359 research outputs found
The Christian Right and US Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century
No full textThe thesis discusses the role of the Christian Right in the US foreign policy decision making process. The research revealed that the Christian Right has long been fascinated with some international issues in general and US foreign policy in particular. The Christian Right’s interest in international issues increased markedly during years of the George W. Bush presidency. It successfully widened its activities from domestic social conservative issues to foreign policy issues by participating in, articulating and lobbying for its religious version of American foreign policy. In assessing the role of the Christian Right in US foreign policy making, this dissertation examines three aspects of US foreign policy, namely Israel, international religious freedom and global humanitarianism. Based on these aspects, the Christian Right is seen as skilled in framing and defining issues. The Christian Right seems effective in selecting and prioritizing international issues that have a reasonable chance of being selected by foreign policy decision makers, especially in Congress. Moreover, the Christian Right has shown its maturity in seeking engagement and cooperation with other organizations, secular and religious, in order to advance its international goals. Finally, in pursuing and conveying its international agenda, the Christian Right has adopted a more moderate and less overtly religious approach. Instead of using its traditional religious rhetoric, the Christian Right has successfully projected its foreign policy preferences into the conventional realist discourse of American foreign policy that is largely based on the objective of national interest and national security. Nevertheless, this study does not, in any way, conclude that the Christian Right was able to influence or determine the direction of US foreign policy and its outcomes; however, it does suggest that the Christian Right did contribute and have an impact on the formulation of some US foreign policy. As such, the research contends that the role of the Christian Right is similar to other interest group lobbies and that its perceived influence on US foreign policy should not be exaggerated. Finally, the research suggests that the emergence of the Christian Right as an actor in asserting its global agenda through US foreign policy can possibly provide an example of how religious beliefs and values can become a potential source of “soft power”. Together with the “climate of opinion” of the American public during the Bush administration, the “soft power” at domestic level could serve as a valuable new explanatory variable in understanding how the US foreign policy was formulated in the early 21st century
Reflections of the Jamaican world view in the works of Louise Bennett: language, 'race,' class, and gender, 1997
No full textThis study examines textual and recorded works of Louise Bennett, the first female Jamaican poet to publish exclusively in the Creole. As a body of knowledge and a kind of art, Bennett's compositions are reflective of the folk and their modes of collective thought and are used to uncover values or systems of relationships which inform the Jamaican world view. In Jamaica, mastery of standard English creates a divisive line between the educated and illiterate populations. Unlike the popularly held opinion that vernacular usage ought to be reserved for entertainment and frivolous thought, 'folk speech' in this study is a basis for self-criticism and self-evaluation, two integral ingredients for providing further emancipation from the psychological ravages of slavery and colonization.Bennett's voice is always that of the folk; consequently, her works provide rich content for analyzing aspects of language, 'race,' class, and gender, as well as their subtle implications on human activities contextually situated in the everyday Jamaican life
Chronicle (Paterson, NJ), Vol. 27, No. 6, Feb. 6, 1955
No full textLocal information pertaining to Paterson, N.J. and surrounding Passaic County. Issues may include events, government, business, political cartoons, engagement and marriage announcements, and birth announcements. This publication was also known as the Paterson Chronicle (1952) and the Paterson Sunday Chronicle (1951-1952)
Career Confidential
No full text Following the recent shootings at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in Parkland, Fla., many educators are struggling to manage their feelings of uncertainty and helplessness. How does one stay focused on the everyday work of teaching when school no longer seems like a safe place to be? Start by trying to regain some semblance of control, the author recommends. </jats:p
Statistical analysis of the National Crash Severity Study data. Final report.
No full textNotes: Report covers the period May 1978-Aug 1980. Contract amount $446,060National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/435/2/45168.0001.001.pd
A Rare Case of Infantile Myofibromatosis Presenting to the Emergency Department as Undiagnosed Long Bone Fractures
No full textAuthor's personal copy Team-level flexibility, workehome spillover, and health behavior
No full texta b s t r a c t Drawing on two waves of survey data conducted six months apart in 2006, this study examined the impacts of a team-level flexibility initiative (ROWE e Results Only Work Environment) on changes in the work-home spillover and health behavior of employees at the Midwest headquarters of a large US corporation. Using cluster analysis, we identified three distinct baseline spillover constellations: employees with high negative spillover, high positive spillover, and low overall spillover. Within-team spillover measures were highly intercorrelated, suggesting that work teams as well as individuals have identifiable patterns of spillover. Multilevel analyses showed ROWE reduced individual-and team-level negative work-home spillover but not positive work-home spillover or spillover from home-to-work. ROWE also promoted employees' health behaviors: increasing the odds of quitting smoking, decreasing smoking frequency, and promoting perceptions of adequate time for healthy meals. Trends suggest that ROWE also decreased the odds of excessive drinking and improved sleep adequacy and exercise frequency. Some health behavior effects were mediated via reduced individual-level negative work-home spillover (exercise frequency, adequate time for sleep) and reduced team-level negative work-home spillover (smoking frequency, exercise frequency, and adequate time for sleep). While we found no moderating effects of gender, ROWE especially improved the exercise frequency of singles and reduced the smoking frequency of employees with low overall spillover at baseline
Alcoholism, group therapy and self-esteem: Residential group treatment in the north.
No full textNo abstract available.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b120581
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