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Bad Boys Finish First: A Psychoanalysis of the Appeal of Bad Boy Characters to the Female Audience
No full textIn modern romance, the bad boy character has taken the hearts of the female audience. As this archetype becomes more popular, it raises curiosity about the origin of this character and its allure. This research examines the historical origins of the bad boy character, how it has evolved to its current form, and the appeal to female audiences using a psychoanalytical lens. Three modern bad boy characters from popular books and movies are analyzed to determine how they fit the bad boy character type and how their behavior and actions charm women in the story and in real life
Culture, Openness, and Finance Revisited
No full textAuthor's ManuscriptPurpose: In a paper published titled “Culture, Openness, and Finance” in the Journal of Financial Economics which has been cited over 2000 times, the authors, Stulz and Williamson (2003) (hereafter S&W), find that cultural differences, proxied by religion and language, impact shareholder rights, creditor rights, and investor protection, and also include other control variables like trade openness, income, and legal system variables. This paper revisits the S&W study and innovates across multiple margins.
Design/methodology/approach: We use econometric methods similar to those of S&W to replicate their results and innovate with new variables and methods.
Findings: In general, some of our findings are quite different from those of S&W. Like S&W, culture matters less when openness is factored in. We also find that religious traditions play a greater role in lowincome
countries.
Originality/value: This paper revisits the S&W study and innovates across multiple margins. We also include a new contribution to the literature examining how the interaction of culture and low-income
countries affects finance.
Policy Implications: Policymakers should prioritize investor protection reforms that are adapted to the religious and cultural contexts of each jurisdiction. International financial institutions and development
agencies should incorporate cultural diagnostics—such as religious composition and trust indices—into their governance assessments and reform recommendations. This culturally attuned approach can lead to
more sustainable financial systems globally
Midwest RCD June/July 2025 Newsletter
No full textBi-monthly newsletter for the Midwest RCD project. Issues typically feature a spotlight interview with one of our consortium members, news, updates, and information about events and activities within the consortium.This issue contains a spotlight article on Geoffrey Lentner, a recap of the Midwest RCD Annual Meeting, funding announcement for the residency fellows program, student opportunities, affinity group information, and our activities at the PEARC 2025 conference.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2227627
K-Beauty, a Cultural Revolution: Is It Driving New Beauty Standards on TikTok
No full textMaster of Interdisciplinary Studies (MIS) ThesisBeauty standards have become increasingly globalized through social media, with Western beauty norms often portrayed in the conversation. However, the rise of K-beauty has introduced new perspectives, particularly through the influence of K-beauty influencers. This research explores the impact of K-beauty on Western beauty standards, focusing specifically on its portrayal and influence on TikTok. By using qualitative research, this study examines the complex interplay between K-beauty and Western beauty standards to identify themes that K-beauty influencers convey to their media consumers on TikTok
Cantonese Choral Music: Development, Learning Diction with Jyutping, and Performance Suggestions
No full textThesis (DM) – Indiana University, Music, 2025This document is dedicated to Cantonese choral music, which remains underrepresented despite its cultural and artistic significance. Although approximately 86 million people worldwide speak Cantonese, its unique linguistic challenges have made composing and performing choral music particularly demanding. This document aims to serve as an introduction to Cantonese choral music to scholars and musicians. I advocate the usage of the romanization system Jyutping, which is designed specifically for learning Cantonese, in approaching Cantonese choral works. I begin with an overview of choral music development in Hong Kong, tracing the emergence of Cantonese choral works from British colonization in the late 19th century up till today. In the second chapter, I dive into an introduction to the Cantonese language, analyzing its syllabic structure and tonal system. I argue that Jyutping is more effective than IPA and other romanization systems, such as Yale, to learn Cantonese lyric diction. I then compare how composers use Jyutping in their compositions and adjust their notation methods for performers to sing Cantonese stylistically and authentically. The final chapter provides a pronunciation guide and performance suggestions for three selected choral pieces. I aim to assist performers in mastering Cantonese choral works’ linguistic and musical nuances, ultimately contributing to the growth and appreciation of this distinctive genre
A Gradual-Release-Of-Responsibility (G-R-R) Model For Developing Peer Financial Mentors In Higher Education
No full textA Gradual-Release-Of-Responsibility (G-R-R) Model For Developing Peer Financial Mentors In Higher EducationThe last decade has seen tremendous growth in the number of financial education initiatives across higher education institutions (Taylor & Ray, 2023). As part of these efforts, many colleges and universities have launched peer financial mentoring programs that pair trained student employees or volunteers with students seeking personal finance education and support. However, as colleges and universities have created and implemented peer financial mentoring programs, little work has been done to synthesize best practices in training peer mentors. Moreover, no empirical work has explored how peer financial mentors are trained for the job or professionally developed.
