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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Intentional Community"”.
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Communication and Community at East Wind
… study is to explore how members of an intentional community communicatively co-construct their sense of community identity. This study focuses on East Wind intentional community in southern Missouri. Framed by concepts from Social Identity Theory, this study uses participant …
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The pursuit of procedural justice and police legitimacy: A case study of community police officers’ perceptions of the perceived benefits of higher education
<p>This is a case study of suburban community police officers and their perception of benefits of higher education as it relates to outcomes of procedural justice and legitimacy. Acknowledging controversial, high-profile incidents which have caused the police profession to be generalized in a …
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Welcome Home to Black Rock City: Urban Geography of the Burn
… bohemian solstice celebration into a global intentional community anchored by ephemeral Black Rock Desert burns. Participants practice Ten Principles to embody an ethos that radically challenges mainstream culture through manifested Black Rock City (re)formation, negotiation, and …
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Finding Tuwaqachi, and Other Essays
… Tuwaqachi,</em> takes a close look at intentional community and center for alternative therapy located in southern Michigan during the 1970s, by examining several lives caught up in this project. Part two of this collection comprises a series of lyric essays which explore the need to be …
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Integrating the Individual and Community: The power of equality and self-chosen labor
… entirely put aside. In my analysis of Twin Oaks Community, an intentional community located in central Virginia, I show how modern labor organization can be deliberately cultivated to reconsider the relationship between a laborer and her work, and that a work/life balance is not necessary when …
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Towards a unity of ecology and ordinary ethics : on everyday life and aspirations to live sustainably in a permaculture community
… uses ethnographic data about a permaculture community that practices such an integrated existence as a demonstration of permaculture's primary ethic to take responsibility for one's own existence. By asking what it means to say that the residents produce their own lives, the dissertation …
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Freedom and conflict: a replication of G.A. Hillery's comparative study
… under the heading of communal organization, an intentional community was chosen. The unit of analysis was each whole system. Two different methodological tools were used: participant-observation and a structured questionnaire. In the final analysis, it was concluded that freedom can be maximized …
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Solidarity and salvation : the relationship between personal transformation and community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer
… is that personal transformation is grounded in community existence and experience. Bonhoeffer's understanding and experience of community provide key insights into this dynamic relationship. The development of his theology, shaped by his experience of struggle and solidarity in Nazi Germany, can …
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¡Tú Puedes! (You’ve Got This): Exploring the Challenges & Opportunities for Women of Color in Stem Doctoral Programs
… policy, culturally responsive mentorship, and intentional community building. Ultimately, this work asserts that transforming the landscape of STEM doctoral education requires not only representation, but systemic change informed by those most affected.
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Institutional Global Maternal Nutrition Communication: Unblackboxing Rhetorical Power Dynamics in Transnational Spaces
… indicators, temporally bound MN program design, community narratives in local implementation sites, and an emphasis on normative views of women's nutrition. Despite the power differentials among funders, contractors, and implementers, global health designers employed tactical technical …
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A Comparison of Morris' News from Nowhere and Life in the Twin Oaks Community
… demonstrate that the experiences of contemporary intentional communities such as Twin Oaks provide a meaningful context for reading News from Nowhere because of the similarities in goals and philosophy. It will further demonstrate that though Twin Oaks was originally inspired by a utopian novel …