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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"1699 Other Studies in Human Society"”.
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Retired professional women's past, current and future perceptions of their life satisfaction, health status and locus of control
This thesis examines one hundred retired professional women's (remembered) past, current, and future perceptions of their life satisfaction, health status, and locus of control. Participants in this Melbourne study completed a questionnaire which included the Life Satisfaction Index-A (LSI-A), …
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"Country women are resilient but....” : family planning access in rural Victoria
Most women use family planning services during their reproductive lifetime, but many lack ready access to such services, particularly in a rural area. The aim of this study was to document and thus develop an understanding of the facilitators and barriers to accessing three types of family planning …
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Demanding to be human : the moral authority of human rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
… occupy a contested moral and political position internationally. They are neither accepted as core values everywhere, nor always struggling for acceptance. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979, was …
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Is that what you’re wearing? Gender diversity in contemporary fiction, a novel and exegesis
… of production of gender diverse characters within mainstream literary texts are an under-researched area from a creative writing standpoint. Is That What You’re Wearing? Gender Diversity in Contemporary Fiction, A Novel and Exegesis is a creative writing doctoral thesis which critically …
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River's edge (a young adult novel) : an investigation of youth suicide and its relationship to the struggle for the meaning of human existence
The high incidence of violent suicides by young males is well documented. But why does a young man choose death? Why does he choose darkness over light? My thesis investigates by way of a novel, the problem of youth suicide and its relation to the meaning of human existence. There were two …
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Dead cars in Westall: a narrative exploration of multicultural migrancy, postcolonial sexuality and commodity culture in cosmopolitan Melbourne
Dead Cars in Westall is a collection of interlocking narratives, examining the everyday practices of multicultural migrancy, postcolonial sexuality and commodity culture in the cosmopolitan global/local nexus of Melbourne. These narratives are supported by postmodern and poststructuralist …
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Becoming citizens: civil society activism and social change in Timor Leste
… on a generation of Timorese who were educated during the Indonesian occupation. Conceptual frameworks of community development, participation, civil society and citizenship, are drawn upon to analyse the processes of development taking place in the first years of nationhood of Timor Leste. Within …
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Gender mainstreaming in education: case studies of Islamic primary schools in South Sulawesi, Indonesia 2000 - 2006
This thesis examined the extent and the manner of the gender mainstreaming policy implementation in three Islamic primary schools in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It investigated the commitment, gender ideology and practices of policy makers, school principals, teachers, and the school committees. …
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The relationships between gender, students' achievement and dropping out in rural Vietnam
… between gender, students' achievement and dropping out in lower secondary schools in rural Vietnam. More specifically, the thesis investigates the extent to which gender influences students' achievement and dropping out as well as the extent to which dropping out influences students' achievement …
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The Tide of History: Australian Native Title Discourse in Global Perspective
Australian native-title law has many inconsistencies and contradictions. Emanating from the Mabo decision is the central contradiction that the Crown's acquisition of sovereignty in Australia was illegitimate but valid. This thesis attempts to identify the underlying structures beneath this and …
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Sexual diversity : inclusiveness in women's club level sport
… stigmatised by a lesbian label and by the discrimination that regularly accompanies this label. Also, there are many sporting teams and club environments where lesbians are invisible and silent. This research examined the lived experiences of women hockey players from three clubs in suburban …
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Searching the silences of war : a creative and theoretical exploration
Searching the Silences of War: A Creative and Theoretical Exploration consists of two parts: Part One, the creative component Finding Sophie, is a young adult novel and Part Two, Searching the Silence, is the accompanying exegesis. Both the novel and the exegesis explore the Anzac myth’s impact on …
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Frida's moustache : making faces in women's self-portraiture, an exegesis
This exegesis combines theory and art practice to interrogate the idea that self-portraiture by women artists can be positioned, and interpreted, as a practice that strategically intervenes in the politics of representation, gender and identity. The focus of this study is the face. The represented …
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From place-responsive to place-constructive outdoor education: A case study of the Port Hills, Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand, form a peri‐urban area of volcanic hills that separates the city of Christchurch from the Lyttelton Harbour. The Port Hills are a place rich in history, ecological conservation and restoration areas, and outdoor education and recreation opportunities. …