The New Gay Science: Sexuality Knowledge, Demography, and the Politics of Population Measurement

This dissertation shows how population science became an important form of sexuality knowledge and, in so doing, shaped contemporary understandings of non-heterosexualities and LGBTQ civil rights claims. I use the tools of feminist science studies to investigate the production and circulation of demographic, survey-based knowledge about non-heterosexualities. Empirically, I investigate how population science came to join psychology and biology as one of the most prominent tools for understanding sexuality and the consequences of this transition for sexual identity, social science, and knowledge politics. Theoretically, the case of demographic sexuality knowledge enables me to address broader issues of how social scientific thinking shapes public discourse and policy debates. The last decade witnessed an unprecedented prioritization of research on SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity), with a particular focus on the inclusion of SOGI measures in demographic surveys. This focus follows the legacy of a century of dehumanizing science of homosexuality, but this new gay science holds different kinds of perils and promise. The routine counting of SOGI populations in surveys transformed LGBTQ civil rights claims and fueled data-centered activism (“data=power!”). However, political upheaval and contemporary skepticism toward expertise, coupled with the tensions between demographic research norms and transformations in contemporary sexuality, leaves this sexuality knowledge in a precarious position. I use comparative-historical and interview methods and diverse but complementary data sources to investigate the sexuality knowledge circulating out in the world in public discourse and policy debates, and to interrogate its technical production within social science scholarship. My data include newspaper articles, court documents, survey questionnaires themselves, and interviews with key data activists. I focus specifically on the inclusion of SOGI measures in population surveys in the United States since 2000, the three most recent and pivotal marriage equality cases at the U.S. Supreme Court (2013–2015), and the coverage of these and other sexuality topics covered in the national media during those same years (with comparisons to selected eventful moments dating back to the dawn of the gay liberation movement). My dissertation has three main findings. First, demography has become part of our scientia sexualis, the authorized vocabulary of contemporary LGBTQ sexuality discourse, alongside psychology and biology. In other words, demography is the new gay science. Second, the availability of demographic data and researchers’ normative practice of separately measuring sexual behavior, attraction, and identity have generated new sexual theories, types, and research paradigms, but these practices exist in tension with some queer modes of identification. Third, demographic knowledge has engendered powerful claims to representation, as evidenced by the use of social science expertise in pivotal marriage equality court cases and the emergence of data activism. Although quantitative measurement can reproduce inequality by limiting definitions and foreclosing more nuanced understandings of sexuality, population counts are also deployed as tools for progress and justice. These findings demonstrate the theoretical and empirical value of bringing together survey methodology and feminist STS, as well as the possibilities and limitations of addressing material disparities and sociopolitical marginalization impacting LGBTQ communities through the power of data collection.PHDSociologyUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/163234/1/jalobu_1.pd

How Can Zoo Educators Help Individuals in a Community Develop a Deeper Connection to Wildlife, Conservation and the Environment Through Specific Education Programming?

Research has shown that as early as the 1960s, zoos have begun to shift their primary focus from a recreational standpoint to one that is deeply rooted in education, conservation and environmental awareness. Education programming has become an avenue for zoo visitors to gain reliable information about animals, develop awareness about critical species, and understand the human impact on the environment and how our actions can effect change. The curriculum designed for this project enables zoo educators to present a meaningful educational experience in a zoo setting. Each program focuses on a different animal species, allowing for diversity within the program guide. Additionally, all programs contain post-zoo experiences, or activities which may be facilitated after the on-grounds program. These post-zoo experiences provide individuals with the opportunity to continue their learning experience and develop the much needed connection between wildlife, conservation and the environment. The ultimate goal of this project is to help children become more environmentally aware and passionate about wildlife, as well as understand and appreciate their place in the natural world

Tributacion De Internet Y Burquina Faso: Estudio De Un Caso

Una de las criticas mAs comunes de globalizaci6n moderna es que esta tendencia estd conduciendo a una mayor desigualdad dentro de paises

