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HAZARA DIASPORA RELIGIOUS DISAFFILIATION: AFGHANISTAN’S SHI'A WHO TURN AWAY FROM ISLAM
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Author
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Fekrat, Nasim
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Ethnology, Area studies, Islam--Study and teaching
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The topic of irreligiosity and secularism among Muslim immigrants is an understudied subject. Academic studies of Muslim immigrants, in particular, tend to focus on religious beliefs at the expense of other issues. This is particularly evident in ...
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Marshallese Participatory Mismatches in South Central United States' School Systems
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Author
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Anderson, Katlyn
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Linguistics, Education, Ethnology
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Description
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Since the Compact of Free Association between the Marshall Islands and the United States, many Marshallese Islanders have immigrated to the United States, leading to a growing number of Marshallese children enrolled in primary and secondary school...
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Neoliberalism, Gender, and Frontline COVID-19 Nurses
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Author
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Robbins, James
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Ethnology, Economics, Women's studies
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Description
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The COVID-19 pandemic presented new challenges to healthcare workers: with rising COVID cases, constantly changing guidelines, and an uncertain and rapidly unfolding situation, stress and burnout among nurses have risen as well. Narratives around ...
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Raising Little Russians: Language Socialization and Language Shift in an Urban Kyrgyz Family
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Author
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McDermott, Ashley
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Ethnology, Sociolinguistics, Language and languages
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Description
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In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Russian prevails as the lingua franca despite efforts by policymakers and language activists to promote the Kyrgyz language. This study uses language socialization as a lens to investigate language shift in the city by analy...
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South Park's Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror
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Author
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Casper, Joshua
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Queer studies, Ethnology, Area studies
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Description
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JOSHUA CASPER. South Park Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror. (Under the Direction of DR. SEAN MCCLOUD) In this thesis, I argue that Satan in South Park is portrayed as a sympathetic character who acts as both a role model o...
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The Impact of Socialization on Collaborative Group Work: A Ritual Perspective
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Author
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Maximov, Noah
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Ethnology
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Description
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In this thesis, I explore how classroom processes in the active learning classrooms at UNC Charlotte impact group collaboration. Using an analysis that draws on ideas from Robbie Davis-Floyd, Richard Quantz and Peter Magolda, I argue that the proc...
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To Be Young, Black, and Resilient: Navigating a Predominantly White University
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Author
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Strickland, Jasmine
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Higher, Ethnology, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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The current study examines how Black undergraduate students at a predominantly White university respond to the racism they encounter on campus. Specifically, the case study seeks to identify (a) the response strategies that Black undergraduate stu...
