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What is the Impact of Marital Status on Women’s Labor Force Participation in Ethiopia?
No full textThis research explores the intricate interplay between marriage and female labor force participation in Ethiopia, unraveling how cultural norms, economic circumstances, and marital status collectively shape employment dynamics. The study highlights the challenges faced by married women, who often bear disproportionate domestic responsibilities, limiting their opportunities in formal employment. Additionally, it sheds light on the economic vulnerabilities of divorced or widowed women. The exploration of key theoretical concepts and factors influencing women\u27s labor force decisions frames discussions around the labor-leisure tradeoff, marital status, wage rates, and utility. Utilizing graphical representations and utility-based models, the research illustrates the trade-offs women encounter between work and leisure, revealing the intricate decision-making influenced by societal norms and economic realities. A detailed exploration of utility theory and budget constraint modeling unveils the economic decision-making process of married women, emphasizing the nuanced interplay of income, time, and cultural expectations. The study extends into a literature review, synthesizing findings from diverse geographical settings to underscore the universal relevance of factors like marital status and education in shaping women\u27s employment choices. Methodologically, the research plans to employ regression analysis using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys for Ethiopia, ensuring a rigorous examination of the relationship between marital status and women\u27s labor force participation while addressing potential methodological challenges such as heteroskedasticity and multicollinearity
In the King’s Wake: An Analysis of Emerging Maya Political Systems during the Terminal Classic Period at the Site of El Perú-Waka’
No full textAs the prolonged experiment of divine rulership began to lose its effectiveness across the Maya world, the Maya people began reshaping their political systems in an attempt to address the conditions through which they were living. As the shift to the Terminal Classic Period began at sites like Waka, new forms of governance began to take shape, and political power was shifted to new parties. This study aims to answer the following questions: #1), was this an effort at transitioning power from singular authority to a more collective form of governance? #2) If so, what might this transition of power have looked like? This study seeks to answer these questions with the backdrop of new evidence supporting a possible popol nah or council house uncovered from the center of Waka’s regal-ritual landscape, Plaza 4. This may point to the coexistence of two or more political systems or parties during Waka’s last phases of occupation. This study analyzes which social groups would have been the most likely actors, responsible for commissioning such changes -either independently, or in conjunction with the courtly authority of the period
Global Feminist Perspectives on Venezuela: A Historical Feminist Analysis from a Venezuelan American
No full textIn this independent study thesis, I intersect the interdisciplinary studies of Global International Studies and Women’s Gender Sexuality studies to enact a feminist historical analysis, and conduct interviews, with the goal of demonstrating the contemporary experiences and conditions of Venezuelan women. This independent study thesis represents a significant contribution to the limited body of research on Venezuela in the context of its racial diversity and gendered society. This thesis will continue to explore the themes first developed in my Junior Independent Study Prospectus “The Importance of Venezuelan Women.” The themes are Learning to Unlearn. Unlearn I propose it not as its literal definition, to forget what has been learned, but as questioning what has been lacking in the formation of knowledge and its theories, epistemology. I also explore the theme Dehumanization, and the theme Integral Humanizing; Integral was chosen as a word that means critical and holistic in both Spanish and English. The methodologies that will be enacted for this thesis are feminist and decolonizing methodologies, as detailed in Chapter 1, as seen throughout the entirety of the thesis through my style of writing in the first person, and my inclusion of my positionality and lived experiences. The aforementioned themes will be used to elaborate on Chapter 2’s literature review approach to the thesis’s topic. Chapter 3 then enacts the feminist historical analyses itself by executing a historical introduction on how Venezuela’s social world has been constructed through colonial practices and ideas of race, and gender, as well as insight into the political societal divisions, and contemporary economic conditions of Venezuela. Chapter 4 places Venezuelan women at the center of creating a more holistic historiography, or study of how history is written and understood, and executes feminist methodologies though the interview analyses of my family’s women oral history. Lastly, this independent study concludes by stating the importance of enacting case studies on underdeveloped countries, like Venezuela, to develop holistic human historiography and feminist studies, to contribute to decolonialization of academia, knowledge, and approaches to global contemporary issues on violence, generational trauma, and migration.
