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Title
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Affect Control Theory and Gendered Occupations
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Author
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Barry, Leanne
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociology, Social psychology
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Description
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Gender is widely considered to be a major contributing factor in workplace inequality. This is largely due to the gendering of occupations by labelling certain jobs as more appropriate for one gender than the other. In this paper, I examine gender...
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The Relationship between School Built Environment and Student Achievement in Pakistan
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Author
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Begum, Nahida
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Environmental sciences, Ecology, Education and state
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Description
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Schools in Pakistan face many challenges, ranging from lack of qualified teachers to insufficient teaching resources. Another obstacle is the low quality of school built environment. Some important built environment factors include an available wa...
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The Effects of Stereotype Threat on Mixed-Gender Conversation
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Author
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Chauncey, Kevin
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Social psychology, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
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Description
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The present study examined some effects of Stereotype Threat priming on participants in a two-person prompted discussion. Four pairs of participants (one man, one woman) each discussed three workplace scenarios and were prompted to give suggestion...
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Doctoral Students' Stress and Coping Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Author
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Elton, Kira
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociology
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Description
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The coronavirus pandemic had a profound change to daily life. While the pandemic could be considered a stressful event within its own right, graduate school is also known to induce stress; this stress occurs due to time constraints, financial stra...
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The Intersectional Effects of Race, Gender, and Class on Worker Outcomes
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Author
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Frevert, Tonya
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Organizational behavior, Social structure, Women's studies
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Description
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In this dissertation, I investigate how the combined structural locations of workers’ race, gender, and class affect their individual outcomes in their personal domain (health perceptions), their work domain (job satisfaction), and the interface b...
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Title
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COMMEMORATING QUEEN CHARLOTTE: RACE, GENDER, AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1750 TO 2014
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Author
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Gregory, Bethany
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Sex role, History
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Description
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Despite the vast research by historians on Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as a person, little research has been conducted on what she meant to the people of regions named in her honor. This thesis seeks to uncover the significance ...
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Title
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SHE’S GOT THE “IT” FACTOR: DO FEMALE LEADERS GET CREDIT FOR THEIR CHARISMA?
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Author
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Hausfeld, Mary
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Management, Psychology
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Description
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While recent work has significantly advanced knowledge regarding charismatic leadership as a construct and its relationship to follower performance, substantial gaps in the literature persist. Specifically, the role gender may play as both an ante...
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Title
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Participation in Virtual Meetings: Using the “Chat” as a Mechanism to Elevate Attendee Voices
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Author
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Kreamer, Liana
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Organizational behavior, Sociology, Management
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Description
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A key component of team performance is participation among group members. One widespread organizational function that provides a stage for participation is the workplace meeting. With the shift to remote work, roughly half of all meetings are now ...
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The changing roles of women in American comic books
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Author
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Loeffert, Amanda
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Literature, English literature
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Description
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The comic book industry is entering an era in which gender is the trending topic of conversation. Historically, comic books have catered to a masculine audience, with the majority of popular comic books featuring male characters, most often create...
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Title
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CASTLES, GENDER, AND CHILD CULTURE: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF MEDIA AND PLAY
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Author
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Montgomery, Shannon
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Social sciences--Study and teaching
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Description
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This dissertation revealed two distinct types of castles which are marketed to boys and girls: Fortresses for boys are embedded with the masculine stereotypes of violence and active agents, and Palaces for girls imply domesticity, passivity, and a...
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A Meta-Analysis of Gender Differences in Leadership Effectiveness
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Author
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Paustian-Underdahl, Samantha
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Organizational behavior, Management
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Description
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Despite years of evidence showing that men are typically considered to be more appropriate and effective in leadership positions than women, a recent debate has emerged over the potential existence of a female leadership advantage in certain conte...
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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 ...