential to serve as a vehicle for the next stage of the Civil Rights Movement. However, the extent to which rap music has addressed ... -
Living acts of semiosis: John Dewey's model of esthetic experience as key to a temporal theory of signs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This paper examines and compares the semiotic theories of the American pragmatist philosophers Charles S. Peirce, George H. Mead, and John Dewey in order to arrive at a pragmatist theory of signs that can serve as an ... -
The other within: prismatic identities and authentic selves within the marginalized
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This article's aims are three-fold: First, it attempts to problematize the current essentialist positions of identity formation, particularly that of the Other, within the social sciences. It attempts to explore how the ... -
Reaching union families: collective identity, union advantages and the American ethos
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The present study examines the beliefs of union family members. Through analysis of qualitative interviews with union members and their wives and adult children, I investigate three main themes: 1) the benefits of unions, ... -
Theorizing American girl
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Pleasant T. Rowland designed The American Girls Collection with the goal of providing a line of toys and books to "enrich the lives of American girls by fostering pride in traditions of growing up female in America and ...