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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Bible Belt"”.
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Teaching Science in the Bible Belt of the South
This is an inquiry that utilizes personal ' passionate ' participatory research (He & Phillion, 2008) to delve into the conflicting experiences encountered by science educators as they teach in the predominantly Christian environment of the rural South. Science standards require teachers to …
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Experiences of LGBTQ Students Attending a University in Rural, Bible Belt America
… currently attending universities in rural, Bible Belt areas in the United States are unknown. Additionally, there is disconnect noted in the literature between the purpose of a postsecondary educational institution and what is actually experienced by LGBTQ students. While the college …
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Carving a New Notch in the Bible Belt: Rescuing the Women of Kentucky
<p>In recent years, the trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation has become a major focus on the local, national, and global level. This is despite research, which has identified labor trafficking to be a significantly larger issue across the globe. The purpose of this research is to …
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Tradition and Change: Two Buddhisms in the Bible Belt Sharing Common Ground Through Adaptation
… American and Burmese forms of Buddhism in the Bible Belt today share common ground through a process of adaptation. Exploring tradition and change, I reveal how change often requires adaptation. Utilizing ethnographic research conducted in south central Kentucky and middle Tennessee, I argue …
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Object Of Your Rejection: The Symbolic Annihilation And Recuperation Of Queer Identities In Country Music
… double-marginalization of white queers living in Bible Belt communities by examining the symbolic annihilation of queer identities in country music. Bible Belt queers face unique obstacles and have different needs than queer communities elsewhere due to the cultural context of their communities. …
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Babel
… racism, art, and love in the wake of Bible-belt hipsterdom. I board the train that is human pride, that great metal snake by which we essayists craft our lives, and measure out my stories by cities and coffeespoons—dotted with dark roast, preferably. The train of my collection glides …
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Voting the Bible, the Texan way : a comparative analysis of how megachurch pastors framed the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential election.
… and 2020 presidential elections, Texas led the 'Bible Belt' in conversations concerning politics and candidates, including the safety and sanctity of pulpits. Using framing and First Amendment theories, this analysis takes a critical look at how Texas megachurch pastors used framing techniques …
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A critical analysis of the curricular landscape of secondary Social Studies across the Deep South since the rise of standardization and accountability with No Child Left Behind
… of the geographic location of the states in the Bible Belt. The standards, as supported by legislation both enacted and proposed, emphasize and recreate the current social order that is built upon systems of inequality. With the current political climate and the election of the 47th president, …
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The Plight of Rudy "Gordo" Sanchez and Other Short Stories
… (TX), Gun Hole (a fictional city in the Texas Bible Belt), Denver (CO), St. Louis Park (MN), Minneapolis (MN), San Francisco (CA), Barcelona, Albuquerque (NM), and Trinidad (CO). The stories all speak to the human condition as well as what it is to be human physically, biologically, and …
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Being Hindu in the American South: Hindu Nationalist Discourse in a Diaspora Community
… location in the American South, particularly the Bible Belt, places the temple in an environment in which clear, logical and universalist interpretations of Hinduism are needed to deal with real and perceived threats from conversion and discrimination.</p> <p>Throughout this project, it is argued …
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Determinants of Physical Activity Behavior and Self-efficacy for Exercise among African American Women
… are located in a geographical area known as the Bible belt. Moreover, 73.5% of the African American population in the U. S. resides in Bible belt states. Obesity is more prevalent among African American women when compared to other populations. The purposes of this study were to examine the …