En este estudio independiente, tesis, yo combino los estudios interdisciplinarios de Estudios Globales Internacionales y Estudios de Mujer Genero y Sexualidad para realizar un análisis histórico feminista, y conducir entrevistas, para ilustrar las experiencias y condiciones contemporáneas de Venezolanas. Esta tesis es una contribución esencial para campos de estudios con limites en el contexto de Venezuela como una nación con diversidad racial y una sociedad definida por la binaria del género. La tesis continuara explorar los temas primeramente desarrollados en mi Prospecto del Tercer Año para el Estudio Independiente “La Importancia de las Venezolanas.” Los temas son: Aprender a Desaprender. Desaprender lo propongo no como indica la definición literal de la palabra, olvidar el conocimiento, si no como Cuestionar el Conocimiento, y teorías, en términos de que ha faltado en su formación epistemológica. También continúo explorando el tema de Deshumanización y el tema de la Humanización Integral; Integral fue escogida como una palabra que significa crítica y holística en ambos español e inglés. Las metodologías que serán usadas para esta tesis son decoloniales y feministas, están detalladas en el Capítulo 1, y están vistas en la totalidad de las tesis por mi estilo de escritura siendo en primera persona, y la inclusión de mis experiencias vividas, “posicionalidad.” Los temas mencionados serán usados para elaborar las perspectivas hacia el tema de tesis en la revisión de literatura del Capítulo 2. Después el Capítulo 3 presenta un análisis histórico feminista con la ejecución de una introducción histórica en como el mundo social Venezolano ha sido construido por prácticas e ideas coloniales de la raza y el género, y también incluye información de divisiones sociopolíticas, y condiciones económicas contemporáneas de Venezuela. El Capitulo 4 enfoca las Venezolanas en el centro de la creación en una historiografía- el estudio de como se escribe y se comprende la historia-integral y ejecuta metodologías feministas con el análisis de entrevistas de las mujeres de mi familia. Finalmente, este estudio independiente concluye declarando la importancia de desarrollar estudios de casos, de países subdesarrollados como Venezuela, para crear integralmente la historiografía humana y estudios de feminismo para contribuir a la descolonización de la académica, el conocimiento y los enfoques de los problemas contemporáneos globales como violencia, trauma generacional, y migración.
Frases Claves: Venezuela, Mujeres Venezolanas, Venezolanas, Feminismo, Feminismo Decolonial, Violencia, Trauma Generacional, Migració
Red, Blue or Purple: An Analysis of Government Configuration and Party Control and Its Impacts on Poverty, Crime, and High School Graduation Rates
No full textThis study will examine how government structure and party control affect social and economic measures of individual well-being. Government configuration is defined as having a unified or divided government. Unified government is when one party controls the executive branch and both houses of the legislative branch, and divided government is when multiple parties control the branches. Party control is when one party has political dominance over another party in that government. I hypothesize that a divided government will be associated with an increase in poverty (H1) and crime levels (H2) but a decrease in high school graduation rates (H3). I also hypothesize that Democratic party control will be associated with an increase in poverty (H4) and high school graduation rates (H6) but a decrease in crime levels (H5). To test these hypotheses, I will conduct a large n study of all 50 states between 2012-2022 and use an OLS regression analysis to interpret the data. Unfortunately, only two hypotheses were confirmed (H5-H6). The data indicated that a divided government was associated with decreased poverty and crime levels and increased high school graduation rates. The data also revealed that Democratic party control was associated with a decrease in poverty and crime levels and an increase in high school graduation rates
In Their Words: A Qualitative Investigation Exploring the Experiences of Body Image and Eating Behaviors among a Group of Bisexual Individuals
No full textAcknowledging the limited research addressing the intersection of bisexuality, eating, and body image, this study aims to illuminate the nuanced experiences and unique challenges faced by bisexual individuals, thereby advocating for more inclusive and effective treatments and assessment measures within the field. Utilizing qualitative methods, thematic analysis was conducted on focus group discussions to explore the nuances of body image and eating behaviors within the bisexual experience. Findings revealed five key dimensions: navigating societal expectations through gendered pressures and over-sexualization, coping with clothing and physical appearance, contrasting dynamics of support in queer communities, embracing food autonomy, and navigating bisexual food stereotypes and aesthetic concerns. These findings underscore the importance of adopting a dimensional approach, akin to the HiTOP model, over rigid categorization when studying body image and eating behaviors, particularly considering the ambiguous experiences bisexual individuals face related to their sexual identity and gender. Replicating these findings in clinical populations through future research could elucidate their broader implications, shedding light on whether these experiences shared by bisexual individuals hold clinical significance
