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Insurrectionary Womanliness: Gender and the (Boxing) Ring
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McNaughton, Melanie Joy – Qualitative Report, 2012
Integrating sociological theory on sport with Judith Butler's concept of insurrectionary speech, the author explores why and how womanliness is produced and problematized. In particular, this article investigates how participating in combat sport violates conventional womanliness by foregrounding physical capability and aggression. Using her…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Females, Expectation, Social Attitudes
Women Administrators in Christian Universities: Making Family and Career Co-Central
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Dindoffer, Tamara; Reid, Barbara; Freed, Shirley – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore how women in administrative positions in Christian higher education integrate their professional and personal lives. Six women in leadership positions in small, faith-based liberal arts colleges were interviewed. Levinson's (1996) concept of gender-splitting was used as a lens to analyze the data. The women…
Descriptors: Females, Liberal Arts, Women Administrators, Leadership
Voices of Transformational Learning: Life Experiences of Women Aged Eighty and above in the United States
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Morgan, Lorri A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This qualitative research study examined the lived experiences and stories of dynamic women over 80 years of age. Their contribution to transformational and lifelong learning may offer a blueprint for baby boomers to age successfully. The exploration disclosed common patterns of the individual lives. The interviews revealed that the women were…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Females, Baby Boomers, Transformative Learning
Effect of Perceived Stigmatisation on the Quality of Life among Ageing Female Family Carers: A Comparison of Carers of Adults with Intellectual Disability and Carers of Adults with Mental Illness
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Chou, Y. C.; Pu, C. Y.; Lee, Y. C.; Lin, L. C.; Kroger, T. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Little account has been taken of quality of life (QoL) among family carers of adults with an intellectual disability (ID) and family carers of adults with a mental illness (MI), particularly the female ageing carers' perceived stigma. We explore whether there are differences in the significant predictors of female ageing family carers'…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Mental Disorders, Quality of Life, Questionnaires
The Universal Basic Education Programme and Female Trafficking in South-South, Nigeria
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Ogonor, Bridget O.; Osunde, Austin U. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2007
The study investigated the impact of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme on the phenomenon of female trafficking in South-South Nigeria. To this end, six research questions were raised. These revolved around: (i) resource situation and adequacy of training provided for repatriated trafficked victims in the service provider centre; (ii)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Business, Sexual Abuse
Rural Social Change in Poland.
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Turowski, Jan, Ed.; Szwengrub, Lili Maria, Ed. – 1976
Addressing the question of economic growth, this book focuses on the implications of industry re: Polish social structure, organization of farms, and changes in rural culture and large social groups. Emphasizing way and quality of life, this book includes the following major sections and article titles: (1) Industrialization and Changes in the…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Aspiration, Economic Development, Environmental Influences