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An examination of visually impaired individuals’ communicative negotiation of face threats
Contributor(s):: Romo, Lynsey K., Alvarez, Cimmiaron, Taussig, Melissa J.
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An Examination of Communicative Negotiation of Non-Rescue Dog Stigma
Contributor(s):: Romo, Lynsey K., Lloyd, Rachel, Grimaila, Zoe
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Trophy Hunters & Crazy Cat Ladies: exploring cats and conservation in North America and Southern Africa through intersectionality
| Contributor(s):: McCubbin, Sandra G., Van Patter, Lauren E.
What explains the silencing, dismissal, disavowal, ridicule, and stigmatizing of care for individual animals observed in conservation discourses? We examine this question using a comparative case study of feral cat management in North America and lion conservation in southern Africa. We apply...
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Evaluating the Influence of the Presence of a Dog on Bias toward Individuals with Overweight and Obesity
| Contributor(s):: Crossman, Molly K., Kazdin, Alan E., Galbraith, Katharine, Eros, Luca, Santos, Laurie R.
Individuals with overweight and obesity are subject to enormous bias and discrimination across domains. This bias constitutes a considerable public health problem beyond the effects of excess weight on health. Unfortunately, the few interventions that have been implemented to reduce this bias...
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Both Ends of the Leash: Pit Bull Ownership and Activism in Atlanta, Georgia
| Contributor(s):: Sarah Goss
This thesis follows and examines the lives of people in Atlanta, Georgia who own and advocate for the controversial group of dog breeds and mixed breeds known as “pit bulls.” The greater meaning of pit bulls within the United States is also considered from a historical and...
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Dirty paws? Identity, adaptation and exclusion for United States homeless populations and their pets
| Contributor(s):: Teresa L. Click
Homeless populations in the United States face many obstacles, within this group up to 10% of them may have pets. While services exist for the population; homeless pet owners face difficult challenges in accessing shelter, food, medical care, public spaces and employment opportunities. This...
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Under pressure: understanding post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment methods for combat veterans [thesis]
| Contributor(s):: Maurer, Kirsti
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Reframing Menstruation in India: Metamorphosis of the Menstrual Taboo With the Changing Media Coverage
| Contributor(s):: Yagnik, Arpan Shailesh
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Under pressure: understanding post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment methods for combat veterans
| Contributor(s):: Maurer, Kirsti
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Is labeling people really harmless? Using equines to explore labeling stigma
| Contributor(s):: Trotter, Kay Sudekum
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"What Pushed Me over the Edge Was a Deer Hunter": Being Vegan in North America
| Contributor(s):: Hirschler, C. A.
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Stressors and Coping Strategies Used by Single Mothers Living in Poverty
| Contributor(s):: Broussard, C. Anne, Joseph, Alfred L., Thompson, Marco
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Unacknowledged and Stigmatized Losses
| Contributor(s):: Werner-Lin, Allison, Moro, Teresa
