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The Science of Fetishes
Get PDFA fetish is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.” The diagnostic statistical manual (DSM), which defines psychological disorders, has also defined fetishes. Fetishes, however, are not defined as a disorder unless they confer a serious or significant detriment or distress for the person. Most individuals who self-describe as having fetishes or being fetishists do not fall into the category of having clinical impairments due to the fetish. So how do sexual fantasies differ from fetishes? Sexual fantasies are broader than fetishes and include sexual desire for certain behaviors but may also include fetishes. This article aims to examine fetishes as defined by the Oxford Dictionary in which the person is not clinically impaired. In other words, this article will explore fetishes between consenting adults for the sexual enjoyment of all parties involved
Roads in Amazonia: Perspectives from the Brazilian and Peruvian Borderlands
No full textThe main objective of the panel of eight experts is to share local perspectives on road proposals on the shared borders between Ucayali and Acre. Until now information can be found by various means explaining the projects from afar, but it is much more difficult to find the perspectives of people who know the local geography of the area. Are these proposals viable? What would be the impacts of roads on people and local landscapes if they were to be built? Using maps of the geography of the border area between Ucayali and Acre, the panel will interrogate two proposed road scenarios: 1) The proposed road Trocha UC-105, Nuevo Italia-Puerto Breu, Ucayali, Peru, with the participation of Indigenous leaders from ORAU, OPIRJ, and Yorenka Tasorentsi, and an Alto Amazonas Conservation professional with a lot of experience in the field; 2) The proposed highway Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru - Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil BR-364 and PE-18C, with the participation of Indigenous leaders from FECONAU and GRMMU, and experts in the area from UFAC-Floresta and SOS Amazonia
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Black Lives Matter Movement
Get PDFWhen people have more free time, activism and engagement in social justice activities often increase. We studied whether this political theory is true in the midst of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, while many Americans have increased levels of free time during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We surveyed 203 participants between the ages of 18 and 71 to analyze the extent to which free time impacted engagement in the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice. In this survey, we controlled for the variables of self-efficacy and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by including measures for these constructs to the participants. Results showed that investment into Black Lives Matter was in fact marginally significantly impacted by prior knowledge on racial justice issues (p \u3c 0.001). Furthermore, our results revealed that the amount of free time people had, in hours over a given month, impacted the number of hours people invested into Black Lives Matter (p = 0.050). Self-efficacy and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic did not have mediation effects in this study as we had hypothesized. We further continue to discuss the practical implications of these findings and the role that limitations played in the production of this study and its results
Associations between college students\u27 social media use and psychological well-being during COVID-19: is gender a moderator?
Get PDFThis study\u27s purpose was to examine to what extent social media use is associated with psychological well-being among undergraduates amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether gender moderates this relationship
Impact of Online Learning on International Students’ English Language Concerns
Get PDFWith the onset of COVID-19, U.S. universities have been forced to move many, even all, courses online. At the University of Richmond, many of our international students faced visa restrictions due to COVID and were required to stay in their countries. As a result, the majority of our international students must attend their classes remotely. International students may find language to be a challenge during online learning. The purpose of our study is to learn more about how, if at all, online classes have an impact on international students’ English language concerns
Analysis of the Socio-Economic Impacts of a Proposed Highway between Nuevo Italia and Puerto Breu, Peru
Get PDFRoad building is increasingly promoted in the borderlands shared by Peru and Brazil despite an incomplete understanding of the socio-environmental impacts of transportation infrastructure in the region. Amazonian roads often expand informally, without official government process, previous consultation by Indigenous populations, and environmental impact statements.. Amazonian road expansion also often follows a progressive feedback cycle, with new, unplanned roads begetting illegal logging pathways and agricultural expansion which in turn expands and formalizes road systems. One expanding road system is developing between the Ucayali River and the remote headwaters of the Yurua/Jurua River. The Carretera Yurua (officially trail UC-105), extended approximately300 km long in August 2020. Existing research suggests that the unplanned construction of the Yurua road, which originally began as informal logging roads extending off a road to explore fossil fuels, could result in significant land changes and will facilitate ranching, additional illegal timber harvesting, and coca farming, threatening global biodiversity hotspots and conservation areas, and endangered Indigenous cultures and territories. This research spatially analyzes the different waterways, cultural territories, conservation areas and other administrative units crossed by the proposed road. Additional analysis includes the deforestation footprint and downstream impacts of the road. Methods include GIS analysis and remote sensing along with document and internet research of news articles, legal documents, social media communications, interviews from key actors, and studies of similar infrastructure projects in the bio-culturally diverse Amazon borderlands
Globalization and the COVID-19 Pandemic; Has the world changed forever?
No full textAs COVID-19 swept across the globe during the early months of 2020, countries undertook drastic measures to slow the spread of the deadly virus. These initiatives included border closures and stay-at-home orders. International trade declined and countries turned inward to address the most severe public health crisis in a century. In the wake of these changes, globalization slowed to a standstill and many citizens began to question the sustainability of the existing economic order.
The unexpected events of 2020 point to a potentially transformative moment for the global economic system and underscore a pressing question: has the pandemic altered the trajectory of globalization? This storymap investigates this question in four different countries, telling a complicated and diverse story of how globalization evolved during the past forty years, how the pandemic came to be, how each state responded to COVID-19, and whether each country is likely to witness a transformation of the neoliberal development model
The Role of Hope on Transplant Patients\u27 Quality of Life
Get PDFChronic diseases not only account for rapidly deteriorating health of patients, but are also accompanied by massive emotional, cognitive, and lifestyle changes (Schulz & Kroencke, 2015). When such conditions worsen, leading to end-stage organ disease, organ transplant is often seen as the most viable treatment. Organ transplant recipients often witness positive changes in their health and lifestyle post-transplant. However, these positive changes do not always translate to psychological well being (Rainer & Thompson, 2010). Research suggests that a significant portion of organ recipients suffer from depression, anxiety, and stress due to a variety of stressors like medical risks, lower quality of life with strict medical regimen, and intrapersonal feelings such as guilt and unforgiveness. Such negative psychological factors further aggravate the health outcomes of transplant patients (Engle, 2001; Schulz & Kroencke, 2015). Thus, focusing on positive psychological interventions can possibly help alleviate the psychological challenges faced by organ recipients. In particular, hope has been found to serve as a buffer against negative and stressful life events (Duggal, Sacks-Zimmerman & Liberta, 2016; Látos et al., 2015).This exploratory research project aims to understand the ways in which positive psychological traits are connected to patients’ ability to cope with a chronic illness and to better understand if hope impacts transplant recipients’ quality of life
Jepson School of Leadership Studies Dean\u27s Report 2020 - 2021
Get PDFUniversity of Richmond\u27s Jepson School of Leadership Studies Dean\u27s Report for 2020 - 2021
Estradas na Amazônia: Perspectivas nas Fronteiras Brasil e Peru
No full textA apresentação usa mapas da geografia da área de fronteira entre Ucayali e Acre para introduzir dois cenários de estradas propostas: 1) A estrada proposta Trilha UC-105, Nuevo Italia-Puerto Breu, Ucayali, Perú; 2) A estrada proposta Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru - Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brasil BR-364 e PE-18C