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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"relationships - women"”.
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Alumnae perceptions of the influence of the undergraduate experience on adult friendship and the overall quality of life
Recent research focuses on the importance of relationships to women's development over the lifespan. The current study of two generations of Sweet Briar College graduates looked at the perceptions of women in the classes of 1965 and 1985 about the influence of their undergraduate experience over …
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"Her panting heart beat measures of consent": Women's Sexual Agency in Eliza Haywood's Fiction
… between the private domain of interpersonal relationships and the public domain of political relations. Rather, her fiction engages in a wide-reaching discourse that explores the interrelations between power, agency, consent, and education, and lays bare the ways in which societal roles and …
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"Tracing notions of ""women's places"" in society: An analysis of selected press coverage of Hillary Rodham Clinton"
My research explores contemporary renderings of women's places in society through a critical, poststructuralist, feminist reading of selected press coverage (culled primarily from the New York Times, Washington Post, and New York Post) of Hillary Rodham Clinton (HRC) during the 1992 American …
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The relational construction of woman abuse : narratives of gender, subjectivity and violence in South Africa
This study examined how women and men in intimate heterosexual relationships attribute meaning to the man's perpetration of violence against a woman partner. Narrative interviews were conducted with women and men who constituted 15 heterosexual couples (30 individual women and men). Narrative …
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Understanding Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Menopausal Women: Evidence, Gaps, and Lived Experiences
… this increased vulnerability, OSA in menopausal women remains underrecognized and undertreated, in part because women often present with symptoms that differ from the traditional male profile, leading to delays in diagnosis and challenges accessing appropriate care. The overall aims within this …
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An analysis of war trauma and refugee distress among Bosnian Muslim women : exploring social and personal healing in the aftermath
… war trauma for nineteen Bosnian Muslim refugee women. Epistemologically informed by Feminist Standpoint Theory, a mixed methods approach of Grounded Theory, Narrative Analysis and Relational Voice Theory was used to show how recovery from multiple war trauma/violence has occurred only partially. …
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And the Word was Song: a novel
… the subconscious reconstructs the mother in the relationships women have. I deliberate on homecomings, both literary and personal, and consider the ethics of using my mother’s stories to further my own story.
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Women's experiences with abortion within the context of family in Chile : a qualitative study
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Family and Child Ecology, 2009
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Experiences and perspectives of Burmese migrant women in sustaining their families in Perth
This research focused on Burmese women who migrated to Australia after the 1988 riots in Burma. A large group of Burmese settled in Western Australia and the majority of them resided in Perth metropolitan and suburban areas. With deep rooted cultural and traditional backgrounds guided by religious …
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Family Environment, Social Support, and Psychological Distress of Women Seeking BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Mutation Testing
… are beginning to be identified in research on women seeking genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. This study further explored patterns of psychological distress for 51 community women waiting to receive such genetic test results. There was no significant relationship between …
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Mentorship expectations differences across generations: A study of South African black women
… mentorship expectations among African-Black women across three generational cohorts: the Struggle Generation (ages 42–61), the Transition Generation (ages 29–41), and the Born Free Generation (ages 22–28). Recognizing mentorship as a vital coping strategy in workplace environments, the study …
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The mediating and moderating effects of women's attachment style on interrelationships among emotional abuse, physical aggression and relational stability.
… study was to combine two bodies of literature on relationships, attachment and violence. Given the impact of men's physical aggression and emotional abuse on women, it is likely that these behaviors would also affect attachment. A model proposing that women's attachment style mediated and …
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Turismo rural nas montanhas capixabas: como vivem e trabalham mulheres e homens em um campo em transformação
Sabe-se pela literatura sociológica e de gênero que as relações e os papéis femininos e masculinos sempre tiveram um caráter rígido e desigual em contextos rurais tradicionais. Porém, com as transformações sociais, econômicas e culturais pelas quais vêm passando a sociedade rural, as condições de …