Body and the word, The: at the intersection of religion and rape culture within church as a site of education and social formation

2021 Spring.Includes bibliographical references.The work of this dissertation is to name and understand the intersection of religion and rape culture in the context of Christianity through understanding churches as sites of education and social formation. My positionality as researcher is shaped by my identity as a clergyperson and an activist in addressing gender-based violence. While those aspects of my identity frequently overlap, my roles as a clergy member and as an advocate for survivors of rape culture feel too often like living in parallel worlds. The overlap of these identities seemed readily apparent to me, yet I was not hearing rape culture discussed by other clergy, nor was the church providing space or meaningful support in the fight against gender-based violence. The perceived gap is where this research began. These two facets of my experience and identity cemented in me a desire to understand the intersection of faith and the lived realities of sexual violence. I interviewed scholars, preachers, and authors contributing to the discourse of the #metoo movement and who work to bridge the space between scripture, ritual, and community praxis. Participants are leaders in the focused and growing movement of addressing rape culture in theological scholarship and church teaching and preaching. Through semi-structured interviews, I sought understanding of three key lines of inquiry centering on the reasons and paths by which rape culture and church both intersect and interact. Through modified constructivist grounded theory analysis of these interviews, I determined that the church is indeed a contributor in the co-creation of rape culture. The duality of this conclusion is that the church already possesses the pedagogical pathways necessary to serve as a site of disruptive education in rape culture instead

The View of One University from Three Lenses

The presenters use their PWI University\u27s Diversity Plan as the focus to present their individual perspectives on today and their (hopefully) shared vision for the future. An African American female junior faculty member, an African American female Ph.D. student, and a European American male tenured professor compare perspectives and visions

Home Visits in a Violent World

ABSTRACT. Given the merits of home visitations, the social work commitment to community outreach, and the very real risks of harm posed by a violent society, there is a surprising lack of information on safe conduct of home visits. Clinicians often deny risks, behaving in ways that are incautious and reckless, thus placing them in further jeopardy. Newcomers to the profession are sometimes "shamed" by their superiors if they express fear. This paper examines the perceptions and experiences of home visiting, coupled with the lack of policy and training on the conduct of home visits. Ideas are presented to guide supervisors and agencies in their efforts to maximize their home visitor effectiveness, protect clinicians, and minimize liability

www.niss.org Construction of Full Sample and Replicate Weights for Project Talent, with Applications

Project Talent is a large, nationally representative longitudinal study developed by the American Institutes for Research and conducted from 1960 to 1974. The goals were to assess the interests, abilities, and demographics of 9 th –12 th graders and to follow their trajectories into adulthood. More than 1,200 junior and senior high schools participated. Replicate weights were not constructed at the time, preventing the estimation of standard errors. Today, Project Talent is being revived to study the physical, cognitive, economic, and social processes of aging. In this paper, the retrospective construction of 104 sets of student-level replicate weights is described. Partitioning analysis was performed to generate variance strata and variance primary sampling units. The student-level replicate weights were constructed using a jackknife procedure. The process included adjustment of the base year weights and calibration of (full sample and replicate weights) to the total number of secondary school students in the U. S. in the spring of 1960. The use of replicate weights is illustrated by estimating standard errors for means of composite cognitive scores constructed from student questionnaires. We also describe construction of mortality- and nonresponse-adjusted weights for the thre

Reliability of fitness trackers at different prices for measuring steps and heart rate: a pilot study

The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the accuracy of steps and heart rate measurement of wrist fitness trackers at different prices. Four healthy college students voluntarily tested three wrist fitness bands and a sports watch (Xiaomi Mi Band, Fitbit Charge HRm, Fitbit Surge, and sports watch Polar M400). Subjects performed two sets of 10 series of 100 steps wearing the fitness trackers on an indoor track in two situations: walking and jogging. In the walking situation, the subjects wore a winter coat and gloves. The variables measured were the number of steps, the heart rate, and the level of error. The steps error percentage for all four devices was lower than 8%. The Fitbit Surge registered significantly more steps in the walking situation (p < 0.001). No significant differences were found in the steps measurements in the jogging situation (p = 0.138). In the jogging situation, significantly lower values in the heart rate measurements for the Xiaomi Mi Band, Fitbit Charger HR, and Fitbit Surge were found (p < 0.001). The results showed that the wearable fitness trackers were relatively accurate for tracking steps (on average, there was a level of error of 2–6%). The assessment of the steps was more accurate in the jogging situation (higher and faster arm swing) than in the walking situation, which involved wearing coats and gloves. The results showed that the wearable fitness trackers that were tested underestimate the heart rate with a level of error of approximately 6–11%. The step error was lower in the walking situation (less mobility of the devices). The price of the devices that were tested did not affect the accuracy of the steps and heart rate assessment. Further studies with a larger sample and more type of devices are needed to confirm these results

Dental Swaging Apparatus

Patent for a dental apparatus that produces gold facings and cusps for individual teeth, as well as plate and bridge work