Yet, a wealth of empirical research has found that financial counseling and mentoring often entails difficult, uncomfortable conversations between mentors and mentees regarding the mentees’ personal finances, resulting in potentially difficult and uncomfortable situations (Alsemgeest, 2016; Simmel, 2011; Trachtman, 1999). Therefore, it is critical to understand how financial wellness programs and their leadership facilitate training for peer financial mentors in college and university settings, informing how to implement and scale robust training for peer financial mentoring programs at institutions of higher education.
This brief proposes a Gradual Release of Responsibilities (G-R-R) model (Fisher & Frey, 2021) for the training and development of peer financial mentors, a novel model in the higher education financial wellness field. This model emerged from a larger qualitative research study conducted by the HEFWA Research Committee in which 54 peer financial mentors from 7 different institutions of higher education in the United States were interviewed about their experiences engaging in financial wellness and education work, including their training and professional development. During the course of the study, the following relevant research questions were posed:
RQ1: How do peer financial mentors working in U.S. higher education
describe their experiences with training for peer financial mentoring?
RQ2: Based on their experiences with mentoring their peers, which training and professional development is most effective for peer financial mentors?
By answering these questions, program managers of financial wellness programs and financial aid outreach programs can better understand how to train their peer financial mentors for the niche, potentially uncomfortable work of providing financial mentoring for their peers. Moreover, envisioning the work of training peer financial mentors through the G-R-R model will assist program managers in developing high impact training strategies
Early Forms and Processes in the Choral Works of Paul Hindemith
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ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES IN THE MIDWEST: AN ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY OF PROGRAM BUILDING, 1970–2010
No full textThesis (Ph.D.) - Indiana University, School of Education, 2025This dissertation examines how students, faculty, and staff members (whom I call advocates), justified and established distinct Asian American Studies (AAS) programs at the Big Ten research universities and colleges in the Committee for Institutional Cooperation for Asian American Studies Consortium between 1970 to 2010. I am inspired by Fabio Rojas’s sociological study on how the Black Studies movement became a stable academic discipline at postsecondary organizations. I use his conceptual framework to understand how Midwestern advocates organized their programs based on changes that occurred at the national, regional, and field levels. Using a blend of archival resources and oral history interviews, I trace the debates, arguments, and actions of Midwestern advocates in their efforts to strengthen program building and promote AAS as a rigorous academic discipline at Big Ten universities and colleges. I argue that these advocates pushed the field of AAS in new directions by decentering it from dominant ideas of West Coast program building and intellectual history. They reimagined AAS teaching and scholarship around Midwestern Asian American communities, perspectives, and experiences. Through this reimagination, they promoted the Midwest as a “regional center,” a hub of knowledge and teaching to compete with AAS programs that were created in California during the 1960s social movements. Yet, in their efforts to strengthen Midwestern AAS programs, they pushed the field further away from its core values, created during the 1960s social movements, of challenging inequitable practices in higher education while advocating for marginalized communities. Called deradicalization, Midwestern advocates minimized arguments that were deemed too political and reframed AAS as a teaching and research contribution to the academy