Unrelinquished Voices: Exploring the Experiences of Black Students at Predominately White Institutions
No full textThe present study utilizes qualitative interviews to explore Black student experiences and navigational techniques at predominantly white institutions. Interviews were conducted with eleven Black students attending a small, private Midwestern, predominantly white institution. The literature utilized in this study explored campus racial climate, racial microaggressions, belonging, and support systems. This study utilizes Critical Race Theory, Microaggression Theory, and Dubois Double Consciousness Theory. The themes present in this study are a) unwelcoming communal environments, b) substantial academic preparedness, c) inadequate cultural and social support systems, d) surface-level diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and e) belonging in Black spaces. Themes showed Black students’ struggles with cultural and social racism while trying to navigate these experiences by striving to acquire support resources. Themes are used to create policy suggestions for professors and administrators at predominately white institutions in how to support Black students
Someone Knows Best
No full textChildren are commonly utilized in horror media in a variety of roles, from which conclusions can be drawn about both children as a class of people and horror as a genre. This critical introduction and novella explore the theme of child development through the lens of horror fiction. The introduction analyzes the uses of children in horror and identifies several archetypes of child characters in horror media. The novella centers around a child with an ambiguous role as a horror character, and emphasizes the effects of his upbringing on his psychological and physical development. I utilized my knowledge as an early childhood educator as well as my familiarity with the horror genre to generate this composition
Investigating the Impact of Twitter Sentiment on Corporate Bond Returns
No full textThis research investigates the effect of Twitter sentiment on corporate bond returns. Previous work on this topic subjects that there is a connection between twitter sentiment and corporate bond returns. However, what is not confirmed is the magnitude of this relationship. Hence, my research attempts to contribute to this literature by applying a new dataset and estimation approach to estimate the correlation between aggregate twitter sentiment and corporate bond returns for the year period 2018. Using the prospect theory which states that people prefer more certain gains than the prospect of larger gains, I hypothesize that sentiments triggered by tweets can affect people\u27s judgement of current versus future investment gains, hence there investment behavior. A negative sentiment about some corporate bond can lower the demand for that bond and consequently lead to price and yield drops for those bonds, whereas a positive sentiment can produce the opposite effect. I run linear regression models to test my hypothesis and I find that aggregate sentiment is not a statistically significant predictor of bond returns. The best model achieves nearly 30% R-squared value. I fail to reject the null hypothesis. The other predictors in the model: bond rating and maturity are more significant in affecting bond returns. Bond rating is the best performing variable in the model and is significant at the 1% level
One Yarn Below
No full textThis is a novel that is primarily realistic and contains a few magical and imaginative elements. Most of the contents are directly translated from the Chinese version of this novel (also by Zhongting Wang). Because of the different language logic and cultural background, English readers will inevitably feel confused, so please excuse me.
There are five main characters, three of whom are based on myself and two on my best friends. The entire story is only one day long from beginning to end, while the main thing that occupies the novel is not the events of that day, but the various memories triggered while walking through the most familiar streets. Readers will follow them as they learn about my ups and downs over the past twenty years, the drastic changes in Xicheng District, then the various changes in China. In these changes, we have gained a lot; in these changes, we have lost a lot.
It should be noted that as of the time of I.S. submission, this novel is not finished. But I will definitely keep working on it and finish it as soon as possible