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An Assessment of Transformations in American and Canadian Women Homesteaders in the Mid-Nineteenth to Early Twentieth Century Wests
No full textEvery woman’s western experience was not the same, regardless of whether they were from the United States or Canada. Therefore, the various physical, social and psychological transformations of each woman who made the journey west cannot be grouped into one generalization. Yet a great deal can be said for the amount of women who did and did not experience such significant changes during the rough journey westward, changes that are determined by the differences in each woman’s attitude and behavior prior to and after their arrival in the western regions of North America
Reagan, Thatcher, and the Diplomacy of SDI
No full textThis article utilizes new sources released through the Margaret Thatcher Foundation and The National Archives of the United Kingdom, which contain an extensive record of correspondence by the prime minister on most international issues. While the sources necessarily approach SDI from a British perspective, they also detail wider European opinion towards Reagan’s initiative. Both Thatcher and other NATO allies shared many of the same questions and concerns regarding SDI. How would SDI impact arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union? Would SDI lead to a decoupling of the United States from Europe? And, most importantly, would the adoption of SDI undercut NATO’s traditional strategy of nuclear deterrence
Encountering the Sublime: Early Hermit Lifeways, Visual-Spatial Worlds, and the Global Recluse
No full textThis paper will assess the degree to which reclusion in the early period can be labeled a global phenomenon and will examine three key areas, the institutional ambits of reclusion, the visual-spatial world of the eremite, and the enduring cultural canon associated with eremitisms across both geographical and temporal distances. In addition, the author will perform an epistemological and phenomenological exercise in deriving humanistic insight from the experiences of recluses, as gleaned through deep consideration of their environments and cultural products
Perceived Obligations of Older Partners in Living-Apart-Together Relationships
No full textOlder and middle-aged adults are increasingly in Living-Apart-Together (LAT) relationships characterized by committed romantic relationships without marriage and cohabitation. Because of assumptions that older adults will receive family caregiving as they grow older and need caregiving, it is not clear how people are likely to perceive obligations to provide caregiving assistance. As adults move into old age and incidence rates of Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementia (ADRD) increase, questions about the availability of family members to provide needed assistance are complicated by LAT relationships. The purpose of this study was to examine perceived obligations to provide assistance to older adults living with dementia, specifically focusing on LAT relationships. Quantitative survey research was done using three scales and two randomized vignettes per participant. We measured contextual (obligation to provide instrumental, personal, and financial care) based off of the (1) sex of the person needing versus providing care, (2) marital status (married or LAT), (3) approval of adult children, (4) recent sexual intimacy, and (5) reasons for marital dissolution (divorce or widowhood). We also measured cultural (familism, religiosity, and individualism) variables. In this study, the perceived obligations of older adult partners in LAT relationships were evaluated. The findings suggest that legal marital status and extended family support significantly impact the perceived obligation of the vignette partner to provide physical and financial assistance. The growing prevalence and social recognition of LAT relationships in caregiving contexts are important for future research and policy development
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No full textKatee Johnson is identifying suitable growing feathers for intradermal pulp injection of SILIKON-1000 filler.https://scholarworks.uark.edu/discovery_images/1060/thumbnail.jp
Disruptions and Continuity in the Singaporean Chinese Community: Social Networks, Collaborationists, and the Black Market under the British and Japanese Administrations, 1819-1960
No full textThis paper focuses on the Chinese community of Singapore and their experiences under the British colonial administration and the Japanese military administration from 1819 to 1960. It argues that the Chinese community utilized and transformed social networks formed during the British colonial era (1819-1942) to adapt to the upheavals that the Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942-1945) and the return of the British administration (1945-1960) introduced. These social networks shifted to meet the needs of the Chinese community in response to changing social hierarchies and status quos. Some were based on traditional kinship systems, and others were based on mercantile and trading relations. The strength of these social networks as they persisted from the prewar era to the postwar era demonstrated a continuity that most historians overlooked