Internet Taxation & Burkina Faso: A Case Study

One of the more common criticisms of modem globalization is that this trend is leading to higher inequality within countrie

Studies of local magnetism and local structure in La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO4

The muon spin rotation (MUSR) study of local magnetism of Sr-doped La2CrO4 is reviewed. Emphasis is placed on magnetic order as detected by local and bulk probes with local atomic environments studies by x ray absorption fine structure (XAFS). Correlations between the MUSR study of local magnetic ordering and the bulk magnetization study are presented along with a discussion of the dependence upon oxygen stoichiometry. Results are presented for both superconducting phases and magnetic phases. Recent data which reveals the existence of local magnetic ordering in the hydrogen-doped YBa2Cu3O7 system are also discussed

Metacommunity Dynamics and the Biogeography of Central Louisiana Crayfishes

The greatest diversity of crayfishes, especially of rare Orconectes species, is found in the central Louisiana watersheds (Red River, Mermentau, Calcasieu, and Vermillion-Teche), and most species are widely distributed among the drainages. The purpose of this research was to lay groundwork for species distribution and metacommunity modelling for crayfishes in this region. To address this goal, two field studies were performed in the summers of 2013 and 2014, as well as an indoor laboratory study. Analyses of broadly distributed species indicated no significant correlations between species abundances and habitat variables nor any significant environmental gradients for those species. Within-drainage variability of habitat was substantial in this study and a large range of site conditions were sampled within any particular drainage, despite significant drainage differences. Subsequent analysis of drainage-restricted species indicated that drainage-scale modelling is suitable for endemic species such as Procambarus pentastylus and P. natchitochae. However, more restricted Orconectes maletae, O. blacki, and O. hathawayi could not be effectively modelled at the drainage scale, in part because they were not detected in the majority of samples. Examination of gear types and times of day indicated that catch per unit effort (CPUE) and average total length of crayfish was greater with electrofishers than with dipnets; however, no differences between time of day were detected for either CPUE or crayfish total length. Differences in estimates of sample diversity using different combinations of gears and times of day were detected when calculated on a per individual basis, but not on a per site basis. In intraspecific competition trials, body size and chelae width were found to be significant biological factors in determining the odds of dominance in O. blacki and P. pentastylus. Presence of predator cue (water conditioned by Micropterus salmoides) generally reduced frequencies of dominance interactions in both species and generally increased median shelter occupancy times for both species. This research provides much needed information on the distributions and ecology of central Louisiana crayfishes, and future studies will be needed to quantify genetic units, dispersal corridors, and interspecific interactions between other co-occurring species and to characterize the central Louisiana crayfish metacommunity

Designing and Justifying a Training Guide for Coaching in Intercultural Contexts

This paper examines and extracts the necessary skills a coach should possess and address to be successful and communicate effectively and appropriately with members of any cultures other than their own. Looking through a broad analysis of past literature, scholars have structured their strategies and expertise that they believe to help a coach be successful. This paper concludes with a self-training tool for coaches to learn the necessary strategies required for a team to be successful

Applied Mathematics for Business, Economics, and The Social Science -4/E.

Applied Mathematics for Business, Economic, And The Social Sciences, fourth edition, continues to provide an informal, non-intimidating presentations of the mathematical principles, techniques, and applications most useful for students in business, economics, management, and the life and social sciences. Designed primarily for a two term course in applied mathematics (the book can be adapted easly for a one term course) it provides a comprehensive treatment of selected topics in finite mathematics and calculus. It is appropriate for use in both two year schools and four year schools, as well as the “foundation” level for graduate programs having prerequisite mathematics requirements

A Catholic Hospital for Albuquerque, New Mexico

Purpose of Study: To show the inadequacies of Albuquerque\u27s present Catholic hospital and submit a solution to remedy the present situation. Location: Present site of St. Joseph\u27s Hospital , Albuquerque, New Mexico. Thesis Content: Research and development of a three hundred bed Catholic hospital allowing for future expansion